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Marconi 100th Anniversary Special Event January 11-19, 2003
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The special event was a success with over 13,000 contacts! One really notable contact
was with the International Space Station!
The ARRL has posted an
article regarding this contact.
Check the logs at
http://www.qsl.net/k1usn/marclog/logs.html.
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The 100th Anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi�s First Wireless Telegraph transmission between the United States and Europe was
on on January 18,
2003. From atop high, sandy cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, Marconi transmitted a simple, 54-word greeting
from President Theodore Roosevelt to Great
Britain�s King Edward VII. Within hours, the King acknowledged receiving the message,
and the spark of global communications began.
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The Marconi Radio Club, W1AA, and the Marconi Cape Cod Memorial Radio Club, KM1CC, working in partnership with the National
Park Service at Cape Cod
National Seashore, operated a Special Event station 24/7 from January 11-19 at the former Coast Guard
station at Coast Guard Beach in Eastham,
Massachusetts. The location was near the site of the original Marconi 1903 Station on
Cape Cod. From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, the public was able to tour the
station, listen to voice and Morse Code discussions
with other radio operators around the world, and learn about wireless technology.
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The callsign used for the event is the call of the Marconi Cape Cod Memorial Radio Club.
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KM1CC
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For those who remember this was the same call sign used during the 75th anniversary in 1978.
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KM1CC transmitted a PRESIDENTIAL Commemerative message from The President
of the United States George W. Bush
on January 18, 2003.
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Page 1 of 9
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Webmaster Email: Bob "Whitey" Doherty - K1VV
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