[600MRG] 630m WSPR eclipse test data - 18Aug17

[Ralph Wallio, W0RPK]

During 18Aug17, the last day for collecting 630m WSPR eclipse test data, 
15-21z, we had 9 reporting stations and 208-reports.  I (allegedly) have 
the collection process under control and am ready to collect 630m WSPR 
eclipse study data for 5-days, 19-23Aug17, 15-21z.

Collected WSPR data for the control-group days, 19-20Aug17 and 
22-23Aug17, will be compared with Eclipse day data, 21Aug17, looking for 
sky-wave propagation during the 15-21z window.

Hopefully we will have more 630m WSPR stations on-the-air.  Again on 
18Aug17 there were no stations on-the-air east of Arizona.

During the eclipse I will also be listening for AM Broadcast station 
sky-wave propagation from 50kw stations. See 
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/2017-total-solar-eclipse/how-to-hear-the-solar-eclipse/.

Also during the eclipse I will be collecting output data from a small 
solar panel with obscuration peaking at 92% here in eastern NC.  Two 
discussions may be of interest: 
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-solar-eclipse-vs-solar-electricity/ 
and 
https://ourfiniteworld.com/2017/07/22/researchers-have-been-underestimating-the-cost-of-wind-and-solar/.

WSPR reporting stations on 18Aug17
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KF7NP   60-reports   WH2XXP 87km
N7IW    32-reports   WH2XGP 331km - WG2XSV 53km
WG2XSV  19-reports   WH2XGP 279km
WI2XJQ  32-reports   WG2XSV 232km - WH2XGP 208km
WH2XGP  12-reports   WG2XSV 279km
W7WKR   20-reports   WH2XGP 46km
VE7BDQ  29-reports   WG2XSV 373km - WH2XGP 315km
VE7KPB   3-reports   WH2XGP 382km
VE6JY    1-report    WH2XGP 868km

--- de Ralph Wallio W0RPK