Klub Niezwykłych Łączności
We are starting to have pileups in the 8270Hz band, you can see this on our grabber: https://klubnl.pl/wpr/en/index.php/klubnl-pl-grabbers/grabber-4-8270hz/
Joe VO1NA on 8270.0075Hz , Stefan DK7FC on 8270.0Hz, Uwe DJ8WX on 8269.996Hz. And maybe Riccardo IW4DXW on 8270.003Hz
Since a few days one can see a faint line on 8270.0075Hz. This is transmitted by Joe VO1NA from Canada. The distance to Warsaw is 5100km!
Spectrogram with normalized amplitude:
I have received Joe VO1NA in 2017 when he transmitted ebnaut:
You can also see a very strong signal from Stefan DK7FC on 8270.0Hz
Christmas transmission from SAQ on 17.2kHz, 24 december 2018 8:00 UTC
Received at SQ5BPF QTH Warsaw/Poland KO02md.
E-field active antenna, vlfrx-tools and Spectrum Lab receiver
The message was:
CQ CQ CQ DE SAQ SAQ SAQ = THIS IS GRIMETON RADIO/SAQ IN A TRANSMISSION USING THE ALEXANDERSON 200KW ALTERNATOR ON VLF 17.2KHZ. = WE WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR = SIGNED THE WORLD HERRITAGE AT GRIMETON AND THE ALEXANDER VETERANRADIOS VAENNER ASSOCIATION = FOR QSL INFO PLEASE READ OUR WEBSITE WWW.ALEXANDER.N.SE WWW.ALEXANDER.N.SE = DE SAQ SAQ SAQ SK
The russian 82Hz ZEVS transmitter stopped working on April 4 2018 around 12:00 UTC, and so far hasn’t resumed operation (this is written on 15 April, 11 days later).
Spectrogram of the end of transmission:
ZEVS can be monitored on the klubnl.pl ZEVS grabber:
I’ve added a 82Hz grabber: Grabber ZEVS 82Hz
Joe VO1NA transmitted on 21 december 2017 at 8270.0075Hz.His transmission was succesfuly received in Warsaw (RX Jacek/SQ5BPF), at a distance of about 5100km. This is the first succesful reception of a signal from Canada in Poland at 8270Hz.
Continue reading “First succesful transmission on 8270Hz between Canada and Poland”
Stefan DK7FC’s signal on 17470.1Hz is so strong, that i could make a faster grabber:
Temporary SQ5BPF 17.4701Hz 556uHz grabber for Stefan DK7FC’s tests
The remains of the Transatlantic Radiostation in Babice/Poland were added to the Register of objects of cultural heritage in Poland. This was the sister station of SAQ.
This was accomplished by Stowarzyszenie Park Kulturowy Transatlantycka Radiotelegraficzna Centrala Nadawcza Association.
News (in polish):
https://tvnwarszawa.tvn24.pl/informacje,news,laczyla-nas-z-ameryka-byla-cudem-techniki-dawna-radiostacja-zabytkiem,248199.html
I made a 17470.1Hz grabber with a GPS reference. QTH at SQ5BPF Warsaw/Poland KO02md.
This is for Stefan DK7FC tests on this frequency.
92.6uHz bins, 1 hour steps.
Direct link:
https://klubnl.pl/wpr/en/index.php/klubnl-pl-grabbers/tymczasowy-grabber-sq5bpf-do-testow-stefana-dk7fc-na-17-4701hz/
I made a 5170Hz grabber with a GPS reference. QTH at SQ5BPF Warsaw/Poland KO02md.
92.6uHz bins, 1 hour steps.
Direct link:
https://klubnl.pl/wpr/en/index.php/klubnl-pl-grabbers/grabber-sq5bpf-5170hz/