2 July 2025 – SAQ Grimeton 100th Anniversary 17.2kHz VLF Transmissions. Report by Brian GM4DIJ.

Brian GM4DIJ listened for SAQ and reports:

On July 2nd, 1925, 100 years ago, the Swedish Grimeton Radio Station SAQ was officially inaugurated. In 2025 there was a celebratory event including 2 transmissions using the unique Alexanderson alternator on 17.2kHz.

https://alexander.n.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jubileumsdagen_Grimeton100_en.pdf

I was away from home on the 2nd, but I’m running a Web SDR which I can use remotely. The antenna is a 5ft Octagonal  screened multiturn tuned loop. At the moment however it is tuned to 472kHz ,so the response is down a bit at 17.2kHz. I could hear it OK at 519, but it was a bit weaker than when I used it untuned for the Xmas transmission.
I made a couple of recordings and took screenshots of  the waterfall and of the simultaneous YouTube streaming. The remote receiver can be accessed here:

http://gm4dij.proxy.rx-888.com:8073/

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