What Hams Do … YouTube Premiere on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 8 PM
If you or someone you know is interested in science, this post is for you.
Did you know Amateur Radio Operators can be citizen scientists? Hundreds are taking part in a giant experiment to plot the impact of solar radiation on worldwide communications. Scientists call the interaction between the sun and the ionosphere ‘space-weather.’ What Hams Do, the TV Show, explores the role hams are playing collecting data and collaborating with ionospheric physicists as part of the HAMsci.org Personal Space-Weather project. Tune in Sunday night, February 28th at 8 PM for the YouTube Premiere of this popular show designed for anyone with an interest in ham radio. Click this link https://youtu.be/z5e8ezmLwcU and you can get a reminder to participate live, in chat with the show’s hosts, guests and lots of other folks. Better yet, click that link and subscribe to the Eastern Pennsylvania ARRL YouTube Channel (EPA-ARRL) and click the notification bell so you never miss a new show.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, HAMsci.org is distributing powerful but tiny Raspberry Pi 4B computers and extremely sensitive GPS clocks to hams throughout America in advance of the 2024 Solar Eclipse to collect data on changes in the ionosphere. This collaboration between ionospheric physicists and Amateur Radio Operators increases the size of the data set so scientific findings can be more definitively confirmed.
This is one you’ll want your friends, neighbors and family to see if they have any interest in how science works. Young people looking at possible careers in the sciences will enjoy this fascinating story of how ordinary folks who have ham radio licenses are pitching in to increase our knowledge and understanding of ‘Space Weather.’
Jay Silber (WA2UAR)
Public Information Coordinator
ARRL-Eastern Pennsylvania
Email: JaySilber@arrl.net
