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Contribute to Eclipse Science and History: Research Propagation with Your
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** Canadian Amateurs Invited to Participate in Solar Eclipse Project in Ap
ril 2024
------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.rac.ca/canadian-amateurs-invited-to-participate-in-solar-eclip se-project/

"The Case Amateur Radio Club W8EDU of Case Western Reserve University in C leveland, Ohio is excited to invite Canadian Amateurs to participate in
our upcoming eclipse research project!"



** Attention all Canadian Amateurs: ------------------------------------------------------------
The following item is courtesy of the Case Amateur Radio Club (https://w8e du.wordpress.com/about/) :

The Case Amateur Radio Club would like to invite you to participate in the
CHU Eclipse Data Collection Project!

We will be monitoring the reception of the Canadian time standard CHU befo
re, during, and after the eclipse to measure the recombination time of
the ionosphere. In other words, we know that the ionosphere changes in
response to the presence of UV radiation in the sun by ionizing during th
e day and ‘de-ionizing’ at night (which is why many freque
ncy bands propagate differently during the day and the night).

We understand how the ionosphere changes over a normal 24-hour period in r esponse to the relatively slow transition from daytime to night time, bu
t want to learn more about how it changes over a much shorter period (whic
h is what the eclipse provides). We want you to help!

Our goal is to study how the eclipse affects radio wave propagation, hel
ping us understand the ionosphere’s recombination time. To achieve
this, we need your help recording Canada’s time standard statio
n CHU for two weeks surrounding the April 8 eclipse. Anyone with a KiwiSDR
or a rig capable of interfacing with analysis/recording software like Fld
igi is encouraged to join the effort!

This project has already garnered enthusiastic support from various commun ities, including the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateurs o
f Canada, and the Ham Radio Citizen Science Investigation HamSCI.

We have over 20 stations across the continent participating, from univer
sities and high schools to representatives from the Radio Amateurs of Cana
da and even a station in Mexico!

To join us and contribute valuable data, simply visit our website (https ://w8edu.wordpress.com/chu-eclipse-data-collection/) and follow the instru ctions (https://w8edu.wordpress.com/chu-eclipse-data-collection/) to set u
p your station and notify us about your participation.

Please reach out to [email protected] (mailto:eclipse-research@cas e.edu) if you have any questions or comments. – 73,

Adam Goodman W7OKE, President, Case Amateur Radio Club
David Kazdan AD8Y, MD, PhD, Faculty Advisor, Case Amateur Radio Cl
ub
Chistian Zorman, PhD, Faculty Advisor, Case Amateur Radio Club, As
sociate Dean for Research, Case School of Engineering

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RAC Bulletin Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director

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