Saturday 25th April 2009 is International Marconi Day when stations around the world celebrate the birthday of Guglielmo Marconi.
it is also a good opportunity for you to gain a very nice certificate. All you have to do is work the requisite number of award stations and send in a log extract - you don't need QSL cards.
I gave a talk to my local club about the best way to win the award and you can download the presentation in PDF format (10Mb). It is aimed at UK operators.
You can also view my propagation predictions online.
You can find out more at: http://www.gb4imd.org.uk/
Pictured above are the operators at the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club who will be on this year as GB2GM.
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
International Marconi Day, 25th April 2009
Saturday 25th April 2009 is International Marconi Day when stations around the world celebrate the birthday of Guglielmo Marconi.
it is also a good opportunity for you to gain a very nice certificate. All you have to do is work the requisite number of award stations and send in a log extract - you don't need QSL cards.
I gave a talk to my local club about the best way to win the award and you can download the presentation in PDF format (10Mb). It is aimed at UK operators.
You can also view my propagation predictions online.
You can find out more at: http://www.gb4imd.org.uk/
Pictured above are the operators at the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club who will be on this year as GB2GM.