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International Marconi Day - 2017 |
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G0MWT, GX0MWT, GB5HF, GB5SM, M2T, GB100MWT, GB5RVA
International Marconi Day - 2017 |
IMD Weekend
Sat/Sun 22/3-Apr-2017, 7.30-10pm
Sandford Mill, CM2 6NY"CARS Operating GX0MWT"
CARS Members
International Marconi Day commemorates Marconi's Birthday on 25th April 1874, and is held on the nearest Saturday. CARS were registered as one of ~60 the Award Stations and operating as GX0MWT. An IMD award can be claimed if you work 15 award stations. This year the arrangements for CARS were spread over the weekend with:- 
GX0MWT operated for IMD from Sandford Mill, north Chelmsford
- Saturday Apr-22: On IMD itself, this year the main station was operating CW from the 2MT Hut - coordinated by Andrew Kersey G0IBN and assisted by the Essex CW club. The site was open for CARS volunteers, but it was not a regular public open day.
- Sunday Apr-23: Sandford Mill is fully open to the public for a 'Marconi Birthday Bash' event - and there should be an opportunity to operate SSB. Talks about Marconi’s marvellous invention will run at 11am, 12 noon 2pm and 3pm in the Engine House. The day will have interactive Morse code activities, remote controlled planes and cars from Chelmsford Model Flying Association and Marconi TV cameras where visitors will have the opportunity to read the ‘Sandford Mill News’. There will also be new displays in the Marconi Hut where the first radio programme was broadcast from 95 years ago.
Saturday, Apr-22
Despite some iffy HF conditions, CW was operated as planned from within the 2MT hut
Dean G4WQI on 14MHz CW ops for IMD
Photos by John G8DETJim 2E0RMI who had recently ran the online radio stream of EmmaToc.com for the 95th anniversary of 2MT, returned to the Mill, this time running from the upper mezzanine floor.
Jim 2E0RMI running EmmaToc.com
Sunday, Apr-23
Sunday was the public open day for the 'Marconi Birthday Bash' event which saw CARS also being in the Barn. This included radio controlled cars with their own on-board wireless cameras feeding a pair of video monitors.
Andy G7TKK on the CARS demo in the barnA lovely spring day saw around 200 members of the public who came to enjoy the many different elements of the 'Marconi Birthday Bash'. Tim Wander gave a number of his excellent group speeches about Marconi and all aspects of him. Jim Salmon 2E0RMI had a gazebo on the grass and a number of people engaged in detailed discussion about all aspects of amateur radio. Amongst the visitors was Adrian Soane, M0ABY who is the Almoner for RAOTA from Wheathampstead, St Albans.
Adrian M0ABY chatting between QSOs with CARS President Tony G4YTGColin Page, G0TRM and his comprehensive Morse display was moved to the outside end of the Marconi Hut where the TV group used to operate – they had moved up to the mezzanine floor with a number of good displays. Colin had a constant stream of interested people who could take away a Certificate that they had sent their name in Morse.
Dad overseeing some Morse Training
Useful Links:-
- Introduction to Sandford Mill, Chelmsford
- Sandford Mill Directions: Google Map
- IMD Organisers: GX4CRC / GB4IMD website
- Chelmsford: Marconi Birthday Bash
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