Subj : Grimeton Station to Transmit Christmas Message
To : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Fri Dec 09 2022 09:21 pm
12/09/2022
On Christmas Eve morning, December 24, 2022, the Alexander Grimeton Friendship
Association[1], in southern Sweden will be on the air sending out a special
Christmas message[2] to the world.
The event will begin at 08:30 CET (07:30 UTC) with the startup and tuning of
the Alexanderson alternator transmitter through Grimeton Radio Station, call
sign SAQ. The transmission will begin at 09:00 CET (08:00 UTC) with the
98-year-old 200 kW Alexanderson alternator on 17.2 kHz CW.
Grimeton Radio Station, SK6SAQ, will be QRV (ready) on the following
frequencies:
3.535 MHz CW
7.035 MHz CW
14.035 MHz CW
3.755 MHz SSB
7.140 MHz SSB
QSL reports can be sent to SK6SAQ via email at
[email protected][3].
The event will also be live streamed on the Alexander SAQ Grimeton Friendship
Association YouTube Channel[4].
The Alexanderson alternator transmitter is the only remaining example of early
pre-electronic radio transmitter technology. The station, built in 1922 - 1924,
has been preserved as a historical site. From the 1920s through the 1940s, it
was used to transmit telegram traffic by Morse code to North America and
throughout the world during World War II.
More information about the December 24 Christmas Eve event and the transmitter
can be found at the Grimeton Radio Station[5] website.
[1]
https://alexander.n.se/en/the-alexander-association/
[2]
https://alexander.n.se/en/saq-transmission-scheduled-for-christmas-eve-morning-dec-24th/
[3] mailto:
[email protected]
[4]
https://youtu.be/MJXhbE1bDOk
[5]
https://alexander.n.se/en/
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