Poldhu Wireless Station
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Poldhu Wireless Station was an early 20th-century radio transmission site in Cornwall, England, famous as the location from which Guglielmo Marconi conducted pioneering long-distance wireless telegraphy experiments, including the first transatlantic radio signal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
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radio transmission station ⓘ |
| antennaType | large wire aerial system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marconi’s transatlantic wireless project
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development of global radio communication ⓘ |
| builder | Marconi Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Marconi Centre, Poldhu
NERFINISHED
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National Trust information boards ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstTransatlanticTransmission | 1901-12-12 ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1930s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
radio communication
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wireless telegraphy ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument (remains) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1900 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Mullion NERFINISHED ⓘ Poldhu NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Poldhu Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lizard Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson | Guglielmo Marconi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1901 ⓘ |
| operator | Marconi Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust (site of remains) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | steam-driven electrical generators ⓘ |
| purpose |
long-distance wireless telegraphy
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transatlantic wireless communication ⓘ |
| significance |
key site in the history of wireless communication
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site of first successful transatlantic radio signal ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
development of high-power spark transmitters
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early long-distance wireless telegraphy experiments ⓘ first transatlantic radio transmission ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
high-power radio transmitter
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spark-gap transmitter ⓘ |
| transmissionMedium | radio waves ⓘ |
| transmittedSignalContent | Morse code letter S ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
Newfoundland
NERFINISHED
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Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Guglielmo Marconi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
point-to-point wireless links across the Atlantic
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ship-to-shore communication ⓘ |
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