G0HVQ 144MHz Meteor Scatter (MS)
Current setup
Icom IC7400 - 70W- Vargarda 9 ele long yagi (12dBd) - WSJT V7
With such a small 2m station, I thought that it would be impossible to
make Meteor Scatter QSOs. But I have been active now since 2008 and
have had many successful QSOs.
Most of them have been in the major meteor showers
(Quadrantids in Jan, Perseids in Aug, Geminids in Dec) but also some
random MS contacts, especially in the summer mornings.
This has been made possible by K1JT's WSJT software, which is
fantastic, and has opened up a whole new world.
My best MS DX to date - US2YW/A in the Geminids 2010
QSO with I3YXQ in Perseids 2010 near peak of the shower -
burst nearly 30s long !
Sometimes it can be hard work - this QSO with F6DRO was just a
little later with much fewer pings
MS activity in Europe on 12 Aug 2010, near Perseids peak
9 element Vargarda yagi.
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