# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Marconi Day at the Maison Dieu
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Celebrating East Kent's links with the early history of radio

Discover East Kent's links with inventor Guglielmo Marconi and the early history of radio, including the first two-way cross-Channel message sent from the Maison Dieu in 1899.

Meet enthusiasts from Dover Amateur Radio Club who'll be transmitting across the channel, linking with French partners in Wimereux and much further afield! 

Have fun sending morse code and flag signals and meet volunteers from Deal Timeball Tower to find out about the Shutter Telegraph system, as well as representatives from Kent Downs National Landscape to learn about the Cross-Channel geological heritage of the chalk.

Free drop-in event, suitable for children and adults.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dover/marconi-day-at-the-maison-dieu/200029936658300
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Dover
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Biggin Street, CT16 1DL Dover, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.12707
- **long**: 1.31067
- **full address**: Biggin Street, CT16 1DL Dover, United Kingdom, 17 Biggin Street, Dover, CT16 1BH, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Marconi Day at the Maison Dieu
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Marconi Day at the Maison Dieu being held?
  - **A:** Marconi Day at the Maison Dieu takes place on Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Biggin Street, CT16 1DL Dover, United Kingdom, 17 Biggin Street, Dover, CT16 1BH, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Marconi Day at the Maison Dieu?
  - **A:** Marconi Day at the Maison Dieu is organized by Maison Dieu Dover.

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