HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Scienc
Inform and Encourage Clubs and Hams in Your Section
To Participate in This Event!
What: The Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP)
When: October 14, 2023, and April 8, 2024
Where: Operate CW, SSB, FT4/8, and even WSPR and FST4W. Non-WARC bands 6-160 meters.
Why:
- Help better understand how the ionosphere works!
- How do disturbances such as solar flares, geomagnetic storms, and traveling ionospheric disturbances affect radio wave propagation?
- How does ionospheric science help amateur radio operators improve communications?
- How can I use my existing radio equipment for science initiatives?
- Have fun in a friendly HF competition. And there are other experiments as well!
Who: Volunteer amateur radio operators, short wave listeners and science researchers from multiple US universities.
The SEQP is conducted by HamSCI –The Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation — HamSCI serves as a means for fostering collaborations between professional researchers and amateur radio operators. It assists in developing and maintaining standards and agreements between all people and organizations involved.
How:
- Sign up here and participate! (www.hamsci.org/contest-info)
- Get on the air on October 14, 2023, and April 8, 2024, before, during and after the eclipse regardless of your QTH.
- Log your QSO’s in a Cabrillo format.
- Check the rules before or after the event for submitting logs.
For more information:
About HamSCI: www.hamsci.org
About The Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science: www.hamsci.org/eclipse
Contact: Ed Efchak WX2R, Public Information Officer: [email protected]
The ARRL is a partner of HamSCI and the SEQP. HamSCI receives funding from NASA, The National Science Foundation and Amateur Radio Digital Communications.