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Celebrating the Centenary of the First Transatlantic Wireless Signal 1901-2001

Marconi and his assistants launching the kite-supported aerial
at Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland, December 1901

On 12 December 1901, Guglielmo Marconi achieved the first wireless signal to be transmitted across the Atlantic from Poldhu, Cornwall to Newfoundland. Aged only 27, facing much opposition and almost overwhelming difficulties, his success marked a turning point in world-wide communication

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In the centenary year of December 2001, Marconi's achievement was celebrated by Leicester Radio Society club members. Organised by Colin G0IFM, stations were set-up at the club headquarters and at Leicester Museum of Technology Open Days.

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For more information on the Life, Science and Achievements of Guglielmo Marconi, see the BAFTA award-winning Marconi calling website.

"Marconi’s Atlantic Leap" is an important record of the turning point in communications world wide, overcoming great distances and saving countless human lives. In the very early days, Marconi’s achievement reduced the loss of life by over 700 on the SS Titanic, and secured the arrest of Dr Crippen - the first arrest accomplished by radio.

The first transmission sent directly from the USA to England was a message from President Roosevelt to King Edward VII. Many of the illustrations that appear in the book have never been published before.

Poldhu Amateur Radio Club - GB2GM. On the famous site at Poldhu is a visitor centre run by volunteers of the PARC. Carolyn Rule M0ADA, Chairman of PARC says: "The Building is a permanent base for the Radio Club together with a fitting memorial to the great work carried out on this site, those three small dots sent from here on the 12th December 1901 changed the world forever." The web site shows construction photos of the centre and details of a visit by Guglielmo Marconi, grandson of the great man himself.

Special QSLs, are available for contacts made, via the RSGB QSL Bureau.

If you miss out on a special event broadcast then the we are on-air most Monday nights from LRS headquarters.

Sources : Marconi PLC

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