[ETSList] MARCONI 100TH ANNIVERSARY

[Drew_Moore]

  MARCONI WIRELESS CENTENNIAL =E2=80=93 January 11-19, 2003=20
  Celebrating The 100th Anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi=E2=80=99s First =
Wireless transmission between the United States and Europe on January 11 =
=E2=80=93 19, 2003.
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  From atop high, sandy cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, Marconi =
transmitted a simple, 54-word greeting from President Theodore Roosevelt =
to Great Britain=E2=80=99s King Edward VII. Within hours, the King =
acknowledged receiving the message, and the spark of global =
communications was lit. =20

  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, will operate a Special Event station from =
January 11-19 at the former Coast Guard station at Coast Guard Beach in =
Eastham, Massachusetts, from near the site of the original Marconi 1903 =
Station. From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, the public will be able =
to tour the station, listen to voice and Morse Code discussions with =
other radio operators around the world, and learn about wireless =
technology and the significance of Marconi=E2=80=99s achievement. For =
Details See: http://personal.tmlp.com/k1vv/w1aa
  www.bumpermorgan.com/airchecks/spectrum-marconi.mp3
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  January 18, 2003 will mark the centennial of Marconi=E2=80=99s =
groundbreaking transatlantic wireless transmission with a reenactment of =
this historic scientific achievement, rivaling the Wright Brother's =
first flight at Kitty Hawk.

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  Marconi=E2=80=99s daughter Princess Elettra Marconi is scheduled to =
attend the event.=20

  KM1CC will transmit a PRESIDENTIAL Commemorative message  from =
President George W. Bush on January 18, 2003.
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  NASA International Space Station Link =E2=80=93 Selected Students from =
three Cape Cod High Schools (Cape Cod Vocational Technical High =
School-Harwich, Provincetown High School- Nauset Regional High School) =
will communicate with astronauts aboard the orbiting International Space =
Station. =20

  KM1CC on ARRL web page:
  http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/12/23/1/?nc=3D1
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  For a complete events calendar, go to www.nps.gov/caco and click on =
=E2=80=9CIn Depth,=E2=80=9D then =E2=80=9CNews.=E2=80=9D =20

  Bob Doherty K1VV
  Pres. Marconi Radio Club W1AA=20
  http://personal.tmlp.com/k1vv/w1aa
  k1vv@tmlp.com





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