CATCH-cast: Marconi's Needles Signal Anniversary (Steve Cownley)

Feb 06, 05:00 PM

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Last week the IWRS re-enacted this infamous Marconi transmission between the Island and The Lizard...find out what it was so important for the history of radio and global telecommunications!

125 years ago this year, Marconi sent the first radio signal over the horizon from The Needles to The Lizard (Cornwall). Isle of Wight Radio Society chair explains why it was a pivotal moment and the joys of being a radio ham.