(Source: SAQ via Mike Terry)
The annual transmission on Alexanderson Day with the Alexanderson Alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz with the call sign SAQ will take place Sunday, July 5th, 2020.
Two transmissions are scheduled as follows:
Startup and tuning at 10:30 (08:30 UTC) with a transmission of a message at 11:00 (09:00 UTC).
Startup and tuning at 13:30 (11:30 UTC) with a transmission of a message at 14:00 (12:00 UTC)
Watch both transmission events live on our YouTube Channel.
QSL-reports to SAQ (please no E-mails) are kindly received via:
- Reception report form
- or via: SM bureau
- or direct by postal mail to:
Alexander Association
Radiostationen
Grimeton 72
SE-432 98 GRIMETON
S W E D E NThe Amateur Radio Station with the call “SK6SAQ” will be QRV on the following frequencies:
- 7.035 kHz CW or
- 14.035 kHz CW or
- 3.755 kHz SSB
QSL-reports to SK6SAQ are kindly received via:
- Email to [email protected]
- or via: SM bureau
- or direct by postal mail (see address above)
Two stations will be on the air most of the time.
Due to the Corona pandemic, there will be no visitors to the radio station and there will be no visitor activities. Instead you can watch both transmission events live on our YouTube Channel. The association will try to carry out the two broadcasts to the world from the old Alexanderson alternator SAQ with minimal staffing in place.
World Heritage Grimeton Radio station and The Alexander Association
For further details, se grimeton.org or alexander.n.se
https://alexander.n.se/alexanderson-day-2020/?lang=en
This morning around 08:45 UTC I been listen the CW transmission on 17.2 Khz
from Valletta Malta from the North east of the island by the sea.
using:
80M horz long wire antenna 5M above ground and a piece of wire thrown into the sea.
Home made converter with 4 Mhz local oscillator. and transceiver ICom 7610.
signal report 556 very stable.
Big thanks to the team which keep this heritage Radio Station operational.
73’s
Fortunato
9H1ES.