SAQ today

[Jean Marie F5VLB]

Received in Britanny France IN88IN with a double crossed loop, Spectrum Lab

thank you for this opportunity to test the station. 73’s to you all

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[Adrian Rawlings]

I don’t have LF equipment or antenna, but I wanted to take part in transmission at 8:45 1st July 2018.

I used the SDR radio at University of Twente http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ [Maidenhead JO32KF]

Received QSA with RST 559

Thank you for keeping this significant part of radio heritage alive and well!

Thank you University of Twente for providing this excellent facility!

73 de m0ans
nr. Milton Keynes, England [IO92NA]

[Jean Marie]

to prepare you come on https://www.facebook.com/groups/191060741236229/ we will help you for the next time

regards

John F5VLB

[javier EA1HBX-NW SPAIN]

Signal Received in IN62BL -Pc- EMU tracker sound and miniwhip 1 mt-long coupled with audio transformer.Sinpo 23323 .
Congratulations and thanks,
Javi-EA1HBX -Spain

[John]

Transmission of SAQ on 17,2 KHZ was received in CORFU island GREECE on May 1st 2018 using a converter and a inverted L antenna
Signal strength was about 9 S units

SV1AHV CORFU Island GREECE

[John]

Transmission of SAQ on 17,2 KHZ was received in CORFU island GREECE on May 1st 2018 using a converter and a inverted L antenna
Signal strength was about 9 S units

[Kostas]

I verify reception of transmission of SAQ on 1st of May 2018 on frequency 17.2 KHZ .
Signal was weak but readable. Receiver used : Wandel Goltermann SPM-3 Selective Level Meter with long wire antenna

SV1AYC Athens Greece

[SQ5M]

Good signal 559 in KO02GE.
I received this using ladder dipole antenna plus SDR receiver Elad.

[EB1LO, Nacho]

Hi!

Very good copy the SAQ here today.

Here, E-Field antenna + Sound Board + PC only.

QTH: Lardero, North of Spain (IN82sk).

Thanks!

73! EB1LO,Nacho

[Mark PA4M]

Good signal here in JO22OA. SNR up to 20dB above noise level. Some QSB
It was my first attempt to receive SAQ with my homemade converter.
Could copy all CW very easily.
Looking forward to next transmission.

YouTube video

[Stefano Canavesi]

Hello,

This is my QSL for today’s transmission, 1 May 2018.

Location: Comano, Switzerand.

Distance from Grimeton: 1256 Km

Receiver: one tube Colin B. Kennedy Mod. 110, produced from 1921 to 1925, covering all frequencies between 12,5 Khz to 2 Mhz. Power Supply: batteries

Audio amplifier: Colin B. Kennedy Mod. 525. Power Supply: batteries

Loudspeaker: Isophon Epsilon, high impedance, ca. 1930.

Antenna: Chirio Mini Whip

Much QRM because of low selectivity, but understandable.
Perhaps this is the first QSL you receive, having used a receiver older than the transmitter?

Youtube video clip:

Best regards

Stefano Canavesi
Comano-Switzerland
http://www.antiqueradios.ch

[Lutz DM1LM]

Hello!

Very strong siganl in Magedeburg JO52TD. RX home breww, ANT: ferrit and frame.
73 and I hope I hear SAQ in July.

[WN3V John]

Tried a CF Zepp, shielded loop, Beverage and active whip with 3 different receivers. Sorry but nothing heard @ FN10mn. Hopefully next time!

Thank You for keeping this marvelous piece of transmitting history alive and well!

[Jan Smits]

Very Good reception in Holland at the first of Mai,location JO32IQ aerial is a miniwhip and receiver a Kenwood TS570D with a homebuild converter .73’s de PA0PFQ.

[Holger, DL1BLE]

Hi,
received the transmission today in JO42KB with two rigs.
– SO42 converter (to 10MHz), ant: 23m wire, Icom TRX
– Mini Whip ant (leaned out a window), Rx: Teleton 704
Copied every word=> R4 with both rigs.
Many thanks to the SAQ crew
73, Holger

[Vicente EA5YB]

Big signal near to Barcelona JN01xg. It’s the first time I try to hear SAQ. My receiver is an old Rycom. The antenna 28 m long wire. Thanksto SAW team for all.

[ALEX DELIGIANNIS SV8QG]

Nice signal from SAQ 17,2 KHz 20DB above noise but the most important for todays event was that I had the opportunity to watch live the station as well as to receive the VLF transmission the same time… QTH KM39gc Lesbos Isl.

Tweets by SV8QG

73

Alex SV8QG

[Hans]

Good sig in JN69bd. Tnx fer Ur tremendeous
Mni tnx to the great Alexander Team !!

DJ8UL

[Costas SV1XV]

Received SAQ today in KM18UA with Perseus SDR receiver and HF vertical antenna.

Good signal, also I noticed fine tuning the speed regulator during the setup period.

Twitter post

Sample screen capture

73 Costas SV1XV

[Bill]

Received south of Stockholm with Icom IC-R8600 and 4m vertical antenna on the roof. Weak signal, nothing on the meter and nothing visible in the waterfall.

Watch Youtube video:

Thanks for all the work to keep this amazing transmitter alive.

[Arnfinn LA4NJ]

Impressive signals at JO28UW today. Signal strength stable at -71 dBm, equal to JXN.
SNR: 30 dB. Key up signal at -95 dBm.
PC with SDRplay RX. Antenna: 6m vertical with 3 wire top load. Tuned to resonance
with 373 mH inductor.

73 de LA4NJ

[Wolfgang Schruff (DG3KAG)]

Received in JO30DT on longwire 23m, mit LW-Konverter von 0 – 500 KHz auf 10…10,500 MHz , Receiver FT 1000 auf 10018,1, mode CW.
1.5.18 UTC 10:00 signal S4

thank you for this opportunity to test the station. 73’s to you all

[dc1mak]

QSL SAQ

Signal was very strong and clear in Jn48.
I used a QRP-Labs QCX with converter feeded by a tuned active ferrite rod antenna.
I was impressed, that this rig beated my rig with E1800 in former receptions.

73 to all de DC1MAK micha

[vera andre]

SAQ aujourd’hui (1er mai 2018). Le signal était d’environ. 20 dB au-dessus du bruit (avec une bande passante de 50 Hz, nécessité par le système électronique local qrm) ici pres de Lyon Message copié 100%. Incroyable est la clarté et la stabilité du signal en JN25IQ
Salutations de ANDRE

[DL9BDM, Eilert]

Received here in the northwestern part of germany (JO33VF) with an SSB LAN-SDR, signal strenght was about -115 dBm (S 3 – 4). Message was complete readable (R4) with good tone. Antenna only a 3 meter vertical for shortwave, not tuned to VLF. I used this configuration with a homemade converter with SO42P IC, wich converts the signal to the 10 MHz range.

[Lutz.H]

Many Thanks.
Expectantly, I drove to a forest edge and set up my receiver.
I happily heard the signs. It was again a highlight to experience the history of the radio and the result of your great work. Greetings from Jena, Germany
Lutz

[Gerhard Kreuzer (OE3GKC)]

Hi Folks
works really good today. 20db above noise here in Austria at JN88bg. MidiWhip on a glass-fiber mast about 10m over ground and a PC with the SAQrx Software.
Thanks to the crew for this great transmissen, hoping, there is more to come.

73

Gerhard
OE3GKC

[Giuseppe iv3pvd]

12 uV in jn66hd, 80 meters delta loop, Singer Stoddart NMN-17/27

Regards.

[Jaap PA0T]

Received in JO33JB on longwire and miniwhip and sm6lkm program. Abt 18 dB above noise. Tnx folks for the efforts you make!

[DL7BCA, Martin]

It was very exciting to listen to SAQ today (may 1st 2018). Signal was approx. 15 dB above noise (with 50 Hz bandwith, necessitated by local electronic qrm ) here near Karlsruhe. Copied message 100%. Amazing is the clarity and stability of the transmitted signal, and this with a technology dating from 1925! Congratulations and thanks to all members of SAQ who are keeping this remarkable station operational. Well done! Well worth it!

[Walter Barteczek DK8KV]

Received in JO30QU with R&S HFH2-Z2 antenna and STM32F429 Discovery Kit (program by I2PHD)

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