ALEXANDERSON 'SAQ' vlf Transmitter as recieved in MALTA (Wied Rini)

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Operation SAQ Wied Rini, Group Photo 24.12.2013
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On Christmas eve of 24th December 2013 a group a hams set up 'Operation SAQ Wied Rini' from the island of Malta (9H1)to receive the Alexanderson SAQ,VLF Alternator Transmitter on 17.2 KHz which transmits once a year on this particular day.

Participants were team leader Furtunato 9H1ES and his team mainly 9H1GB, 9H1VW, 9H1RA, 9H1PI, 9H1AA, 9H1PF, 9H1BW, 9H1CG, 9H1KR, and SWLs Brandon and Daniel.

This is the detailed list of all the equipment used for the operation:

      Receiver Marine Marconi NS-702  two front end RF stages operate on 230Vac

Receiver Sait Funk 745E310A  one front end RF stage operate on 230Vac

Two UPS  and one genset  1000W

Homemade antenna tuning unit

Aircraft Variometer with loading capacitors and variable Cap up to 1700pf

Four ground radials of 200M each. ( more or less )

Antenna:  the original TEE which is held on site. 130ft high, 200ft horz

Computer Toshiba program Spectran V2.7 bandwidth 80Hz and better

Time wave CW filter DSP-599zx  latest version

Frequency calibrator 100Hz steps

CW RECORDER :- Zoom Professional Digital Recorder.

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9H1AA George and 9H1VW Gus

the official site of the GRIMETON Transmitting Station

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(below) 9H1AA George and 9H1PF Peter
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(below) coffee time with 9H1VW Gus
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tea, coffee biscuits supplies by GUS 9H1VW

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9H1PF Peter and 9H1RA Ray

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9H1GB Mansueto on the move .....

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the 'feed point' between the 2 towers

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the 'home brew' ATU by 9H1ES Furtunato

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the receiving station at the back of the lightweight Land Rover

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'the crowd'

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'THE HAPPY BUNCH'

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