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  • Grimeton SAQ 100 years

    From Brian Howie@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 28 11:10:56 2024
    A reminder for Sunday,

    News from

    Alexander SAQ Grimeton

    Grimeton Friendship Association
    www.alexander.n.se

    ------------------------------------------------------------


    ** SAQ to air on Dec 1st anniversary. ------------------------------------------------------------
    One of the antenna towers at Grimeton Radio Station, Sweden. On December
    1st, 1924, the VLF transmitter, with call sign "SAQ" at Grimeton Radio
    Station, was put into commercial operation, with transmissions across
    the Atlantic ocean, to the receiving station at Riverhead and the
    replying transmitter station at Rocky Point, both on Long Island, NY,
    USA.

    On December 1st 2024, one hundred years later, SAQ will air to
    commemorate this event. The unique Alexanderson alternator from 1924,
    with the call sign SAQ, is scheduled for one transmission over the
    antenna on VLF 17.2 kHz CW.


    Program & transmission schedule:
    10:00 CET (09:00 UTC) The doors to the transmitter hall will open.
    10:20 CET (09:20 UTC) Live YouTube broadcast begins.
    10:30 CET (09:30 UTC) Start-up of the Alternator.
    11:00 CET (10:00 UTC) Transmission of a message

    The youtube link is on the website

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwINhKcSF5o

    If you don't have a receiver, there are websdrs that cover that band.

    e.g http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

    SM6LKM has a software radio program that uses a sound card too.

    <Https://gitlab.com/jeayne/saqrx_0.6_genuine/-/tree/main/exe?ref_type=hea


    Brian GM4DIJ

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    Brian Howie

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  • From David Taylor@21:1/5 to Brian Howie on Fri Nov 29 06:45:17 2024
    On 28/11/2024 11:10, Brian Howie wrote:
    A reminder for Sunday,

    News from

    Alexander SAQ Grimeton

    Grimeton Friendship Association
    www.alexander.n.se

    ..and there is a possibility of receiving the test today (Friday)

    "Test transmissions are scheduled for November 29th between 13:00 - 16:00 CET.
    During the tests, SAQ will be on air shorter periods of time, when we will be carrying out tuning, tests and measurements."

    --
    Cheers,
    David
    Web: https://www.satsignal.eu

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  • From Ian Jackson@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Nov 30 21:43:05 2024
    In message <Lq5exVjA$[email protected]>, Brian Howie
    <[email protected]> writes
    A reminder for Sunday,

    News from

    Alexander SAQ Grimeton

    Grimeton Friendship Association
    www.alexander.n.se

    ------------------------------------------------------------


    ** SAQ to air on Dec 1st anniversary. >------------------------------------------------------------
    One of the antenna towers at Grimeton Radio Station, Sweden. On
    December 1st, 1924, the VLF transmitter, with call sign "SAQ" at
    Grimeton Radio Station, was put into commercial operation, with
    transmissions across the Atlantic ocean, to the receiving station at >Riverhead and the replying transmitter station at Rocky Point, both on
    Long Island, NY, USA.

    On December 1st 2024, one hundred years later, SAQ will air to
    commemorate this event. The unique Alexanderson alternator from 1924,
    with the call sign SAQ, is scheduled for one transmission over the
    antenna on VLF 17.2 kHz CW.


    Program & transmission schedule:
    10:00 CET (09:00 UTC) The doors to the transmitter hall will open.
    10:20 CET (09:20 UTC) Live YouTube broadcast begins.
    10:30 CET (09:30 UTC) Start-up of the Alternator.
    11:00 CET (10:00 UTC) Transmission of a message

    The youtube link is on the website

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwINhKcSF5o

    If you don't have a receiver, there are websdrs that cover that band.

    e.g http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

    SM6LKM has a software radio program that uses a sound card too.

    <Https://gitlab.com/jeayne/saqrx_0.6_genuine/-/tree/main/exe?ref_type=hea


    Brian GM4DIJ

    Here's the direct link to the receiver website:
    http://vlf.spdns.eu:8901/
    --
    Ian
    Aims and ambitions are neither attainments nor achievements

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  • From Brian Howie@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Dec 3 18:47:08 2024
    In message <Lq5exVjA$[email protected]>, Brian Howie
    <[email protected]> writes
    A reminder for Sunday,

    News from

    Alexander SAQ Grimeton

    Grimeton Friendship Association
    www.alexander.n.se

    It was around S5 here, good copy. I could see the space wave on the
    waterfall. The 5 ft tuned loop worked better than thee-probe antenna.

    Brian GM4DIJ
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    Brian Howie

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