Topband: WSPR during eclipse

[Tod]

My son is making plans to install his several telescopes at the point where totality has almost the longest total eclipse path (near Sun Valley, Idaho.) He does not have a ham license, but he is a Professional Electrical Engineer with a lot of experience in setting up instrumentation and has significant computer skills. 

If locating WISPR devices at his location is of interest I will discuss it with him. He is here in MN now, but leaves soon for his second trip to Idaho to find where he wants to locate his equipment and make arrangements with the land owner. 


I also have a contact with the leading amateur astronomer in Idaho Falls, ID . The path of totality goes very close to my station there. Even if I were not there at the time of the eclipse, I believe we could work with local hams to place devices in the open area which is part of my land. The amateur astronomer works at the Idaho National Laboratory and has responsibility for Instrumentation as part of his management. He also is planning to set up scopes in the path of totality.

I am pretty sure that if there was interest in getting devices located and operating in the total eclipse path it could be done. 

73, Tod, K0TO


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> On May 31, 2016, at 3:02 PM, Cox <lstoskopf at cox.net> wrote:
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> I have several of these, but $5 with a Pi seems worth looking into!  Thanks. N0UU
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 31, 2016, at 1:38 PM, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:
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>> You may want to check out the excellent WSPR kit selection from QRP Kits:
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>> <http://qrp-labs.com/ultimate3.html>
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>> Mike N2MS
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: lstoskopf at cox.net
>> To: topband at contesting.com
>> Cc: topband-request at contesting.com
>> Sent: Tue, 31 May 2016 16:38:25 -0000 (UTC)
>> Subject: Re: Topband: WSPR during eclipse
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>> Totally agree.  I'm thinking of putting together some cheap Part 15 transmitters for the two "new" bands and setting them up as I drive up to totality.  Or sending them out to some friends along the path and recording on WSPR-X.  If the new $5 Rasp Pi modules come out in time I'm willing to bet that they might almost be the whole rig....with a bit of oomph added.  No need to go get them after the big show.
>> 
>> I was at the one in Munich some years ago.  A show not to be missed.  Even though it rained a few minutes into totality as the temp fell and let the sky loose!
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>> N0UU
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