ARLA/CLUSTER: International Marconi Day celebrado a 25 de Abril (Sábado)

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

International Marconi Day at Sandford Mill

The extensive collection of historic radio exhibits at the *Sandford Mill
Museum* in Chelmsford will be open to the public on Saturday, April 25
Chelmsford's former waterworks at Sandford Mill is primarily a museum
collections store and science education resource however it is open to the
public for special events during the year.

Sandford Mill has featured in TV programmes such Great British Railway
Journeys and The Wave Messengers. The building houses an extensive radio
collection, with some equipment dating back to the 1890’s. There is a
series of five ship’s radio room displays representing different decades
including some very rare Marconi equipment from ships contemporary with the
Titanic.

On Saturday, April 25 from 10am to 5pm the collection will be open to the
general public to celebrate the birthday of *Guglielmo Marconi* who was
born on that date in 1874.

The Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) will be operating a
demonstration station, call sign GX0MWT, in the historic Marconi 2MT
Writtle broadcast hut which is now housed inside the museum.

On the first floor *Colin Page, G0TRM* and his team will be demonstrating
the impressive Mechanical Morse and Morse Key display with the opportunity
for the youngsters to try their hand at sending Morse. The Morse punched
paper tape sending and decoding process always proves to be a big hit with
potential junior CW operators.

During the day there will be several presentations in the Barn on the
museum site. At 2:15 pm *Dr Elizabeth Bruton*, well known for her
presentations at the RSGB Convention, will give a talk on Marconi. This
includes details about the vital wartime contribution made by the Marconi
Company and Marconi Company Engineers and staff employed by the British
military during World War One. It will include a local element: the
establishment of a signals interception station located in the Hall Street
works in Chelmsford.

CARS Vice President *John Bowen, G8DET* will be giving three presentations
titled “Saving Lives at Sea – up to and including the RMS Lusitania� at
11am, 1pm and 3.30pm.

Sandford Mill is run with the help of the Friends of Chelmsford Museums and
other ex-industry volunteers. It relies on the support of several voluntary
bodies including Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society, the Radio Officers
Association, the Marconi Veterans Association and the Susan Trust. Susan is
the last wooden Chelmer Barge and is undergoing restoration (financed by
funds devotedly raised by the Susan Trust), before returning to her
moorings at Sandford Mill.

The Museum is located in Sandford Mill Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6NY,
admittance and parking are free.

Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society - Sandford Mill
http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/sandfordmill/

Chelmsford City Council
http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/sandfordmill
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