Re: International Marconi Day at Oxford Science Museum
I visited the Marconi Exhibition earlier today, and found it quite interesting. Whilst I had heard of, and seen pictures of, many of the items on display, it's the first time I'd seen them for real. I also had a chat with Ken from ODARS (Oxford & District Amateur Radio Society) who said that they had been able to work stations from as far away as, I think, Canada, using a 50watt transmitter located in the museum basement, and an aerial outside the building. Were any other forum members at the exhibition? I was there from about 2.15 till 3.15. Apart from the exhibits, what left an impression on me was the several flights of stairs leading to/from the basement. Going down them wasn't too difficult, but going back up was hard on my 76 year old legs!!
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