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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> It is obviouly not as big an event as 1999 but could prove
> interesting.
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> Alan Melia
> G3NYK
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