Title | Software Development for the Grape Personal Space Weather Station v2 |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 2025 |
Authors | Nguyen, C, Frissell, N, Gibbons, J, Blackwell, B, Engelke, B |
Conference Name | HamSCI Workshop 2025 |
Date Published | 03/2025 |
Publisher | HamSCI |
Conference Location | Newark, NJ |
Abstract | The Grape 2 is a three-channel radio receiver and an integral component of the broader Personal Space Weather Station (PSWS) project. The PSWS network is a distributed array of radio receivers designed to continuously monitor changes in the Earth's ionosphere. It achieves this by tracking frequency standard stations, such as WWV, WWVH, and CHU, on a 24/7 basis. The system includes software tools for control and monitoring. Each Grape station transmits daily data to a centralized, publicly accessible database hosted by the University of Alabama, where automated processing generates spectrograms. These visualizations provide researchers with rapid insights into ionospheric conditions and enable long-term studies of space weather phenomena. |
Refereed Designation | Non-Refereed |