Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1290; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id t0DCwHJX032113 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:58:18 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1YB0w6-0005E6-Nk for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:51:06 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1YB0w6-0005Dx-Ca for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:51:06 +0000 Received: from know-smtprelay-omc-1.server.virginmedia.net ([80.0.253.65]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1YB0w2-0006yB-6D for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:51:05 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.6] ([86.11.222.118]) by know-smtprelay-1-imp with bizsmtp id fQr01p01t2Zsi3201Qr0Ah; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:51:01 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [86.11.222.118] X-Spam: 0 X-Authority: v=2.1 cv=RcseCjdv c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=SuBfSidSudpnzoPf7Jvm+w==:117 a=SuBfSidSudpnzoPf7Jvm+w==:17 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=NLZqzBF-AAAA:8 a=xOd6jRPJAAAA:8 a=oCcaPWc0AAAA:8 a=0Cz4ehHLXUFmSFkoKo4A:9 a=49R9QqONUPzYiWZy:21 a=vOg8v_V1A0uGnaCj:21 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=Mlu4HdcTGXcA:10 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:50:52 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <54B514AC.19543.AAC5E5@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> In-reply-to: <3E493C075A3040DD8909A368EA72B512@gnat> References: <3E493C075A3040DD8909A368EA72B512@gnat> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Scan-Signature: 5f132ffce194fb93f2267a462d849f2b Subject: Re: LF: Eclipse March 20th 2015 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1971 Alan referred to the 1999 solar eclipse. A good description of the LF radio tests done at the time can be found at: http://misan.home.xs4all.nl/eclipse.htm Mike, G3XDV =========== > Hi all, it may not have registered with many yet as it has not made > the National TV news but there is a partial eclipse of the sun due on > March 20th 2015. > > As part of my involvement with the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee > it occurs to me that this is a fine opportunity to roll out the > capabilities of Opera, and WSPR and the monitoring network on 136 and > 477kHz. > > The path of the totallity pases due north of the UK with only > Shetland seeing a full eclipse. The majority of the UK is rated around > 80% . The most interesting paths are those from the opposite side of > the path of totality. Unfortunately (or otherwise :-)) ) the only > LF-active area on the other side is Iceland, and I know there is a > "grabber" operator active there. I suggest some interesting results > could be obtained if European stations could be active into the > Iceland grabber during the period of the eclipse which is 07:40 to > 11:40 UTC (I think we should be on GMT still in the UK at that date > :-)) ) I am not fully sure what facilities the Icelandic operator has > but maybe someone who knows him better could liaise a suitable set up. > > It is obviouly not as big an event as 1999 but could prove > interesting. > > Alan Melia > G3NYK > > > > > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4260/8917 - Release Date: > 01/12/15 >