(meteorobs) Re: radio meteor work: oops

[Tony Beresford]

At 14:38 22/01/06, Tony Beresford wrote:
>At 10:10 22/01/06, you wrote:
>>Hi
>>How do you spot meteors using a radio ?
>>What frequency do you use?
>>How do you know when you have heard one?
>>All I hear is the normal of frequency  static
>>Regards Ian
>A broad introduction to meteor scatter , and forward scatter can be found at
>http://www.imo.net/radio
>
>Any frequency in range 30-100Khz will do.
                               ^^^
OOPS!! this is of course 30-100Magahertz

>Have to find a suitable transmitter thats at least 600Km away,
>sufficiently powerful, and at a frequency that not used in your location.
>This limits most to FM band radio stations.
>Your hear a short burst of the transmitted program.
>You have to be tuned to a station you know is transmitting.
>To maximize chances listen around dawn when sporadic meteors are
>most frequent.
>Tony Beresford
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