{"id":16141,"date":"2015-12-13T08:35:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T12:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16141"},"modified":"2015-12-13T08:35:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T12:35:57","slug":"grimeton-vlf-broadcast-on-christmas-eve-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/grimeton-vlf-broadcast-on-christmas-eve-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Grimeton VLF broadcast on Christmas Eve 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"450px-grimeton_vlf_mast_row1\"(Source: Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\n

It is now 10 years since our first Christmas Eve transmissions started.<\/p>\n

There will be, as earlier, a transmission with the Alexanderson alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz CW from Grimeton Radio\/SAQ in the very early morning on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24th 2015 .<\/p>\n

A message will be transmitted at 08:00 UTC . The transmitter will be tuned up from around 07:30 UTC .<\/p>\n

There will be no activity on amateur radio frequencies with the call SK6SAQ this time because the radio room is being redecorated and cannot be used.<\/p>\n

QSL-reports on SAQ transmission are kindly received :
\n– E-mail to: info<at>alexander.n.se<\/p>\n

– or via: SM bureau<\/p>\n

– or direct by mail to:
\nAlexander – Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner,
\nRadiostationen Grimeton 72
\nSE-432 98 GRIMETON
\nSWEDEN<\/p>\n

Also read our web site: www.alexander.n.se<\/a><\/p>\n

The radiostation will be open to visitors.
\nWELCOME !<\/p>\n

Yours<\/p>\n

Lars, SM6NM<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) It is now 10 years since our first Christmas Eve transmissions started. There will be, as earlier, a transmission with the Alexanderson alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz CW from Grimeton Radio\/SAQ in the very early morning on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24th 2015 . A message will be transmitted at 08:00 UTC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,3485],"tags":[3619,4512,3487,1416],"class_list":["post-16141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-vlf","tag-alexanderson-alternator-station-saq","tag-christmas-eve","tag-grimeton-radio","tag-radio-grimeton-saq"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4cl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35182,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/saqs-17-2-khz-christmas-eve-transmission\/","url_meta":{"origin":16141,"position":0},"title":"SAQ’s 17.2 kHz Christmas Eve transmission","author":"Thomas","date":"December 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: ARRL News via Ron) Sweden\u2019s Alexanderson alternator station SAQ has planned a Christmas Eve transmission on 17.2 kHz. 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