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Cape Race, Newfoundland VO1MCE |
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This
station went on the air on Nov. 17th, 1904 and went off in 1967.
It was the first point of contact with the "new world",
coming westward, and the last point of contact going back
eastward. Mr Marconi visited Cape Race in 1902, and from
02 to 04, visited the Cape many times and actually stayed with
My Grandparents. In 2001, The Cape Race Heritage
Society secured funds to replicate the 1904 station and I formed
The Irish Loop Amateur Radio Club, and was successful in
acquiring space in the Museum for our Club Station. From 1904
until 1913, the station call was MCE. Following the
Titanic Disaster, during which Cape Race, by the way,
handled the distress and most of the traffic from other ships
involved. The call then became VCE which was in use until
1967. In 2003 the Museum was named The Myrick Wireless
Interpretation Centre in memory of my family who from 1872 until
the present day were Lighthouse Keepers, Telegraphers, and
from 1904 onward, Wireless Operators.
The above information was kindly provided by David J Myrick, VO1VCE.
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