6th and 7th June, 2026

Elettra Back On Air!
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TWELFTH EDITION
Ham Radio Activation of “Elettra“ Yacht  

Villa Griffone - Pontecchio Marconi (ITALY) - JN54PK  

With the sponsorship of
“Guglielmo Marconi Foundation”

 

A.R.I. Fidenza (Parma – Italy), affiliated to the Italian Radioamateur Association (A.R.I.), organizes a technical – cultural event, hold  at the seat of the
 
Guglielmo Marconi Foundation

(Villa Griffone – Pontecchio Marconi , Bologna – Italy)
on saturday, June 6.th and Sunday, June 7.th, 2026.

Since the first edition (2013) of this annual event, the intent was to highlight on an international level the historical and cultural value of the "ELETTRA" yacht, which was the mobile laboratory of the great scientist on board which very important experiments concerning radio communications.

Over the whole weekend, the radioamateurs of the A.R.I. Fidenza group will operate a radio station located close to the relict keel of the yacht “Elettra”, kept at the Museum, and will ideally give new life to its “voice", allowing the radioamateurs overall in the world to get in contact with it.

The event will take place in conjunction with international happening “Museum Ships Weekend Event”, organized by the american association “Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station NJ2BB” affiliated to the ARRL (American Radio Relay League).

The radio contacts will be operated using the special callsign of Marconian commemorative station
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"William Henry Preece"

as part of the amateur radio award

“MARCONI SUPPORTERS”

organized by our Radio Club with the historical consultancy of the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation.

"Elettra back on air!" project has obtained the prestigious sponsorship of the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, which is known as promoter of research activities in the field of the telecommunications and undertakes initiatives aimed to disseminate the knowledge about the scientific activity conducted by the great Italian inventor.  

For any detail and information:
www.arifidenza.it    www.fgm.it   www.museomarconi.it