Hmm, the grabber is run by TF3HZ who is probably reading this mail. But
you can reach his grabber without super propagation as well, at least
from EU on LF, like shown here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19882028/LF/TF3HZ.jpg
He is even running a SNR plot which could be used to show QSB. I could
run a key-down carrier with reduced power to show the QSB... Let's
see... March is still some time...
73, Stefan
Am 12.01.2015 16:37, schrieb Alan Melia:
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
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