RADIO ACTIVE METEOR (Eta-Aquarid) via GRAVES-radar
Taken by Heiko Ulbricht on May 1, 2021 @
Freital, Saxony, Germany
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We are approaching the maximum of the Eta aquarids on May 6th. Wonderful echoes can already be seen in the GRAVES radar on 143.050 MHz. Long tails, strong center. I have completely upgraded my technology for the maximum via radio astronomy. For the echo shown here at 12:52:55 UT, I only used my small 4-element self-made yagi on my antenna mast. The 9-element long yagi is then used for the maximum. As a licensed radio amateur you can combine both hobbies ingeniously. Yagi antennas for the 144-146 MHz amateur radio band also work with almost no loss on 143 MHz, where GRAVES works. I will definitely stay on standby for the next few days!
Details: 4-element Yagi, Funcube Dongle Pro +
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