Hem SAQ Forum SAQ Transmissions Christmas Eve Morning Transmission 2018

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    AlexanderSAQ
    Keymaster

    In the morning of Christmas Eve, December 24, we will try to start the old Alexanderson 200 kW transmitter, from 1924 and send out a Christmas message on VLF 17.2 kHz CW. The transmitter will be tuned up from around 08:30 (07:30 UTC) and a message* will be transmitted at 09:00 (08:00 UTC).

    Guests are welcome to attend the transmission at the radio station in Grimeton from 08:00 local time. The Alexander association will arrange Coffee and Christmas cookies, free of charge. No entrance fee.

    For those of you who can not attend, we will broadcast the event live from Grimeton,Sweden on our YouTube Channel.

    QSL-reports on the SAQ transmission are kindly received via:
    – E-mail to: info@alexander.n.se
    – or via: SM bureau
    – or direct by mail to:
    Alexander – Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner,
    Radiostationen Grimeton 72
    SE-432 98 GRIMETON
    S W E D E N

    The SK6SAQ amateur radio station will be QRV on the following frequencies:
    – 7.035 kHz CW or
    – 14.035 kHz CW or
    – 3.755 kHz SSB

    Two stations will be on the air most of the time.

    *The world heritage site Grimeton is a living cultural heritage. All transmissions with the long-wave transmitter SAQ are therefore preliminary and may be set at short notice.

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    • #7514 Reply
      Geir Pettersen (LA9ET)
      Guest

      Hello friends! Thanks for receiving the final report of the Christmas Morning sending 2018 per email from you. Your signal was received here in Horten / Norway loud and clear. I reported this to you per this web-page. Look further down on this page. Maybe I did the wrong way of reporting to you? … since I could not find my report in your final report 2018. Keep up all the good work. Best regards LA9ET / Geir, Horten, Norway

    • #7510 Reply
      Rob M0BOL
      Guest

      Received the summary of the Christmas Eve 2018 reports, a little incomplete however, mine wasn’t included! I hope too many were not left out, otherwise we are left with an incomplete picture of coverage! Good transmission however, look forward to the next one!

      • #7512 Reply
        AlexanderSAQ
        Keymaster

        Dear Rob,
        I am sorry to hear that we may have missed your report.
        Did you send us an Email or did you report via bureau or by mail?
        Kind regards,
        Fredrik / AlexanderSAQ

    • #6909 Reply
      Ferruccio IZ-1096-SWL
      Guest

      A copy of my report sent by email, to share the passion with the other SWL…
      I’m reporting from Italy to submite a reception report for the Christmas Eve SAQ Alexanderson alternator station.
      I read the fascinating story of the transmitter on the SWLing blog.
      As my current equipment doesn’t permit to reach the 17.2 Khz frequency, I used the Twente WebSdr receiver with the help of a Morse decoder for the message
      Listening time: from 7:30 UTC to 8:45 UTC
      Mode: CW
      SINPO: 55444
      Listening notes:
      At 7:45 UTC the transmitter tuned in with the periodical message VVV VVV DE SAQ
      At 8:00 UTC I was able to hear the full message (here I report what I received, with missing parts and my interpolation on the missing characters of received words):
      DE S E THIS IS GRIMETON RADIO /SAQ IN (…) TRANSMISSION (…) ALTERNATOR JN A7.2 Z=WE WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND AN HAPPY NEW YEAR = SIGNED : (…) WORLD HERITAGE AT GRIMETON AND THE ALEXANDER-GRIMETON VETERAN RADIOS (…) ASSOCIATION (…) PLEASE (…) OUR WEBSITE : http://WWW.ALEXANDER.N.SE (…) http://WWW.ALEXANDER.N.SE E=LE SAQ SAQ SAQ
      Thank you to share this tranmission using this valuable piece of technology and radio history. Bravi!
      My best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. I will check you nice and informative website for tne next transmissions.
      73 and Best regards

      Ferruccio
      IZ-1096-SWL

    • #6907 Reply
      Alberto I2PHD
      Guest

      Late report, but SAQ was received very strong in JN45sl with an unusual receiver, my ARM Radio project, based on the STM Discovery inexpensive evaluation board.
      Detail, pictures and received audio here :
      http://saq.weaksignals.com

      73 Alberto I2PHD

    • #6897 Reply
      ken, sw scotland
      Guest

      Good signals here again this year, and a nice recording on the following link for your interest.

      Receiver was my trusty Perseus SDR, with about 500m of beverage cable….

      well here is a link for SAQ reception in scotland….
      .

      some funny little carrier sounding thing at the end as though something else tuning up, or tx warble…,.

    • #6894 Reply
      Christopher Bowne
      Guest

      After a couple of years without success (including sleeping through my alarm and missing it one year) I finally heard SAQs beautiful note direct on 17.2 kHz on Stonington Point CT this Christmas Eve. Solid copy at-93 dBm on a Wandell und Goltermann AT-611 Selective Level Meter at 400 Hz bandwidth. Antenna was an approximate 100 foot wire connected to my Tacoma 4X4 pickup’s HF mobile antenna feed point, laid on stones protecting the east side of the point from the ocean, about 10 feet from the salt water that surrounds the Point at the eastern end of the CT shoreline. The WuG was powered by a small 12V DC to 115 VAC inverter. Watched the streaming video on YouTube while listening. My fAvorite part of the video was hearing relays hammering in time to the keying accomponied by the flashing of arcing across the relaycontacts in the panels. What were the two small plank pieces of machinery they crew was operating early on the video? Oil and or cooling water pumps? After copying the massage I tried working SK6SAQ on 7035 kHz, but my 5 watts from a K1 Elecraft to a 40 meter Hamstick on the Tacoma could not break the pile up of EU stations.

      Interesting to see the number of people using SDRs to copy. Talk about two ends of the electronic communication evolution timeline – SAQ being copied on SDRs!

      Merry Christmas to all! Hopefully will have an SDR as well as the WuG on Stonington Point for a the next SAQ operation!

      Chris, AJ1G
      Stonington, CT USA

      • #6902 Reply
        AlexanderSAQ
        Keymaster

        Dear Christopher,
        Sorry for my late reply.
        The small plank pieces seen on the live video stream are used to start the circulation pumps in the liquid resistors. There are two liquid resistors used as variable rotor resistance for the electric motor.

        The liquid resistors consist of about 2 m high containers, in which electrodes made from stainless steel are dipped into the liquid consisting of water and sodium carbonate. The liquid level in the containers may be varied by “sluices” controlled from the control board (you can see the operator adjuating the liquid level several times during the startup phase). This regulates the resistance between steel electrodes and thus controlled the rotor resistance. The heat generated is cooled off in the liquor through a heat exchanger for cooling station facility. Read more about this and watch video (Swedish language) here:

        The Alexanderson transmitter

        Best regards,
        Fredrik / AlexnderSAQ

    • #6892 Reply
      Mark
      Participant

      Dear guys,

      first of all : thank you for posting my QSL report with the telegraph picture at your front page !

      XMAS morning I tried to receive your signal again and used a different receiver but again the telegraph
      from W.Gurlt to write your message on a paper strip !
      It worked again !
      Signal was about -105 dBm, very clear and stable

      My station :
      antenna – 2 element beam for 7/10 MHz which works surprisingly well on VLF
      attenuator 10 dB
      up-converter to 10017.2 kHz
      RX – FT1000MP with 500 Hz filter in the 1st and 2nd IF
      homebrew AF detector for generating the pulses for the telegraph
      telegraph : W.Gurlt, Berlin, 1880

      Thank you very much for that successful operation – I’ve enjoyed it !

      Regards,
      Markus
      DL1DSN

    • #6891 Reply
      FRANCESC SIBILA MAÑACH–EA3AER
      Guest

      GOOD MORNING!
      I regret the delay, but on these dates you always have to travel to see the family.
      This year I was able to listen to your broadcast with an emblematic receiver VOLNA-K of the 50s of Soviet construction. For me it was a curious test, I was not sure if I could receive the broadcast.
      My QTH is Galliners 20km north of Girona City. LOC JN12KD

      Message:
      CQ DE SAQ THIS GIMETON RADIO / SAQ IN A TRANSMISSION USING THE USING THE ALEXANDERSON 200KW ALTERNATOR ON 17,2 KHZ
      WE WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
      SIGNED THEWORLD HERITAGE AT GRIMETON AND THE ALEXANDER GRIMETON VETERAN RADIOS VAENNER ASOCIATON
      FOR QSL INFO PLEASE READ OUR WEBSITE http://WWW.ALEXANDER.N.SE http://WWW.ALEXANDER.N.SE DE SAQ SAQ SAQ.

      I used an active antenna Miniwhip. I could receive your signal although a little weak, I suppose due to the propagation. The receiver does not have S-meter, but I pass a YouTube link where you can listen to how you received with this old receiver. It is a fragment made with my mobile phone: https://youtu.be/zboPH73D_bs

      Thankful for your work and my best wishes on these dates.
      Regards 73
      Francesc Sibila EA3AER

    • #6890 Reply
      Thore Jönsson
      Guest

      Tack för er sändning julafton 0900 2018. Jag sitter s.a.s. nästgårds och lyssnar. Har en mottagare byggd av en av era medarbetare. Mycket trevligt för en f.d. signalist vid I16 Halmstad.

      Med vänliga hälsningar Thore Jönsson Halmstad.

    • #6889 Reply
      Bert PA1B
      Guest

      Hello dear friends,
      SAQ was 579 by ear, on my loop here in the Netherlands in JO22na
      After I tuned my loop antenna to the signal of SAQ, I wanted to make room for a paper, to take up the message later.
      When I moved my breadboard with the loop amplifier, the circuit went dead and did not come a live again, what ever I did.
      At first I was very disapointed. But later I realized, that I received SAQ and could give a very good 579 report.
      Thank you for the transmission.

    • #6888 Reply
      Wolfgang Sprodofsky DM2SP
      Guest

      Dear Ladies and Gentlemen

      I received your transmission on 24.12.2018 at 8 00 UTC with

      RST 579

      on my QTH Berlin-Tegel , locator JO62PN

      my Equipment :

      TRX YAESU FT-991 A

      VLF-Conv. homemade (0…600)kHz —> (2000…2600)kHz with tubes

      Ant magn.Loop diamtr. 55 cm with transformer

      vy 73 es 55 mry xmas es hny 2019

      Wolfgang Sprodofsky , DM2SP

      in 13507 Berlin , Germany

    • #6887 Reply
      Aldo
      Guest

      Thank you for SAQ Chistmas trasmission 2018-12-24, https://youtu.be/hDVEKKC0axo received here JN53ma with SPR1A and miniwip antenna.
      73 de IW5EKR

    • #6886 Reply
      Stuart Truba
      Participant

      Gentlemen
      Thank you for setting up a Xmas Eve transmission of the vlf alternator,
      very well copied here 50km NW of Montreal in Saint Lazare Quebec
      Fn25wk

      Receiver is a Kiwi SDR, 40M Delta loop, preamp and filters, specifically designed for vlf

      signals were abt s5-s6 here

      73’s
      Stu ve2xx/ve2ne

    • #6885 Reply
      Nando
      Guest

      Dear friends,

      Thank,s for your activity with SAQ transmitter. Yesterday I have read the strong signal in the WEBSDR from TWENTE (Holand). At the moment I have not a receiver to listen this frequency at my shack in Spain.

      73,s and happy Christmas day and new year 2019.

      Nando

      EA5AHN

    • #6844 Reply
      klubnl.pl
      Guest

      SAQ received in Warsaw/Poland loc. KO02md:

      https://klubnl.pl/wpr/en/index.php/2018/12/24/odbior-swiatecznej-transmisji-saq-na-17-2khz/

      599+ signal as usual

      VY 73,
      KLUBNL.PL team

    • #6843 Reply
      Wim Ton
      Guest

      Very good reception 599 in the north of Switzerland JN47CL. Using a PA0RDT active antenna with a vintage Telefunken ELK 639 receiver.

      73 de Wim, HB9EZF

    • #6842 Reply
      Geir Pettersen (LA9ET)
      Guest

      Hello from Norway, Horten! Nice to hear your Christmas message again at 17.2 kHz, this morning some time after 08:00 am (UTC). FT-897 + SA612/10 MHZ VLF up-converter + 15 meter longwire antenna. Me and Michelle heard your signals very well. RST 599. 73 / best wishes, merry Xmas and happy 2019 to all. Keep her running! 🙂 – LA9ET

    • #6841 Reply
      Erwin SA7ATK
      Guest

      Thank you for today`s SAQ – Christmas Transmission !
      QTH : Tormestorp (JO66UC)
      RST: 579
      RX: ICOM IC-7700 + DD3ZE / VLF Converter
      Ant: 80m Dipole
      Remarks: Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

      73’s de Erwin SA7ATK

    • #6840 Reply
      Erwin SA7ATK
      Guest

      Thank you for today`s SAQ – Christmas Transmission !
      QTH : Tormestorp (JO66UC)
      RST: 579
      RX: ICOM IC-7700 + DD3ZE / VLF Converter
      Ant: 80m Dipole
      Remarks: Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

      Wolfgang DL8ABH

    • #6839 Reply
      Peter G3LTF
      Guest

      Thank you for putting SAQ on the air. It was a real thrill to hear CW at 17.2kHz. Most of my radio is at the microwave end on EME but I built a PA0RDT mini-whip with a 680mm whip mounted 2m agl feeding through a MW band-stop filter into an SDR IQ running the Spectravue software in order to hear this unique station! I recorded the whole message and I believe the SNR to be about 17dB. My main problem was lines from the PC but with a narrow bandwidth 100Hz I got rid of the worst.
      Best wishes to all for Christmas and 2019.
      73 Peter G3LTF

    • #6838 Reply
      Steve Hemphill
      Guest

      Gentlemen,
      I wanted to acknowledge reception of your signal on 17.2 KHz. on 24-December. I heard the “CQ” between the hours of 8:02 and 8:04 UTC. My receiving equipment is a Watkins-Johnson 8711A receiver with an indoor wire loop antenna. Signal strength was approx. -110 dBm.
      Thank you! It was a pleasure to finally hear your signal here in the United States!
      Best Regards,
      Steve Hemphill

    • #6836 Reply
      EA5FX
      Participant

      My RX : Siemens 745 E
      My Antenna: W3DZZ for 80/40 meters
      599 with sizzling qrm
      QTH: Burriana
      Merry Xmas.
      73 Fer, EA5FX

    • #6835 Reply
      Steve Sykes KD2OM
      Guest

      Received the entire session here in upstate NY 349 I used a KiwiSDR and Harris RF-590A attached to a 350 foot beverage antenna. I have been trying to receive it since 1981. It is the first time I managed to record it as well as a screen capture.
      Merry Christmas wishes to all involved.

      73 Steve KD2OM

    • #6834 Reply
      Wolfgang Palme DL8ABH
      Guest

      Thank you for today`s SAQ Christmas eve transmission well received in
      QTH Barsinghausen/ Lower Saxony (JO42RH) by
      RST: 529.
      RX: The Grimeton Kit Receiver (original)
      Ant: The Kit`s loop antenna
      Remarks: This time reception was tried outdoors/ in open field
      which led to slightly better readability than indoors.

      Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all

      Wolfgang DL8ABH

    • #6832 Reply
      DL6WAB
      Participant

      Very good Signal (25db SNR) in JO41qc. Have a look at http://www.dl6wab.de/blog2018.html for Pictures, Audio and Text.

      Merry Xmas to all SAQ Operators! Keep up the good work!

      73 de Juergen
      DL6WAB

    • #6831 Reply
      Marcel Bos
      Participant

      Hello,

      Very good cpy of SAQ on 17.2 khz 599!!
      RX K3 with converter to 10Mhz. Ant. PA0RDT whip.

      The old lady did it again!! Keep her alive.

      Marcel
      PA9M
      JO32KH
      Oldenzaal
      Netherlands

    • #6830 Reply
      Gudmund Wannberg SM3BYA
      Guest

      Excellent signals this morning in Bergsjö, JP81nx – SAQ a solid 16 dB above the background noise in 500 Hz BW, as received on a 1 m long E field probe hanging 10 cm off the wall… Among the best ever heard from Grimeton! Using a homemade upconverter (17.2 => 3467.2 kHz) into a Drake R-4C Thanks for the Xmas/NY greetings, good luck and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the whole team !

    • #6829 Reply
      Hans
      Guest

      Thank you for the wishes for Christmas and for the year 2019.
      The program was recorded in Ketzin with S1 with QSB, but readable.
      Vy 73
      Hans
      DM3SWD

    • #6828 Reply
      Werner Mothes
      Guest

      I have received the SAQ Transmission today well and clearly.
      Active Stealth Antenna (by Pierluigi Poggi IW4BLG), Laptop PC (SM6LKM_JohanBodin)
      QTH: Germany, Saxony, Rossau
      73 and Merry Christmas de Werner

    • #6827 Reply
      Fortunato bonnici
      Guest

      This morning in Malta SAQ signal was extremely strong 598 solid copy.
      homemade converter RX= icom 7610 Ant= long wire in the country side
      NW of the island name Wied Rini. Malta.
      73’s
      9h1es

    • #6826 Reply
      Jaap Last
      Guest

      Very good signals here in Holland (NE) in JO33JB. Never heard the signals so loud. I think propagation was very good this time. We were in the field far from buildings etc.. 30 dB above the noise on a miniwhip at 4 mtrs, 38 dB above noise on a large loop with a diameter of 35 mtr, hanging at 2-3 mtrs high with a little OP27 amplifier.

      ’73 de Jaap PA0T, Nap PA1NG and Erik PA1ET

    • #6825 Reply
      Jari
      Guest

      SAQ received 599 as usual with both SAQ-soundcard and LF-converter+IC-756pro3.
      Signal was excellent s9 in Hämeenlinna/Finland. Antenna 160m OCFD center wire.

      Merry Xmas to all!
      Jari OH3UW

    • #6824 Reply
      Wolfgang
      Guest

      hrd SAQ 579 nr Detmold/NRW JO41JW. Nice Sigs started at 0745 UTC. Active Whip es ( vy short ) LW, VLF-Konverter up to 10 Mhz and old fully analog DC- Century-22 frm TT. Powerd all with a 12 Volt Accu.
      Merry X-Mas de Wolf DL2YBF

    • #6823 Reply
      Eilert, DL9BDM
      Guest

      Thank you for the transmission today! Received here in the northwestern part of Germany with an SSB LAN-SDR, signal strenght was about -110 dBm (S 4 – 5). Your message was easy and complete readable (R5). My antenna is a 27 wire L configuration about 8 Meters above ground, not tuned to VLF. I used in this configuration a homemade converter with S042P IC, wich converts the signal to the 10 MHz range.

      Also my Siemens E311 with the SO42P converter give a very good reception (RST 559) of your transmission today (in interaction with the converter an the vertical above).

      Test transmission starts ca. 7.35 UTC with “VVV de SAQ SAQ SAQ” etc. XMAS-Message follows at 8.00 to 8.04 UTC.

      73 & have a nice day!

    • #6822 Reply
      M0WWA
      Participant

      Excellent 599 signal reception in London of SAQ Christmas Eve Morning Transmission 24/12/2018

      Antenna: Switchig between long wire and whip antenna.

      RX: FlexRadio 1500; Heros Technology VLF Up-Converter to 4-4.5 MHz; App PowerSDR

      Video clip on editing process later will be upload to my website.

      Merry Christmas,

      Juan, M0WWA

    • #6821 Reply
      Hans v Alphen PA0EHG
      Guest

      Hello,

      Nice signal from your Christmas transmission this morning. Report 599.
      My system a Perseus SDR receiver and home build mini Whip antenna. I am located in Haselunne JO32sq.
      I have a MP3 recording on my website at pa0ehg.com

      Wish you all Merry Xmas and a wunderfull new year.

      Thanks for this nice event. Keep up the good work and hope to copy your signals again.

      Hans DL/PA0EHG

    • #6820 Reply
      Holger, DL1BLE
      Guest

      Hi,
      Heard SAQ with 599, rig: mini whip antenna, VLF converter, IC7600
      loc.: JO43KB
      mni tks! pls keep the alternator running!
      Holger

    • #6819 Reply
      Bart Lee
      Participant

      Null result San Francisco California USA. Wonderful that SAQ still operates! 73 es MX de Bart Lee, K6VK

    • #6818 Reply
      Alexander Hahn
      Participant

      SAQ transmission was heard at Karlsruhe JN49ea RST 549, very clear signal.

      RX1: RFspace SDRIQ and Grahn GS-5SE indoor active magnetic antenna, attenuator -40dB
      Software: CWskimmer I/Q recorder
      RX2: WinRadio G305 and homebuilt magnetic loop on 28″ bicycle rim, also indoor, attenuator -20dB
      Software: WinRadio advanced recorder, CWskimmer I/Q recorder, CWget

      Vy 73 and merry xmas from Karlsruhe/Germany
      Alex – DH2ID

    • #6817 Reply
      Ingolf, SM6FHZ
      Guest

      Tnx for this years transmission. 20 dB above the noise in JO67AQ on a 8 m E-field probe and a AFEDRI SDR. Cu next X-mas.
      73 / Ingolf, SM6FHZ

    • #6816 Reply
      Tim
      Guest

      Thanks for the transmission this morning, 459 into IO70ic, Helston, SW U.K.
      HB upconverter to IC7610, antenna Marconi T

      73 and Seasons Greetings

    • #6815 Reply
      Kormos YU7AE
      Participant

      Hello,
      today received SAQ transmission loud and clear, RX is YAESU FT-817nd 300Hz CW filter, Datong VLF converter (28MHz IF), antenna is PA0RDT mini-whip at 4m fishing pole from balcony, signal was S-8 on RX (on ear is clear S9 :-). My location is on Fruska gora mt. 516m asl near Novi Sad, WW loc JN95WD.

      Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all….

      73 from YU7AE op.Kare

    • #6814 Reply
      Andrea
      Guest

      Nice RX in JN55XI RST 555, my condition Spectrum Lab with quad loop. Merry Chrystmas and Happy New Year. All the best! 73 de IW3IAB

    • #6812 Reply
      Jochen Weigel
      Guest

      Universal-Pegelmesser 200Hz – 2,1MHz MV61 T Antenne

    • #6811 Reply
      SM4UKU
      Guest

      Transmission well recieved in Årjäng, Sweden.

      Rx: Kiwi SDR
      Antenna: Longwire 300 meters directly on the ground
      Report: 599

      73
      Jan

    • #6810 Reply
      Paolo Serravalle
      Guest

      QTC received (559)= merry Christmas and happy new year to you too = 73 de I1IMA, Paolo (16166 Genova – Italy – JN44MJ)

    • #6809 Reply
      DL2JMB
      Guest

      Excellent reception with 5-turn indoor loop 1m2 directly connected to receivers
      Collins R-389, HF bandwith 100Hz, audio Sharp, noise limiter ON, and
      Selective Voltmeter Wandel+Goltermann SPM-12, bandwith 25 Hz.
      It’s always pleasure to hear you again.
      Thank you very much.
      Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

    • #6808 Reply
      Ulf Schneider
      Guest

      Xmas Transmission clear and strong S5 received without any noise al all IF BW (50Hz; 250Hz and 700Hz). Frequency stable enough for 50Hz BW!
      Antenna 50m long wire (unmatched); receiver EKD 300 RFT. Location Waldheim middle of Saxonia Germany Locator JO61MB

      73` mXmas

      Ulf Schneider DL3KS

    • #6807 Reply
      Ulf Hansson
      Guest

      Can hear SAQ 55 in JO65TK , Ystad Sweden.

      Active E antenna and Palomar VLF Converter
      73 de SM7EGM

    • #6806 Reply
      Rob M0BOL
      Guest

      Nice clear copy in Blackpool n/w England Icom IC-7200 home brew up converter and PA0RDT type antenna

    • #6805 Reply
      Helmut
      Guest

      Marry Christmas from Graz Austria JN77RA . Raport for SAQ 577
      OE6IEG

    • #6804 Reply
      Dr. Jim Cowburn G7NKS
      Guest

      TNx fer message 599 here in IO92ub. Elad FDM duo SDR with inverted L Jim G7NKS

    • #6803 Reply
      Martin Schmid
      Guest

      Can hear SAQ clearly near Karlsruhe / Germany (signal S5 or -95 dBm) an active loop aerial with Perseus receiver.
      Wonderful quality signal from this historic station. Congratulations for all involved !

      Best 73 es 55

      DL7BCA / HB9BCA

    • #6802 Reply
      DL6OW
      Guest

      No receive yet, is the transmitter running?
      73 de DL6OW

    • #6801 Reply
      IK1NAF
      Guest

      We are happy to try receive SAQ
      Merry Xmas to all staff !
      ’73 IK1NAF

      • #6813 Reply
        Eilert, DL9BDM
        Guest

        Thank you for the transmission today! Received here in the northwestern part of Germany with an SSB LAN-SDR, signal strenght was about -110 dBm (S 4 – 5). Your message was complete readable (R5). My antenna is a 27 wire L configuration about 8 Meters above ground, not tuned to VLF. I used in this configuration a homemade converter with SO42P IC, wich converts the signal to the 10 MHz range.

        Also my Siemens E311 with the SO42P converter give a good reception (RST 559) of your transmission today (in interaction with the converter an the vertical above).

        Test transmission starts ca. 7.35 UTC with “VVV de SAQ SAQ SAQ” etc. XMAS-Message follows at 8.00 to 8.04 UTC.

        73 & have a nice day!

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