But we on the west coast will be! I don't have any experience with prior MW DX during solar eclipses, but I do remember scanning the 60 m tropical band, back in the days when it was populated, and sure enough, the stations did come up for a brief time as the eclipse began, and the sky darkened. Russ is right about the beauty of SDRs. I'll for certain have mine running, while I'm outside enjoying the near totality in Victoria! 73,...Walt
On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 12:09 AM, Russ Edmunds <[email protected]> wrote: > For those of you with SDR's, and located along its path ( > http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/path_through_the_US.htm) the solar > eclipse over North American which is to occur on August 21 will present a > most interesting possibility. > > > I remember DX'ing during a solar eclipse back in the 1970's, and I > experienced stations on the path 'ahead' of me coming in as if it were > SS/SR propagation. > > > Now, with SDR's, it will be possible to record the entire band for the > duration of the eclipse, or at least for that portion where effects will be > noticeable in any particular area. > > > Alas, many of us in the Northeast, Southwest and North Central US won't be > close enough to the path to experience the full effects. > > > Russ Edmunds > > WB2BJH > > Blue Bell, PA > > Grid FN20id > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
