[NLRS] Rain Scatter

Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:17:56 -0500

The NWS has issued a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, or PDS Severe T-storm
watch box back up to our northwest, like up towards Fargo.   I can't
remember seeing one of these before.  Radar is showing some big storms
rolling thru Devils Lake (again) and moving east.

73, Jon
W0ZQ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert E. Wesslund" <[email protected]>
To: "Northern Lights Radio S" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:19 PM
Subject: [NLRS] Rain Scatter

> Rain Scatter July 31, 2002
>
> This morning Barry, VE4MA,  called on the phone and said there were some
> high rain clouds nort and west of Fargo.   We set up a sked for 8:15 am.
He
> would transmit for 5 min and then I would transmit for 5 min.   I called
> Gary, W0GHZ and Jon, K0FQA and told them of the sked.     I put my 10 GHz
> unit on the end of my dock on Lake Josephine.    I listened from 8:15 am
> till 8:20 with the dish pointed up Fargo way.  I then transmitted for 5
min.
> I listened and I heard a signal and I also got a phone call from Gary.  He
> was copying my beeper.  We tried calling each other but I had some problem
> with a power lead.  Got a good one and Gary and I passed grid square info.
> Gary then tried Jon as he was hearing Gary.  No luck.  The Gary and I did
> make a contact with rain scatter.   The signals sounded very much like
> aurora.   I played a bit with my dish and Gary's signal was max at approx
> 340 degrees.   Of interest he also peaked at 6 degrees above the horizon.
>
> I thought I was in a microwave black hole but now I am sure I can work
> others from this location on 10 GHz.   I had my beacon running in the
> basement so knew where I was listening.   The beacon is on 10.360154.
Sure
> helps to have the beacon for reference.   Gary and I were about 1 kc
apart.
> Gary's signal was an S-9 at my place.  The aurora like flutter made the
copy
> a little difficult.
>
> Keep your eyes on the sky and the tv weather.   I think we can work Barry
> one of these days.
>
>
> 73  Bob  W�AUS
>
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