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Solar Eclipse and Yet Another APRS HF Road Test Coming!

 

The next road trip and APRS AX.25-vs-VARA test opportunity will be on April 8th.?? I am driving down to north-west Ohio for the total solar eclipse.? I will be parked just off Ohio I-75 near Celina Ohio, right on the center of the line of totality.? Coords are 40.4964N / 84.1926W.

I will be taking the radio trailer "Studio B" <> , ? and will be experimenting with HF propagation changes during the eclipse.? I will be beaconing AX.25 and VARA APRS on both 30 and 60 meters, and monitoring signal levels on the AM broadcast band. Possibly some SSTV livecam shots of the eclipse, if the upper HF bands (15 and 10 meters) are open -- 20 meters is just too much of a mess on SSTV.

I intend to arrive on site about 12:00 Noon local (US EST / UTC -4) for setup.? At this location, the eclipse starts at about 13:54 EST and will be total by 15:09 EST.


Green diagonal line is the track of the eclipse.

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Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf (at) aol.com
Skype:??????? WA8LMF
EchoLink:? Node #? 14400? [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page:


APRS-over-VARA igates now operating on 30 & 60 meters
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*"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
<>
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-- APRS over VARA? --
<.>

Flying Digipeater!
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I have received several replies on various lists commenting how there seem to be no DETAILED online maps showing the track of the? 8 April 2024 solar eclipse.

I've been totally amazed by the same thing - lack of detailed info.? Nothing from places like NASA, National Solar Observatory, etc that you would think would have the high-powered graphics to do this.

Here is the ONE dynamic map I've been able to find that can scroll in for a detailed view of the eclipse path.

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This is based on a zoomable Google map - scroll in to get the usual Google Maps detail anywhere in the US.

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On 2/12/2024 12:02 PM, WA8LMF via groups.io wrote:
The next road trip and APRS AX.25-vs-VARA test opportunity will be on April 8th.?? I am driving down to north-west Ohio for the total solar eclipse.? I will be parked just off Ohio I-75 near Celina Ohio, right on the center of the line of totality.? Coords are 40.4964N / 84.1926W.

I will be taking the radio trailer "Studio B" <> , ? and will be experimenting with HF propagation changes during the eclipse.? I will be beaconing AX.25 and VARA APRS on both 30 and 60 meters, and monitoring signal levels on the AM broadcast band. Possibly some SSTV livecam shots of the eclipse, if the upper HF bands (15 and 10 meters) are open -- 20 meters is just too much of a mess on SSTV.

I intend to arrive on site about 12:00 Noon local (US EST / UTC -4) for setup.? At this location, the eclipse starts at about 13:54 EST and will be total by 15:09 EST.


Green diagonal line is the track of the eclipse.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf (at) aol.com
Skype:??????? WA8LMF
EchoLink:? Node #? 14400? [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page:


APRS-over-VARA igates now operating on 30 & 60 meters
<>

*"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
<>
*
-- APRS over VARA? --
<.>

Flying Digipeater!
<>

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