Indiana County Will Supercharge Its TIS Station for the Eclipse

 

Morgan County has the FCC’s OK to turn up the juice on 1700 AM

BY NICK LANGAN 

An Indiana county that will experience totality during the April 8 solar eclipse is cranking up the power on its Travelers’ Information Station to help visitors.

Morgan County operates TIS station WQSI562 on 1700 AM from the county seat of Martinsville. The entire county lies within the path of totality. Martinsville will see more than four minutes of darkness, among the longest in the Hoosier State, and the county website is providing extensive information for the expected rush of visitors.

Additional TIS  story at: https://tinyurl.com/26vxbevu

NASA-Funded Science Projects Tuning In to ‘Eclipse Radio’

 This topic was touched on briefly during Loyd Van Horn's DX Central LIVE! program from February 24th. . If your not watching his live show, you are missing out! The next program will be Friday, March 1, 2024 at 1845 CST. (0045 UTC) at https://www.dxcentrallive.com/

As the eclipse nears on April 8, we'll be covering more on this topic as related to radio.

FEB 20, 2024

Miles Hatfield

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of the United States. For millions of people along the path of totality, where the Moon will completely cover the Sun, it may feel like an eerie daytime darkness has descended as temperatures drop and wind patterns change. But these changes are mild compared to what happens some 100 to 400 miles above our heads in an electrically conductive layer of our atmosphere known as the ionosphere, where the “false night” of an eclipse is amplified a hundredfold. Three NASA-funded experiments will investigate the eclipse’s effects on the ionosphere through the power of radio, a technology well suited to studying this enigmatic layer of our atmosphere. 

Additional story at: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/nasa-funded-science-projects-tuning-in-to-eclipse-radio/