G0MWT, GX0MWT, GB5HF, GB95-2MT, GB100MWT
International Marconi Day - 2021 |
IMD Weekend
Sat 24-Apr-2021
BAE Systems Great Baddow et al"CARS Operating GX0MWT"
CARS MembersGuglielmo Marconi was born on 25th April 1874. International Marconi Day is celebrated every year on the Saturday closest to his birthday. This year CARS operated one of 41 special event stations on Saturday 24/04/2021.
Andy G0IBN operating from home, and Paul G4PVM operating from the former Marconi Research Centre (now BAE Systems) at Great Baddow, operated as GX0MWT and worked 197 stations in 31 countries using CW and SSB on bands from 10 to 80m. The majority of contacts were with Europe but several stations from the USA, Canada and Turkey were worked.
We tried for the award for working 15 IMD stations but fell one short. The following stations were worked:-
1) EI1IMD Avondhu RC, Crookhaven, County Cork. 2) EI6YXQ Marconi Site, Ballybunion, County Kerry. 3) GB0CMS Caister Marconi Station, Life Boat Station, Norfolk. 4) GB0MGY Harlow Radio Society, Essex. 5) GB2OWM Orkney Wireless Museum, Orkney, Scotland. 6) GB4IMD Cornwall, UK (Organisers). 7) GB4MHS Museum of History & Science, Oxford. 8) GB5FHC Fraserburg Heritage Centre, Fraserburg, Scotland. 9) IY0CG Castel Gandolfo. 10) IY1SP La Spezia - Museo Tecnico Navale. 11) IY5PIS Coltano. 12) K3IMD Hartstown, Pennsylvania, USA. 13) KM1CC Marconi Cape Cod RC, USA. 14) OE21M Vienna, Austria.We also worked one "unofficial" station VO1MRC, the Marconi Amateur Radio Club in Newfoundland. The one that got away (heard but not worked) HV9SMG (Vatican City), K3SAV (USS Savannah, Baltimore), VP8VPC (Stanley, Falkland Is), WA1WCC (Chatham, MA).
Useful Links:-
- GX0MWT: QRZ, eQSL
- IMD Organisers: GX4CRC / GB4IMD website
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