IY4FGM/4

Once upon a time…. it might start in this way, like and old tale, the report of this happening, because not so often you have the possibility to make true your dreams…

To celebrate this milestone for the human
kind, a very special and unique station was set up.
The 32m big dish of the Medicina radio telescope was used as radiator and an amator rig, working on the 1296 Ham band, made available by IW4BLG was installed.

The special station could therefore trust on:
Antenna gain: 50dBi
Output power: 180W key down
Less than 400°K Total receiver temperature

With this “unusual” set up, the 12 december 2001, we broadcasted on the Moon and therefore on the whole Earth, some messages of Guglielmo Marconi, his doughter Elettra, and of the Presidents of the CNR and of the Marconi’s Foundation.

A message from Mr. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, The President of the Italian Republic, was also sent on the moon the 13th of december. Here the original text:

Here the operators:
I4AOR..I4BER..I4CHY..I4JED..I4TTZ..IK4MTS..IW4BLG
Technical assistance from CNR:
Claudio Bortolotti, Giuseppe Maccaferri, Sergio Mariotti, Mauro Roma
Sponsorship: IRA-CNR

Here the official log:

Here some samples of the press comments: