(meteorobs) US Air Force Space Surveillance Radar - tuning in?

[Thomas Ashcraft]

Bob, Pat, Larry and all,

Thank you for your helpful input.

I am still tuning in various configurations of gain, attenuation, and 
filtering and can get the tone to disappear using LSB. I will keep 
tweeking but I have heard no meteors thus far.

I wonder what normal morning sporadic meteor rates would be?  Should I 
expect to hear a few meteors per minute or just a few meteors per hour?  
Or, will it take a substantial fireball to reflect the radar?   I am not 
sure what to expect. 

Thanks again.

Thomas


> Can anyone give me advice on tuning into the US Air Force Space 
> Surveillance Radar in Texas?
>
> I am using an ICOM PCR1000 radio with a tv antenna pointed towards 
> Archer City, Texas and am tuned at 216.980 MHz.  Using USB I get a very 
> strong tone. Is this the tone of the radar?  Any advice as to settings ( 
> USB/LSB/CW ? ) and what filtering combination is best is welcome.  I 
> wonder if you can receive meteor scatter without having the constant 
> tone in the background?
>
> Thank you in advance for your reply.
>
> Clear skies,
> Thomas Ashcraft
> ashcraft (at) heliotown.com
> New Mexico
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