International Marconi Day 2017
Dear Sparks,
our Friend Joe I2AZ sent an e-mail remembering one of the Great Radio Event of the year:
Source: http://gx4crc.com/gb4imd/
International Marconi Day celebrates the huge part Guglielmo Marconi played in the invention of radio.
International Marconi Day (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 2017 it will be held on 22nd April.
Period of Operation on 22nd April 2017
0000 UTC to 2359 UTC
The purpose of the day is for amateur radio enthusiasts 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.
To register your station for International Marconi Day 2017 please contact us using the email address below.
Please note you do NOT need to register just to claim the award, registration is for official stations only.
Any stations wishing to participate must be registered by Friday midnight. If You try to register after this time unfortunately we will not be able to register you.
Any stations worked that are not on the list will not count towards the award.
For the current list of confirmed stations for 2017 click below
Below is a list of Confirmed International Marconi Day Stations for 2017
| Station Callsign | Location |
| GB4IMD | Cornwall, UK (organisers) |
| IY1MR | Rapallo, Genova, Italy |
| IY1SP | La Spezia, Italy |
| IY4FGM | Villa Griffone, Sasso Marconi, Bologna, Italy |
| IY5PIS | Coltano, Pisa, Italy |
| IY6GM | Monte Dei Cappuccini, Ancona, Italy |
| IY7M | Molo San Cataldo, Bari, Italy |
| IY0GA | Capo Figari, Golfo Aranci, Sardinia Island, Italy |
| IY0IMD | Forte Michelangelo, Civitavecchia, Roma, Italy |
| IY0ORP | Rocca Di Papa, Roma, Italy |
| IY0TC | Torre Chiaruccia, Santa Marinella, Roma, Italy |
| GB1BM | Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrrey |
| IQ7YU | Casamassima BA, Italy |
| II0GM | Rome, Italy |
| GB2GM | Poldhu, Cornwall |
| W1AA/MSC | Marconi 1901, MSC, Shore Station, USA |
| PA6IMD | Netherlands |
| GB0CMS | Caister Marconi Station, Norfolk, UK |
| WA3BAT | Philadelphia Museum Ship, Philadelphia, USA |
| KM1CC | Marconi Cape Cod RC, USA |
| GB5FHC | Fraserburgh, Scotland |
| OE17M | Austria |
| K3IMD | Hartstown, Pennsylvania, USA |
| GB0YAM | Yorkshire Air Museum, York, UK |
| VP8VPC | Stanley, Falkland Islands |
| GX0MWT | Chelmsford ARS, Essex, UK |
| GB2NH | Marconi Radio Station Site, East Sussex, UK |
| GB4MBP | Marconi Bass Point, Cornwall, UK |
| GB8MD | Telford & District ARS, Gwynedd, Wales |
| EI0MAR | Martello Tower, Dublin |
| GB0MGY | Harlow RS, Essex, UK |
| G2NM | Amberley Museum, West Sussex, UK |
| K2M | Binghamton, New York, USA |
| IY7GMB | ARS Bari, BA01 Stazione Marconiana Molo San Cataldo |
| GB0IMD | Weston Super Mare RS, Brean Down, UK |
| GB4MHS | Museum of History & Science, Oxford, UK |
| GB4GM | Dragon ARC, North Wales |
| EI6YXQ | Marconi Radio Station, Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry Ireland |
| GB5LT | Luttrells Tower, Hampshire, UK |
| VK2IMD | Hornsby & District ARC, Hornsby, NSW, Australia |
| IY1TTM | Marconi tower, Sestri Levante, Italy |
| GB2M | Lochboisdale, Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland |
| GB4MDI | Barry ARS, Lavernock Point, South Wales |
| EI11WAW | Carndonagh, Malin Head, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| VE1IMD | Glace Bay, Canada |
| DA0IMD | Borkum Island, Germany |
| CW1GM | Radiogrupo Sur, Uruguay |
| WA1WCC | Chatham, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, USA |
| GB0WMD | Isle of Wight RS, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight |
| GB2BYF | Claeddau ARS, Pembroke Docks, SW Wales |
| GB2OWM | Orkney Wireless Museum, Scotland |
| EI0IMD | The Mizen Head Signal Station, North Cork Radio Group |
| EI1IMD | Brow Head, West Cork, Ireland |
| M0RSE | Bedford, UK |
| G2LO | Empire Transmitter Building, Daventry, UK |
| GB0MPB | South Dorset RS, Portland Bill |
| W2RC/IMD | Radio Central ARC, Rocky Point, New York |
| I4CDH/IMD | Bologna, Italy |
| K2WPM | Signal Hill, Newfoundland, Canada |
| EI5IMD | Marconi House, Crookhaven, Co. Cork |
| K3S | Nuclear Ship Savannah ARC, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| K2TV | Marconiville, Long Island, New York, USA |
| K6KPH | Martine Radio Historical Society, Bolinas, CA USA |
| MW0JHC | Queen’s Park, Holyhead, UK |
| TF3IMD | Hofdi House, Reykjavik, Iceland |
| 9H1MRC | Marconi Radio Club, Malta |
Video of GB0CMS from Caister Lifeboat Station for International Marconi Day 2014
73’s
webmaster
