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 2022 it will be held on 23rd 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.

Rules for registration – Please Read

Note – you do ‘NOT‘ need to register just to claim the award.

To be registered as an official station you ‘MUST‘ operate from a site which has a connection with Guglielmo Marconi himself, not a business etc created after his work.

This must be somewhere Guglielmo Marconi has personally operated from, lived or set up experimental stations.

Please email below to register crac.imd(at)gmail.com

Period of Operation on 23rd April 2022 00:00 UTC  to 23:59 UTC

All official stations must be registered  by midnight on April 22nd. Anyone trying to register after this time will not be registered.

Source: GX4CRC