[PVRCNC] M/K4QPL; GB2LD September 5

[Jim K4QPL]

Our vacation this year is in Devon and Cornwall, England. I seldom think ham 
radio on a family vacation and usually don't even take an H-T. This year, by 
pure coincidence, Ward, N0AX, put a bit at the end of the last issue of the 
"Contester's Rate Sheet" about telegraphy and wireless history in Cornwall. 
I followed up and have received a wonderful invitation from David, G3PLE 
(ham handle "Duke") to see his QTH and to give us a guided tour of the 
interesting historical telegraph cable and wireless sites in the area as 
well as the space age Goonhilly satellite earth station.

More important, he has offered to make their club station GB2LD, (from the 
old Marconi wireless call "LD" for "LizarD") located in the oldest surviving 
Marconi Wireless station in the world, available to me outside the normal 
visitor hours to do a mini-DX or special events op. For me, operating cw 
from a place where the dits and dahs were first heard 105 years ago is going 
to be a real high.
 http://www.lizardwireless.org/index.htm

I'd like to share that, as well as a special QSL, with as many PVRC'ers as 
possible. The radio is a 100W TS850 to wires so will probably be cw only 
unless conditions are especially good. The present plan is to be QRV on 
bands open  to the East Coast on Tuesday, September 5, from about 1900Z 
until about 0000Z. That's 0100 UK time and I still have to drive about 20 
miles back to Penzance so if the weather is bad I made need to QRT earlier 
than that. Look for me about 35khz up from the lower end so I don't miss any 
Advanced/Generals. I'll mostly use the club call GB2LD.

Mark it on your calendars. I look forward to hearing what y'all sound like 
from the other side of the pond. QSL of course via K4QPL. Not required, but 
if anyone wants to include a "green stamp" with their QSL I will forward on 
behalf of the club as a contribution to keep this historic site open for 
others.

73,

Jim, soon M/K4QPL