[NLRS] Rain Scatter

[Donn Baker]

Very, VERY good, guys !  Too bad you didn't make with Baryy, but as you
said, it'll happen!

Bob, I checked azimuths from my back deck.  NG.  I can get 310* (NE of
Fargo), but my horizon (trees) is less than 100yds away, and HIGH at that.
>From the tower, its even worse... big 'ole pine tree in the way at 20'.
I'm stuck with having to operate portable.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0


At 16:19 31-07-02 -0500, Robert E. Wesslund wrote:
>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=D8AUS
>
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