Reminder for AMSAT operators out in remote locations doing Eclipse stuff on Monday:
0) The QIKCOM-1 Digipeater satellite will NOT be deployed as earlier mentioned. It is TBD.
1) Set your radio’s SYMBOL to the SUNNY symbol (\U). (for easy ID)
2) Once on location, maintain your STATUS to report your WX. Something like: “Clouds 25% at 1015 EDT”
3) See where everyone is on FINDU.COM. http://findu.com/cgi-bin/symbol.cgi?icon=%5CU&limit=200
4) Watch for Balloons on 144.39 or 144.34, and on http://findu.com/cgi-bin/symbol.cgi?icon=/O&limit=200
5) Tune the HF bands, there is an ECLIPSE CONTEST going on… Google it?
6) There are numerous other Ham experiments. see: http://HamSCI.org
7) Do the AM radio experiment listed there by listening for the 13 clear channel AM radio stations below near the path of totality.
8) CQ to others by sending a CQ via the CQSRVR. Send message to CQSRVR and begin text with CQ ECLIPSE… and your report. Update your CQ MSG every 30 mins (that’s the limit). The ANSRVR des the same thing but has no time limit. Once you see other calls from their CQSRVR or ANSRVR messages, then you can message one-on-one to them by callsign.
[LIST OF AM CLEAR CHANNEL STATIONS] kHz CALL Location Eclipse UTC ------ ------- ---------------- -------------- 650 WSM Nashville, TN 18:28 670 KBOI Boise, ID 17:27 750 WSB Atlanta, GA 18:36 840 WHAS Louisville, KY 18:27 880 KRVN Lexington, NE 17:57 1030 KTWO Casper, WY 17:43 1040 WHO DesMoines, IA 18:08 1110 KFAB Omaha, NE 18:04 1110 WBT Charlotte, NC 18:41 1120 KPNW Eugene, OR 17:17 1120 KMOX St. Louis, MO 18:18 1190 KEX Portland, OR 17:19 1510 WLAC Nashville, TN 18:28
Bob Bruninga, [email protected]