Topband: Solar eclipse radio project

[Radio KH6O]

*Amateur Radio Operators Needed for Help with Solar Eclipse Project*

The Case AmateurRadio Club, W8EDU <https://www.facebook.com/W8EDU/>, the
club station at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, is
asking for amateur radio operators to help with a research project centered
around the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse.

W8EDU club member Adam Goodman, W7OKE, said the project centers around
studying the effects of the eclipse on propagation to better understand the
recombination time of the ionosphere.

"To do this, we are recruiting North American amateur stations interested
in recording the Canadian time standard station CHU (Canada's WWV) for two
weeks surrounding the eclipse," added Goodman. "Anyone with a KiwiSDR
<http://kiwisdr.com/> or a rig that can interface with analysis/recording
software such as Fldigi <https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/> is
encouraged to reach out to us to participate."

W8EDU club member and project software manager Maris Usis, KE8TXG, said
that while the software is simple to use, there is some detailed work
involved. "We can help make it easier and there are good online
instructions as well," said Usis.

All of the participation details are on the club's website at
https://w8edu.wordpress.com/chu-eclipse-data-collection/.

W8EDU club faculty advisor David Kazdan, AD8Y, said the research project
has received positive attention from the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio
Program <https://www.arrl.org/collegiate-amateur-radio>community, the Ham
Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI <https://hamsci.org/>)
community, and Case Western Reserve University's engineering deans. "It is
already a truly international effort, and we are collaborating with more
than 20 stations across the continent, from collegiate and high school
stations, to a representative from the Radio Amateurs of Canada, to a
station in Mexico," said Kazdan.

The 2024 solar eclipse
<https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2024-april-8> will over Mexico,
the United States, and Canada. ARRL is a partner with HamSCI to help
promote this opportunity for radio amateurs to participate in an active
science experiment, through the Solar Eclipse QSO Party.


-- 
73,
Jeff KH6O / 6