[Meteor-Scatter] LEONIDs report + Aurora !

David Butler ( G4ASR ) [email protected]
Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:35:14 -0000


G4ASR (IO81MX) made the following 144MHz SSB contacts
during the Leonid meteor shower on 19 November 2002.

Kenwood TS-790E transceiver, miComm (DB6NT) L145P LNA,
400W, 18-element DL6WU 5.2wl Yagi at 25 metres.=20
Used Heil headset with 'DX' microphone insert.

QTH is 233 metres, 3km from the Black Mountains (GW).

UTC   Freq    Call              Tx  Rx  Loc       QRB     DXCC

0306 144.206 SM2GCR     27  27  JP93TK 1832km  Sweden

0332 144.207 OK2PIN     26  37 JN99AJ 1501km  Czech=20

0332 144.207 OE8HBQ     36  36 JN76KP 1417km  Austria

0332 144.207 9A2VR      37  37 JN95FQ 1708km  Croatia

0348 144.214 LY2BIL     37  37  KO24PQ 1887km  Lithuania

0357 144.227 SP9OJQ     37  39 JN99IW 1529km  Poland

0358 144.227 S54G       37  37 JN65TM 1407km  Slovenia

0400 144.210 OK2PIN     36  59 JN99AJ 1501km  Czech=20

0405 144.205 9A1CAL/P   37  37 JN82IW 1780km  Croatia

0409 144.222 DL8UCC     37  37 JO71EQ 1190km  Germany

0413 144.222 OK2MWR     37  59 JN99HQ 1531km  Czech=20

0416 144.222 DC6AO      37  37  ?????? xxxxkm  Germany

0417 144.222 SM5CUI     37  37 JO89VX 1557km  Sweden

0420 144.222 OH2GCU     37  57 KP10VD 1877km  Finland

0421 144.222 OH7HDU     37  37 KP32RD 2133km  Finland

0428 144.222 SP2CNW     36  57 JO93BG 1425km  Poland

0428 144.222 SM3VAC     37  57 JP83VA 1730km  Sweden

0432 144.222 SM2GCR     37  37  JP93TK 1832km  Sweden

0434 144.298 ES2NA      37  37  KO29JL 1908km  Estonia

0438 144.207 LA8KV      37  37  JP52QQ 1462km  Norway

0457 144.200 OH6MAZ     37  37  KP21IG 1964km  Finland

0500 144.210 SM1A       37  37  JO97FK 1496km  Sweden

0517 144.209 SM2CKR     37  37  KP03DQ 1875km  Sweden

0555 144.209 RX1AS      26  37  KO59FX 2234km  Russia

0601 144.205 SP6GVU     37  37  JO81LC 1376km  Poland

0602 144.205 DL9MS      59  59  JO54WC 1017km  Germany

0602 144.205 DL1MAJ     27  59  JN68AH 1141km  Germany

0623 144.155 EA6/DL6SAQ 59  59  JN20CA 1440km  Balearic

0631 144.207 IW2HAJ     57  59  JN45NO 1132km  Italy

0631 144.207 IW0GPN     59  59  JN62FB 1601km  Italy

0631 144.207 I8MPO      59  59  JN70FP 1830km  Italy

0637 144.200 TK5EP      37  37  JN41IW 1421km  Corsica

0652 144.198 SP1EOI     37  37  JN73GN 1601km  Poland

0652 144.198 HA5KDQ     37  37  JN97LN 1641km  Hungary

0711 144.194 IK7UXY     37  37  JN90DC 2092km  Italy

0711 144.194 IV3HWT     37  37  JN65ST 1383km  Italy

0722 144.204 LA5KO      36  36  JO59FH 1168km  Norway

0731 144.204 S52EZ      37  37 JN86DT 1501km  Slovenia

0735 144.204 IV3CWI     37  37 JN66OC 1343km  Italy

0741 144.200 OH1XT      26  26 KP01UK 1820km  Finland

0805 144.203 SK4BX      27  27 JO79OF 1390km  Sweden

0809 144.210 OH0JFP     36  55 KP00   1685km  Aland Is

0814 144.204 9A3JH      36  39 JN75AD 1460km  Croatia

0824 144.300 S51WX      36  36 JN75OS 1492km  Slovenia

0843 144.200 HA5OV      39  39 JN97NJ 1661km  Hungary

0844 144.206 HA6ZB      36  59 JN97   1650km  Hungary

0852 144.213 IK2YXK     36  39  JN45OP 1133km  Italy

0852 144.216 OK2POI     26  59 JN99BL 1504km  Czech=20

0852 144.216 DL2ARD     36  39 JO60AR 1050km  Germany

0859 144.220 OK2PYA     26  27 JN79TJ 1336km  Czech=20

0926 144.197 IW2HAJ     36  59 JN45NO 1132km  Italy

0929 144.205 S51ZO      59  59 JN86DR 1506km  Slovenia

1035 144.209 S50C       59  59 JN76JG 1434km  Slovenia

1104 144.205 DL8EBW     26  26 JO31NF  701km  Germany

1119 144.203 I1JTQ      27  27 JN35UB 1097km  Italy

1119 144.203 9A1CAL/P   59  59 JN82IW 1780km  Croatia

Longest DX contacts
RX1AS  (KO59) 2234km,
OH7HDU (KP32) 2133km,
IK7UXY (JN90) 2092km,
OH6MAZ (KP21) 1964km,
ES2NA  (KO29) 1908km,
LY2BIL (KO24) 1887km.

DXCC Countries =3D 17=20
DL, EA6, ES, HA, I, LA, LY, OE, OH,
OH0, OK, RX, SM, SP, S5, TK, 9A.=20

Also heard these stations
DJ3LE (JO33), DK3BU (JO33), ES2QH (KO29), F4AZF (JN38),
HB9FAP (JN46), I5WBE (JN53), LA3DV (JO49), OM3CM (KN08),
SP2OFW (JO93), SP6HED (JO80), S57EA (JN76) and others.

Best of all was hearing OH8K (KP55) three times during the night.
The distance is 2396 kilometres. Nothing from YM3XC (2600kms).

I was QRV from 0100 UTC but spent the first 2-hours looking outside
for visuals. Active on the 50MHz & 144MHz bands between 0300-1200 UTC.
I sensed a good peak in meteor activity between 0350-0500 UTC.
Also 0600-0730 UTC was good. Perhaps more casual operators at this time. =


I hope to meet you all again in the next meteor shower or aurora!

David / G4ASR

PS Actually the next aurora was tonight 20 November!

DX worked on 144MHz CW included DL/UT8AL (JO43), SM0KAK (JO89),
EI2TAA (IO42 - nice square!). Heard LA3BO and YL3AG.



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