LF: Re: Grimeton Radio/SAQ transmission 2003-06-29.

["Dick Rollema" <d.w.rollema@freeler.nl>]

Dear Lars,

I listened to the SAQ transmissions at 0830 and 1230 UTC ; was  away
from home at 1030 UTC.

I had good copy, though keying seemed a bit erratic.

The antenna system for the 136kHz band was used, with an extra
capacitance of 26nF in parallel with the tuning/matching coil to make the
system more or less resonant at 17.2kHz. The receiver was a Wandel &
Goltermann selective level meter type SPM-12, connected to a tap near the
bottom of the coil. The signal at the input of the SPM-12 was 4.4
microvolt.

I did not hear SA6Q on 137.7kHz or 14215kHz when I listened around 1300
UTC. 

Many thanks to the Grimeton crew for keeping SAQ operational and bringing
the old transmitter on the air!

73, Dick, PA0SE 

At 22:46 21-6-03 +0200, you wrote:

> "CQ CQ CQ DE SAQ SAQ
> SAQ"
>
>
> This year the Grimeton Radio/SAQ transmission will be on Sunday 29th June
> with the VLF Alexanderson alternator on 17,2 kHz. There will be three
> transmissions with the same message, at 08:30 UTC, 10:30 UTC AND 12:30
> UTC.