[NLRS] Asteroid bounce - EAE

[Mary Brown]

Wonder if the high angle of radiation off my 43' vertical will help or 
hurt possible reception? I really need a better antenna up for 20-10m... 
I had a 25' vertical but winds snapped off the 1/4 inch aluminum 
mounting plate and I haven't fixed it...


Mary

W0AAT

On 12/23/2022 8:59 AM, Jon Platt via NLRS wrote:
> A cut and paste from the The ARRL Letter for December 22, 2022 is 
> below.  Yea, its HF, but its still cool.
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
>
>
> Amateur Radio Operators Invited to participate in Asteroid Bounce 
> Experiment
> The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will be 
> conducting a research campaign/experiment on December 27, 2022, with 
> transmissions between 1100 - 2300 UTC (0200 - 1400 AKST).
>
> HAARP antenna array at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
>
> This experiment will reflect HAARP transmissions off of Near-Earth 
> Asteroid (NEA) 2010 XC15, and the echo will be received by the Owens 
> Valley Radio Observatory Long Wavelength Array (OVRO-LWA) at the 
> California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and by the University of 
> New Mexico's Long Wavelength Array (UNM-LWA). The target asteroid will 
> be roughly two lunar distances away from Earth at the time of 
> transmission. Characterizing the interior structure and composition of 
> NEAs is critical for advancing the understanding of solar system 
> evolution and aiding in planetary defense.
>
> Actual transmit times are highly variable based on real-time 
> ionospheric conditions and all information is subject to change. 
> Currently, the Asteroid Bounce (2010 XC15) experiment will take place 
> Dec. 27, 2022, from 1100 UTC to 2300 UTC; 9.6 MHz, LFM (linear FM), 
> 0.5 Hz WRF (waveform repetition frequency), 30 kHz bandwidth. Reports 
> recording echo are encouraged; demodulated recordings in .wav or .mp3 
> are recommended.
>
> For real-time ionospheric conditions in Gakona, please consult 
> ionograms from the HAARP Diagnostic Suite at 
> https://haarp.gi.alaska.edu/diagnostic-suite.
>
> Amateur radio and radio astronomy enthusiasts are invited to listen to 
> the transmissions/echoes and submit reception reports to the HAARP 
> facility at uaf-gi-haarp at alaska.edu and request a QSL card by mailing 
> a report to:
>
> HAARP
> P.O. Box 271
> Gakona AK 99586
> USA
>
> --- end ---
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> NLRS mailing list
> Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/nlrs
> Help:https://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post:mailto:NLRS at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by:https://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list:https://www.qsl.net/donate.html

-- 
This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.
www.avg.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/nlrs/attachments/20221223/77bc487c/attachment.html>