The very last ( as far as I know ???) 17.2 kHz Alexandersson transmitter in
the world will be on the air January 1st and 2nd 1999. 1200,1230 and 1300
January 1 and 0600 on the 2nd. UTC.
There were once a number of these antique transmitters built in the twenties
and constructed by the Swede Alexandersson. Radio frequency was generated by
motors with a special technique and enabled reliable communication all over
the globe and could be heard by submarines under the water during WW2.
The QTH is Grimeton on the swedish west coast. If you pass bye, you can not
miss the station as the antenna is a couple of kilometers long on high
towers. This fantastic station is now a museum and visitors are wellcome.
Our club was there a couple of years ago and yours truly had a chance to
send a couple of vvv..... I will never forget the v-sounds of the generator
and the flashes along with my keying on the old cw key!! If you remember the
old Frankenstein Monster Movies, then you can imagine what it looked like
with those big handles and switches. The tuning rods going up and down in
the water while the transmitter was tuned - up.....
QSL-cards will be send out but at the present time I do not know who takes
care of the QSL-ing. I will let you know.
Wellcome to listen to SAQ the sound of Radio History! You can not miss it as
conditions are always reliable on that frequency.
73s de Hans SM5KI
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