Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.20010703085144.2da754e2@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be>
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 08:51:44
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
From: "Rik Strobbe" <rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.ac.be>
Subject: Re: LF: SAQ reception / Electro-mechanical receiver for SAQ
In-reply-to: <20010702.110146.-730677.5.riese-k3djc@juno.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sender: <majordom@post.thorcom.com>

Hello Bob,

That sounds very interesting. 
Any chance you can let us know some construction details and/or show us a
picture ?

73, Rik  ON7YD


At 10:57 2/07/01 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I was also able to successfully receive SAQ with a homebrew 
>electro-mechanical receiver. As far as I know, the Alexanderson 
>alternator at SAQ is currently the only operating radio station with 
>an electro-mechanical transmitter that does not rely on valves or 
>semiconductors. For some time I thought it would be fun to make a 
>VLF receiver based on similar principles, also without any valves 
>or semiconductors, to receive the SAQ broadcasts. At first, I 
>thought this would involve some difficult mechanical engineering, 
>but somewhat suprisingly I was eventually able to make such a 
>receiver using parts from the junk box.
>
>outstanding Jim  !!!
>
>this only goes to show that LF can be a tinkerers 
>play ground
>
>Bob  K3DJC
>
>