Grimeton Radio SAQ Transmission on Sunday 04-JUL-2021

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Hello Friends, here the announcement from the Alexander Grimeton Association:

The annual transmission event on the Alexanderson Day with the Alexanderson Alternator from 1924

on VLF 17.2 kHz CW with the call sign SAQ, is scheduled for Sunday, July 4th, 2021.

The Alexander Grimeton Association are planning to carry out two broadcasts to the world from the old Alexanderson alternator SAQ. Only required staff will be in place, due to the ongoing pandemic.

Transmission schedule:
1. Startup and tuning at 10:30 CET (08:30 UTC) with a transmission of a message at 11:00 CET (09:00 UTC)
2. Startup and tuning at 13:30 CET (11:30 UTC) with a transmission of a message at 14:00 CET (12:00 UTC)

Live Video from World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station
Both transmission events can be seen live on our YouTube Channel.
The live video starts 5 minutes before the startup and tuning.

https://alexander.n.se/alexanderson-day-2021/?lang=en

[Fred Jensen]

I'd sure like to try the "soundcard receiver" technique but the odds that I'd be able to hear SAQ on 17.2 kcs here on the NA western frontier are slightly less than the odds that I'm pregnant with twins. 😉  If you haven't seen the annual video, it's worth watching.  It's an amazing amount of equipment needed to run that alternator and the "keying relays" are quite a show.

Skip K6DGW

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

The Christmas broadcast is usually the only one heard in North America, mostly on the East coast, less inland.

73

DR 

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