[Lowfer] SAQ Test Transmission 02/06 @ 10:00 UTC

[Barrett, Steven W]

Thank you for the excellent ideas as a start to run some receiving
tests! I am pretty much a QRPer on the HF bands but have always had fun
following anything to do with extreme radio!  Wished there was a desert
nearby Seattle to run hundreds of feet of wire.  For Field Day 2005, the
BEARS radio club located at Ravens Roost, WA which is at about 5,000
feet elevation, somewhat west of Mt. Rainier. We laid a 250 foot long,
20 degree horizontal " V " in the small trees down a moderate slope to
the East. We had an easy time working many stations on the east coast.
What is memorable is that many of the stations from Maine to North
Carolina were about the same signal strength much of the time.  Would
like to do it again with 600 foot long lengths!                        

N7BVY  Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Barrett, Steven W 
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:22 AM
To: 'Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands'
Subject: RE: [Lowfer] SAQ Test Transmission 02/06 @ 10:00 UTC

Hi,

My QTH is Seattle, WA and I have a low frequency receiver (surplus) and
can tune 17.2 Khz  I have an Inverted-L cut for 160M.  Any chance of
hearing this signal at my QTH?  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com [mailto:ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:46 AM
To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Lowfer] SAQ Test Transmission 02/06 @ 10:00 UTC

Hi ,
      I posted this on the LWCA message board. I  received a message
forwarded by Steve Ratzlaff from an NDB list member in Sweden  reporting
that SAQ 17.2 KHz will run a test transmission on Wednesday, Feb 6 at
10:00 UTC. Should be interesting to listen for. 73 Todd WD4NGG  - Here
is  the message :
 
Hi all,

SAQ is the ID of a vintage pre-tube VLF-transmitter at  Grimeton, Sweden
which is run and maintained by UNESCO as cultural world  heritage.
Beside the two official annual trans-missions in July and Christmas
Eve, test transmissions are made to verify that the alternator and
antenna  system is in good working condition. I have been informed by an
engineer of SAQ  that a test transmission will take place on Wednesday,
Febr. 6, 2008 at 10:00  utc, (11:00 local
time) on 17.2 kHz. The duration inclusive start-up will be  approx. 1
hour. 
Listener reports can be sent to : _info at alexander.n.se_
(mailto:info at alexander.n.se) 

Best  listening

SM6OMH  Willi 



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