Celebrating the Dawn of Mass Global Communication
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In October 2024, Radio Amateurs in the UK and New Zealand will be celebrating and re-enacting the world’s very first trans-global two-way radio communication. Special callsigns will be active, and awards and QSL cards will be available for those who make contact with these special stations.
At the turn of the last century, radio communication was in its infancy. The properties of "Hertzian Waves" – what we now call radio waves - were only just beginning to be understood.
Starting with Marconi, the use of a crude form of radio communication began to evolve. The development of the thermionic valve then opened up opportunities both in radio transmitter and receiver design. However, the "conventional wisdom" remained that the longer wavelengths of radio signals (as used by Marconi) were those most suited to long-distance radio communication.
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