[NLRS] Rain Scatter

Thu, 1 Aug 2002 04:35:35 cdt

See QST Aug 2001 p. 89 for some info in W1LP/mm.
See QST Dec 2001 p. 86 for a little info on the record.
I know I have more info on the record contact, but I can't find it.

See also QST Dec 2000 p. 85 for info on airplane reflections.

73, Gary  WB0LJC

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:06:05 -0500 "Jon Platt" <[email protected]>
writes:
>Following up on some discussion from Central States, the DX record for 
>10
>GHz was made Sept 20, 2001 and is 797 miles (1282 kM) between W1LP/mm 
>in
>DL34ja and WB6CWN in DM04eg.   This is listed as a "Tropo C" record 
>meaning
>continental ..... don't ask me about the /mm part, but perhaps someone 
>else
>knows more about this contact.   If we assume 350 mile radius 
>capability on
>rain scatter, this only gets us to 700 miles.
>
>Start drawing those 800 mile radius circles and watching the tropo 
>map.
>
>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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