International Marconi Day is a yearly amateur operating event also of some interest to utility listeners. This year, it lasts from 0000 UTC on 26 April 2008 (afternoon of the 25th in the US) to 2359 UTC, 26 April 2008.
It is organized by an amateur radio club near where Marconi transmitted his historic transatlantic signals. The home page is at http://www.gb4imd.org.uk/
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K6KPH, the amateur radio station of the Maritime Radio Historical Society at the historic KPH "Power House" on Pt. Reyes, CA, will be active starting at noon Pacific time, 1900 UTC, on Saturday, the 26th. Frequencies are 3550, 7050, 14050 and 21050 kHz.
As always, QSL to:
Denice Stoops
PO Box 381
Bolinas, California 94926
USA