[aprssig] Solar Eclipse and Yet Another APRS HF Road Test Coming!

[Stephen H Smith]

The next road trip and APRS 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" <http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner> ,   
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.

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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: http://wa8lmf.net


APRS-over-VARA igates now operating on 30 & 60 meters
<http://WA8LMF.net/map>

*"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
<http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner>
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-- APRS over VARA  --
<http://wa8lmf.net/APRSoverVARA.>

Flying Digipeater!
<http://WA8LMF.net/FlyingDigi>



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