(meteorobs) One Step Closer

[drobnock]

Hi
Although 30 watts is low power for a meteor scatter transmitter, consider
the following when transmitter not only got warm, but glowed in the dark:

""The number of whistles heard was roughly one tenth the number of
bursts. (A reduction in transmitted power will not greatly affect the
number of meteors detected. In the course of some tests with the W6YX
buffer-amplifier, whistles and bursts were plainly heard with a radiated
power of roughly 150 watts. And no attempt was ever made to improve the
performance of the receiver by adding additional r.f. preamplification!)
In the vicinity of the various meteor showers the number will be
considerably greater. The Lyrid meteor shower of April 21, 1947, caused
an increase of roughly 3 times in the number of meteors "heard," for
example.""

Meteor Detection by Amateur Radio,A New Field of Observation, BY OSWALD
G. VILLARD, JR., * W6QYT,   QST, July 1947.
From: http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/GlobalMSNet/QST-July-1947.htm

George John Drobnock



Paul Goelz wrote:

> At 11:16 PM 12/3/2013, you wrote:
>
> >I am one step closer to the installation of my 6 Meter Forward
> >Scatter Beacon Transmitter. It appears there is an inexpensive way
> >to make a 30 Watt Brick Amplifier which seems a good choice for an
> >initial experimental Beacon.  I would appreciate any and all advice
> >concerning installation, especially the legal stuff, like FCC
> >certifications/registration/licensing etc.
> >
> >
> >
> >Jay Salsburg
>
> Given the fact that the TV stations we monitor (I still get good
> results on NTSC channel 2A and 2C) are in the 100KW to megawatt
> region, how sure are you that 30W will be sufficient for any
> meaningful results?
>
> Will it be continuous carrier or a normal 6M CW beacon?  If it is CW,
> I would think that would reduce its usefulness ever further.
>
> I recall you said a while back you had your ham ticket?  You need to
> be licensed to operate a 6M beacon.
>
> Paul
> WA9PUL
>
> Paul Goelz
> Rochester Hills, MI USA
> pgoelz at comcast.net
> www.pgoelz.com
>
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