They set about erecting an eighty foot aerial at the east light house on Rathlin, at first they could not get any reception at the harbour in Ballycastle and after researching other locations in Ballycastle they eventually increased the mast size at ‘White Lodge’, near the coal yards (where the present Ferry terminal car park is situated) to 104 feet. This seem to solve the problem and on July 6^th Kemp recorded the first signals transmitted from Rathlin Island by Edward Glanville - they continued with their experimental trails until George Kemp was instructed to go to Kingston (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.

Marconi had been commissioned by the Dublin Daily Express to report the progress of the Kingston Regatta (July 20–22^nd July 1898). He did this from a steam tug, sending 'wireless' messages back to the harbour where they were subsequently telephoned to Dublin.

Becoming what many believe to be have been the first ‘live’ transmission of a sporting event in the world, in the process he gained immense publicity for the technology and his Company. There seems to be some confusion as to some dates and whether Edward Glanville actually accompanied Kemp to Dublin or not.The Regatta was held on July 20-22^nd 1898 which meant that Kemp and Granville would have been away together.

The untimely and tragic death of Edward Granville taking place on Sunday 21st July 1894 when he stumbled and fell down a cliff on Rathlin Island would infer he stayed on Rathlin. Marconi is recorded as having arrived in Ballycastle on August 29^th and spent four days here, during which time he visited and check the equipment and transmissions on Rathlin Island, experienced the Lammas Fair on the 31^stAugust and left for London on the 2^nd of September.

Marconi went on to develop short wave radio, the basis for most long distance communications before satellite. He was also awarded a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909 and on his death in 1937 was given a state funeral in his hometown of Bologne.