Solar Eclipse QSO Party Signup So Far Has Attracted More Than 250 Eclipse Enthusiasts

The Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP) now is just a week away — Monday, August 21 — and more than 250 radio amateurs in the US and elsewhere already have signed up to take part. The SEQP is a special operating event organized by the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI), led by Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, to study ionospheric effects caused by the total solar eclipse. Event rules and operating procedures are available on the HamSCI website.

During the SEQP, hams are being asked to operate on the HF bands in a manner similar to a contest or QSO party. HamSCI researchers want to know where you plan to be during the eclipse and what modes you plan to operate. Visit the SEQP Pre-Registration page.

The experiment will take advantage of such systems as the Reverse Beacon Network, (RBN), PSKReporter, and WSPRNet, and participants’ logs will provide contact and spot data that researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and at Virginia Tech will use to study eclipse-induced ionospheric effects.

Source:ARRL

VHF

Vertex VXD-720

May 22, 2015 in: VHF No comments

Vertex VXD-720 Clear, Quality Communications 512 Channels and 512 Groups 5 Watts VHF / 4 Watts UHF VHF: 136 – 174 MHz UHF: 403 – 470 MHz; 450 – 512 MHz 5 Programmable Keys 40-Character Alphanumeric Scrolling Display 500 mW Audio Output FCC ... Read more

Qatar OSCAR-100 Wideband Spectrum Monitor

March 27, 2019 No comments
Vertex VXD-720

May 22, 2015 No comments
F-600A Dual mode FDMA DPMR analog digital walkie talkie with GPS in-bulit

June 29, 2015 No comments
Wouxun KG-UVD1P

August 29, 2015 No comments

Equipment

1A2R – connect two radios to one amplifier [ 4O3A ]

June 26, 2019 in: Equipment No comments

A2R is a switch with the capability to share one amplifier between two radios. If you have a Solid State amplifier with fast band switching, it can upgrade your amplifier to become a real SO2R amplifier. If you have tube amplifier, you can... Read more