Rainy skies and cold temperatures did not stop SAQ from airing on Alexanderson Day 2024. Close to 200 visitors at the radio station and over 700 viewers on the live YouTube broadcast were able to experience how the soon 100 year old Alexanderson alternator came alive and could deliver a stable and clear radio signal that was received from all around the globe.
Alexander association crew 11:00 CEST (09:00 UTC) transmission :
Superintendent & host: Fredrik Wiklund
Operator: Anders Törblad
Morse key operator: Kai Sundberg
Mobile camera: Thomas Alexandersson
Cameras assistant: Jan-Åke Gylling
YouTube production: Janne Severinsson
Visitor host: Bengt Örnegren
Swedish visitor guide: Anders Börjesson
YouTube livestream 11:00 CEST (09:00 UTC)
As a compliment to the SAQ transmission our YouTube livestream was viewed by over 700 viewers that could follow all the steps to get SAQ in the air and how a message was sent to the World. THANK YOU all viewers!
Alexander association crew 14:00 CEST (12:00 UTC) transmission :
Superintendent & host: Anders Börjesson
Operator: Jan-Åke Gylling
Morse key operator: Kai Sundberg
Mobile camera: Thomas Alexandersson
Cameras assistant: Anders Törblad
YouTube production: Janne Severinsson
Visitor host: Bengt Örnegren
Swedish visitor guide: Fredrik Wiklund
YouTube livestream 14:00 CEST (12:00 UTC)
As a compliment to the afternoon SAQ transmission our YouTube livestream was viewed by over 500 viewers that could follow all the steps to get SAQ in the air and how a message was sent to the World. THANK YOU all viewers!
Startup and transmission
The team from the Alexander association managed to start and tune the Alexanderson alternator to deliver a clear and stable signal with levels compared to the previous transmission on Christmas Eve 2023.
Report from Peter DF3LP
Peter DF3LP, Kiel longwave monitor, always deliver useful plots from the test on Friday Jun 28th and from the transmissions on Jun 30th.
Thanks Peter!
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Report from Peter GM0EZR
Peter GM0EZR is also delivering reliable and useful plots of the two transmissions on Jun 30th.
Thanks Peter!
Alexanderson Day 2024 telegram
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 1924, THE CONSTRUCTION OF GRIMETON RADIO STATION WAS GETTING COMPLETED, WITH TWO ALEXANDERSON ALTERNATORS, EACH WITH THREE IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS, A ROTATING ALTERNATOR, A MAGNETIC AMPLIFIER AND A TUNED MULTIPLE ANTENNA. IN DECEMBER, THE SAME YEAR, IT WAS PUT INTO COMMERCIAL USE, WITH TRANSMISSIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, TO THE USA.
THE 100 YEAR CELEBRATION WILL BEGIN ON DECEMBER 1ST 2024 AND IT WILL RUN UNTIL JULY 2ND 2025. SEE GRIMETON.ORG FOR ALL DETAILS. =
SIGNED: WORLD HERITAGE GRIMETON RADIO STATION AND THE ALEXANDER GRIMETON FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION. =
FOR QSL INFO PLEASE READ OUR WEBSITE ALEXANDER.N.SE +
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Listener reports
The online report is still open and closes on July 26th. So far we have received over 350 reports which is fantastic. THANK YOU all for sending us your interesting and inspiring reports!
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Join the Alexander association
We welcome you as a member of the Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association, to support our non-profit activities in preserving, documenting and bringing to life the unique Alexanderson alternator from 1924.
As member, you have 10% discount on the World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station gift shop and café (not ice cream) and free entrance to the evening tours and the Alexanderson Day event, by showing your membership card. Four times per year, you will receive our online magazine “Alternatorn”, exclusively available only to our members.
Members also has access to our on-line library with lots of unique historical documents about SAQ and the Alexanderson alternator.
NEW! Our library now also includes several SAQ educational videos.
Alexander members also have free admission to the Radio Museum in Gothenburg.
Membership costs SEK 125 / year.