A Cornish amateur radio club has put out a call for enthusiasts to take part in a marathon fundraising event this month.

Poldhu Amateur Radio Club is taking part in the Transmission 2007 weekend in aid of the British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) on 22 and 23 September.

The event will take place at the Marconi Centre in Mullion Cove, on the Lizard Peninsula.

Money raised will help the BWBF provide radios and CD radio cassette recorders, specially adapted for ease of use for blind and partially sighted people in need.

The group will be joining scores of amateur radio enthusiasts across the country during the annual sponsored event.

They will be trying to make as many contacts as possible using the call sign GB2GM.

"We would be delighted to see as many radio hams as possible taking part," said club chairman David Wall. "Transmission has become an annual event for the club and raises money for a very worthwhile cause.

"If there are any enthusiasts out there who would be interested in taking part we would really love to hear from them.

"The BWBF's specially adapted radio sets are a real godsend to people who have lost their sight. They are very easy to use and give people who are blind or partially sighted much more independence."

The Marconi Centre charts the history of communications from the pioneering work of scientist Guglielmo Marconi to the present day.

Anyone interested in learning more about amateur radio should visit the Poldhu Club's website at: www.gb2gm.org.uk or contact club secretary Keith Matthew on call sign: G0WYS.

The BWBF, launched by Winston Churchill in 1929, issues specially adapted sets through a network of more than 300 voluntary agencies across the UK.