International Marconi Day celebrates the huge part Guglielmo Marconi played in the invention of radio. IMD is a 24 hour amateur radio event that is held annually to celebrate the birth of Marconi on 25 April 1874. The event is usually held on the Saturday closest to Marconi’s birthday and in 2019 it will be held on 27th April.
The purpose of the day is for amateur radio enthusiasts from around the world to make contact with Historic Marconi Sites using communication techniques similar to those used by Marconi himself.
Registered Stations MUST operate from a site which has a connection with Marconi i.e somewhere he operated from, lived, set up a station etc.
For your information
We now have a Network Radio Channel on Zello for IMD. If you have Zello on you Mobile or on your computer just search GB4IMD in channels or you can scan the image below.
Period of Operation on 27th April 2019
0000 UTC to 2359 UTC
To register your station for International Marconi Day 2019 please contact us using the email address below.
Please note you do NOT need to register just to claim the award.
As of April 21st, here are the following registered IMD special event stations to be on the air:
9H1MRC – Marconi Amateur Radio Circle, Malta
CW1GM – Radiogrupo Sur, Uruguay
DA0IMD – Borkum Island, Germany
EI0CAR – Carndonagh ARC, Malin Head, Ireland
EI0IMD – The Mizen Head Signal Station, North Cork Radio Group
EI0MAR – Martello Tower, Dublin
EI5IMD – Cork RC, Crookhaven, Co. Cork Ireland
EI100YXQ – Marconi Site, Ballybunion, County Kerry
G2LO – Borough Hill, Daventry, UK
G2NM – Amberley Museum ARC, West Sussex, UK
GB0CMS – Caister Marconi Station, Life Boat Station, Norfolk, UK
GB0IMD – Weston Super Mare, UK
GB0MGY – Harlow RS, Essex, UK
GB0PBM – Lloyds Cottages, Portland Bill, Isle Of Portland
GB0YAM – Yorkshire Air Museum, York, UK
GB1BM – Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, UK
GB2BYF – Claeddau ARS, Pembroke Docks, Wales
GB2GM – Poldhu ARC, Cornwall, UK
GB2IMD – Dragon Amateur Radio Club, Wales
GB2M – Lochboisdale, Isle of South Uist, Outer Herbrides, Scotland
GB2NH – Tidemills Marconi Site, East Sussex, UK
GB2OWM – Orkney Wireless Museum, Orkney, Scotland
GB4GM – Dragon Amateur Radio Club, Wales
GB4HSM – History & Science Museum, Oxford, UK
GB4IMD – Cornwall, UK (organizers)
GB4MBP – Bass Point, Cornwall, UK
GB4MDI – Barry ARS, Lavernock Point, South Wales
GB4WMD – Alum Bay, Isle Of Wight
GB5FHC – Fraserburg Heritage Centre, Fraserburg, Scotland
GB5LT – Luttrells Tower, Hampshire, UK
GB8MD – Telford & District ARS, Gwynedd, Wales
GB9GGM – Pepperbox Hill, Wiltshire, UK
II0GM – Rome, Italy
IY0GA – Capo Figari Golfo Aranci (SS) Sardinia Island
IY0IMD – Forte Michelangelo Civitavecchia (RM)
IY0ORP – Osservatorio Geofisico di Rocca di Papa (RM)
IY0TC – Torre Chiaruccia Santa Marinella (RM)
IY1MR – Rapallo (GE)
IY1SM – Santa Margherita Ligure (GE)
IY1SP – La Spezia
IY1TTM – Marconi tower, Sestri Levante, Italy
IY4FGM – Villa Griffone Pontecchio Marconi (BO)
IY5PIS – Coltano (PI)
IY6GM – Monte Cappuccini (AN)
IY7GMB – Circolo ARS, Bari
IY7M – Molo San Cataldo (BA)
K2M – Marconi Tower, Binghamton, NY, USA
K3IMD – Hartstown, Pennsylvania, USA
K3S – Nuclear Ship Savannah, Baltimore, USA
KL7NC – Marconi Station KPB Site, Ketchikan, Alaska
KM1CC – Cape Cod RC, USA
MN0VFW – Mid Ulster ARC, Northern Ireland
N6M – San Diego, USA
ND1U – Notre Dame ARS, USA
OE19M – IMD Station, Austria
PA6IMD – Gouda & District Section Veron, Netherlands
VA2IMD – Drummondville, Province of Quebec, Canada
VK2IMD – Hornsby & District ARC, Hornsby, NSW, Australia
VO1IMD – Signal Hill, Newfoundland, Canada
VP8VPC – Stanley, Falkland Islands
W2GSB – Babylon, Long Island, NY
W2LCW – Babylon, Long Island, NY
W2MRC – Somerset, New Jersey
W2RC – Radio Central ARC, Rocky Point, New York
W2RTM – New Jersey Antique Radio Club, New Jersey, USA
WA1WCC – Chatham, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, USA
WA3BAT – Philadelphia Museum Ship, Philadelphia, USA
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