[CQ-Contest] [TowerTalk] Marconi was Irish

[Barry Merrill]

Marconi's wife gave his Key to the President of the IRTS in the 30s,
and it was turned into a rotating trophy for CW winner of the 12 hour
IOTA contest, and I'm proud to have my call on it twice and kept it
in our County Clare cottage for those two years.

Barry, EI/W5GN

Unlikely we'll get back to Ireland, my bride of 41 years has just
been diagnosed with ALS.



-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Doug Turnbull
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 3:02 PM
To: leeson at earthlink.net
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com; Towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Marconi was Irish

Good man for knowing this.    Maroons an Irish-Italian.    All of you have
a grand day and enjoy life.

73 Doug EI2CN

On Fri 17 Mar 2023, 17:42 Leeson, <leeson at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On this Saint Patrick's Day, let those of us so inclined raise a glass 
> of Jameson's to Guglielmo Marconi: We hunt for our own pot o' gold at 
> the end of an ionospheric rainbow, enjoying radio that owes so much to 
> Marconi, whose Irish mother, Annie Jameson, supported his efforts with 
> her share of the Jameson whiskey monies.
>
> Dave, W6NL/HC8L
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