I wish you good luck with your solar eclipse activation event.
Many years ago I made an activation during a partial solar eclipse and tried to observe the influence of the eclipse on ionospheric propagation:
[Solar Eclipse 4th Jan 2011 - Old Reflector - SOTA Reflector]
(Solar Eclipse 4th Jan 2011 - #7 by DF3MC)
There are many reports of changes in the ionosphere during the occultation.
And always: A solar eclipse is just spectacular!