(meteorobs) Siddhartha, Dead channels or a change in frequency?

[Siddhartha Jain]

Hi Thomas,

I've been trying get the SNOTEL signal for some time and have not yet
succeeded. Can you please mail me a sample wav/mp3 file of the burst
audio? Also, your radio settings?

Thanks,

- Siddhartha
  KI6NUJ

On 1/2/08, Thomas Ashcraft <ashcraft at heliotown.com> wrote:
> Also.......maybe before you try 40.530 MHz with a dipole......you can
> try to use your present tv antenna oriented towards Idaho.  Even though
> the tv antenna is not made for frequencies that low in MHz you can still
> possibly receive meteors using a simple tv antenna. I am 750 miles from
> the Idaho transmitter and have gotten strong scatter using a busted tv
> antenna and it works surprisingly well.
>
> Good luck if you try.
>
> Thomas A
>
> Siddhartha Jain wrote:
> > I am not sure how the new system will work. In San Francisco, the
> > analog channel 2-6 band is used up. I expect the digital band to be
> > congested too after the switchover.
> >
> > I am now trying to use the 2/6 meter band for listening to meteor
> > scatter. For continuous monitoring, the objective would be to receive
> > a far away beacon?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - Siddhartha
> >
> >
> >
>
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