Topband: OT: Studying the ionosphere using RBN

[N7KA at comcast.net]

I went to tHel PNW to view this total solar eclipse.  Found a place about 1 hour east of Portland, Ore a few miles south of the Columbia River Gorge with low horizons with clear skies, a rare event.  At sunrise birds started singing and 10M  opened to the east coast.  As the eclipse started to occur causing sunset (it was maybed out 8:30 to 9:00 AM PST, the birds stopped singing, the 10M opening to the eASeAST COAST WENT AWAY  

Arne N7KA