The Essex Ham slogan is “Promoting Amateur Radio in Essex”… but just where is Essex? Good question…
Where in the world?
Thanks to Milo KF5GCF for the following comment:
“Given that the Internet is obviously world-wide, would it not be appropriate to identify where in the world Essex is? Especially given that you bill yourself as “Promoting Amateur Radio IN Essex”.
I believe there is an Essex, England, but that would still be purely a guess. Maybe it is hidden somewhere, but after a brief perusal, I could not find it.”
A fair point Milo, and one we’re happy to address.
About Essex
- Essex is a county in the United Kingdom, to the North and East of London.
- The county town of Essex, is Chelmsford, the birthplace of radio
- Roughly 1.7 million people live in the county of Essex (as of 2011)
- The first broadcast radio station in the UK launched Writtle, near Chelmsford. The station launched in 1922 and was known as 2MT (Two Emma Toc). The station broadcast for 30 minutes a week in a hut close to the Marconi works in Writtle, Chelmsford
- The county of Essex has 15 commercial and BBC radio stations
- There are around 15 amateur radio clubs in Essex. The Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society has roots running back to 1930 and close links to Marconi.
