Transatlantic Radio

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1966 Pirate Radio: Transistor Radio on Scheveningen Dunes

An atmospheric archival photograph of a vintage portable transistor radio on the sandy dunes of Scheveningen beach, tuning into Radio Veronica broadcasting from the North Sea horizon in 1966. Part of our 'NEDERBEAT: THE GOLDEN DECADE' digital excavation. Visit our profile for the full archive. #Nederbeat #RadioVeronica #TransistorRadio #Scheveningen1966 #PirateRadio #SixtiesStyle #VintageRadio

In 1917 Amateur Radio Operator Alessandro Fabbri, 1-AJ (1877-1922) built and donated a radio station to the United States Government at Otter Cliffs, Maine in exchange for a naval commission to be in charge of the station. Station NBD was the U.S. Navy's transatlantic radio receiving site during World War One.

1966 Pirate Radio: Transistor Radio on Scheveningen Dunes
1966 Pirate Radio: Transistor Radio on Scheveningen Dunes

Marconi First Transatlantic Radio Signal

First Transatlantic Transistorized QSO, 1957

On this day in history, Dec. 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi sends first transatlantic radio message | Fox News

U.S. Navy's transatlantic radio receiving site during World War One.
U.S. Navy's transatlantic radio receiving site during World War One.
First Transatlantic Transistorized QSO, 1957
First Transatlantic Transistorized QSO, 1957

First Transatlantic Radio Transmission

What in the World is the Transatlantic Accent?

Survival Radio and Long-Distance Communication
Survival Radio and Long-Distance Communication
Transatlantic Radio Dramas
Transatlantic Radio Dramas

Spirit - Trans - Atlantic Radio - Transistorradio - Catawiki

First Transatlantic Radio Message

Guglielmo Marconi successfully made the first transatlantic radio transmission on December 12, 1901.

12th December 1901 - Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal from Cornwall to Newfoundland. NB: The first radio signal was actually simply the letter "S" in morse code. (not the dance music from Saturday Night Fever, as this sketch would have you believe :) )

On this day in history, December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi sends first transatlantic radio message
On this day in history, December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi sends first transatlantic radio message
What in the World is the Transatlantic Accent?
What in the World is the Transatlantic Accent?
Vintage RAP Transatlantic Radio-1936 | #1692092998
Vintage RAP Transatlantic Radio-1936 | #1692092998
Audioapparatuur Kopen in Online Veiling - Catawiki
Audioapparatuur Kopen in Online Veiling - Catawiki
an old radio advertisement for radio atlantics, with a palm tree in the background
an old radio advertisement for radio atlantics, with a palm tree in the background
Guglielmo Marconi and the Birth of Radio - JSTOR Daily
Guglielmo Marconi and the Birth of Radio - JSTOR Daily
a drawing of a man sitting at a desk with his hand up in the air
a drawing of a man sitting at a desk with his hand up in the air
Guglielmo Marconi and his assistant, George Kemp
Guglielmo Marconi and his assistant, George Kemp

At Signal Hill on December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi and his assistant, George Kemp, confirmed the reception of the first transatlantic radio signals. With a telephone receiver and a wire antenna kept aloft by a kite, they heard Morse code for the letter "S" transmitted from Poldhu, Cornwall.


1966 Pirate Radio: Transistor Radio on Scheveningen Dunes U.S. Navy's transatlantic radio receiving site during World War One. First Transatlantic Transistorized QSO, 1957 Survival Radio and Long-Distance Communication Transatlantic Radio Dramas On this day in history, December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi sends first transatlantic radio message