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Grape 1 Legacy (fldigi-based Doppler Receiver) at AI7LF Node 74 station

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spase://HamSCI/Instrument/PSWS/Grape1Legacy/AI7LF_Node74

Description

The Grape 1 Legacy Doppler Monitor (fldigi version) is a citizen science instrument developed as part of the HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station (PSWS) project. It is a low-cost, easy-to-assemble system designed to receive, analyze, and record signals from frequency standard stations such as WWV, WWVH, and CHU. Using a low-IF receiver board, a GPS-disciplined oscillator (GPSDO), and a Raspberry Pi running a custom HamSCI fldigi-based image, it measures Doppler frequency shifts caused by ionospheric variations on a 24/7 basis. Data is typically recorded in CSV format. Grape 1 systems have been operational since 2019 and have been used in studies of space weather impacts, including during the 2024 North American total solar eclipse. The Grape 1 is a receive-only device and does not require a ham radio license to operate.

The AI7LF Node 74 station is located at 45.583ºN, 123.083ºW. Instrument type is Grape 1 Legacy. There is one antenna at this station, which is Antenna 1: Alpha Delta DX-CC Dipole. It records WWV 10MHz Doppler Shift (from 2023-10-07 to 2024-01-09), and WWV 5MHz Doppler Shift (from 2024-01-11 to present).

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://HamSCI/Instrument/PSWS/Grape1Legacy/AI7LF_Node74
NamingAuthority
HamSCI
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Grape 1 Legacy (fldigi-based Doppler Receiver) at AI7LF Node 74 station
AlternateName
Grape 1 Legacy at AI7LF Node 74 station
ReleaseDate
2025-07-23 16:53:00
Description

The Grape 1 Legacy Doppler Monitor (fldigi version) is a citizen science instrument developed as part of the HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station (PSWS) project. It is a low-cost, easy-to-assemble system designed to receive, analyze, and record signals from frequency standard stations such as WWV, WWVH, and CHU. Using a low-IF receiver board, a GPS-disciplined oscillator (GPSDO), and a Raspberry Pi running a custom HamSCI fldigi-based image, it measures Doppler frequency shifts caused by ionospheric variations on a 24/7 basis. Data is typically recorded in CSV format. Grape 1 systems have been operational since 2019 and have been used in studies of space weather impacts, including during the 2024 North American total solar eclipse. The Grape 1 is a receive-only device and does not require a ham radio license to operate.

The AI7LF Node 74 station is located at 45.583ºN, 123.083ºW. Instrument type is Grape 1 Legacy. There is one antenna at this station, which is Antenna 1: Alpha Delta DX-CC Dipole. It records WWV 10MHz Doppler Shift (from 2023-10-07 to 2024-01-09), and WWV 5MHz Doppler Shift (from 2024-01-11 to present).

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Nathaniel.Frissell
2.TechnicalContactspase://SMWG/Person/William.Engelke
3.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Kornyanat.Hozumi
InstrumentType
Experiment
InvestigationName
HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station (PSWS)
OperatingSpan
StartDate
2023-10-07 00:00:00
Note
10MHZ data were stopped on 2024-01-09. 5MHZ data are current to within about two days.
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