Hem SAQ Forum SAQ Transmissions 2024-12-24 Reception Reports

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  • #10521 Reply
    Roman
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    Reception in JN48MM (Tuebingen, Germany) was good with approx. 15 dB SNR

    Antenna: Mini-whip
    Converter: SO42P (https://dl3tu.wordpress.com/2022/12/18/home-made-vlf-converter/)
    Receiver: Elecraft K3
    Decoder: Brain 🙂

    Thanks for all your work in keeping the transmitter operational!
    73, mx & hny,
    Roman – DL3TU

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    • #10589 Reply
      Gerhard Wiche
      Guest

      Hello Axel, where exists an exactly transmitting plan from SAQ ? I missed this transmission. All the best for new year 2024

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        AlexanderSAQ
        Keymaster

        Gerhard;
        There is no exact transmission plan for SAQ but we always announce each transmission on our website and in our newsletter.
        You can sign up to the newsletter here: https://alexander.n.se/en/subscribe/

        Fredrik / Alexander assocation

    • #10523 Reply
      KI6R
      Participant

      No copy near Tucson Arizona. Used both a home built high-Q ferrite rod and active amplifier and the AMRAD active whip to a Flex-6600 receiver. Heard FUE on 68.5, Kerlouan FR for the first time so conditions were fairly good. Lightening crashes were occurring from storms in the SE U.S.
      The on-line video of the machine start-up was fascinating. Thank you for making this available. I will recommend the video to our local radio club members.
      Lastly, I noticed the CW send speed was 13 words per minute or so. Weak signal VLF reception is greatly aided if the CW is sent very slowly. This is due to the audio ringing of very narrow IF and audio filtering. If possible, I recommend sending the VVV SAQ SAQ SAQ during the warm up a few times very slowly, perhaps 4 WPM. This will enable the filter ringing to stop, thus bringing the CW out of the noise for very weak signal copy. I’m not sure if the machine is capable of very slow CW. Perhaps the contactors or speed control cannot accommodate.
      Thank you for maintaining and bringing the spectacular SAQ machine-transmitter back on-the-air. 73, Ed, KI6R Tucson, AZ

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      Axel Rump
      Participant

      Hello,

      Very good reception again today in Wittenburg (Germany). Locator: JO53MM

      Receiver: selective level meter “Wandel & Goltermann SPM-3”
      Antenna: 15 meter long wire
      RST 477
      Decoder: fldigi and CwGet

      Many thanks to the SAQ team!!!

      Axel

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