HamSCI is giving a free 2-day webinar this Fri.-Sat. (Mar. 20-21) [instead of the previously planned in-person workshop] covering numerous amateur radio topics but with a major emphasis on the new TangerineSDR high performance SDR being developed by TAPR, and the Personal Space Weather Station project. If you work with software controlled radios, ionospheric science, or crowd-sourced big data you might find some items of real interest in this webinar. You can also post questions for discussion. The conference is sponsored by the University of Scranton and the National Science Foundation, with support from a variety of universities and organizations (see agenda; see also ARRL article here). Information on how to join the webinar is here: https://hamsci.org/hamsci2020 The agenda is here: https://hamsci.org/hamsci-2020-program Please join us! -73- Bill Engelke - AB4EJ - The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Couple of thoughts: Why not have data sent out via HF/VHF in addition to internet or in some cases, instead of internet? Use low power data modes such as PSK. And, why not include seismology? Small simple seismographs can be constructed using pendulum arms, magnets, coils and OP AMPS for amplification. In much the same way as the lightning detection triangulation works, seismic activity can also be triangulated to determine epicenters and strength.
A handful of us here in the UK tuned in for both days...there certainly was an overload of information...but in a good way. I have joined their google group and look forward to the release of the Personal Spaceweather Station in the coming months. I had no idea about this work although I understand there was a presentation here in 2017. The only add I saw was here on QRZ. 73 Steve G3ZPS
