Category: Sweden (Page 3 of 4)

QSL NDB BL-421 Borlänge Airport

October 1, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

From 23rd – 25th September I participated in another Coordinated Listening Event. This time the challenge was to try to log a beacon on each frequency between 275 and 425 kHz. So maximum 151 NDBs. In total I logged close to 380 beacons on 127 different frequencies.
Of course I try to get a couple of QSLs in return for this effort and like last time I decided to focus on Sweden (there is no way that I’m going to send out 380 reception reports!). The first QSL came in today from Borlänge Airport. NDB BL-421 is located 1132 km from my home QTH.

QSL NDB WU-329 and VNA-364 Umea Airport

September 13, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 3 Comments

Swedavia at Umea Airport sent me a confirmation having received my reception report of NDB WU-329 and VNA-364. I am afraid that I can’t actually call this one a QSL… it is more a “thank you” and polite referral to LFV “Luftfartsverket”. LFV is the organization that remotely operates 16 airports from four control centres in Sweden: ATCC Stockholm, ATCC Malmö, RTC Stockholm and Östgöta Kontrollcentral (ÖKC).

With 1566 and 1578 kilometers from my home QTH these rank pretty high in terms of distance.

QSL NDB LB-370.5 and AH-417 Ängelhom Airport

September 12, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A QSL for my reception of two NDB (Non Directional Beacons) servicing Ängelholm Airport in South Sweden: LB-370.5 and AH-417. The numbers indicate the frequency in kHz. These beacons are located at 698 and 696 kilometers from my home QTH.

QSL NDBs Ängelholm Helsingborg Airport — Email QSL for NDBs LB and AH at Ängelholm Helsingborg Airport

QSL NDB EN-400 Örebro Airport

September 8, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

Another QSL from a Swedish NDB received in the SQUEEZE100 event. Mr. Mikael Reinholds, Manager IT&ANS, was so kind to send me an email as QSL NDB EN-400 at Örebro Airport in Sweden. The distance to this beacon is 1019 kilometer from my home QTH.

I will provide an update should I receive the promised picture of the EN site.

QSL NDB EN on 400 kHz for Örebro Airport, Sweden

QSL NDB TY-384 Torsby Airport

September 5, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 2 Comments

Torsby is a small airport in Sweden, 1022 km from my home QTH. From here the Amapola company operates daily flights to Stockholm. Martin Berglund, Airport Manager pf Torsby Airport sent me an email QSL to confirm my reception of the local NDB TY on 384 kHz.

QSL NDB ON-324 kHz Norrköping Airport

September 4, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A friendly email from Camilla Lundell, Air Traffic Controller to QSL NDB ON-324 Norrköping Airport in Sweden. That is 1023 km from my home QTH.

Email from Air Traffic Control Norrköping Airport as QSL ON-324

QSL NDB KM-366 Kalmar Öland Airport

September 4, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

Using the PskovNDB software I received so many new beacons during the SQUEEZE100 event that I did not know where to start sending QSL requests. I decided to target Lithuania, Sweden and Croatia as you can find good address information on the web.

Mr. Filip Wiberg, Chief Operations ATS Kalmar (filip.wiberg(at)acr-sweden.se), was so kind to QSL NDB KM-366 for Kalmar Öland Airport. Located on the east coast of Sweden this beacon is 894 kms from my home QTH.

NDB KM-366 Kalmar, Sweden — A polite email from Mr. Wibert at Kalmar Airport confirms my reception of KM-366

QSL Radio Igloo via WRMI 5950 kHz

August 12, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

I received a this nice e- QSL from Radio Igloo. Via WRMI 5950 kHz they brought a program about Britt Wadner, owner of offshore pirate Radio Syd. In 1962 Radio Syd was the successor of Skånes Radio Mercur, the first Swedish pirate station. The popularity of pirate radio is easily understood if you know that Swedish National Radio played a maximum of 60 minutes of recorded music a day, with only two or three “pop songs”.

QSL Radio Igloo via WRMI showing Britt Wadner and the radio ship.

Unfortunately for me Radio Igloo targeted North and South America from the WRMI location (Okeechobee, Florida, USA). In combination with some propagation disturbance that night it made it difficult for me to really understand the details of what was said about Britt Wadner and her ship. But the 60’s music was very enjoyable.

Hopefully there will be broadcasts targeted to the European audience in future, as happened in the past using a transmitter in Europe. Reports to radioigloo@gmail.com are welcome. Please do specify not only technical details but let them know what you think of program content.

QSL SAQ Grimeton Alexanderson Day

August 11, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 2 Comments

I received an e- QSL from SAQ Grimeton, Sweden, for their transmission on 17.2 kHz to celebrate Alexanderson Day.

Ernst Alexanderson was the inventor of the Alexanderson alternator, a rotating machine used for the generation of a high frequency alternating current, which could be used to produce an electromagnetic wave for radio transmissions. The first alternator based stations were installed in 1906 for long wave telegraphy. In the early 1920s vacuum-tube transmitters came available, replacing the alternators. The Grimeton historical station is the only station in the world that still operates on the basis of an alternator.

e QSL SAQ Grimeton 17.2 kHz Alexanderson Day 2023

I was a bit worried that it would be difficult to receive SAQ on VLF 17.2 kHz at noon in the middle of the summer. Not that I know a lot about VLF propagation. But the signals came through in much better quality than last time I received them on World Radio Day on February 13th this year.

QSL NDB MF Halmstad 421 kHz

March 27, 2023 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

The NDB MF in Halmstad on 421 kHz is located in south Sweden. A NDB, or Non Directional Beacon, is used for navigational purposes. Typically they are fairly low power. This one is about 725 km in NE direction from my QTH.
I sent a report plus audio clip and self-made QSL card to ats.halmstad@lfv.se. To my surprise I got a reply by regular mail, which is always nice.
Halmstad served as an air force base until 1961. Today it is a municipal airport with 800-1300 aircraft movements per year. It still supports the military operations from Halmstad as you can see on the QSL. And of course the jet fighter shown is a Swedish built SAAB Gripen!