Perseid Meteor Shower Aug. 2015

[flexoman61]

What effect will the
Perseid Meteor Shower
have on HF propagation?

[Fansome]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids

[flexoman61]

Sorry fansome, I don't understands what that
has to do with my question.
Oh well....

[Pigmeat]

Al's brain tends to overheat in the summer, Flexo, pay no attention to him.

The only fellow I actually knew to work at HAARP was part of a team that studied the effects of meteor propagation at high latitudes. As their work is still classified, I don't know what they discovered.

Check the ARRL site and other ham sites for info on meteor props. The guys on VHF and above have done a lot of work on it over the years.

[ChrisSmolinski]

The meteors seem to have enhanced reception of Old Time Radio.

Now if only they'd enhance my chances of getting a QSL :-)

[flexoman61]

Thanks for the info guys.
fansome, sometimes I miss
a good joke!

Can't wait to get out of work
tonight and tune around the
bands. Will check out VHF also.

Could use a couple of good DX
catches, tired of noise and static.

Cheers

[Fansome]

Ok, I'll try to be serious:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_burst_communications

I recall, many years ago there was a company that sold meteor burst communications as a way for long-haul trucking companies to stay in touch with their fleets. I don't know if it's still around, but it was apparently pretty effective.

[Pigmeat]

A very informative post, Alluvial. You SO must have given you the cast iron skillet treatment during dinner.

[Fansome]

Huh. She's not the boss of me. I wear the pants in this family.

A very informative post, Alluvial. You SO must have given you the cast iron skillet treatment during dinner.

[atrainradio]

Caught seven meteors. Seemed to really make the low bands pop up with stations I never heard before.

[Pigmeat]

Huh. She's not the boss of me. I wear the pants in this family.

A very informative post, Alluvial. You SO must have given you the cast iron skillet treatment during dinner.

Pants? I thought you were an avowed muumuu man?

[BDM]

This is strange, there is a large tall skinny plant like creature shuffling around in my backyard, making clicking noises and spitting green goo....... Beyond that, seems the freqs above 25/MHz up to around 2 meter band see the affects of meteor showers most often. Beyond that I haven't a clue?

[krystallo]

Hey All,

 This  is my first post on the site.

FWIW,I caught one meteor "visually" in a VERY high light pollution urban environment. The rest I watched on "RADAR" via livemeteors.com for several hours over several nights. Very cool site- seemed to show actual break up of meteors  .Also some trails lasted as  long as 45 seconds. Just now popped over there for second  and got a "hit" right away,even outside of any shower. Should be really great for Leonids.

K