[Lowfer] OT: 7MHz Moonbounce! (heard in NE Oregon)

Sat Jan 19 02:03:17 EST 2008

Lunar echoes heard for the full 2 hours; had to switch to my 6 Hz narrow 
audio filter about 45 minutes into the test in order to keep hearing the 
echoes. The TX was barely heard the last 30 minutes or so too--but the 
doppler effect had the TX about 8Hz away from the echoes, so I could tell 
which was which with the narrow filter.
Lots of fun!
Steve
NE Oregon

----- Original Message ----- 
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To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:07 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] OT: 7MHz Moonbounce!

>
> Slightly OT,
>   Received the e-mail below from my friend Steve Floyd W4YHD chief 
> engineer for the HAARP project:
> 73 Warren K2ORS
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Floyd, Steve (US SSA)"
>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 2:37 PM
> Subject: Information About the HAARP - LWA Moon Bounce Experiment
>
>
>>
>> Information About the HAARP - LWA Moon Bounce Experiment
>>
>> The HF Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska,
>> and the Long Wavelength Array (LWA) in New Mexico, conducted
>> a bistatic low frequency lunar radar experiment in October 2007.
>> A brief description of the experiment and an example of the lunar
>> echo radio waves received may be found in this press release.
>>
>> HAARP and LWA are planning an additional lunar echo experiment
>> for 19 and 20 January 2008. Interested radio amateurs and short
>> wave listeners are invited to participate in this experiment by
>> listening for the lunar echoes and submitting reports. The
>> following table shows the planned schedule, where dates and
>> times are in Universal Time (UTC):
>>
>> HAARP-LWA Experiment Schedule
>>
>> Date
>>>From      To
>> Transmitted Frequency
>>
>> (UTC)
>> UTC
>> Hr:Min)
>> (MHz)
>>
>> 19 January 2008
>> 05:00
>> 06:00          6.7925
>>
>> 06:00
>> 07:00          7.4075
>>
>> 20 January 2008
>> 06:30
>> 07:30          6.7925
>>
>> 07:30
>> 08:30          7.4075
>>
>>
>> Based on the previous experiment, we believe it should be possible
>> to hear the lunar echoes with a standard communications receiver
>> and an antenna as simple as a 40 meter dipole. If you have a 40
>> meter beam antenna, point it in the direction of the moon. Other
>> antennas may also yield acceptable results. The format for the
>> transmissions will follow a five second cycle as shown in the following
>> figure.
>>
>> (not avaialable)
>>
>> The HAARP transmitter will transmit for the first two seconds of the
>> five
>> second cycle. The next three seconds will be quiet to listen for the
>> lunar echo. Then HAARP will transmit again for two seconds,
>> repeating the cycle for the first hour using the first HF frequency.
>> During the second hour, this periodic five second cycle will be repeated
>> but using a different HF frequency as shown in the table above.
>> Transmissions from HAARP during each two-second period, will be
>> carrier only (no modulation). Therefore, listeners should use the CW
>> mode on their receiver to hear HAARP and the lunar echo. We hope to
>> operate this experiment using the frequencies given in the table above.
>> However, depending on frequency occupancy at the time of operation,
>> it may be necessary to adjust the frequency slightly.
>>
>> Depending on ionospheric conditions, it may or may not be possible
>> to hear the HAARP transmission via skywave. If conditons allow,
>> the HAARP transmission will always be heard during the first two
>> seconds after the five second cycle starts, for example, between
>> 05:00:00 and 05:00:02 and again between 05:00:05 and 05:00:07.
>> The lunar echoes will occur during the three second "quiet" period
>> after HAARP transmits, for example during the interval 05:00:02 until
>> 05:00:05 and again between 05:00:07 until 05:00:10. Depending on
>> a number of factors, you may hear HAARP, the lunar echo, both or
>> neither.
>>
>> We are interested in receiving signal reports from radio amateurs
>> who may be able to detect, or not detect, the lunar echo or the
>> transmitted
>> skywave pulse from HAARP. It will be helpful if your report includes
>> your call sign and the type and location of your receiving equipment
>> and antennas. Reports may be sent to the following address:
>>
>> mbreport at haarp.alaska.edu
>>
>> http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/mbann.html
>>
>> [end]
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> --
> 73 Warren K2ORS
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