(meteorobs) Question - radio meteor

[Jay Salsburg]

In the list below Michael, a Channel 6 Station is shown to be in Middleton.
Assuming you are in Halifax, and you are receiving Pings 75 miles from the
transmitter in Middleton, you are an ideal distance for receiving pings. In
the Table below showing Antenna elevation, notice that the direction of ping
incidence onto your antenna at 75 miles is approximately 60 degrees; in
addition, orient the antenna vertically for vertical polarization; the
elements pointing up and down rather than horizontal. By tilting or pointing
your antenna toward the source of the forward scatter reflections, you will
boost the gain of the Pings by almost 50%.

NS = Nova Scotia/Nouvelle-Écosse 
CBHT-14 Aspen NS 
CBHT-18 Blue Mountain NS 
CBIT-17 Bay St. Lawrence NS 
CBHT-9 Caledonia NS 
CBIT-2 Cheticamp NS 
CBHT-15 Country Harbour NS 
CBHT-7 Digby NS 
CBIT-16 Dingwall NS 
CBHT-19 Garden of Eden NS 
CBHT-13 Goshen NS 
CBIT-15 Ingonish NS 
CBIT-19 Inverness NS 
CBHT-1 Liverpool NS 
CBHT-12 Lochaber NS 
CBIT-4 Mabou NS 
CBIT-5 Margaree NS 
CBIT-20 Middle River NS 
CBHT-6 Middleton NS 
CBHT-11 Mulgrave NS 
CBIT-6 Northeast Margaree NS 
CBHT-5 New Glasgow NS 
CBIT-3 Pleasant Bay NS 
CBHT-4 Sheet Harbour NS 
CBHT-2 Shelburne NS 
CBHT-16 Sherbrooke NS 
CBHT-17 Sunnybrae NS 
CBHT-8 Truro NS 
CBHT-10 Weymouth NS
CBIT-18 Whycocomagh NS 
CBHT-3 Yarmouth NS 

From: http://www.k5kj.net/meteor.htm

Antenna Elevation Angle versus Distance between Transmitter and Receiver in
Miles:
Distance in Miles between TX & RX	1/2 Distance	Antenna Elevation
Angle in Degrees
60	30	63
90	45	53
120	60	45
150	75	39
180	90	34
210	105	30
240	120	27
270	135	24
300	150	22
330	165	20
360	180	19
390	195	17
420	210	16
450	225	15
480	240	14


From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Michael Boschat
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 9:10 AM
To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
Subject: (meteorobs) Question - radio meteor

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