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

[Hank Greeb]

Pete:

This may be a once in a lifetime use of amateur radio for such an 
experiment.  I wish the best to the group who will be analyzing these 
data - because it will be hard to figure "normal vagaries of the 
ionosphere" from those caused, if any, by the eclipse.

72/73 de n8xx Hg
QRP >99.44% of the time

On 8/20/2017 9:28 AM, N4ZR wrote:
>
> 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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> at<http://reversebeacon.net>, now
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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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