Dear Listener and Viewers
I am pleased to inform you, that I will be broadcasting another video stream on Monday, February 14, 2022, to celebrate the wireless station 2MT.
In 1922, after requests and petitions from radio hams in the United Kingdom, a license was issued for station 2MT to transmit a program of CW (morse code), telephony (voice), and music, on a weekly basis. Transmissions came from a small wooden hut in Writtle, Essex, where engineers working for the Marconi Company were given the task of putting on the air, a wireless station for 'calibration purposes' aimed at the growing number of radio hams and radio enthusiasts.
Over a short period, and with the good fortune of this Marconi team having a selection of gifted radio engineers, and maverick individuals, 2MT became incredibly popular. The station went on to lay the foundations of entertainment broadcasting that were to follow.
On Monday, February 14, will be the centenary of the first transmission from 2MT. From 11am in the morning (11:00UTC), we will be playing audio documentaries and videos looking at the start of broadcasting here in the United Kingdom, and at local 6.45pm (18:45UTC), I will present a live program where hopefully we can all join in to drink a toast to '2MT'.
Our broadcast will not be a full history of the station, more of a celebration of the people involved and everything that we enjoy about radio today. I hope to link with others celebrating 2MT & also amateur radio operators on the air for this anniversary day.
I invite you to join me for this amateur enthusiast video broadcast!
Links and Information Relating to Our Broadcast Stream
Website https://www.emmatoc.org/
Website page for this celebration https://www.emmatoc.org/2mtcelebration
Link for viewing (only linking to us on the day of the broadcast) https://www.mixcloud.com/live/RadioEmmaToc/
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/emmatoc
Twitter page https://twitter.com/radioemmatoc
You can take part in the program, by emailing me with any comments and radio memories - I'd love to say hello to you! Our email address is: emmatoc1922@gmail.com
Check our Facebook and Twitter pages for updates in case of any problems with transmissions (things can always go wrong!)
Our friends at Essex Ham have produced a short interview video with more detail at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk_XnGvsJ0M
Additional Links and Information of Interest
For amateur radio operators, there will be two special event radio stations in operation.
Local Radio Club CARS - Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society, will be operating GB100 2MT from Writtle Village Hall - http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/events/gb1002mt-writtle/index.htm
Radio Club Essex Ham will be operating GB2MTC from the East Essex Hackspace Hut in Hockley http://sxham.uk/2mt
It is also hoped that items about 2MT will feature in programs, on February 14 on BBC Essex, Chelmsford Community Radio, and Phoenix FM. I will have more detail on this during my live stream, and if possible will link up with our friend Tim Wander at some time during the evening!
I look forward to being with you on the 14th!
Best wishes
Jim Salmon/Radio Emma Toc
