SAQ to air on Alexanderson Day 2023
The historical Alexanderson alternator SAQ, from 1924 did perform very well on Alexanderson Day 2023 and was able to air on two separate transmissions. The weather forcast said rain but only a few showers could be seen during the day and the temperature was around 20C. Lots of visitors was enjoying the two transmissions, the guided technical tours, the antenna walk, as well as all the other activities.
First transmitter startup:
The team from the Alexander association at the transmission:
Superintendent & guide: Fredrik Wiklund
Operator: Anders Törblad
Morse key operator: Kai Sundberg
Mobile camera: Bengt Örnegren
Camera assistant: Jan-Åke Gylling
Video technician: Janne Severinsson
The transmitted message
CQ CQ CQ DE SAQ SAQ SAQ = THIS IS GRIMETON RADIO STATION/SAQ IN A TRANSMISSION USING THE ALEXANDERSON 200KW ALTERNATOR FROM 1924 ON 17.2 KHZ. = IN THE SUMMER OF 1923, THE MACHINE PARTS FOR THE TWO ALEXANDERSON ALTERNATORS ARRIVED TO GRIMETON FROM THE USA. A SPECIAL TEAM FROM GENERAL ELECTRIC ARRIVED AND ASSEMBLY COULD BEGIN. AT THE SAME TIME THE POWER LINE TO GRIMETON WAS COMPLETED AND CONNECTED TO THE TRANSFORMER BUILDING. STAFF HOUSING BEGINS TO BE BUILT AND THE SITE IS EXPANDING AT A RAPID PACE. = SIGNED: WORLD HERITAGE GRIMETON RADIO STATION AND THE ALEXANDER GRIMETON FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION. + = FOR QSL INFO PLEASE READ OUR WEBSITE: WWW.ALEXANDER.N.SE DE SAQ SAQ SAQ @
Il mio setup per la ricezione: antenna MiniWhip (self-made), ricevitore SDRplayRSPdx, software SDRuno, CWDecoder e Argo.
Video registrato durante la fase di startup e di trasmissione del primo messaggio.
SAQ Transmission Reception Report inviato tramite form sul sito https://alexander.n.se/en/
Conferma in 40 giorni tramite messaggio email con allegata eQSL.
" To: IT2021SWL
We are pleased to confirm reception of your listener report from the Alexanderson Day 2023 Transmissions event.
Your input is valuable to us and we appreciate your feedback.
Attached, please find our electronic QSL card as a confirmation of your report.
Please follow our website https://alexander.n.se for more information about our activities.
Want to support us? Apply for membership here.
Kind regards,
Alexander SAQ Grimeton Friendship Association."
