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ON THE AIR: SAQ TO TRANSMIT ON UNITED NATIONS DAY
On the air, word that the Alexander Association will
activate the giant SAQ radio-wave alternator on Wednesday,
October 24th. This, in recognition of United Nations Day.
Transmissions will begin at about 10:10 UTC, and a special
commemorative message will be sent at 10:30 UTC using CW on
17.2 kHz. Unfortunately, reports from the transmission
cannot be confirmed by QSL card.
The Alexander Association is a group of European radio
enthusiasts who preserve and demonstrate the old ultra long
wave Alexanderson electro-mechanical transmitter located at
Grimeton, Sweden. The site houses the only working
Alexanderson rotating alternator radio transmitter in the
world and is classified as a World Heritage Site.
More on the transmitter is at the society Website at
www.alexander.n.se
(Association Alexander)
BT
ON THE AIR: CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF THE PACIFIC RAILWAY
ACT
And the Union Pacific Amateur Radio Club will sponsor
Special Event UP150 on December 1st. The operation
commemorates the 150 years since President Abraham Lincoln
signed the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 and directed the
Union Pacific and the Central Pacific to construct a
transcontinental railroad. The event will use the call sign
WOUPR. It will begin at 6am Central and end at 8 pm
Pacific. Many present and past Union Pacific employees are
expected to operate during that time frame in hope of
talking with you. A special QSL will be available. More
information is on-line at www.pocatelloarc.org/uprr. (Union
Pacific ARC)
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