[CQ-Contest] Please remember the scientific experiment August 21

[N4ZR]

Amen, Hank - as of last night, over 1000 hams had pre-registered, so I 
know we're all hoping for a lot of activity, because without activity 
there's nothing for the RBN, WSPRNET, PSKReporter etc. to log.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/19/2017 9:54 AM, Hank Greeb wrote:
> For anyone not working during those hours, please partake of the Solar 
> Eclipse QSO Party, 21 Aug 2017 1400 – 2200 UTC
>
> This gives us amateur radio operators a great opportunity to 
> participate in a scientific experiment.  The thesis is "Lack of Solar 
> Radiation during an eclipse will affect the ionosphere enough to be 
> observable during the period of partial and total eclipse of he sun."  
> The more information provided by amateur radio operators, the better 
> the quality of these data.
>
> Rules are at http://hamsci.org/about-hamsci
>
> Note that the majority of the data will be from the reversed beacon 
> network, though "real" signal reports from individuals will be 
> useful.  This means that the usual "RST 5NN" won't be of much use in 
> the SENTRST and RECDRST blanks, but qualitative and quantitative 
> signal strength data will be useful.
>
> So, pleast get on a send CQ SEQP or CQ TEST or CQ URCALL and provide 
> these data for the RBN.  This will help prove or disprove the thesis 
> of the experiment. Also report your "real RST" results -- N1MM+, W3KM, 
> and other logging software provides methods for over riding the 
> "refilled RST 599" boxes.    Please report your best estimate of ERP 
> along with a cabrillo file.
>
> 72/73 de n8xx Hg
> QRP >99.44% of the time
>
>
>
>
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