First transatlantic wireless station

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf wireless station
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Guglielmo_Marconi
gptkbp:frequency around 500 kHz
gptkbp:heritageStatus historic site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First transatlantic wireless station
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Poldhu,_Cornwall,_England
gptkbp:notableEvent transmitted first transatlantic radio signal
gptkbp:opened 1901
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Marconi_Company
gptkbp:purpose transmit wireless signals across the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:recipientOfFirstSignal gptkb:St._John's,_Newfoundland
gptkbp:status no longer operational
gptkbp:technology spark-gap transmitter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clifden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6