HamSCI 2023 Program

Posters and presentations at the HamSCI workshop are made for community discussion and for exploration of new possibilities. Please note that these materials are not peer-reviewed.

Main workshop page: http://hamsci.org/hamsci2023
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Friday, March 17, 2023

Eastern Daylight Time UTC NR Title Presenter Modality Location
7:00 AM EDT 1100z  

Registration & Continental Breakfast

 

   LSC 133 Lobby
      W3USR Amateur Radio Special Event Station Murgas Amateur Radio Club & Scranton Pocono Amateur Radio Club (SPARK) In-Person LSC 126
8:15 AM EDT 1215z  

Opening Remarks / Webinar Opens

  • Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
  • Dr. Michelle Maldonado, Provost
  • Dr. Tai-Yin Huang, National Science Foundation Aeronomy Program Director
  • Rosy Schechter KJ7RYV, ARDC Executive Director
     LSC 133

Oral Session I: HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station
Chair: Veronica Romanek KD2UHN and Simal Sami KC3UAW
Zoom Moderators: Cuong Nguyen KC3UAX, Gabrina Garangmau
8:30 AM EDT 1230z O01 TangerineSDR Integration Update Tom McDermott N5EG
TAPR		 In-Person LSC 133
8:50 AM EDT 1250z O02 Grape Version 2 Hardware Description and Build Status
John Gibbons N8OBJ
Case Western Reserve University
 In-Person LSC 133
9:10 AM EDT 1310z O03 Personal Space Weather Station Central Control and Database System
Anderson B. Liddle
Nicholas Muscolino
The University of Alabama
 In-Person LSC 133
9:30 AM EDT 1330z O04 An Expanded System to Track Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances and Other Effects Using Doppler-shifts of AM Broadcast Stations David McGaw N1HAC
Dartmouth College		 In-Person LSC 133
9:50 AM EDT 1350z O05 W2NAF-KC3EEY VLF Observatory - A Year of Operation
Jonathan Rizzo KC3EEY
HamSCI Community / University of Scranton Alumnus
In-Person LSC 133
10:10 AM EDT 1410z  

Coffee Break

     LSC 133 Lobby

Oral Session II: Ionospheric Modeling and Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances
Chairs: Dr. Gareth Perry KD2SAK
Zoom Moderators: Cuong Nguyen KC3UAX, Gabrina Garangmau
10:30 AM EDT 1430z O06 On-Air Multipath TDOA Experiments for Ionospheric Layer Height Measurements Using Amateur Radio Stations Steve Cerwin WA5FRF
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 133
10:50 AM EDT 1450z O07 Climatology of Ionospheric Variability with MSTID Periods Observed Using Grape v1 HF Doppler Receivers Veronica Romanek KD2UHN
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 133
11:10 AM EDT 1510z O08 Climatology of Large Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Observed with Amateur Radio Networks Diego Sanchez KD2RLM
New Jersey Institute of Technology		 In-Person LSC 133
11:30 AM EDT 1530z O09 Analyzing Large Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances using Spot Data and Curve Fitting William D. Engelke AB4EJ
The University of Alabama		 In-Person LSC 133
11:50 AM EDT 1550z O10 A New Web Interface to the SuperDARN MSTID Analysis Toolkit Francis Tholley
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 133
12:10 PM EDT 1610z O11 Medium Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances and their Connection to the Lower and Middle Atmosphere Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 133
12:30 PM EDT 1630z  

Lunch

 LSC 133 Lobby

Oral Session III: Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science (FoEIS)
Chairs: Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
Zoom Moderators: Veronica Romanek KD2UHN, Simal Sami KC3UAW
1:30 PM EDT 1730z O12 A Few Science Questions that HamSCI Can Help Address During the 2023 and 2024 Eclipses

Dr. Gareth Perry KD2SAK
New Jersey Institute of Technology

 In-Person LSC 133
1:50 PM EDT 1750z O13 Measuring Daily Ionospheric Variability and the 2023 & 2024 Solar Eclipse Ionospheric Impacts Using HamSCI HF Doppler Shift Receivers Rachel Boedicker AC8XY
Case Western Reserve University		 In-Person LSC 133
2:10 PM EDT 1810z O14 Engaging the Amateur Radio Community with the Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science Gary Mikitin AF8A
HamSCI Community		 In-Person LSC 133
2:30 PM EDT 1830z O15 Broadband Recordings from Medium Wave DXers Could Support Solar Eclipse Science Nick Hall-Patch VE7DXR
HamSCI Community		 Virtual LSC 133
2:50 PM EDT 1850z O16 Identifying 14 MHz Propagation Modes Using FST4W SNR and Spectral Spread Gwyn Griffiths G3ZIL
HamSCI Community		 Virtual LSC 133
3:10 PM EDT 1910z O17 Low Cost, High Accuracy and Stability FST4W Transmissions Using the QDX Transceiver Rob Robinett AI6VN
HamSCI Community		 In-Person LSC 133
3:30 PM EDT 1930z   Coffee Break with Snacks     LSC 133 Lobby

Oral Session IV: Meteorological Eclipse Observations, Solar Flare Impacts, Radio Astronomy, and the Aurora
Chairs: Gerard Piccini KD2ZHZ & Devin Diehl
Zoom Moderators: Cuong Nguyen KC3UAX, Joseph Tholley
3:50 PM EDT 1950z O18 Project HALO: An Effort to Provide Continuous Meteorological Observations of the April 8th, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Wesley Taylor
Millersville University		 In-Person LSC 133
4:10 PM EDT 2010z O19 The potential of HamSCI Doppler Observations for inferring Solar Flare Effects on the Ionosphere Dr. Kristina Collins KD8OXT
Space Science Institute		 In-Person LSC 133
4:30 PM EDT 2030z O20 Viability of Nowcasting Solar Flare-Driven Radio-Blackouts Using SuperDARN HF Radars Dr. Shibaji Chakraborty KN4BMT
Virginia Tech		 In-Person LSC 133
4:50 PM EDT 2050z O21 Galactic Study of the Milky Way Galaxy Using Cold Hydrogen Data M. Shaaf Sarwar KC3PVF
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 133
5:10 PM EDT 2110z O22

History of the Art of DXing and Contesting

Ron Wilcox KF7ZN
HamSCI Community

 In-Person LSC 133
5:30 PM EDT 2130z O23 Observing Auroral Radio Emissions in Conjugate Hemispheres Dr. Jim LaBelle
Dartmouth College		 In-Person LSC 133
5:50 PM EDT 2150z   Day 1 Closing Remarks Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 133

Friday Night Banquet
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel Scranton
Chair: Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
Zoom Moderators: Augustine Brapoh, Gerard Piccini KD2ZHK
6:30 PM EDT 2230z   Banquet Begins     Radisson Grand Atrium
7:30 PM EDT 2330z   KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Forging Amateur-Professional Bonds Dr. Patricia Reiff W5TAR
Rice University		 In-Person Radisson Grand Atrium

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Eastern Daylight Time UTC NR Title Presenter Modality Location
7:00 AM EDT 1100z  

Registration & Continental Breakfast

 

   LSC 133 Lobby
      W3USR Amateur Radio Special Event Station Murgas Amateur Radio Club & Scranton Pocono Amateur Radio Club (SPARK) In-Person LSC 126
8:30 AM EDT 1230z  

Opening Remarks / Webinar Opens

  • Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
  • Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, ARRL Headquarters
   In-Person LSC 133
8:40 AM EDT 1240z   Two Solar Eclipses and A Solar Max: The Heliophysics Big Year

Dr. Esayas Shume
NASA Headquarters

 In-Person LSC 133

Invited Tutorials
Chair: Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
Zoom Moderators: Gabrina Garangmau, Augustine Brapoh
9:00 AM EDT 1300z T01 INVITED TUTORIAL: Modeling the Ionosphere with SAMI3 Dr. Joseph Huba
Syntek Technologies		 In-Person LSC 133
9:45 AM EDT 1345z T02 INVITED TUTORIAL: The Ham Radio Project: Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum Mr. Jesse Alexander WB2IFS
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)		 In-Person LSC 133
10:30 AM EDT 1430z  

Coffee Break

      

Oral Session V: Amateur Radio History and Technique
Chair: Dr. Kristina Collins KD8OXT
Zoom Moderators: Nisha Yadav, Augustine Brapoh
11:00 AM EDT 1500z O24

Evaluation of Global Ionospheric TEC Using Simultaneous Observations from Amateur Radio Networks, International Space Station, and NeQuickG Model for Space Weather Prediction

**This project is a Global Finalist in the 2022 NASA International Space Apps Challenge.

Gamal Zayed
Cairo University

Matthew Downs

Marcin Lesniowski

 In-Person LSC 133
11:20 AM EDT 1520z O25 Listening to the Heliosphere: Making Space Data Audible for Citizen Science Dr. Michael Hartinger
Space Science Institute		 Virtual LSC 133
11:40 AM EDT 1540z O26 HamSCI: Continuing a Long Tradition of Amateur Radio Citizen Science Robert Reif W1XP
HamSCI Community		 In-Person LSC 133
12:00 PM EDT 1600z O27 The North Dakota Dual Aurora Camera Version 2.0 (NoDDAC2.0), a Platform for Citizen Science and a Use Case for Implementing Best Practices in Open Data and Collaboration Vincent Ledvina
The University of Alaska, Fairbanks		 In-Person LSC 133
12:30 PM EDT 1630z  

Lunch

  
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT 1730z - 1900z   Amateur Radio License Exam Session (Volunteer Examiner / VE Session) Scranton-Pocono Amateur Radio Club (SPARK) / Murgas Amateur Radio Club In-Person LSC 125
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT 1730z - 2100z   Poster and Demo Session      
    P01 Development of HamSCI PSWS Ground Magnetometer and Data Visualization on the PSWS Central Website Dr. Hyomin Kim KD2MCR
New Jersey Institute of Technology		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P02 Personal Space Weather Station Central Control and Database System Anderson B. Liddle
Nicholas Muscolino
The University of Alabama		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P03 How Do I Talk From Scranton to Pakistan Using​ High Frequency Amateur Radio?​ Zainab Shah
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P04 Field-Aligned Potential Drops in an Ionospheric Streamer Dr. Jason Derr KI5YMW
Rice University		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P05 Statistical and Case Studies of Open Closed Boundaries (OCB) using ULF Wave Observations from Antarctic AGOs, McMurdo Station, and South Pole Station Prof. Rachel Frissell W2RUF
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P06 Lunar Dust Particle Simulation in the (12-6) Lennard-Jones Potential Approximation Prof. Rachel Frissell W2RUF
Dr. Joseph Klobusicky
Dr. Argyrios Varonides
Dr. Amir Zamanian
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P07 Temperature Modeling and Control on Multi-Core System-on-Chip Sarah Azaizeh
Wilkes University		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P08 Science Humanities at the University of Scranton Dr. Paul Sampson
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P09 Involving the Lay Person in Citizen Science Ron Wilcox KF7ZN
HamSCI Community		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P10 A Statistical Analysis of Heliobiology: Exploring Connections Between Space Weather and Human Health Anthony Williams
Millersville University		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P11 SDRs in Time and Frequency Metrology Aidan Montare KB3UMD
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P12 Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) Measurements on Multipath Propagation Modes to Profile Ionospheric Layer Height Changes During Solar Eclipses Stephen A. Cerwin WA5FRF
HamSCI Community		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P13 An Update on the WWV/H Modulation Test and WWV ARC
Dave Swartz W0DAS
WWV Amateur Radio Club
 Virtual LSC Bell Lobby
    P14 Engaging the Amateur Radio Community with the Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science Gary Mikitin AF8A
HamSCI Community		 In-Person LSC 133
    P15 FDTD for Geophysical Applications Apoorva Pedgaonkar
University of Utah		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P16 AC Motor Drive With Power Factor Correction Using Arduino

C. Chakiris, R. Brudnicki, R. Troy, J. Nelson, M. Dittmar, A. Brapoh Jr., M. Andrade, S. Lugo, A. Szabo, K. Dudek
The University of Scranton

 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P17 Electrostatic and Quantum Size Effects in Short Channel MOSFETs

Robert Troy KC3VJC
Aidan Szabo
Dr. Argyros Varonides
The University of Scranton

 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P18 Youth On The Air (YOTA) Dylan Romero KN6IVW
HamSCI Community		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    P19 Low-Cost Low-Power Ionosonde Gerard Piccini KD2ZHK
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 127
    P20 PyLap: An Open Source Python Interface to the PHaRLAP Ionospheric Raytracing Toolkit Devin Diehl
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 127
    P21 Toward Developing an Algorithm for Separation of Transmitters of High Frequency Chirp Signals of Opportunity for the Purpose of Ionospheric Sounding Simal Sami KC3UAW
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 127
    P22 Web-Based Application for the Visualization and Analysis of Ionogram Data Observed by GNU Chirpsounder2 Nisha Yadav
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 127
    P23 A Review of "Climatology of Medium Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Observed by the Midlatitude Blackstone SuperDARN Radar"

Nicholas Guerra
Michael Molzen
JP Fox
The University of Scranton

 In-Person LSC 127
    P24 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at the University of Scranton Cuong Nguyen KC3UAX
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 126
    P25 A New Station for the W3USR University of Scranton Amateur Radio Club Tom Pisano
The University of Scranton
Jeff DePolo WN3A
Broadcast Sciences LLS		 In-Person LSC 126
    P26 Father Joseph Murgas “The Radio Priest”: Scientist, Inventor, Artist, and Naturalist Elaine Kollar K3VQR
Murgas Amateur Radio Club		 In-Person LSC 126
    P27 The K2LNS Station at Bear Creek, PA Elaine Kollar K3VQR
Murgas Amateur Radio Club		 In-Person LSC 126
    D01 Youth On The Air (YOTA) Dylan Romero KN6IVW
HamSCI Community		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    D02 ARRL: The National Association for Amateur Radio Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R
Ed Hare W1RFI
ARRL		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    D03 Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)

John Hays K7VE
Rosy Schechter KJ7RYV
Dan Romanchik KB6NU
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)

 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    D04 TAPR/HamSCI Ground Magnetometer

Dave Witten KD0EAG
TAPR
Hyomin Kim KD2MCR
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Majid Mokhtari
The University of Scranton

 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    D05 TAPR Tom Holmes N8ZR
TAPR		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    D06 UGLI GPS/GNSS Board John Ackermann N8UR In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    D07 Three-channel VLF Data Acquisition and Signal Processing with a Raspberry Pi, Multi-channel soundcard, and GPS Receiver Jonathan Rizzo KC3EEY
HamSCI Community / University of Scranton Alumnus		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    D08 High Stability Transmitter Demonstration
Rob Robinett AI6VN
HamSCI Community
 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
    D09 Through a Channel Dispersively with FB Copy: An Experience of fldigi Operating Modes

Kristina Collins KD8OXT
Rachel Boedicker AC8XY
David Kazdan AD8Y
Case Amateur Radio Club W8EDU

 In-Person LSC 127
    D10 Micromouse Demonstration

Tom Pisano
Gerard Piccini KD2ZHK
The University of Scranton

 In-Person LSC 127
    D11 Updating a Homebrewed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Apparatus for the Advanced Lab Dr. Declan Mulhall
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC 127
    D12 The University of Scranton Hugh Doyle
The University of Scranton		 In-Person LSC Bell Lobby
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT 1800z - 1900z   Workshop Session 1      
      Using Propagation Analysis Software and Antenna Modeling to Select an Antenna for Receive and Transmit Sites Ed Hare W1RFI
ARRL HQ		 In-Person LSC 133
      Lecher Lines and Transmission Line Stubs: Circuits 101 Says This is Impossible Adam Goodman W7OKE
Case Amateur Radio Club W8EDU		 In-Person LSC 238
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT 1830z - 1900z   Guided Tour Session 1      
      Amateur Radio Through the Ages Exhibition Tour Bill Gallagher WA3RA
Murgas Amateur Radio Club		 In-Person Meet at Registration Table
      Tour of the Future W3USR Amateur Radio Station Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
The University of Scranton		 In-Person Meet in LSC 126
3:00 PM EDT 1900z   Coffee Break with Snacks      
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT 1930z - 2030z   Workshop Session 2      
      The Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) Funding Program John Hays K7VE
Rosy Schechter KJ7RYV
Dan Romanchik KB6NU
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)		 In-Person LSC 133
      Coherent CW: A Claude Shannon Tempest on a Tabletop Andre Yost KE8VZF
Case Amateur Radio Club W8EDU		 In-Person LSC 238
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT 2000z - 2030z   Guided Tour Session 2      
      Amateur Radio Through the Ages Exhibition Tour Bill Gallagher WA3RA
Murgas Amateur Radio Club		 In-Person Meet at Registration Table
      Tour of the Future W3USR Amateur Radio Station Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
The University of Scranton		 In-Person Meet in LSC 126
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT 2030z - 2130z   Workshop Session 3      
      Using Propagation Analysis Software and Antenna Modeling to Select an Antenna for Receive and Transmit Sites Ed Hare W1RFI
ARRL HQ		 In-Person LSC 133
      Teaching Undergraduate Computer Networking with M17 Dr. Anthony Kapolka N3XH
Wilkes University / Murgas ARC		 In-Person LSC 238
6:15 PM EDT 2215z   Closing Dinner      

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Eastern Daylight Time UTC Title
9:00 AM EDT 1300z

Visit to Steamtown National Historic Site and Electric City Trolley Museum

  • Both museums are in the same parking lot. We will start at the Trolley Museum and then walk over to Steamtown.
  • Steamtown NHS is free. Trolley Museum has a small admission charge (~$7/person).
  • Due to heating system problems, inside exhibits at Steamtown are closed. The roundhouse, railyard, and grounds remain open. Bring warm clothes!!!
  • Transportation will be provided free of charge by The University of Scranton Iggy Bus.
    • 8:45 AM EDT: Depart from Radisson to Steamtown/Trolley Museum
    • 11:15 AM EDT: Return to Radisson from Steamtown. Pickup Iggy Bus from in front of Steamtown Information Booth.

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