The op’s at G6PZ  will morph into the GB6MD team next weekend for Marconi Day.

International Marconi Day ( I M D ) is on the 25th April, a celebration of Guglielmo Marconi’s Birthday. As usual the station will be hosting the event to represent Marconi’s Brean Down site.

On the 18th May 1897 the furthest wireless communication at the time from Lavernock point in South Wales to Brean Down Somerset was accomplished at a distance of 14 Kms.

Marconi spent a fair amount of time in this area and his influence has led to street’s to be named after him in Portishead, Clevedon, and Weston- Super -Mare. There’s even a plaque on the wall of the Italian Garden’s in the center of Weston dedicated to Marconi and his achievement’s.

There is an award for working IMD stations so we aim to work as many stations that we can in the 24 hrs of the event.  http://www.gb4imd.org.uk/awardstns2009.htm

Last year we made over 4k qso’s, this year we have a larger team and will be running 3 radio’s so hopefully we will smash that total.

We will be operating CW, SSB and some digital modes.

This is a fun event for us, and we like I M D so when you hear GB6MD please give us a call. For further details please see the IMD website.

http://www.gb4imd.org.uk/

QSL VIA TOM WYLIE GM4FDM QTHR , THIS IS THE ONLY ROUTE .

73 es GL

Paul G6PZ