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Title: ORIONIDS Post by: KL7OF on October 21, 2016, 08:42:38 AM I see where today and tomorrow are near the peak of the Orionids Meteor Showers....Up to 25 meteors /hr ...
Any pingers out there? Title: Re: ORIONIDS Post by: flintstone mop on October 22, 2016, 11:11:36 AM I used to try pinging and it was a lot of fun, until some A HOLES caused tremendous QRM and jamming on the 75m liaison frequency. Where we coordinated the meeting 2m or 6m freq...This was early 90's, before the internet was turning into a major player to communicate.
I guess the internet might have saved the day for pingers today. It was a challenge to catch a syllable here and there or a complete sentence. Title: Re: ORIONIDS Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on October 22, 2016, 01:27:01 PM I've done meteor scatter operating on 6 and 2 meters over past years but never seem to have much luck with this shower. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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