[Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

[Jim - N4ST]

John,

I only dabble with meteor scatter from time to time but did make ~70 QSOs with 80 watts and a 3-el beam at 15 feet.
The beam is on a 10' pole on my back deck and no rotor.  I normally have it parked pointing due West but rotate it by hand on occasion according to the activity maps.
As pointed out in previous posts, 6am local time is best for meteors, but you tend to get better results an hour or so later because more ops are awake. 😊
You can check activity on PSKReporter https://www.pskreporter.info/pskmapn.html and/or schedule contacts on  Ping Jockey https://www.pingjockey.net/cgi-bin/pingtalk

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73,
Jim - N4ST

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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of John Harper
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 09:17
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Subject: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

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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