For all Amateurs interested in radio history contacts with unusual stations...
QTC TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE OLD ALEXANDERSON ALTERNATOR ON 17.2 KHZ THIS SUMMER There will be transmissions both on Saturday July 2nd 2005 and on Sunday July 3rd 2005. 1. The transmission on July 2nd will be at 12:30 UTC when a new visiting centre will be inaugurated. The station will be open only to invited persons. 2. On Sunday July 3rd there will be the ordinary "Alexanderson Day" and the station will be open to public between 10:00 and 16:00 local time. Transmissions will take place at 08:15, 09:15, 12:15 and 13:15 UTC. Amateur radio will work on 14.035 kHz CW, 3.755 and 14.215 kHz SSB with the new call SK6SAQ QSL-information to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information read: www.alexander.n.se ---------------------------------- The Alexanderson Alternators at Grimedon, Sweden are the last working examples of this historic form of radio transmitter that consisted of essentially a huge alternating-current generator connected to an proportionally huge antenna. As the message says, the Grimedon alternators operate at 17.2 kHz. That's a bit below the lowest tuning range the Elecraft rigs offer, but within the range of some general coverage communications receivers out there. In any case, there's the opportunity for ham band contacts with the HF station on 80 CW and 20 meter CW and SSB. More pictures of the generators and Grimedon antenna farm, information about Alexanderson and the history of these amazing transmitters are at: http://www.acmi.net.au/AIC/ALEXANDERSON_BIO.html Additional information about these alternators as they were employed by RCA in the USA is at: http://earlyradiohistory.us/1922RCA.htm The RCA machines were said to have developed 700 AMPS or RF into the antenna. Not exactly QRP. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
