I wonder how short Ms can get in terms of distances. The Geminids were quite active here, with catches from the usual places -- the Dakotas, Carolinas, Arkansas, and such. But what really grabbed my attention this time is the short-haul nature of some catches. MP3 audio files are attached, with written descriptions below. Times EST, from Burnt River ON (100 miles northeast of Toronto).
101.7 CKNX ON Wingham – Dec 13 at 2210: “104 Suncoast Drive in Goderich and online”. There is such an address in Goderich ON, so this without doubt is CKNX. But CKNX is the semi-local I have managed to nicely null to create an open channel that did well throughout the Geminids. For whatever reason, CKNX seemed weaker than usual, likely due to unstable weather, and thus unusually easy to null. I even managed a nice ID out of 720-watt WGOG in Walhalla SC. The voice is familiar. Note the sudden, choppy nature of this burst. It’s certainly not groundwave or troposcatter. The question is, is it meteor scatter, or some other scatter — say airplane? It’s roughly 144 miles.
101.7 WLOF NY Elma — Dec 13 at 2258: “Station of the Cross” ID in this burst. WLOF is also a minor pest on 101.7. Usually when CKNX is nulled, WLOF is usually in second place. But this, like CKNX above, is a clear burst. It’s roughly 131 miles.
101.7 WHOF OH North Canton — Dec 13 at 2123: “…station Sunny 101 point…” I’ve had this one by tropo once or twice. But northeast Ohio is a place I associate more with troposcatter than with meteor scatter. Roughly 297 miles.
101.7 WOWY PA Central City — Dec 12 at 2143: A pretty sudden “Wowie” and the start of a Billy Joel song. At about 318 miles this starts to feel more like the usual very short-end of typical Ms mileage.
Curious if this sparks any discussion. I’m counting WOWY as actual meteor scatter. But I’m still a little unsettled about categorizing the others. Troposcatter almost always presents as a fade up. Sometimes these fade-ups happen pretty quickly. But never so abruptly and choppy in nature as in these clips. I did record other channels. Nothing IDed on those other channels of this short-haul nature. Thoughts, anyone?
101.7 CKNX ON Wingham – Dec 13 at 2210: “104 Suncoast Drive in Goderich and online”. There is such an address in Goderich ON, so this without doubt is CKNX. But CKNX is the semi-local I have managed to nicely null to create an open channel that did well throughout the Geminids. For whatever reason, CKNX seemed weaker than usual, likely due to unstable weather, and thus unusually easy to null. I even managed a nice ID out of 720-watt WGOG in Walhalla SC. The voice is familiar. Note the sudden, choppy nature of this burst. It’s certainly not groundwave or troposcatter. The question is, is it meteor scatter, or some other scatter — say airplane? It’s roughly 144 miles.
101.7 WLOF NY Elma — Dec 13 at 2258: “Station of the Cross” ID in this burst. WLOF is also a minor pest on 101.7. Usually when CKNX is nulled, WLOF is usually in second place. But this, like CKNX above, is a clear burst. It’s roughly 131 miles.
101.7 WHOF OH North Canton — Dec 13 at 2123: “…station Sunny 101 point…” I’ve had this one by tropo once or twice. But northeast Ohio is a place I associate more with troposcatter than with meteor scatter. Roughly 297 miles.
101.7 WOWY PA Central City — Dec 12 at 2143: A pretty sudden “Wowie” and the start of a Billy Joel song. At about 318 miles this starts to feel more like the usual very short-end of typical Ms mileage.
Curious if this sparks any discussion. I’m counting WOWY as actual meteor scatter. But I’m still a little unsettled about categorizing the others. Troposcatter almost always presents as a fade up. Sometimes these fade-ups happen pretty quickly. But never so abruptly and choppy in nature as in these clips. I did record other channels. Nothing IDed on those other channels of this short-haul nature. Thoughts, anyone?
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