ARLA/CLUSTER: SAQ Grimeton: Transmissão em 17,2 kHz CW agendada para 24 de Outubro das 14:30 às 15:00 UTC

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

SAQ Grimeton transmission on October 24

On United Nations Day, October 24, the SAQ Very Low Frequency
transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, will again send out a message to the
whole world on 17.2 kHz CW

14:30 GMT: Startup and tuning of the Alexanderson Alternator SAQ.
15:00 GMT: Transmission of a message from SAQ on 17.2 kHz CW.

Live stream https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexanderSAQ/videos

SAQ was built in the early 1920's and became operational on December
1, 1924. It is the last surviving working example of a transmitter
using Anderson Alternator technology. Even as construction started in
1922 the Anderson Alternator was being rendered obsolete by the vacuum
tube.

Further details of the event at
https://alexander.n.se/saq-grimeton-transmission-on-october-24th-2020/?lang=en