SAQ scheduled to air on World Radio Day, Feb. 13th 2023

 SAQ scheduled to air on

World Radio Day, Feb. 13th 2023

The theme for the 12th edition of the World Radio Day, to be celebrated on February 13th 2023, is "Radio and Peace".  SAQ is therefore scheduled to be on air, to send out a peace message to the whole world, using the unique 200kW Alexanderson alternator, from 1924, on 17.2 kHz CW.

Program and Transmission Schedule 15:00 CET (14:00 UTC): The transmitter hall at World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station is opened for visitors.  Transmission & YouTube Live stream 15:25 CET (14:25 UTC): Live stream on YouTube begins. 15:30 CET (14:30 UTC): Startup and tuning of the Alexanderson Alternator SAQ. 16:00 CET (15:00 UTC): Transmission of a peace message from SAQ.

Test Transmissions We are planning for a test transmission on Feb 13th, approx. at 13:00 CET (12:00 UTC). SAQ will be on air for 20-30 minutes, when we will be carrying out some tuning tests. Your comments are welcome to info@alexander.n.se.

Live Video from World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station The event can be seen live on our YouTube Channel or by following the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJXhbE1bDOk QSL Reports to SAQ QSL reports to SAQ are most welcome and appreciated! For guaranteed E-QSL from us, please report using our  ONLINE QSL FORM We can not guarantee that reports by Email / mail / bureau will be confirmed. The online form will be open from February 13th 2023 until March 3rd 2023. Amateur Radio Station SK6SAQ NEW! For World Radio Day communication, SK6SAQ has picked a set of unique frequencies, with a "connection" to SAQ:s transmission frequency 17.2 kHz.  The Amateur Radio Station with the call “SK6SAQ” will be QRV between 10:00 CET (09:00 UTC) and 17:00 CET ( 16:00 UTC) on the following frequencies: – 3 517.2 kHz CW – 7 017.2 kHz CW – 14 017.2 KHz CW – 3 755 kHz SSB – 7 140 kHz SSB QSL-reports to SK6SAQ (NOT SAQ) are kindly received via: - Email to info@alexander.n.se - or via: SM bureau - or direct by postal mail (link to address here) Two stations will be on the air most of the time. Visiting World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station Visitors are most welcome to World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station on World Radio Day. The radio station is open all day using "self check in". At 15:00 CET (14:00) UTC, the doors will open for all visitors, with free admission to the transmission. Join the Alexander Team! We welcome you as a member of the Alexander SAQ Grimeton Friendship Association, to support our non-profit activities in preserving, documenting and bringing to life the unique Alexanderson alternator from 1924.  As a member You get a 10% discount on World Heritage Grimeton's entry, shop and activities, and free admission to Alexander's evening displays and to the Alexanderson Day, upon presentation of your membership card. Four times per year, you will receive our online magazine “Alternatorn”, exclusively available only to our members. Members also get access to our on-line library with lots of unique historical documents about SAQ and the Alexanderson alternator. Membership costs SEK 125 / year. https://alexander.n.se/en/member/

WORLD RADIO DAY 2021

 

Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became World Radio Day (WRD).

Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. At the global level, radio remains the most widely consumed medium. This unique ability to reach out the widest audience means radio can shape a society’s experience of diversity, stand as an arena for all voices to speak out, be represented and heard. Radio stations should serve diverse communities, offering a wide variety of programs, viewpoints and content, and reflect the diversity of audiences in their organizations and operations.

 

CELEBRATIONS IN 2021

On the occasion of World Radio Day 2021 (WRD 2021), UNESCO calls on radio stations to celebrate this event’s 10th anniversary and the more than 110 years of radio. 

This edition of WRD is divided into three main sub-themes:

• EVOLUTION. The world changes, radio evovles. 
  This sub-theme refers to the resilience of the radio, to its sustainability ;
• INNOVATION. The world changes, radio adapts and innovate. 
  Radio has had to adapt to new technologies to remain the go-to medium of mobility, accessible everywhere and to everyone;
• CONNECTION. The world changes, radio connects.
  This sub-theme highlights radio’s services to our society—natural disasters, socio-economic crises, epidemics, etc.

All material is copyright free and may be used to promote World Radio Day. 

https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldradioday 

via Bruno Pecolatto-AIR130

Mappa degli Eventi World Radio Day

Una mappa degli eventi dedicati oggi 13 Febbraio 2012 alla radio nella I Giornata Mondiale

http://www.lifelineenergy.org/events2.html

Barcelona	Berlin	Berlin	Bogotá	Buenos Aires
Canberra	Cheshire	Chipata	Dhaka	Fiji
Gaborone	Geneva	Guatemala City	Islamabad	Johannesburg
Johannesburg	Lahore	Lalitpur	Lisbon	London
London	Madrid	Melbourne	Minsk	New South Wales
Ontario	Pamplona	Prague	Prague	Pisa
Potchefstroom	Rakagiriya	Santo Domingo	Toronto	Vancouver
Warsaw	West Australia

Una bella giornata per la radio

Attività di Italradio

(LC, 13 Feb 2012) - Pisa, ancora una volta all'avanguardia nella ricerca radiofonica, ha celebrato la prima giornata mondiale della radio con un seminario presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria al quale hanno contribuito con originali studi esperti e un numeroso pubblico al quale si sono aggiunti gli ascoltatori di Italwebradio. Collegamento diretto con Ondamedia Broadcast.

Ai saluti dei proff. Corsini e Dalle Mese, che hanno sottolineato l'importanza storica e l'attualità delle ricerche radiofoniche a Pisa in oltre cento anni di attività, hanno fatto seguito gli studi del prof. Giannetti dedicato alle tecnologie radiofoniche del XXI secolo, dell'ing. Romboli sulla possibilità di utilizzare l'onda media di Coltano in DRM, di Francesco Cito sulla attività di Radioeco, la radio universitaria di Pisa e di Luigi Cobisi sulla documentazione radiofonica. Ha animato il dibattito il giornalista Antonello Riccelli, presidente dell'UCSI Toscana, che - con gli amici di Italradio - ha consegnato il Tricolore della Radio 2012 alla signora Paola Bernardini, della Biblioteca Comunale Centrale di Pisa, per le ricerche su Marconi e la stazione di Coltano.
Una mostra con i materiali della ricerca, resa possibile dalla collaborazione dell'ing. Mario Michelini e della signora Graciela Stiavetti della DGMP, è in corso al Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione.
Eccezionale esperimento sulla Italwebradio con il collegamento in rete da Pisa e la ripresa in diretta da Ondamediabroadcast (1512 kHz nell'area di Bologna) che ha dimostrato l'opportunità di una valida cooperazione tra media diversi a servizio della comunicazione scientifica.
Interesse da parte della stampa locale che ha sottolineato come da Pisa siano passati avvenimenti storici della radiodiffusione tra i quali l'accensione del Cristo Redentore al Corcovado di Rio avvenuto nel 1931 con un impulso da Coltano. Ampio servizio di Tele Granducato e contributi sonori su Radio Capodistria (Media Partner dell'evento) Radio Svizzera Rete Due, Radio Vaticana, Radio Romania Internazionale.

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