[NLRS] Lightning Scatter from N0LAN Becacon last night

[Ronald Bergantzel]

Hello All  !! Yes , I have heard lightning scatter alot over the years , especially during contests and assorted band openings when activity levels were high ..... I do recall hearing more noticable lightning scatter on 432 signals during the spring stormy months . ( Maybe it would work for 222 there , Bill - hint , hint .) 73s !   Ron KA0RYT  
--------------------------------------------
On Sat, 10/5/13, Bill Ockert - ND0B <nd0b at ockert.us> wrote:

 Subject: [NLRS] Lightning Scatter from  N0LAN Becacon last night
 To: "Arliss" <w7xu at w7xu.com>, "Northern Lights Radio Society" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
 Date: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 1:09 PM
 
 
 
 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
 
 ______________________________________________________________
 NLRS mailing list
 Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/nlrs
 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
 Post: mailto:NLRS at mailman.qth.net
 
 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
 Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html