The radio station Grimeton celebrates 75year anniversary on July 2nd,
2000.
H M King Gustaf V performed the official inauguration of the Swedish
transmitting station for wireless telegraphy to America in July 1925. The
75years anniversary of the royal opening ceremony will be celebrated at an
open house event at the second of July 2000.
The great radio station with callsign SAQ at Grimeton, has a
alternating-current generator (alternator) as transmitter. It was
constructed by a Swede, Ernst F W Alexanderson, and was built in USA by
General Electric. The alternator produce still 200 kW to the six antennas
at 17,2 kHz. The Grimeton radio station is the only one left in the whole
world.
The open house event take place 8am - 2pm (GMT) Sunday the second of
July 2000.
The transmitter will go on air at 8.30 and 8.45am. 0.30 and 0.45pm
(GMT)
During the jubilee the callsign SA6Q will be QRV on two stations for
listening reports.
|
Frequency |
Mod |
Station 1 |
3515 +- 5 kHz |
CW |
|
3740 +- 5 kHz |
SSB |
|
7015 +- 5 kHz |
CW |
|
7050 +- 5 kHz |
SSB |
Station 2 |
14035 +- 5kHz |
CW |
|
14215 +- 5 kHz |
SSB |
|
21030 +- 5kHz |
CW |
|
21205 +- 5 kHz |
SSB |
|
28030 +- 5 kHz |
CW |
|
28415 +- 5 kHz |
SSB |
e-mail: [email protected] Fax: 0340-67 41 95, Phone:
0340-67 42 51
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