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KF5JRV > TECH 18.02.17 14:20l 5 Lines 837 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Transatlantic Contact
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Sent: 170218/1217Z 10672@KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA BPQK6.0.13
With the successes in using radio waves to cross the English channel Marconi turned his eyes towards greater distances and being able to send messages across the Atlantic. If he could succeed in this he would be able to use his system to send messages across the Atlantic more cheaply than using a cable, and also keep in contact with ships over vast distances. Marconi started this venture by setting up stations at Polhu in Cornwall England and Cape Cod in Massachussetts, USA. Storms destroyed the huge antennas at both sites, and Marconi rebuilt the antenna at Poldhu, but relocated the station from Cape Cod to a site in Newfoundland. However the letter "S" being transmitted by the station in England was just received although with great difficulty in Newfoundland on 12th December 1901.
73 Scott KF5JRV
KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA
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