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Amateur Radio Signal Report

ResourceID
spase://HamSCI/DisplayData/HFRadars/AmateurRadioSignalReport/AmateurRadioSignalReport

Description
The HamSCI display data consists of daily radio spot density plots visualizing amateur radio spots across six frequency bands (1.8 MHz, 3.5 MHz, 7 MHz, 14 MHz, 21 MHz, and 28 MHz). Each spot represents the midpoint between a successful transmitting-receiving pair. The plots are organized into two columns: Left Column displays the global distribution of radio spots on a map, with the number of spots represented in log scale as color intensity. Right Column displays the number of radio spots as a function of the midpoint solar local time (hour) and propagation range (km), also presented in log scale. These plots provide insights into the spatial and temporal variations of radio propagation.

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ResourceID
spase://HamSCI/DisplayData/HFRadars/AmateurRadioSignalReport/AmateurRadioSignalReport
NamingAuthority
HamSCI
ResourceType
DisplayData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Amateur Radio Signal Report
AlternateName
HamSCI Spot Density Plots
ReleaseDate
2025-04-02 15:29:35
Description
The HamSCI display data consists of daily radio spot density plots visualizing amateur radio spots across six frequency bands (1.8 MHz, 3.5 MHz, 7 MHz, 14 MHz, 21 MHz, and 28 MHz). Each spot represents the midpoint between a successful transmitting-receiving pair. The plots are organized into two columns: Left Column displays the global distribution of radio spots on a map, with the number of spots represented in log scale as color intensity. Right Column displays the number of radio spots as a function of the midpoint solar local time (hour) and propagation range (km), also presented in log scale. These plots provide insights into the spatial and temporal variations of radio propagation.
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge HamSCI team at The University of Scranton and The University of Alabama that collects amateur radio signal report from volunteers via three up-stream data providers including WSPRNet, PSKReporter, and Reverse Beacon Network. The data are available to public at MIT Madrigal database. This effort is supported by NASA grant number 80NSSC21K1772.
Funding
Agency
NASA
Project
Enabling Space Weather Research with Global Scale Amateur Radio Datasets
AwardNumber
NASA 80NSSC21K1772
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Nathaniel.Frissell
2. TechnicalContact spase://SMWG/Person/William.Engelke
3. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Kornyanat.Hozumi

AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Format
JPEG
AccessFilenameTemplate
The plot file follows the naming pattern "$Y-$m-$d.jpg", where $Y is the year, $m is the month, and $d is the day.
MeasurementType
Waves
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2009-02-24 00:00:00
RelativeStopDate
-P1M
Note
Data are current to within about a month. Cadence is irregular.