Dick Pechie" <kb1h@myeastern.com> wrote:
OK, here is a question.
Two weekends ago in the Sept. VHF contest we worked a
few out west grids on 6M. It was difficult due to the
fact that we were only copying 1-2
words/letters/numbers at a time. QSOs took quite and
effort.
It was almost like meteor scatter propagation.
Did anyone else experience this and what was it if not
meteor scatter?
Not a prop guru and most of my experience (99%) been
on HF.
Thanks for the education in advance.
73 Dick - KB1H
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Yes - meteor scatter.
This can occur at any time of day as random material
comes in and burns up. The intensity of the "burst"
is dependent on size and speed of the object (and
several other variables). The most intense "random"
bursts will occur when your part of the globe faces
the earths direction of travel (in the morning). This
is because your getting higher speed material entering
the atmosphere.
To be the most successful, one needs to be able to
QUICKLY exchange info - cut out all un-needed stuff
like multiple calls, ect. You usually only have a few
seconds to get the proper info across - don't waste
your precious time.
There are resources for proper meteor exchanges. This
probably isn't a good forum for discussing HOW to make
a meteor Q.
Good Luck
Jay W9RM
..long time 6M ping jockey
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