Radio Conditions (Psalm 18:1)
The Parish has an Amateur Radio Society.
The Amateur Radio Society meets on a Friday evening at the church of Christ the King, Towyn.
If you are interested in attending the Amateur Radio Society meetings or obtaining an Amateur Radio Licence, please contact Deacon Geoff.
The Patron Saint of Amateur Radio Operators is Saint Maximillian Kolbe .
On 26th October 1938, Saint Maximillian began to construct a radio station in one of the buildings at his monastery: “Like true radio amateurs, the friars built and installed their own gear,” explained Roach, who also wrote on the St. Maximilian Kolbe Net website that he is impressed the saint got the best equipment he could, even early-vacuum tube condenser microphones — “always the best for Mary!”
Saint Maximillian said: ‘If Jesus or St. Francis were alive now, they’d use modern technology to reach the people.’ He saw state-of-the-art technology as a means to spread his message about the Blessed Mother and bring the Gospel of Christ to a larger audience.”
Saint Maximillian became acquainted with local amateur radio while he was at the friars’ monastery in Japan. His application for the amateur radio station was rejected at first, but then his persistence paid off.
St. Maximillian also sent another friar, Brother Manswet Marczewski, to take a radio course with the Warsaw amateur radio club.
When St. Maximillian began construction of the station in October 1938, he told all the friars, “Remember, the purpose of every effort is to disseminate the faith by the written word, the spoken word, and perhaps someday through producing films.”
On 8th December 1938, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the switch was flipped, and St. Maximillian transmitted this message found in his writings: “This station [SP3RN] can be found on your receivers outside the Polish amateur radio band 41.4m, between 41.1 and 41.4m. Allegedly there are 50,000 amateur radio operators. Some will listen out of curiosity, others out of sadness.”
In 1939, the Nazis arrested St. Maximillian, they clamped down on his publications and prohibited SP3RN from ever broadcasting again.
For further information about Saint Maximillian Kolbe with respect to Amateur Radio, please use the following link: https://www.ncregister.com/features/roger-that-did-you-know-that-st-maximilian-kolbe-is-the-patron-of-amateur-radio-operations
For further information about the life of Saint Maximillian Kolbe, please use the following link: www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=370
Abergele Catholic Church 