General view of the Poldhu site. The remains of the 1901 transmitter are in the foreground with the Marconi Centre and Hotel (now a retirement and nursing home) in the background. Antennas are, from right to left, our 6m/2m beam, our HF beam, the 2m GB3SSS beacon, and one of the masts that is supporting our 160m beacon antenna. Blue sky and sea by courtesy of the Cornwall Tourist Board!

BEACONS AT POLDHU. 80m beacon, GB3SSS, on 3597kHz has now ceased operating. Reception at St. John's Newfoundland has been continuously monitored by Joe, VO1NA and results will be analysed in the near future. The three-month licence for the 160m beacon has now expired and results are being analysed by Joe, VO1NA. We would like to thank all those who sent in reports. QSL cards will be sent in due course. Articles should appear in the Amateur Radio Press in the coming months concerning the results of the experiment, but preliminary findings point to the trough of the current sunspot cycle having occurred a little earlier than we had expected. Marconi conducted the 1901 experiments at the bottom of the sunspot cycle and close to the shortest day. We had several sunspot free days in November. Time will tell! Finally, we would like to apologise to any amateurs who have been inconvenienced by the short GB3SSS transmissions on 1960kHz. The two metre beacon GB3SSS, on 144.406MHz, continues to operate at 25W input, giving approximately 200erp. This is still beaming to the Caribbean. Update Mar 21, 2008.