VLF station Alexanderson Alternator to go on the air

[Fansome]

From the UDXF mailing list:

This was the ORIGINAL CW (Continuous Wave) the Alexanderson Alternator.
and it is going on the air as it does every year!
 
The 0900Z 29 June 2008 will be the most likely to be heard in North
America.  Station in the North American Arctic regions (VE2, etc)
might be able to hear the later transmission also.
 
See http://www.alexander.n.se/huvudmeny_e.htm
 
BT
 
Received from R/O  Lars Kålland <sm6nm@telia.com>
 
GRIMETON RADIO/SAQ TRANSMISSION
 
The annual transmission on "Alexanderson Day"with the Alexanderson
alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz will take place Sunday 29th June 2008 at
09:00 UTC (tuning up from after 08:00 UTC) and will be repeated at
13:00 UTC (tuning up from after 12:00 UTC).
 
The station will be open to visitors.
 
Amateur Radio Station with special event call "SK6SAQ" will be QRV
09:15 -12:00 UTC on the following frequencies:
 
 - 14.035 kHz CW
-  14.215 kHz SSB
 
>From 07:00 UTC also on:
 
 -  3.755 kHz SSB.
 
QSL via SK6DK or direct to address below.
 
QSL-reports to SAQ and SK6SAQ are kindly received:
 
- E-mail to: info@alexander.n.se
- or fax to: +46-340-674195
- or via: SM bureau
 
- or direct by mail to: Alexander - Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner,
 
  Radiostationen
  Grimeton 72
  SE-430 16 ROLFSTORP
  S    W    E    D    E    N
 
Yours
 
Lars Kalland
SM6NM
 
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-30-
 
 

[Fansome]

More background:

http://jproc.ca/radiostor/aalt.html

[s52ab]

Hello all...

...and his signal from SAQ :

http://lea.hamradio.si/~s52ab/forum/saq_29062008.mp3

and picture:
http://lea.hamradio.si/~s52ab/forum/saq_1_29062008.jpg

RX: RFT EKD 500 & Mini Whip PA0RDT

Kind regards
http://lea.hamradio.si/~s52ab/

Joze/Joe...73

[SV1XV]

The VLF station Grimeton Radio SAQ using an Alexanderson alternator mechanical transmitter was on the air earlier this afternoon at 17:00 UTC with a Morse code transmission.

I uploaded a recording here: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/50437372.