very beautiful footage in this documentary of the Grimeton transmitter. I have been on the site a couple of years ago. Absolutely amassing ! The pylons are enormous. A real engineering marvel
The second (similar but bigger) was built in Poland but German (not Nazi) destroyed it in 1945. pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantycka_Centrala_Radiotelegraficzna
The Grimeton VLF transmitter is a VLF transmission facility at Grimeton close to Varberg, Sweden. It has the only working Alexanderson alternator rotating armature radio transmitter in the world and is classified as a World Heritage Site. The transmitter was built in 1922 to 1924;[1] to operate at 17.2 kHz, although it is designed on frequencies up to 40 kHz. The radiating element is a wire aerial hung on six 127-metre high freestanding steel pylons, that are grounded.
I had heard of the Alexanderson alternator but had never seen one. I would not have beleived that one still existed in operating condition. Its great that the Swedes are preserving this historical radio site.
Sorry to the guys who does not understand the german language but this was a documentation transmitted by a german tv station so that only german language is available....
Die Erfindung und Arbeit macht der Unbekannte im Hintergrund, während der Bekannte ohne Arbeit den Ruhm und oft noch das Geld empfängt. Heute immer noch so.
The radio station had a twin, but the larger resort in Poland, known as the Transatlantic Headquarters Radiotelegraphic near Warsaw destroyed by the Germans in 1945. DANKE Germans... :(
This is a beautiful film, even though I don't understand German. It was unfortunate that the Polish equivalent was destroyed. I see there is an article about it. www.qrz.com/db/SN1923AXL
Awesome, stunning photography which beckons the viewer in....The bombastic overture as the narrator describes, booting up the station, takes my breath away. I wonder if the incidental music is just that, or excerpts from a larger work. 73
would like to know when it will transmit again I have built a converter to 4mhz I got from England and are building a vlf Minooka special antenna ron vk2mu
Der Moderator gibt teilweise falsche Tatsachen von sich. So ist SAQ selbstverständlich NICHT der letzte Längstwellensender weltweit. Davon gibt es noch so einige. Vielmehr handelt es sich um den letzten funktionsfähig erhaltenen Maschinensender, in dem die Schwingungen auf rein elektromechanischem Weg erzeugt werden.
Weil Längstwelle riesige Sender Türme benötigt. Heute nutzen nur noch U - Boote Länsgtwelle, da diese Lange Wellen etwas ins Wasser reichen. Omega Navigation war vor GPS auf 10 KHZ präsent. Ein Sender war 500 Meter hoch. Langwelle, Kurzwelle danach UKW setzte sich durch.
Same VLF was located in Warsaw Poland, call sign SPW. Germans demolished her in 1944 during retreat. Thankfully you didn't occupied Sweden, otherwise SAQ will met same faith. You didn't pay for it until now.
very beautiful footage in this documentary of the Grimeton transmitter. I have been on the site a couple of years ago. Absolutely amassing ! The pylons are enormous. A real engineering marvel
Amazing !! What a wonderful example of radio and preservation of history. Thank you for sharing this with us all. Truly amazing !!
The second (similar but bigger) was built in Poland but German (not Nazi) destroyed it in 1945.
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantycka_Centrala_Radiotelegraficzna
The Grimeton VLF transmitter is a VLF transmission facility at Grimeton close to Varberg, Sweden. It has the only working Alexanderson alternator rotating armature radio transmitter in the world and is classified as a World Heritage Site.
The transmitter was built in 1922 to 1924;[1] to operate at 17.2 kHz, although it is designed on frequencies up to 40 kHz. The radiating element is a wire aerial hung on six 127-metre high freestanding steel pylons, that are grounded.
I had heard of the Alexanderson alternator but had never seen one. I would not have beleived that one still existed in operating condition. Its great that the Swedes are preserving this historical radio site.
I'm English and what I understand of it is fascinating I just have to watch it a few times :)
Sorry to the guys who does not understand the german language but this was a documentation transmitted by a german tv station so that only german language is available....
Die Erfindung und Arbeit macht der Unbekannte im Hintergrund, während der Bekannte ohne Arbeit den Ruhm und oft noch das Geld empfängt.
Heute immer noch so.
Ladies and gentlemen... It's Grimetime!
Yep... 17.2 kHz... ULF or Ultra Low Frequency. The US Navy's NAA and the coded time station WWVB both operate in this frequency range.
Tommorow 28-6-2015 I will try to listen to SAQ !
The radio station had a twin, but the larger resort in Poland, known as the Transatlantic Headquarters Radiotelegraphic near Warsaw destroyed by the Germans in 1945.
DANKE Germans... :(
This is a beautiful film, even though I don't understand German.
It was unfortunate that the Polish equivalent was destroyed. I see there is an article about it. www.qrz.com/db/SN1923AXL
sorry poland and hello from germany
it's more like danke nazis but anyway
You do not have to apologise for the actions of your so called "elite". Like we British have a likewise evil elite.
monopolism is our enemy
Awesome, stunning photography which beckons the viewer in....The bombastic overture as the narrator describes, booting up the station, takes my breath away. I wonder if the incidental music is just that, or excerpts from a larger work. 73
would like to know when it will transmit again I have built a converter to 4mhz I got from England and are building a vlf Minooka special antenna ron vk2mu
This is one of those times when I wish I could understand German. :-(
Der Moderator gibt teilweise falsche Tatsachen von sich. So ist SAQ selbstverständlich NICHT der letzte Längstwellensender weltweit. Davon gibt es noch so einige. Vielmehr handelt es sich um den letzten funktionsfähig erhaltenen Maschinensender, in dem die Schwingungen auf rein elektromechanischem Weg erzeugt werden.
great
now I understand..
What an incredibly low frequency. The wavelength is ~ 17 Km!
Wie ist man denn auf diese niedriege Frequenz gekommen? 17,2 kHz kann ich ja noch hören:
17,2khz, aber nicht Schallwellen sondern elektromagnetisch, ist ja schließlich funk
Damn! Damn! Damn! I wish this was in English.
If you answer, I'll translate the whole thing
Das Bild-Seitenverhältnis ist falsch!
Wieso macht man heute keine Längstwellen mehr und wieso gerade 6 Türme?
Weil Längstwelle riesige Sender Türme benötigt. Heute nutzen nur noch U - Boote Länsgtwelle, da diese Lange Wellen etwas ins Wasser reichen. Omega Navigation war vor GPS auf 10 KHZ präsent. Ein Sender war 500 Meter hoch.
Langwelle, Kurzwelle danach UKW setzte sich durch.
@@leuchtturmamrandderwelt5713 danke für die Info. Kann man über längstwelle eig auch richtig Sprache übertragen?
@@janw1982
Nein, soweit ich weis nur Morse oder ein Schreibverfahren das aus schneller Zeichen besteht.
Man, this looks really good!
Too dang bad I can't sprechen sie deutsche!!
Use subtitles(cc) and change the language to English in settings (Translating),,,
es fekin bíúniføl...
Das ist sehr grosse funkgerate!
funkgeräte
Das war sehr interstate zu seven. W2CH
Bolines California RCA
sorry, but I wish I could understand this...
hi Power
can I have English version? thanks
Try auto-generated captions than choose translate into English.
Swl...
Schoen
sie nicht wissen, wie man auf Englisch stellen einige von uns kann nicht sprechen Deutsch
Same VLF was located in Warsaw Poland, call sign SPW. Germans demolished her in 1944 during retreat. Thankfully you didn't occupied Sweden, otherwise SAQ will met same faith.
You didn't pay for it until now.