PRELIMINARY

SUMMARY REPORT ON TRANSMISSION

FROM GRIMETON RADIO/SAQ ON 17,2 KHZ

Transmission 2015-06-28 “Alexanderson Day” and “90 years” at (09:00 and) 12:00 UTC.

COUNTRY / LOCATION / READABILITY / SOURCE / COMMENTS
Australia / Melbourne / Unheard / VK3YJQ/
Stephen Bentley / Only heard via Twente websdr
Austria / Roggendorf / RST579
Clear and strong signal / Hans Pammer / Kindest regards from Austria
Austria / Wien-West / RST559 / OE1KHU/
Karl Hengl
Austria / Nussdorf / 25dB
above noise / OE5MZO/
Reinhart Mazur / Thank you for this very interesting transmission!
Austria / Wolfsberg / RST599 / OE8AJK/
Alfons Joebstl / Nice transmit from SAQ
Belgium / 20 km from Brussels / Load and clear / ON2DLT/
Leo Jacobs / Greeting and thanks to all of you
Belgium / Pellenberg / 63dBuV/m / ON6BE/
Felix Elsen / One of the strongest signals I ever heard from SAQ
Belgium / Gouy-Lez-Pieton / +-4dB
above noise / ON6YI/
Daniel Limbourg
Belgium / Brussels / RST479 / ONL12088/
Manoel
da Silva Casquilho / Good to hear a 100-year old station
Belgium / Kapellen / Unheard / Patrick Wargée / Used kit bought at Grimeton shop
Canada / Near Granby,
QC / VE2CRG/
Granby Amateur Radio Club / Thank you for the thrilling opportunity to copy VLF signal
Canada / Near Vancouver,
British Colombia / Unheard / VE7FRP/
Frank Simonsen
Czech Rep. / Lhota pod Radcem / RST589 / Milos Holy / Thank you for nice listening experience
Czech Rep. / Kromeriz / RST479 / Mojmir Horak
Czech Rep. / JO70AE / RST599 / OK1CJN/
Jiri Nemejc / Congratulations for fast repair of antenna
Czech Rep. / Praha / RST599
clear and strong / OK1CJN/
Jiri Nemejc / Congratulations for fast repair of antenna system
Czech Rep. / Hradec Krávolé / RST579 / OK1MGW/
Petr Kolman
Czech Rep. / Near Teplice / Very good signal / OK1TP/
Tom Stepnicka / Good job
Czech Rep. / Zlin / RST589 / OK2BMA/
Pavel Cunderla / Thank you very much for the nice transmission
Czech Rep. / Ostrava / RST579 / OK2STO/
Jarda Tomek
Czech Rep. / Prague / RST338 / OK9DAF/
Daniel Smid
Czech Rep. / Jablonec nad Nisou / RST589 / Zdenek Elias / Greetings from Czech Republic
Denmark / Esbjerg / RST549-579 / OZ1CWP/
Bjarne Schmidt / Hope to hear you at Christmas Eve
Denmark / Sönderborg / RST599 / OZ6AQ/
Werner Carlsen / Good summer
Denmark / Hundested / RST579 / OZ7HX/
Mogens Petersen
Denmark / Branderup / RST599 / OZ9DR/
Ib Jörgensen / Nice to hear you back after all this afternoon
Denmark / Varde / RST569 / OZ9QL/
Kaj Keller / Good signal
Finland / Porvoo, Porlammi / Jesse Hynniken
Finland / Near Turku / RST559 / OH4KW/
Holger Kinzel
Finland / RST599 / OH4RM/
Risto Korhonen
Finland / Simpele / RST569 / OH5MC/
Kauko Liimatainen
France / Montauban, near Toulouse / 30dB
above noise / F1VL/
Xtian / Many thanks for this transmission!
France / Boisset
Les Prevanches / F4HBT/
David Prijac / Best regards and congratulations for your work
France / Toulon / Unheard / F5ROL/
Manu Aft
France / Near Paris / 28dB
above noise / F6AGR/
Jean-Louis / Congratulations to all those who maintain this beautiful machine!
France / Saiguede / 25dB
above noise / Lionel Loudet / Thanks to the whole team for the excellent job despite the technical difficulties
Germany / Schwaigern / RST359
QRM / Bernd Weeber
Germany / Eberswalde / RST579/598
loud and clear / Björn Christen / SAQ transmission are every time a big event
Germany / Olfen / 20dB
above noise / Christian Marbach / I wish you and your team all the best!
Germany / Magdeburg / 15dB
above noise / Christian Wieduwilt / Great event. Thank you
Germany / Dillendorf / 30dB
above noise / DC0VD/
Winni Schreiner / All the best to the crew and friends of SAQ
Germany / Westerheim / S9+25dB / DC1MAK/
Micha Schroeder / Keep that alternator on working
Germany / Merzig / -75dB / DD3VH/
Franz Kai Ronellenfitsch / Many thank for activating the alternator once more!
Germany / Lemgo / 20dB
above noise / DD4QU/
Juergen Maritschnigg
Germany / Dessau-Rosslau / RST599 / DE0MKH/
Michael Landherr
Germany / Meerbusch / 35dB
above noise / DF2JP/
Joe Proemper
Germany / Kiel-Holtenau / 46dB SNR / DF3LP/
Peter Wilhem Schnoor / Thanks for keeping that old flute alive!
Germany / Husum / RST579 / DF4FM/
Werner Hertig
Germany / Karlsruhe / RST579 / DF8UO/
Daniel Kähny / Perfect reception this afternoon
Germany / Cranzahl / RST549 / DG0EW/
Walter Zapf
Germany / Langenbernsdorf / RS59+ / DG0JN/
Gottfied Müller
Germany / Lüneburg, 50 km south of Hamburg / RST459 / DG5DS/
Dirk Schrader / Thanks for keeping the transmitter alive
Germany / München / 78dBm / DG9MGC/
Fritz Simma
Germany / Westhausen / RST439 / DH1AN/
Herbert Smudel
Germany / Near Fronhausen / RST589 / DJ1ZB/
Ha-Jo Brandt
Germany / Fulda / S8 / DJ7JE/
Klaus-Dieter Schreiber
Germany / Wennigsen,
near Hannover / RS33 / DJ8MP/
Fritz Lauenstein
Germany / Neumuenster / RST579 / DJ8OM/
Oskar Mayer / Keep SAQ alive!
Germany / Anzing, 20 km east of München / 10dB
above noise / DK1OP/
Harald Wickenhäuser / Pre-enjoying the next event
Germany / Darmstadt / -70dB / DK2XV/
Hans G. Diederich
Germany / Bentwisch,
near Rostock / Very good
signal / DK3PM/
Peter Mohn
Germany / Sainscheid-Westerburg / RST599 / DK4PB/
Ali Wolf
Germany / Eggolsheim / 10 dB
above noise / DK6DW/
Dirk W. Schubert / Carrier at 08:40
Germany / Bützow / RST549 / DK7OM/
Rudolf Renkwitz
Germany / Lengede,
near Salzgitter / RST1-2 3 9 / DK8AR/
Henri Lüddecke / The signal was hard to read by QRN and QSB
Germany / Hannover / Weak signal
QRN / DL0OBJ/
Mannfred Reimann / I hope the machine is ok!
Germany / Chemnitz / Only 1st trans-mission hrd carrier at 08:42 / DL1JCI/
Klaus Erler / I had no opportunity to receive the 2nd transmission
Germany / Ringethal, near Mittweida, Saxony / RST559 / DL1JIF/
Sven Spiller / This time a good signal
Germany / Neuhausen / Unheard / DL1XKA/
Dieter Anger / Too much QRM. I will wait for the next time
Germany / Portable in a park near Cologne / 25-30dB
above noise / DL2KHU/p
Hans-Ulrich Eick
Germany / Greifswald / RST599 / DL2KZA/
Uwe Hethke
Germany / Near Friedrichshafen / RST585 / DL2MRB
Ralf Ballis
Germany / Nuremberg / 20dB
above noise / DL3NDW/
Bernd Katheder / This was my first try to receive SAQ
Germany / Near Hamburg / RST579 / DL4HG/
Olaf Goldbeck
Germany / Kemtau,
south of Chemnitz / RST589 / DL4JWU/
Jürgen Urbig / Thanks to those who found the problem so fast
Germany / Postmuenster / RST459 / DL4RAJ/
Clemens Paul
Germany / Bruchsal / 25-30dB
above noise / DL5AB/
Klaus Göbel / Many thanks for operating the Alexanderson alternator!
Germany / Kolbermoor,
near München / Unheard / DL5MCN/
Dietrich Rechkemmer
Germany / Leinefelde / RST559
QSB / DL6ATI/
Hans Streich / Hope for the next transmission
Germany / Kiel / DL6HAK/Walter
DO5GK/Gerlinde / You did really a great job!
Germany / Amerang / RST579
UFB signal / DL6LM/
Michael Löw
Germany / Berlin / RST519-539 / DL7LA/
Guenter Richter / Good to hear you again
Germany / Pirmasens / RST589 / DL8EB/
Jörg Blinn / Thank you very much for the transmission and the great message
Germany / Neubukow / -91dB
above noise / DL9GKJ/
Raik Hodam / Many thanks to your team for the good job
Germany / Oelsnitz / RST599 / DM2DIN/
Helmut Neidel / Many thanks for your information and transmission!
Germany / Freital,
near Dresden / RST488 / DM5ZW/
Klaus Bayer / Thanks for the transmission
Germany / Remscheid / QSA3-4 / DO9KKR/
Klaus Kremer
Germany / Gundelfingen / RST468 / Ekkehard Schulze / Thank you very much for your excellent work
Germany / Marienberg / RST478 / Frank Schubert / Thank you for putting the transmitter on air
Germany / Mannheim / 15-20dB
above noise / Georg Grossman / Hope to be able to listen many more times!
Germany / Espelkamp / SINPO23222 / Georg Morawski
Germany / Unheard
Too much noise / Günter Reichl / Heard only via Twente web.sdr
Germany / Meiningen / Very good / Hagen Borrasch / Many thanks all operators from SAQ
Germany / Bad Langensalza / Radio 2 / Janik Hofmann
Germany / Wunsiedel / SINPO33333 / Juergen Moesel
Germany / Idar-Oberstein / RST249 / Klaus Fuchs
Germany / Gera / RST549 / Lothar Frommhold
Germany / Hanau,
near Frankfurt / RST339 / Lutz Heinisch / Local man made noise from building
Germany / Augsburg / Loud and clear / Michael Weinl
Andreas Liebig
Germany / Wackerow,
near Greifswald / 12dB
above noise / Peter Oltmanns
Germany / München / -95dBm / Reinhard Rueckriem / Well done, excellent reception! Thanks to all of you
Germany / Magdeburg / S4 / Ronny Weiner
Germany / Burgstaedt / RST549 / Stefan Richter / This is a great tradition!
Germany / Neu-Isenburg / SINPO44454 / Stephan Cremer / Thank you for the beautiful event!
Germany / Landshut / RST455 / Ulrich Haumann / Keep the Old Lady running!
Germany / Tönisvorst / RST376 / Willfried Knippschild
Great Britain / High Wycombe / 25dB
above noise
Very clear signal / G0OQK/
Nick Garrod / Receiving position on the roof of BBC Broadcasting House in Central London
Great Britain / Oxford / Noise / G0REL/
Richard Gaskell
Great Britain / Barton on Sea / RST579 / G0VDI/
John Drake / Good to hear SAQ on the air again
Great Britain / Campton, 8 miles south of Bedford / RST439 / G3JNB/
Victor Brand / Congratulations and thank you
Great Britain / Near Leicester / QSA5 QRK5 / G3MCK/
Gerald Stancey / Many thanks for keeping SAQ alive
Great Britain / Reading,
Berkshire / 13dB
above noise / G3TBJ/
Chris Webster / Well done, fixing that short circuit in time!
Great Britain / Lowestoft / RST559 / G3XGK/Carl
G4RLS/John / Many thanks to all at SAQ
Great Britain / Tetbury,
Near Bristol / S5 / G4IHT/
Robert Riddington
Great Britain / Withworth,
Rochdale / G4TMV/
Alan Gale
Great Britain / Coventry / G7III/
Lian Young / Will listen out again for you on Christmas Eve!
Great Britain / Charmouth,
Dorset / G8JNJ/
Martin Ehrenfried / Thanks for preserving SAQ and sending the transmission
Great Britain / Isle of Barra,
Outer Hebrides, Scotland / RST599
Rock steady signal / GM0OGN/
Richard Hall
Great Britain / Bramley / RST564 / M0KER/
Robert Kerswill
Great Britain / Walton-on-Thames / RST569 / M0VLF/
James Sales
Great Britain / Hampton / 5,9 / M0WWA/
Juan Jose de Onate / Thank you for your commitment and dedication
Great Britain / Oxford / RST539 / M1SLH/
Ken Taylor
Great Britain / Buxton,
Derbyshire / SIO444 / Nick Rank / Thank for your speedy repair. The event was a success!
Great Britain / Oxford / 27dB
above noise / RS86946/
John Graham / Thanks for the opportunity to listen for this historic transmitter again
Greece / Megara / RST599 / SV1BPP/
Vasileios Pantazis
Greece / Thessaloniki / Readability about 90% / SV2HWM/
Merkouris Gogos / Thanks for keeping this old machine alive
Ireland / Skerries,
CO Dublin / SIO131 / Patrick McNally
Italy / Genoa / RST459 / I1IMA/
Paolo Serravalle
Italy / Torino / RST539 / I1PLX/
Mauro Pelissetti / Glad to have part also in this year celebration
Italy / Genoa / RST599 / I1UP/
George Torre / Congratulations for the job
Italy / Gerenzano,
Varese / RST465 / I2-71022/
Antonio Olova
Italy / Casalgrande / RST549 / I-3082/BO
Giuliano Carrozzi
Italy / Tavarnelle,
Firenze / RST2/2/? / I5XMN/
Marcello Manetti
Italy / Buccinasco,
MI / RST323 / IK2GFT/SWL1510
Mauro Giroletti / Thank you for your commitment!
Italy / Milano / Good signal / IK2PII/
Claudio Pozzi
Italy / 10 km from Lake Como / RST467 / IT2021SWL/
Claudio Tagliabue / Good luck for the next transmissions
Italy / Podenzano,
PC / RST599 / IU4ASI/
Murelli Daniele
Italy / Turin / IW1DTU/
Fer Paglia / Thank you for keeping Grimeton at work, your efforts are very appreciated
Italy / Martellago / RST589 / IZ3BTA/
Renzo
Italy / Castelfranco, Veneto Treviso / SINPO43444 / IZ3NYT/
Andrea Marcon
Italy / Ponte Buggianese,
PT / RST539 / IZ5IOW/
Marco Cardelli
Italy / Putignano,
BA / RST479 / IZ7SLZ/
Domenico Lindo / Thank you for giving all of us a very good fun!
Latvia / Ulbroka / YL3HA/
Vilnis Luste
Lithuania / Kaunas / RST457 / LY3AY/
Vitalis Rimsa
Malta / Dwejra / RST529
QSB / 9H1CG/
Joe Vella Brincat
Malta / Mosta / RST569 / 9H1ES/p/
Fortunato Bonnici
Netherlands / KR Welsum / SINPO25522 / E.J. Zijlstra
Netherlands / Amsterdam / SINPO55555 / Jan Feenstra / Good luck for the future
Netherlands / Amsterdam / 8dBuV, S4,5 / Jarod Middelman
Netherlands / Rijnsburg / RST599 / PA0ANK/
Jan Mullers / Good to hear the Old Lady again
Netherlands / Deventer / RST589 / PA0FEN/
Nico vanRossen
Netherlands / Weert / 29dB
above noise / PA0HMV/
Bert Veuskens / Thanks for the effort to run this nice “machine” transmitter
Netherlands / Deventer / RST579 / PA0HRX/
Hans Reuderink
Netherlands / Rotterdam / S9
Without QSB / PA0ONO/
Onno Bakker / Very nice job!
Netherlands / Halsteren / -70dBm / PA0PVH/
Pam van Herel
Netherlands / Hoogeveen / 20dB / PA1NL/
Lammert Zwanenburg
Netherlands / Middelburg / RST599+10dB / PA3ALX/
Herman Wolters / One of the strongest transmission ever heard
Netherlands / Vlaardingen / QRK5 QSA4 / PA3DSJ/
Huib Barendrecht / FB on your effort and of the volunteers
Netherlands / ST Eersel,
NB / Unheard / PA3ECL/
Rene / Keep the good work going