[Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Meteors can enter the atmosphere from just about any direction.    I 
generally point east to north to west, although any meteors entering to 
the south of me would also leave trails that reflect radio waves.    
Depending on activity, very low at present, one should look for 
predominant showers to enhance their likelihood of making contacts.    
Expect to listen a lot and hear a lot of nothing.   The software does 
the job, let it run for hours.   When you see stations decoded then 
activate the transmitter and call.   Of course the system will allow you 
to call CQ and that works too.     And don't think that meteors only fly 
at night.  Nope, daytime is almost equally as good, just the noise is 
usually higher, and we just don't see them making trails through the 
atmosphere as we do at night.      I personally like early mornings as 
the man made noise is usually a few dB less.    Good hunting.
73
Bob, K4TAX


On 12/5/2018 8:17 AM, John Harper wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> You've piqued my interest - I have a 3-el 6m Yagi, 100 watts and WSJT-X.
> Where should I point the beam (I'm in TX) for maximizing my chances of
> receiving activity, ie is it based on meteor shower activity or does a
> receiver's location favor a given geographic area?
>
> Tnx/73,
>
> John AE5X
> https://ae5x.blogspot.com
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