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Visit to Grimeton (SAQ), the only operational machine transmittor in the world. Running in VLF directed at Manhattan, from Varberg in Sweden.
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Visitors center/side building
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The transmittor antenna is suspended on 6 127m high pylons, a total of >17km of antenna!
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chrisk and lillmacho, melting swedes.
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Spark transmitter
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Geiger counter, 2G gave way more output than 3G.
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The friendly people of Grimeton's friends showing the geiger counter
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Flea market, filled with radio electronics. We bought the four Orange radios as souveniers.:)
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The alternator in the background, explainations before the transmission starts.
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Sparks, water coolers... So much mechanics!
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The alternator and the guy to make the transmission, all suited up.
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monki and kallep, listening to the morse transmission
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A loop!
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Transmission in progress.:)
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Transmission in progress.:)
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Visitors center/side building
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The transmittor antenna is suspended on 6 127m high pylons, a total of >17km of antenna!
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chrisk and lillmacho, melting swedes.
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Spark transmitter
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Geiger counter, 2G gave way more output than 3G.
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The friendly people of Grimeton's friends showing the geiger counter
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Flea market, filled with radio electronics. We bought the four Orange radios as souveniers.:)
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The alternator in the background, explainations before the transmission starts.
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Sparks, water coolers... So much mechanics!
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The alternator and the guy to make the transmission, all suited up.
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monki and kallep, listening to the morse transmission
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A loop!
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Transmission in progress.:)
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Industry memory of the year 1997, who knew there was such a reward.:)
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The first pylon.
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Old worker explaining how things worked on the ground.
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Melting swedes relaxing in the shade.
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Transmission station.
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One of the Motorola MX-360s
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Well aligned pylons.
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kallep and chrisk
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Pylon from below.
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Links as they worked in the 1920's
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