[NLRS] Lightning Scatter from N0LAN Becacon last night

[Bill Ockert - ND0B]

Since the N0LAN beacon went on the air I often monitor it.   It is usually 
right at the noise but sometimes rises up above quite a bit for a period of 
time and sometimes disappears.   It is on mostly for background noise in the 
office.

Last night I was monitoring while working on a few things on the test bench. 
Mostly I was hiding from the fact it was starting to snow a reality I was 
not quite ready to face.   The system was pretty massive and had some 
lightning in it to the south of me, not enough to raise the noise level 
continuously but a crash every 10, 15 seconds or so.  After one of the 
crashes the beacon suddenly popped up to very strong for two dits and a dah 
then was back down to right at the noise level.   Lightning Scatter.   I 
knew it was possible but had never heard it before.

I did a little reading (it is a known phenomena) and it is capable of 
propagation out to about 500km.  I figure with the duration of the burst 
FSK-441 would probably work OK on it.

73 de Bill ND0B