(meteorobs) Question - radio meteor

[Przemysław Żołądek]

Hi,

I remember 2010 Perseids in Poland when i've tried to observe with AM 
receiver on ~59.75MHz. Meteor echoes were easily audible as a loud 
whistling sounds. There was a 5 element log-period antenna used and 
transmitters were also very strong, located 300km away, these pings were 
audible with very strong signal and with plenty of TV stations on this 
frequency
Currently my radio receiver listen on 49.75MHz in CW mode. Old one 
receiver working with AM modulation is sometimes switched on for some 
comparisons. Only the strongest echoes doing some king of mess in AM 
background noise, CW is much more usable for meteors ;)

Best greetings

Przemyslaw Zoladek
PFN




W dniu 05.05.2014 16:10, Michael Boschat pisze:
>
> Hi:
>
>
> Well, up here in Halifax,NS,Canada 44N 63W there is not many analogue 
> stations now, I still
>
> use 83.24 MHz and hear a few meteors, rest of frequencies 67.24,55.24 
> I hear nothing at all. I have no
>
> idea what others are hearing at 61 MHz! tried but nothing.
>
>
> Anyway, just a curosity question. I listen in CW mode but a few times 
> messing around I listened
>
> on AM mode and heard odd meteor pings just like a tuning fork. Why can 
> I hear theses on AM ? Is this
>
> the same AM as our radio use?     wish we could use AM!     I am just 
> at a loss now to find some
>
> frequency to try.
>
>
> I'm in an apartment on the top floor and this part of the city is * 
> supposed * to be the highest.. I'm about 57 meters
>
> above sea level.
>
>
>
> Clear skies
> ----------
> Michael Boschat
> Halifax Center - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
> Astronomy page:  http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa063
>
>
>
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