(meteorobs) SNOTEL/SCAN - further info for radio meteor observers

[Raydel Abreu (CM2ESP)]

Any idea of when? I really wanted to do some satellite detection
experiments before it gets off the air...

Raydel


2013/4/10 Jay Salsburg <jsalsburg at bellsouth.net>

> Hello Thomas
>
> Thank you for this information. I have been troubled with the thought that
> the NAVSPASUR system is to soon be turned off and put me in the dark for
> Forward Scatter RADAR. I will contemplate further on the idea of using the
> transmitter in Mississippi for it is 180 miles away and may offer a viable
> source of Forward Scatter Meteor Data. My only concern is that this low
> frequency may be plagued by electric/electronic interference.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
> [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ashcraft
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:23 PM
> To: Meteor science and meteor observing
> Subject: (meteorobs) SNOTEL/SCAN - further info for radio meteor observers
>
> Further information on the SNOTEL/SCAN meteor burst communications network:
>
> There are 100 kW master stations in five locations.  40.670 MHz CW
>
> 1 Boise Idaho
> 2 Dugway Proving Grounds Utah
> 3 Stoneville, Mississippi
> 4 Tipton, Missouri
> 5 Mt. Gilead, OH
>
> The much less powerful remote data stations (41.61 MHz CW) transmit hourly
> (top of the hour) as long as there is data to send.
>
> Here is a short sound specimen and spectrogram of the signal of the return
> transmitter:
> http://www.heliotown.com/SNOTEL_SCAN_return_signal.html
>
> Thomas Ashcraft  -  Heliotown  - New Mexico
>
>
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