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Re: (meteorobs) Radio Meteors



At 12:03 PM 9/2/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Conrad asked:
>>Thanks for the explanation, but I wanted to know if you could
>>use the same concept to pick up pulsar or quasar signal's.
>
>No:  the concept involved is a very different one.

By the way, I think the substance of Conrad's question was whether
celestial radio sources could be used as signal originators for radio
forward scatter? In other words, if the Crab Nebula Pulsar were below the
horizon at the right geometry, could meteor scatter of its pulses be detected?

Jim's answers regarding signal strength make it clear that this would not
be feasible with most amateur equipment. But I wonder if the pulsar (or
perhaps some of the other strong sources, such as Sag A) would be
detectable at appropriate frequencies to make meteor scatter possible with
professional equipment? Pretty obscure question, but cloudy days always
make me curious. :)

Lew