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The Sierra Papa International Cultural dx Group was born on 1987 in La Spezia city - located in North west coasts of Italy. In the gulf of La Spezia Guglielmo Marconi, the father of the radio communications, spent many time to experiment around his important radio transmissions. Then a group of radio operators decided to remember the events and the tradition of the universal message of Guglielmo Marconi.

We are an international Club with a legal statute as Organization for radio operators ( CB - HAM - DX - PACKET - DIG - SWL )

Our Group is interested to study the phenomenology of the radio emissions and its applications: hobby, utility, propagation, packet, digital, emergency, etc. with a particular care of the world of 11 meters band.

The Sierra Papa is an Organization which promotes cultural, technical and informative manifestations, its have the only interest to make bonds of friendship with the Radio amongst all the peoples in the world.

Radio Receiver - S. Bartolomeo model by G. Marconi
(1897 - La Spezia SP - Italy)

The first Group QSL

This photography, allowed by Archivio Fotografico del Comune di La Spezia, dispay Guglielmo Marconi 22 years old and his radio, aboard Royal Italian Navy Tug-Boat N.8 , anchored in the Gulf of La Spezia (SP) on July 1897. He was while becaming his first experiences around Radio ricetransmission or better Wireless telegraphy. In the town of La Spezia and its gulf Marconi went on applying himself to Radio experience till the '30 years.		On board Elettra ship, with his studies around - shortest waves - , he open the way at radar and satellite communications. This is the first and official QSL of the Group since 1987 ! HOME PAGE

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