Topband: OT: Studying the ionosphere using RBN

[Robert McGwier]

I agree WSPR is the perfect tool and it is my task to bring WSPR together
for the eclipse effort.



Bob
N4HY

On Monday, May 30, 2016, Jim <wa3mej at comcast.net> wrote:

> Why waste time and energy with RBN stuff. We have the tool that does 90%
> of the work for us an no one uses it because it is digital. WHISPER is the
> perfect tool. If everyone would put their SSB transmitter a WHISPER
> frequency for 24 yrs before and after the eclipse we would have more data
> than anyone could ever want. Then all you have to do is download the data
> and start crunching with a computer program or manually... whichever is
> your to your liking. If this were done over the entire world you could
> filter out what you didnt want or even see how the propagation on the other
> side of the planet was during the eclipse.
>
> If you have not looked at this program... it was written by Nobel Laureate
> ( Physics ) Joe Taylor K1JT here is the web site:
> http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wspr.html
>
>
> Jim
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 20:24:03 -0400
> From: Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> To: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> Cc: "Topband at contesting. com" <Topband at contesting.com <javascript:;>>
> Subject: Re: Topband: OT: Studying the ionosphere using RBN
>
>
> This sounds really interesting. Should be able to ramp up a mob of activity
> for that. 160 up through VHF. Be very interesting to see if edge of eclipse
> is a propagation enhancer.
>
> Too bad eclipse isn't ten days later on Field Day. That would be a flood of
> data for free.
>
> We'll start talking this one up. Reserving a vacation day to operate.
>
> Also may need a module in N1MM to match the science questions and rules.
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 5:59 PM, Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > During the eclipse next year we will undertake a ham radio based study of
> > the Ionosphere using RBN.
> >
> > http://hamsci.org/article/hamsci-eclipse-team-meets-dayton
> >
> > 73s
> > N4HY
> >
> >
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Bob McGwier
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Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc
Research Professor Virginia Tech
Chief Scientist:  The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and
Technology
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Director of AMSAT