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Re: (meteorobs) Auto MS monitoring pgms
This Add is getting a little old. It is begining to look like spam.
At 05:00 PM 11/20/99 +0000, you wrote:
>I'm forwarding the following on the behalf of Shel Ennis, who is aware that
>several on MeteorObs were interested in these types of programs.
>
>SteveH
>Shrewsbury MA
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>The following question (followed by two answers) appeared this week on the
>>meteor-scatter reflector. You've seen it asked previously several times on
>>this reflector, on the meteorobs reflector, and I've had it asked to me
>>privately a number of times. But until now, there has not been a good
>answer.
>>(Even if you're not really interested in automatic monitoring of radio
>>meteor reflections, you might want to save these URLs to pass along to
>>others who are interested).
>>For now we apparently have some programs!
>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> hello all,
>>> >Finally has anyone written any software for meteor monitoring using
>>computer
>>> >??? I have recently got interested in setting this up as an old PC is
>>> >sitting here doing nothing and this might be fun...the software I have
>>found
>>> >thus far on web searching is either ancient and poorly documented or
>>> >involves manual marking or reading of the data, has anyone done a decent
>>FFT
>>> >piece using a sound card and some automated ping/burst counting that they
>>> >might care to share with me ?
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>---
>>This time, two affirmative answers were given.
>>Both programs look interesting.
>>
>>The first program runs on a W95/98 computer (under 200 MHz, tho, due to the
>>higher-speed error), using the computer's sound board for A/D conversion.
>> http://sapp.telepac.pt/coaa/r_meteor.htm
>>
>>The second program (2 versions available) runs under DOS and can use that
>>old computer gathering dust in the attic. It requires building a little
>>one-IC A/D interface box.
>> http://members.tripod.com/~astro_electronic/
>>or:
>> http://membres.tripod.fr/meteor_astro_elec/us/
>>(same site)
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>-------
>>Both are small programs and shouldn't take long to download.
>>Unfortunately, I just don't have the time to test them right now.
>>I'd like to announce their availability on the MS "Hot News" page and add
>>the URLs to the MS/HSCW URL list. But I don't like to do so until
>>something like this has been checked out fully. And I just do not have the
>>time now.
>>After the excitement of the Leonids storm (in Europe, unfortunately for us
>>in NA), and with the Geminids and Quads almost here (plus the larger number
>>of sporadics this time of year), this would be a very good time for a test,
>>for things will drop off heavily after January.
>>Perhaps a few of you fellows would be interesting in checking these
>>programs out and putting out a report. I'd appreciate it - and from the
>>messages I've seen on this subject over the past two years, so would a lot
>>of others!!!!
>>
>>Tnx & 73, Shelby, W8WN
>>
>>Shelby Ennis, W8WN - EM77bq - KY
>> w8wn@arrldot net
>> w8wn@amsat.org
>> Web - http://www.qsldot net/w8wn/
>> <><
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