Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 189 www.rmob.org April 2009 1. GLOBAL OBSERVATIONS Observer: Enric Fraile Algeciras Location: Centre Meteorologic de l'Alt Camp (Tarragona) (01 15' E, 41 17' N) Frequency: 49.7396 MHz Transmitter Location: CZE Praha and HNG Budapest Antenna: 3 element Yagi Azimuth 200 deg (NE), elevation 20 deg Receiver: home made converter 20 dB gain, 1 dB noise and Kenwood TS570. 10 dB attenuator in the receiver to reduce direct reception Sensitivity: 0.25 uV for 10 dB S/N Observing method: the audio signal of the video carrier is received using a SSB filter (2500 Hz) and fed into the PC in real time. Data sampling system: own written software "MSD" with sound card. | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 64 117 87 134 146 117 132 112 98 117 95 95 73 72 42 1 | 76 113 110 127 283 131 122 148 110 119 101 86 79 96 42 2 | 66 110 139 119 140 102 121 116 96 112 93 95 89 41 3 | 58 121 96 152 131 135 84 78 127 117 114 77 93 76 37 4 | 55 137 101 144 131 122 117 116 123 112 16 112 91 89 60 5 | 68 140 140 134 136 142 79 99 146 92 82 91 96 89 6 | 85 159 115 140 134 123 75 101 112 130 94 108 117 52 7 | 70 142 108 159 151 133 92 131 161 174 100 106 105 54 8 | 90 140 108 158 163 131 104 113 144 162 122 100 108 70 9 | 97 138 138 159 150 135 133 153 124 121 29 122 111 109 64 10 |122 156 119 140 113 119 105 135 113 76 60 85 109 97 46 11 |102 110 113 99 102 81 75 100 80 64 50 87 68 44 12 | 64 69 74 71 63 67 46 80 76 48 43 39 40 13 27 13 | 71 52 55 49 47 29 34 68 58 45 27 38 37 22 11 14 | 48 54 63 56 34 66 53 49 71 30 33 45 34 16 10 15 | 39 48 45 45 55 41 59 36 52 26 23 27 27 33 20 16 | 45 36 46 32 26 26 38 35 53 23 15 21 21 12 30 17 | 41 27 21 31 22 16 23 19 32 12 18 21 9 19 17 18 | 33 26 29 39 19 24 30 26 28 13 23 21 15 11 14 19 | 42 30 47 38 30 33 32 28 36 26 23 19 22 13 33 20 | 55 46 78 68 54 42 47 40 69 35 47 57 38 13 32 21 |100 75 88 98 95 64 86 72 90 70 58 57 68 46 48 22 |138 99 108 128 102 79 100 105 107 84 95 80 88 49 101 23 |113 75 94 148 117 105 123 95 102 87 85 71 107 54 105 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h|109 93 90 126 88 85 72 78 71 95 93 1 |117 136 141 116 93 87 89 75 85 89 112 2 |100 83 122 125 104 93 119 104 112 105 98 3 | 87 92 100 134 109 106 99 94 102 133 126 4 |118 85 171 133 137 80 137 124 142 146 122 5 |124 68 100 134 168 103 89 145 120 142 166 108 6 |100 96 135 51 126 112 119 160 153 137 184 163 7 | 22 118 148 42 167 133 121 153 182 168 172 178 8 | 136 120 35 137 122 138 170 152 158 163 151 9 | 141 135 30 113 126 142 115 149 143 181 139 10 | 110 101 27 105 128 86 109 119 115 109 130 11 | 87 84 12 65 70 80 73 87 67 84 89 12 | 55 43 11 49 48 50 33 45 38 61 63 13 | 37 50 47 51 32 48 47 51 70 56 43 14 | 51 40 42 46 54 52 65 53 66 81 58 15 | 33 52 52 36 38 37 50 47 50 55 45 16 | 26 37 25 30 24 32 35 30 46 24 40 17 | 32 28 29 24 23 23 24 22 25 26 27 18 | 14 13 26 20 18 21 24 25 31 38 19 19 | 34 35 39 18 35 30 34 51 36 38 36 20 | 44 41 40 42 41 46 39 56 42 40 30 21 | 53 55 72 64 62 58 71 58 50 66 58 22 | 76 98 96 73 94 64 92 78 88 96 87 23 | 106 110 95 84 73 84 101 87 76 93 87 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Notes: . ? local interference or Es propagation opening Enric Fraile Algeciras --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Orlando Benitez Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (28 07' N, 15 27' W, h=150 m) Receiver: ICOM IC R 7000 Antenna: 5 element Yagi, Az 210 deg (NE), elev 15 deg Coax RG 213 50 m (from Jan 2009 onwards) Frequency: 55.2494 MHz Transmitter: Lousa Portugal Computer: PIII 800MHz, 512 RAM Sound Blaster 128 PCI. Data sampling system: SSB band with software MSD and sound card Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 2.2 Meteor reflections/hour | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 11 30 22 29 26 27 28 26 15 17 15 22 20 1 | 14 13 22 33 17 17 25 22 34 36 20 14 12 19 2 | 21 7 30 18 18 33 23 23 22 25 20 15 7 26 20 3 | 9 23 13 19 40 22 17 15 51 15 8 18 12 11 18 4 | 29 16 6 19 26 23 18 18 23 28 20 35 24 17 5 | 16 16 18 19 23 23 19 20 22 18 24 24 20 18 6 | 24 20 26 12 36 24 26 46 55 31 32 35 21 15 20 7 | 31 19 15 20 20 40 30 25 18 20 20 23 20 36 21 8 | 44 24 16 25 37 31 93 36 38 30 23 52 30 28 34 9 | 20 41 24 20 19 30 22 40 18 20 44 15 31 28 22 10 | 20 26 17 16 17 28 17 23 25 14 13 19 19 17 24 11 | 7 22 17 9 30 16 12 18 18 10 5 10 14 17 10 12 | 5 7 12 7 12 13 7 5 16 9 8 6 5 4 5 13 | 5 2 5 6 2 6 11 2 3 4 2 2 8 10 5 14 | 4 4 5 4 3 9 3 3 7 9 0 1 1 2 2 15 | 5 4 5 3 5 6 3 3 2 2 7 5 7 1 11 16 | 4 5 5 2 3 2 6 7 8 4 3 3 1 9 5 17 | 3 4 1 3 8 10 6 1 3 5 2 1 1 18 | 1 5 1 2 5 0 3 0 1 3 3 3 1 19 | 3 4 0 1 3 2 2 6 19 1 4 3 3 3 20 | 2 4 4 6 5 3 7 3 16 5 6 5 1 5 21 | 6 5 14 8 11 8 7 10 8 10 10 10 7 8 22 | 20 9 18 24 17 14 18 16 10 10 12 10 9 19 7 23 | 18 18 31 18 19 16 29 16 27 11 24 14 11 8 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 20 24 30 23 13 16 47 51 26 23 18 12 20 15 14 1 | 16 14 17 17 23 45 53 68 25 27 16 16 13 12 25 2 | 12 28 7 20 30 36 36 39 17 21 13 20 17 11 8 3 | 11 20 24 21 27 31 51 41 25 12 11 14 11 6 18 4 | 12 22 14 8 23 32 46 40 8 12 57 11 13 9 17 5 | 15 52 17 31 39 25 38 24 21 30 21 21 14 40 25 6 | 17 17 27 10 48 30 75 53 70 26 27 27 33 24 22 7 | 26 28 36 25 35 53 75 50 128 25 26 34 38 23 45 8 | 40 25 36 33 79 45 54 47 131 24 23 32 36 26 33 9 | 30 22 25 13 29 31 36 28 14 39 25 15 22 26 15 10 | 13 19 17 8 16 27 38 15 12 16 46 19 16 16 12 11 | 14 5 5 15 5 15 30 18 15 20 4 15 5 15 12 | 2 16 4 6 4 7 13 2 6 3 1 12 6 6 10 13 | 7 5 4 4 8 3 3 8 6 2 1 36 0 8 3 14 | 8 14 10 3 9 9 6 3 5 11 2 6 8 10 2 15 | 3 1 6 14 6 5 4 8 4 1 5 4 4 4 8 16 | 7 5 2 7 2 6 5 9 5 2 13 3 5 12 17 | 2 1 0 7 1 4 5 3 4 5 2 2 3 3 18 | 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 7 0 3 5 0 2 19 | 9 5 1 6 3 3 1 3 5 4 3 10 4 6 3 20 | 10 4 2 1 19 4 6 4 3 11 2 4 2 6 4 21 | 8 3 9 7 10 13 9 14 9 6 5 8 4 9 20 22 | 14 21 8 14 12 15 42 17 9 20 13 7 7 12 15 23 | 20 8 20 13 24 24 38 16 12 19 24 21 16 17 20 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Orlando Benitez --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Michael Boschat Location: Halifax, Canada (63 36' W, 44 39' N, 58 meters above sea level) Listening Frequency: 83.24 MHz Receiver: Icom R-10 Antenna: resonant dipole Antenna Direction: Horizontally polarized with lobes in E-W plane, elev 0 deg Filter: high-Q (Q at least 300) bandpass filter between antenna & receiver. Listening Mode: CW Recording method: listening by ear Number of meteors heard in one hour interval | April 2009 UT | 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ---+-------------------------------------- 12h| 6 - - - - - - 6 13 | 8 - - - - - - 4 14 | 5 - - - - - - 3 ---+------------------------------------- UT | 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ---+--------------------------------- 9h| - - - - - 38 - 10 | - 2 - - - 44 29 11 | - 5 - 113 27 37 14 12 | 7 7 - 97 30 41 16 13 | 3 6 - 79 41 40 63 14 | 13 12 - 77 44 - 41 15 | 16 - - 71 - - 57 ----+--------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 April 2009 Notes: . no corrections for radiant position made to the counts. . ( - ) means no observations made. Mike Boschat --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Jeff Brower Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (49 51' N, 119 34' W) at 427 meters Receiver: ICOM PRC-1000 CW mode Sensitivity: 0.32 uV for 10 dB S/N for CW mode Antenna: 5 element log Periodic az 90 deg (East) Frequency: 61.260135 MHz Transmitter: two 100 kW transmitters left in SD and CA Computer: Linux - WINE Data sampling system: Spectrum Lab counting echoes Meteor reflections/hour | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 24 35 38 48 38 31 37 27 24 37 32 55 55 27 49 1 | 42 30 32 39 38 33 31 20 15 34 37 30 41 34 46 2 | 30 21 38 35 42 55 32 50 23 33 34 37 20 33 42 3 | 39 42 60 46 47 44 49 45 37 37 33 31 45 45 40 4 | 35 47 66 59 46 54 50 47 52 39 36 34 54 55 49 5 | 67 81 97 72 81 92 93 46 73 55 48 43 72 76 61 6 | 75 87 103 89 111 109 93 83 83 75 76 69 80 94 96 7 | 64 76 116 97 112 118 105 87 109 104 84 80 102 97 106 8 | 110 106 114 132 145 139 94 95 142 98 99 98 94 120 119 9 | 108 111 132 142 141 127 106 109 111 94 102 105 84 102 99 10 | 111 128 109 120 164 102 106 94 106 82 112 109 100 107 98 11 | 116 122 126 141 148 111 98 79 75 79 101 104 103 108 98 12 | 101 121 117 125 143 120 115 90 86 114 101 99 103 107 117 13 | 132 122 138 139 118 145 101 108 91 109 89 99 95 129 110 14 | 138 158 106 158 149 154 98 96 97 74 111 138 89 101 87 15 | 142 118 90 155 185 130 92 129 110 102 112 149 124 142 130 16 | 122 121 133 169 160 157 77 126 107 87 153 168 157 167 154 17 | 114 147 136 179 154 153 104 129 106 118 173 152 109 163 157 18 | 109 118 134 110 141 158 81 144 81 118 146 149 118 155 141 19 | 108 128 149 121 128 113 81 119 94 96 126 154 93 137 127 20 | 83 116 115 101 140 88 51 106 86 86 132 120 80 124 113 21 | 69 88 110 92 107 71 38 65 82 56 89 105 70 119 80 22 | 59 72 76 80 71 57 33 50 75 62 82 79 56 71 62 23 | 40 56 48 55 48 33 33 42 54 38 60 57 42 49 59 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 39 37 34 44 49 36 40 45 38 26 57 50 43 33 38 1 | 32 37 48 47 43 42 37 33 36 23 54 29 36 33 43 2 | 49 44 46 55 45 39 36 36 36 33 48 39 42 34 51 3 | 53 45 34 81 52 51 73 35 61 54 48 62 35 37 50 4 | 45 72 41 97 83 76 69 57 63 93 76 80 70 42 44 5 | 80 86 53 121 121 101 107 79 84 95 114 101 70 62 89 6 | 88 114 81 180 155 148 134 82 131 141 125 117 94 116 103 7 | 96 123 106 139 182 149 161 107 120 139 132 129 95 111 88 8 | 117 135 127 192 193 185 177 100 121 166 149 119 80 75 92 9 | 122 147 145 169 187 194 183 111 123 159 148 114 110 99 75 10 | 119 135 136 187 187 164 184 118 134 168 159 145 97 108 100 11 | 91 143 155 192 177 154 134 99 127 185 144 138 114 127 100 12 | 96 156 158 162 186 207 181 100 156 168 126 146 117 123 122 13 | 127 180 153 194 198 191 166 115 148 151 117 155 151 154 131 14 | 138 143 193 240 204 182 186 114 133 170 200 164 144 156 120 15 | 176 166 195 193 159 138 158 153 175 212 203 159 149 165 199 16 | 114 179 185 180 148 174 137 168 164 155 166 155 174 185 205 17 | 106 179 203 179 187 197 132 177 166 173 126 156 157 157 188 18 | 112 138 223 161 162 150 126 172 173 212 160 124 148 165 161 19 | 125 155 180 176 152 127 114 162 149 167 128 137 91 137 147 20 | 107 138 146 151 125 112 113 120 109 152 107 104 69 142 95 21 | 93 103 118 121 107 108 85 104 92 139 97 78 91 98 72 22 | 78 106 93 82 60 90 69 63 58 96 56 65 74 87 63 23 | 47 48 57 78 47 62 42 68 47 78 57 36 42 45 45 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | April 2009 Notes: . BN = Broadband Noise - AC . Es = Sporadic E . - = System down . Local time is PST or UT-8 . The LYR were not pronounced. I did catch some fireballs on the video camera: 1 April 22, 1 on April 23, 4 on April 24, clouded out on the 25, 1 on the 26. Jeff Brower NK0L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Willy Camps Location: Tessenderlo, Belgium (5 06' E, 51 05' N) Frequencies: 49990 kHz Transmitter: VVS beacon at Astrolab IRIS, Ypres, Belgium (2 55' E, 50 49' N), 50 W, carrier (no modulation), LHCP, upward beaming Antenna: 2 element quad in diamond shape, az 87 deg, elev 45 deg Receiver: AR8600 Mark2 SE Computer: Fujitsu Siemens 1.4 GHz Observing method: Spectrumlab, Colorgramme for RMOB v 2.3 | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 18 20 18 21 17 36 21 21 16 29 18 12 24 20 18 1 | 23 19 21 31 31 33 26 44 28 28 21 15 23 22 18 2 | 28 22 25 20 20 38 42 34 23 27 16 16 26 23 20 3 | 32 22 30 19 19 36 28 33 23 22 13 28 21 17 17 4 | 30 23 25 29 16 34 27 27 28 40 14 26 27 19 15 5 | 16 12 19 20 30 24 28 27 22 28 14 26 12 16 22 6 | 30 17 30 11 22 28 27 22 20 29 13 22 27 19 25 7 | 18 30 18 21 28 23 26 30 18 32 25 26 34 29 38 8 | 23 21 23 26 23 35 33 20 22 26 23 25 37 21 21 9 | 21 25 34 19 16 22 27 15 11 15 21 18 31 17 13 10 | 9 8 16 19 14 17 18 12 13 20 15 20 22 16 11 11 | 13 25 10 12 17 23 13 6 15 16 13 11 11 9 10 12 | 13 19 9 9 17 17 6 10 8 8 11 8 8 8 4 13 | 4 6 9 6 8 8 6 2 4 6 6 7 12 8 1 14 | 4 3 7 4 11 4 10 7 5 5 8 0 9 9 3 15 | 1 1 3 11 7 11 6 4 4 3 6 6 10 3 2 16 | 3 6 3 2 6 3 9 7 3 1 2 0 7 4 5 17 | 9 4 6 5 8 5 10 5 2 3 2 8 4 7 2 18 | 4 5 8 5 3 7 5 6 7 9 2 9 7 3 10 19 | 9 6 5 7 6 7 12 10 8 8 11 9 8 10 6 20 | 9 11 13 11 9 13 14 17 5 12 8 6 8 11 11 21 | 15 23 18 8 23 14 22 7 16 19 22 13 11 11 7 22 | 29 29 18 13 15 23 29 7 27 16 16 7 12 28 8 23 | 20 28 24 15 22 19 32 14 19 15 24 19 18 16 24 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 17 31 21 22 25 24 29 29 29 21 35 33 29 29 28 1 | 24 21 24 12 29 33 41 36 32 36 29 27 34 28 30 2 | 23 40 28 23 34 33 34 37 21 28 24 23 24 26 28 3 | 19 31 21 25 26 20 38 31 34 28 31 24 24 38 27 4 | 27 25 27 27 32 37 26 32 38 29 36 31 39 36 27 5 | 27 34 33 34 32 31 34 33 35 32 34 52 38 45 34 6 | 23 28 28 34 22 27 42 29 45 35 40 44 45 50 47 7 | 34 31 34 28 31 38 46 45 38 58 36 48 40 44 46 8 | 31 25 33 34 31 34 51 39 38 44 38 38 40 38 45 9 | 25 15 22 23 24 19 33 18 31 27 32 27 39 26 44 10 | 16 16 18 18 19 14 20 23 15 24 20 13 20 20 17 11 | 16 9 14 22 14 14 13 9 18 15 10 6 26 13 17 12 | 6 8 13 7 12 10 6 8 7 8 11 9 12 14 12 13 | 10 5 6 6 7 8 12 7 12 13 16 6 12 11 16 14 | 10 14 11 13 5 10 4 10 15 8 14 11 13 9 11 15 | 6 3 6 5 5 5 6 12 18 9 5 11 9 12 9 16 | 8 5 6 6 6 2 4 9 10 3 6 8 13 7 11 17 | 1 2 5 10 2 4 11 7 3 9 3 7 5 4 6 18 | 1 6 1 8 8 7 4 5 1 7 6 7 9 7 3 19 | 9 6 7 5 11 7 9 9 11 11 13 10 6 17 10 20 | 17 15 8 18 12 14 18 13 10 14 11 13 12 13 17 21 | 20 11 11 13 18 14 20 25 18 17 13 19 13 13 13 22 | 18 17 19 26 18 24 26 22 17 17 17 21 17 17 23 23 | 28 22 12 17 20 30 23 26 21 17 21 26 30 24 21 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Willy Camps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Johan Coussens Location: Harelbeke, Belgium (3 20' E, 50 51' N) Frequencies: 49990 kHz Transmitter: VVS beacon at Astrolab IRIS, Ypres, Belgium (2 55' E, 50 49' N), 50 W, carrier (no modulation), LHCP, upward beaming Antenna: crossed dipole RHCP, elev 90 deg Receiver: HRO MRX-50 Computer: Pentium 3 - 1.7 GHz desktop Observing method: Spectrumlab, Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 2.3 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 33 35 28 32 35 67 51 46 58 32 35 16 43 1 | 34 29 25 25 38 45 30 33 34 30 16 24 24 2 | 23 31 19 20 52 31 34 34 34 27 14 13 23 3 | 25 25 32 25 30 33 31 32 30 25 18 29 16 4 | 23 18 42 27 21 22 25 50 35 21 24 22 29 5 | 27 19 24 32 38 19 45 41 19 18 30 6 | 20 11 14 22 46 18 13 48 29 42 17 20 21 7 | 20 2 17 41 20 20 17 33 15 21 17 0 8 | 26 2 25 12 36 22 14 49 43 26 29 21 10 9 | 31 9 20 15 31 21 7 52 29 26 20 23 18 10 | 23 24 22 22 27 23 22 40 37 46 19 22 27 11 | 23 16 23 18 22 33 20 57 53 33 22 33 12 12 | 34 23 19 23 13 60 26 38 32 25 15 11 9 13 | 22 15 17 19 15 53 22 37 30 17 27 8 0 14 | 19 16 11 13 20 22 25 27 27 32 23 14 1 15 | 30 27 8 12 27 63 4 35 40 17 17 16 1 16 | 25 20 15 10 22 45 25 35 25 19 16 18 1 17 | 15 15 8 8 16 25 31 24 26 35 22 0 18 | 8 16 41 25 18 21 37 21 22 24 18 12 4 19 | 22 20 14 38 20 39 39 38 28 23 21 20 0 20 | 18 23 13 19 27 39 45 43 46 29 26 32 3 21 | 27 22 17 29 22 56 48 26 28 21 22 34 22 | 33 26 32 36 32 65 40 41 39 38 19 45 23 | 35 39 33 27 40 38 55 43 34 57 16 29 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Johan Coussens ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Gaspard De Wilde ON4ZK Location: Dessel, Belgium (5 06' E, 51 14' N) Frequencies: 49990 kHz Transmitter: VVS beacon at Astrolab IRIS, Ypres, Belgium (2 55' E, 50 49' N), 50 W, carrier (no modulation), LHCP, upward beaming Antenna: crossed dipole RHCP, elev 45 deg, azimuth 95 deg (W) Receiver and antenna home made Observing method: automated setup, 100 samples/second, 8 bit resolution. differential measurement for local noise reduction. [Time and details of all individual meteor reflections are stored on file in the Ghent University format (Prometeos), and are available for further analysis]. Raw counts of reflections with a maximum amplitude >=40 during one hour interval starting at UT: | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 24 25 25 27 27 45 22 27 30 32 28 27 35 33 22 1 | 33 27 27 35 38 38 38 52 20 34 35 24 33 30 24 2 | 29 30 16 32 35 40 49 35 29 37 38 30 33 35 26 3 | 30 25 23 21 20 46 27 33 26 26 26 23 27 21 18 4 | 32 22 10 20 24 42 27 28 32 38 34 31 27 29 16 5 | 24 12 11 27 31 39 31 36 22 32 35 30 28 26 33 6 | 34 26 23 20 33 42 25 37 34 40 31 48 55 38 50 7 | 31 37 30 29 39 40 26 44 43 40 39 36 56 40 41 8 | 40 48 40 26 35 51 41 34 33 44 43 33 62 34 33 9 | 21 33 31 25 27 27 37 30 22 38 29 36 60 35 40 10 | 27 14 13 39 25 25 37 21 26 37 28 38 49 40 37 11 | 24 30 20 29 31 25 27 17 35 18 25 29 40 34 28 12 | 26 30 17 20 35 20 15 14 22 21 28 16 28 36 26 13 | 17 11 11 14 22 18 18 9 12 22 15 12 19 21 12 14 | 7 7 9 9 14 17 21 12 9 13 16 7 13 13 10 15 | 6 7 4 16 13 14 6 4 5 5 11 9 10 11 7 16 | 5 8 6 1 8 4 4 9 3 2 9 4 10 7 7 17 | 12 3 3 6 10 6 9 6 5 4 4 9 6 8 8 18 | 7 6 7 5 6 6 7 5 5 8 4 8 6 8 12 19 | 10 8 6 10 7 10 15 12 6 9 14 5 7 17 11 20 | 11 18 12 9 15 8 18 14 7 11 12 12 13 13 14 21 | 16 25 25 12 10 13 27 14 17 13 24 21 13 10 17 22 | 24 27 20 21 20 25 26 11 29 26 21 22 25 26 13 23 | 24 21 22 23 29 18 40 15 29 15 29 25 19 19 31 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 25 31 35 24 39 30 20 31 39 27 36 34 30 29 41 1 | 30 30 32 20 27 35 55 43 44 38 38 36 45 37 37 2 | 18 33 35 31 38 23 32 41 41 26 26 38 26 26 36 3 | 26 42 22 36 35 33 34 39 46 31 41 39 39 52 35 4 | 31 30 27 31 33 38 35 40 42 34 40 34 56 54 41 5 | 39 30 31 38 35 34 51 30 37 47 53 59 54 44 41 6 | 41 43 46 49 45 38 53 49 46 62 67 71 68 68 75 7 | 44 50 38 43 54 32 58 74 65 73 62 70 66 65 67 8 | 57 46 56 58 55 40 61 60 69 73 74 63 46 63 75 9 | 34 32 52 37 51 44 58 46 57 46 70 55 55 57 69 10 | 35 44 55 47 50 37 41 41 45 63 57 45 52 46 35 11 | 28 33 31 28 36 37 38 27 46 43 50 33 51 32 30 12 | 21 27 17 27 30 27 25 26 32 27 73 40 36 24 24 13 | 23 20 18 23 16 17 20 21 25 20 24 20 37 24 22 14 | 10 26 15 14 13 22 12 16 16 20 15 32 27 13 13 15 | 11 9 6 6 15 11 7 12 16 12 12 11 19 18 12 16 | 10 9 10 8 10 3 8 19 8 8 10 9 15 9 16 17 | 5 5 3 7 3 6 12 9 7 8 12 11 5 7 4 18 | 7 5 4 11 7 7 4 6 4 5 9 8 8 6 11 19 | 11 8 8 6 10 7 9 11 8 8 10 8 15 16 6 20 | 16 16 6 16 11 12 16 11 14 12 8 19 15 17 12 21 | 22 9 11 12 20 12 18 26 22 14 18 18 17 14 22 22 | 20 22 21 17 21 29 27 31 7 27 20 23 31 15 21 23 | 35 25 24 24 28 36 20 43 27 34 27 40 41 31 25 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Gaspard De Wilde --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: David Entwistle Location: Goosnargh, near Preston (England) 53 49' N, 2 40' W Frequency: 55.25 MHz Antenna: Jaybeam 3-element Yagi, Az 180 deg, elev 10 deg Receiver: Icom PCR1000 AFL filter Computer: Dell Latitude Software: Spectrumlab | April 20009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 40 34 47 34 40 25 55 31 30 43 33 30 26 22 43 1 | 35 37 34 44 36 31 36 38 26 40 27 31 35 26 38 2 | 33 44 36 31 47 45 43 32 32 33 46 39 41 29 39 3 | 52 31 36 49 46 38 46 41 50 36 40 49 25 35 64 4 | 40 41 43 42 39 43 44 40 44 40 53 50 31 35 44 5 | 38 39 35 30 54 48 53 50 48 33 52 29 42 39 37 6 | 54 32 41 36 43 32 39 49 55 38 34 44 39 47 40 7 | 49 49 34 46 49 43 51 59 48 50 48 40 46 36 40 8 | 58 77 41 48 42 58 69 62 40 49 44 41 51 58 55 9 | 56 56 45 57 47 65 62 58 60 48 52 41 48 62 51 10 | 54 41 46 44 45 56 64 48 60 49 50 43 51 49 39 11 | 43 45 26 47 38 41 52 44 46 51 42 25 30 39 33 12 | 58 47 27 31 29 64 48 54 45 35 46 36 35 36 58 13 | 45 50 36 48 40 47 47 50 37 52 48 28 28 53 42 14 | 40 24 35 43 30 44 48 40 54 51 42 30 33 39 47 15 | 27 17 27 34 33 34 41 37 24 25 36 16 29 35 28 16 | 22 24 16 23 21 20 21 26 16 28 19 12 15 25 15 17 | 25 12 21 19 20 17 15 19 19 14 14 12 8 21 18 18 | 19 20 21 13 19 14 22 13 10 12 14 13 8 14 10 19 | 20 13 15 21 17 13 12 18 17 14 14 16 11 10 14 20 | 20 22 28 21 17 18 24 29 16 18 16 16 13 21 29 21 | 24 25 24 21 21 29 23 26 26 21 18 19 14 31 29 22 | 29 16 36 28 31 45 25 31 23 25 23 28 24 28 19 23 | 35 36 26 35 35 44 50 27 29 35 22 28 30 29 37 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 20009 | April 20009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 37 44 26 30 27 40 42 50 42 34 24 27 44 44 42 1 | 32 42 38 38 50 35 52 49 36 36 46 39 44 44 38 2 | 46 52 43 39 40 42 53 41 30 43 45 38 49 34 35 3 | 40 45 47 55 46 50 59 47 51 45 29 36 41 63 50 4 | 30 39 44 68 36 48 68 42 42 30 43 55 37 51 65 5 | 50 53 44 49 48 50 77 49 43 40 50 55 49 48 51 6 | 46 44 50 60 52 66 78 65 50 51 49 59 59 68 58 7 | 48 51 52 65 47 72 102 44 75 50 59 58 83 58 71 8 | 56 76 51 58 53 114 100 64 42 39 45 61 62 60 78 9 | 46 60 53 37 49 67 64 46 52 31 54 70 56 47 62 10 | 44 49 47 58 55 52 63 49 39 48 41 59 51 53 55 11 | 31 42 43 42 40 39 40 46 36 40 39 35 47 47 46 12 | 38 55 38 47 35 42 39 50 36 31 46 39 42 52 49 13 | 51 51 53 49 31 36 32 32 50 47 34 46 56 48 58 14 | 43 40 40 43 37 38 32 44 31 44 30 42 55 46 40 15 | 26 21 45 31 20 28 34 28 28 27 28 30 37 30 36 16 | 24 21 25 13 12 11 24 15 21 23 15 27 26 25 20 17 | 9 12 9 20 15 12 19 20 15 23 22 21 15 15 18 18 | 19 12 18 16 15 15 11 23 14 7 14 17 20 13 14 19 | 14 20 28 13 16 11 16 15 9 23 10 29 12 14 12 20 | 20 21 24 15 22 15 14 19 25 18 27 23 27 28 24 21 | 21 19 25 19 17 27 34 22 18 25 26 25 32 24 32 22 | 21 29 22 36 21 29 33 23 20 37 22 31 27 33 36 23 | 38 36 27 35 23 27 41 34 35 41 34 37 40 32 32 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 20009 Note: . Lyrids appeared to peak 21-22 April. No issues to report. David Entwistle --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Mike Otte Location: Pearl City, IL, USA (42 20' N, 90 W) Frequency: 55.260 MHz Antenna : 5 elem Yagi, az 290 deg, elev 60 deg, mystarband preamplifier Receiver: Alinco DX70 Computer: Compaq 2266 Observing method: Spectrum Lab Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 2.3 Total Counts | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 67 85 79 59 97 77 82 52 71 64 73 64 81 68 65 1 |101 90 83 86 112 80 87 101 84 93 77 86 96 97 94 2 |130 135 133 125 121 128 141 123 140 137 142 134 129 164 135 3 |167 171 179 184 196 192 186 185 167 163 173 172 196 191 174 4 |239 245 237 260 228 227 225 244 246 224 216 232 224 267 271 5 |244 262 239 259 246 249 278 268 256 260 247 263 285 276 270 6 |255 297 245 281 273 254 262 283 250 259 296 278 272 284 261 7 |258 297 259 273 253 286 276 303 295 266 295 246 292 291 278 8 |264 277 267 320 287 275 267 253 280 253 305 289 277 294 261 9 |251 255 284 265 237 277 271 263 245 247 269 280 272 291 263 10 |265 265 297 254 230 230 261 237 242 255 237 240 282 276 253 11 |238 253 281 274 258 216 264 247 235 264 272 262 250 278 278 12 |246 248 288 249 237 238 279 251 232 291 265 267 276 281 265 13 |282 254 309 245 261 242 314 252 201 263 243 281 294 288 299 14 |257 259 309 268 270 263 296 273 191 288 279 298 309 342 309 15 |284 261 296 286 267 279 294 272 172 286 280 288 280 317 291 16 |300 272 264 281 254 305 274 296 210 292 256 258 303 285 300 17 |252 275 238 254 255 262 260 277 252 260 274 261 298 301 298 18 |199 244 221 230 230 269 229 250 237 260 238 235 245 248 250 19 |197 197 191 194 202 211 213 212 219 198 183 209 215 243 224 20 |123 148 142 146 147 135 145 144 133 149 139 148 149 131 169 21 | 95 87 74 93 94 94 91 101 94 94 98 95 100 82 102 22 | 78 73 70 90 77 71 72 67 62 76 66 83 74 71 78 23 | 82 71 51 72 63 63 64 55 75 62 58 71 59 65 60 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 61 69 63 74 68 71 77 67 64 50 61 62 74 77 70 1 | 75 97 94 103 84 101 72 86 97 93 84 94 84 82 117 2 |155 139 135 148 121 136 132 139 164 138 130??? 110 152 209 3 |178 184 170 184 162 198 191 172 191 180 167 146 148 178 198 4 |299 250 236 243 190 255 261 251 220 246 238 172 194 256 237 5 |273 283 275 257 252 276 256 248 248 263 254 223 225 269 266 6 |246 255 285 246 267 243 279 285 249 246 255 291 235 252 249 7 |307 286 283 286 278 263 305 329 267 249 252 305 239 288 253 8 |280 304 275 292 253 298 296 265 275 260 286 311 272 274 247 9 |264 273 253 265 264 307 267 237 303 267 274 308 292 296 255 10 |270 283 259 245 265 309 262 233 272 300 243 266 294 330 300 11 |254 287 255 286 258 301 252 242 270 281 245 255 274 309 296 12 |266 292 267 284 269 313 283 234 283 290 281 247 270 270 300 13 |264 279 242 296 326 299 303 260 300 294 277 292 308 287 327 14 |235 305 285 303 306 296 297 301 329 324 267 306 304 314 322 15 |285 286 252 270 303 274 301 294 319 273 298 332 305 309 309 16 |277 288 272 294 291 290 293 300 309 277 302 316 288 307 312 17 |280 298 271 299 279 262 286 277 267 283 302 310 281 305 284 18 |258 247 230 247 270 268 257 273 288 245 284 304 269 270 274 19 |225 215 192 224 217 219 218 196 219 197 222 277 190 195 221 20 |177 151 136 138 170 160 153 127 134 145 153 236 154 206 147 21 |122 117 81 87 101 88 96 96 78 61 91 179 90 177 99 22 | 85 74 67 63 65 73 60 64 50 63 67 127 75 176 82 23 | 79 60 62 47 68 62 57 62 63 56 58 68 63 105 84 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Mike Otte --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Andy Smith Location: Tavistock, Devon, UK (50 33' N, 4 08' W) Receiver: 2 x Icom PCR-1000 Antenna: 1/2 wave vertical Frequency: 55.250 & 59.257 MHz (48.250 MHz from 28/04) Computer: Athlon PC 2GHz processor, 1 GB memory, WinXP Pro running SpecLab Observing method: Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 2.3 Automatic counting using Spectrum Lab v2.5 Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 2.3 Sporadic E automatically suppressed from counts! | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 144 115 133 75 112 130 88 83 85 107 35 1 | 106 154 133 122 109 118 88 82 106 103 40 2 | 142 146 144 143 118 176 117 97 84 99 40 3 | 113 164 162 151 194 167 92 98 102 104 37 4 | 97 178 159 160 199 149 114 103 102 98 56 5 | 91 168 145 138 166 155 107 83 86 102 51 6 | 103 156 130 130 151 170 92 110 133 124 45 7 | 96 135 126 125 117 146 109 96 90 134 66 8 | 86 138 75 113 105 149 90 127 152 116 9 | 71 107 173 149 178 108 54 109 104 135 10 | 63 138 153 97 124 113 90 57 134 126 147 11 | 71 206 193 191 137 99 100 137 139 155 12 | 62 162 184 153 104 72 94 127 144 146 13 | 55 132 135 136 87 44 109 80 128 117 116 14 | 65 72 105 94 73 63 83 41 63 113 101 15 | 40 105 81 56 50 39 74 44 68 61 43 16 | 21 78 73 28 39 30 44 32 34 12 33 17 | 18 53 37 30 24 40 30 22 52 46 29 18 | 24 29 55 41 18 0 55 26 17 40 36 19 | 18 39 43 34 36 40 29 80 34 49 58 20 | 20 50 47 45 53 33 73 38 35 67 54 21 | 22 67 47 36 66 51 55 52 63 78 22 | 113 98 42 10 44 89 82 83 73 29 112 23 | 86 145 132 102 96 105 75 83 88 108 35 102 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h|130 130 140 117 152 127 151 175 135 152 141 108 197 239 1 |133 168 176 130 156 162 171 235 123 171 161 91 192 223 2 |150 142 127 141 151 121 172 148 125 172 151 106 218 202 3 |207 165 151 163 155 121 172 187 141 175 168 98 249 237 4 |211 173 178 176 162 167 204 202 140 231 190 170 242 243 5 |201 176 187 165 191 145 241 168 148 170 197 238 221 256 6 |200 172 172 142 177 161 211 186 121 192 196 266 268 270 7 |179 126 156 149 156 162 224 181 138 197 197 158 276 307 305 8 |156 182 163 114 159 174 177 189 120 154 153 183 311 280 319 9 |179 168 152 157 215 135 181 140 202 146 166 285 252 315 10 |200 156 133 26 164 174 186 176 189 173 287 300 273 11 |175 198 163 184 157 173 140 149 173 201 153 233 279 279 12 |165 143 121 186 135 125 168 157 169 105 228 241 240 13 |155 156 145 147 116 114 167 113 172 161 171 265 264 263 14 |114 126 109 105 85 120 74 106 108 114 186 220 220 15 | 95 87 46 75 101 71 73 46 100 56 64 130 160 177 16 | 48 38 44 65 45 56 3 46 48 36 69 87 84 105 17 | 48 44 49 55 51 61 46 28 54 36 36 53 62 70 18 | 42 54 41 65 50 38 57 45 38 103 37 42 48 47 19 | 49 76 64 61 49 54 65 42 69 59 35 44 49 53 20 | 53 47 52 60 46 33 77 72 8 86 38 55 75 72 21 | 71 69 60 57 62 133 95 62 85 92 51 94 113 112 22 |126 65 54 136 162 94 80 120 100 59 125 167 141 23 | 86 78 74 77 114 132 119 94 142 131 107 162 190 177 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Notes: . No data from 2009-04-01 until 2009-04-04 due to hardware failure. . One frequency changed on 2009-04-28 from 59.257 MHz to 48.250 MHz, giving jump in count from that date. Andy Smith ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Chris Steyaert Location: Mol, Belgium (5 07' 17" E, 51 10' 31"N) Frequencies: 49990 kHz Transmitter: VVS beacon at Astrolab IRIS, Ypres, Belgium (2 55' E, 50 49' N), 50 W, carrier (no modulation), LHCP, upward beaming Antenna: Diamond HB9CV, elev 45 deg, azimuth 90 deg (W), below roof cam Receiver: HRO MRX-50 Computer: Toshiba Satellite 1555CDS, Win98 Observing method: manual count of Speclab recordings | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 13 21 31 20 29 19 16 30 35 26 27 22 26 40 14 1 | 15 13 32 14 35 33 29 42 36 36 30 20 32 28 25 2 | 10 17 34 17 30 22 21 38 26 18 26 18 23 27 29 3 | 10 11 28 15 22 21 18 33 40 24 30 16 33 44 19 4 | 11 17 27 25 29 26 16 37 34 31 39 23 38 36 22 5 | 23 15 34 23 20 29 29 17 35 32 37 26 30 39 21 6 | 19 14 44 17 10 35 37 32 50 42 36 34 37 29 23 7 | 18 11 17 11 15 31 50 39 41 37 22 45 28 23 36 8 | 13 11 26 9 17 39 42 37 48 17 20 30 16 25 36 9 | 10 9 19 6 11 28 34 27 31 28 18 30 24 25 29 10 | 9 9 15 9 9 26 24 31 33 30 10 24 16 21 11 11 | 5 7 13 13 12 23 23 23 26 28 17 23 24 18 21 12 | 3 7 7 11 14 19 21 18 23 22 10 21 16 20 18 13 | 8 9 6 14 9 13 33 16 33 29 12 19 13 17 24 14 | 9 19 6 13 2 24 19 21 24 22 9 18 18 15 12 15 | 7 6 6 8 8 12 18 14 19 15 9 13 14 16 10 16 | 9 4 4 8 10 8 12 12 7 9 6 10 4 6 10 17 | 4 3 3 5 6 7 5 6 5 17 7 10 4 5 5 18 | 3 5 3 5 9 6 3 6 5 6 2 6 14 4 6 19 | 7 4 5 3 11 10 7 8 5 3 7 7 9 6 20 | 11 9 7 9 6 12 14 9 12 8 9 13 8 5 7 21 | 9 5 8 5 21 12 9 18 15 8 7 12 6 5 9 22 | 9 15 10 8 16 14 15 20 14 12 6 14 14 6 9 23 | 22 29 14 20 19 18 23 30 25 30 9 29 27 13 16 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Chris Steyaert --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Dave Swan Location: Bransgore UK (50.47 N 1.44 W) Receiver: AR-3000A Antenna: 5 element Yagi Gain 7.5 dBd. Azimuth 190 deg elevation 12 deg. Frequency: 55.25 MHz Transmitter: TV channel E3 (video) Computer: 1.6 GHz Pentium with HROFFT. Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 2.3 | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h|125 110 115 130 127 110 155 143 144 132 125 110 107 123 143 1 |125 123 151 168 125 181 135 155 129 120 137 142 141 139 145 2 |138 142 173 176 161 171 171 166 170 179 176 149 162 188 166 3 |181 180 162 189 194 205 213 220 235 209 195 182 167 169 183 4 |175 176 194 232 198 215 214 233 242 188 203 179 200 183 189 5 |212 195 200 205 191 241 198 248 229 222 232 204 209 198 225 6 |215 222 208 230 264 215 249 234 240 225 222 207 243 236 273 7 |219 202 225 261 236 250 272 268 252 255 235 243 251 247 246 8 |270 260 246 324 257 312 291 306 300 240 279 257 262 313 283 9 |271 253 263 292 281 337 318 314 303 262 264 252 255 304 274 10 |263 262 260 267 279 286 305 312 303 250 285 239 268 317 262 11 |235 227 229 259 241 263 221 232 220 209 217 211 204 255 226 12 |208 172 239 250 241 264 258 252 250 205 231 203 193 250 221 13 |218 197 207 253 217 270 278 239 228 242 246 173 221 247 239 14 |187 180 212 211 182 212 248 215 204 212 205 182 197 232 206 15 |142 121 127 194 175 158 145 169 151 164 161 169 132 144 121 16 |109 106 91 130 104 101 114 126 109 123 106 111 121 117 84 17 | 95 95 0 89 88 91 91 89 72 92 73 83 78 118 72 18 | 53 64 0 77 56 58 66 79 45 52 62 63 56 73 79 19 | 73 74 0 67 59 65 64 77 67 50 77 86 67 76 72 20 | 59 55 0 75 72 55 61 69 59 63 54 58 66 83 63 21 | 80 94 115 107 89 68 95 89 97 85 100 87 69 97 85 22 |111 92 126 119 111 108 98 86 109 117 115 106 129 112 100 23 |122 117 152 136 120 124 121 128 129 136 130 111 127 126 131 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h|147 134 140 111 133 160 157 167 139 141 95 116 145 136 176 1 |160 171 163 137 144 145 197 189 137 149 109 135 149 155 194 2 |152 179 183 185 184 179 208 171 156 161 110 163 172 201 176 3 |204 201 215 225 205 181 183 197 201 177 139 168 191 215 251 4 |201 215 223 251 191 230 240 221 190 216 147 183 177 271 244 5 |203 240 248 265 219 225 258 242 217 222 170 226 241 244 252 6 |251 236 279 282 288 270 306 279 290 264 232 243 289 290 301 7 |242 285 299 297 255 299 311 310 262 269 200 247 300 313 311 8 |304 333 291 306 276 280 303 301 238 249 232 273 311 268 289 9 |279 317 294 264 244 258 272 253 236 285 197 243 258 286 305 10 |278 278 238 200 221 235 242 224 229 234 152 219 213 245 228 11 |256 253 221 243 209 237 227 209 186 228 140 185 201 198 206 12 |243 250 228 235 205 195 240 211 213 178 173 169 203 250 228 13 |262 255 249 208 243 208 223 238 222 239 200 211 220 253 266 14 |226 218 233 224 223 218 235 218 238 209 171 236 213 248 269 15 |191 155 169 176 161 154 162 154 144 161 159 171 176 207 183 16 |127 124 131 119 126 74 132 83 131 115 93 109 113 162 130 17 |110 91 87 112 128 80 66 93 84 62 63 84 103 107 93 18 | 88 82 87 86 62 61 66 86 77 46 57 50 67 96 66 19 | 65 77 79 69 71 89 83 61 58 52 54 63 80 72 71 20 | 59 81 77 75 66 59 51 58 67 41 55 65 72 81 82 21 |119 94 91 84 95 90 80 88 92 58 87 118 84 90 104 22 |114 107 105 105 105 99 127 95 117 81 96 128 82 130 111 23 |134 142 105 103 132 130 160 143 120 91 121 138 121 144 138 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Note: . E = sporadic E . I = interference . blank = equipment out of service Dave Swan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Istvan Tepliczky Location: Tata, Hungary (18 24' E, 47 40' N) Frequency: 95.6 MHz Antenna: 5 element Yagi (100 MHz), horizontal polarisation, azimuth SW, elevation 0 deg., antenna head amplifier 15-20 dB gain Receiver: Videoton RT-7300S Observing method: Electronic interface on LINE output audio signal are fed in COM port of a PC. METEOR v 8.0 version processes the signal and records on hard disk the time of the events. Number of meteors in one hour intervals | January 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 16 10 17 12 11 8 11 9 3 4 4 9 9 5 24 1 | 19 20 30 12 10 18 21 10 9 12 16 16 15 7 4 2 | 12 19 41 10 5 11 26 10 17 10 44 15 16 9 16 3 | 8 27 58 15 12 17 27 18 5 13 10 16 12 11 17 4 | 22 20 50 13 15 15 14 22 9 0 16 12 11 10 23 5 | 22 10 50 7 9 15 25 9 5 37 9 17 11 13 6 | 11 10 20 6 4 13 22 11 9 63 4 18 4 12 7 | 9 16 9 7 5 23 15 10 13 40 19 30 3 14 8 | 9 12 7 8 11 11 13 10 11 10 13 29 4 11 9 | 8 14 16 12 14 9 8 4 5 4 7 42 8 9 10 | 7 17 61 12 14 9 17 9 5 8 8 33 3 8 11 | 8 16 81 10 15 11 7 9 8 9 7 9 12 6 12 | 17 21 81 15 16 11 18 12 4 9 7 11 4 11 13 | 3 18 75 6 4 7 7 4 7 9 10 30 4 5 14 | 11 12 47 6 5 6 7 12 10 5 10 5 15 2 3 15 | 9 15 38 2 9 12 15 8 11 1 8 7 28 10 6 16 | 12 11 32 11 7 11 10 14 7 0 7 9 26 15 11 17 | 12 20 32 7 9 14 12 14 4 0 12 11 6 8 9 18 | 5 14 15 2 7 7 9 7 6 3 4 2 2 4 9 19 | 6 12 11 5 3 3 3 8 10 1 5 5 5 5 10 20 | 6 3 13 5 5 8 12 5 7 1 3 12 5 7 6 21 | 4 13 13 4 7 9 8 5 8 3 6 9 4 7 9 22 | 16 14 11 10 5 8 4 9 8 2 8 8 7 16 9 23 | 7 14 8 6 8 7 12 5 3 3 7 7 8 19 10 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | January 2009 | January 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+---------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 5 11 10 11 9 22 4 2 1 1 | 19 8 18 10 11 12 6 3 0 2 | 19 8 19 11 9 2 2 2 3 3 | 16 12 13 8 10 5 7 6 3 4 | 16 11 10 13 11 2 5 3 4 5 | 14 7 18 12 8 0 3 2 5 6 | 8 9 13 9 13 0 5 8 13 7 | 14 10 9 29 8 2 5 2 7 8 | 11 12 12 22 3 1 4 2 22 9 | 7 5 6 8 6 2 4 2 11 10 | 10 5 10 9 6 13 5 2 2 11 | 5 14 6 8 8 7 9 2 4 12 | 2 10 13 26 7 3 4 2 4 13 | 3 4 9 36 5 3 0 4 1 14 | 6 5 13 23 7 6 3 8 5 15 | 9 7 6 15 8 5 2 5 1 16 | 5 11 5 8 5 8 3 6 6 17 | 14 6 14 8 4 7 7 5 0 18 | 13 5 11 6 19 3 1 1 2 19 | 3 7 4 4 10 3 3 1 2 20 | 3 9 10 9 10 2 5 5 0 21 | 5 9 8 10 9 3 2 0 0 22 | 8 8 9 8 5 0 2 5 0 23 | 9 14 8 8 7 2 1 1 0 ---+---------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | January 2009 | February 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 4 2 3 0 60 23 27 11 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 3 1 0 63 29 16 18 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 14 2 4 0 80 18 13 8 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 8 0 0 58 13 15 18 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 34 15 24 3 9 0 61 17 13 15 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 46 4 10 1 7 0 52 12 14 9 6 | 0 0 0 0 0 47 1 4 3 8 0 24 13 16 20 7 | 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 2 4 0 21 11 18 13 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 4 1 5 0 8 13 22 14 9 | 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 3 2 0 25 6 9 17 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 22 14 13 12 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 3 0 25 8 19 17 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 1 2 20 8 12 13 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 3 3 58 10 10 14 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 3 29 15 13 13 15 | 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 2 2 5 42 18 8 0 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 9 46 15 17 13 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 5 2 12 34 15 12 15 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 18 2 0 3 3 38 58 18 14 15 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 2 57 69 13 7 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 11 3 72 59 23 6 14 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 1 2 0 66 37 30 10 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 4 7 60 58 15 7 2 23 | 3 0 0 1 2 14 1 1 19 9 81 32 28 14 12 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | February 2009 | February 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ---+---------------------------------------------------- 0h| 9 16 10 9 11 7 3 10 10 7 38 5 24 1 | 17 18 14 7 12 11 7 5 11 6 16 12 21 2 | 9 14 8 14 14 16 33 8 14 12 18 7 5 3 | 19 15 2 9 15 13 26 9 10 13 8 7 5 4 | 16 12 9 14 13 12 8 8 13 7 5 8 4 5 | 12 19 16 9 14 9 21 8 15 18 7 10 6 6 | 20 13 14 18 19 9 34 12 8 16 6 7 7 7 | 13 14 16 7 3 14 51 9 8 9 13 8 6 8 | 22 15 9 8 9 3 39 7 10 12 8 5 4 9 | 20 15 8 9 8 6 20 9 4 5 7 6 2 10 | 15 23 11 11 17 2 8 10 12 17 8 7 3 11 | 15 10 8 6 15 9 8 4 10 12 3 6 7 12 | 15 8 19 6 7 60 32 9 5 13 8 5 9 13 | 9 4 5 7 12 24 22 8 8 15 4 1 5 14 | 10 8 9 6 12 18 16 9 5 11 2 3 7 15 | 15 7 16 9 13 7 5 10 7 5 3 6 4 16 | 12 8 8 9 4 16 18 2 5 7 3 7 13 17 | 18 8 11 8 16 4 6 11 3 6 6 7 9 18 | 12 8 5 8 6 57 3 9 3 34 4 22 18 19 | 11 5 6 6 0 56 5 5 8 30 11 14 14 20 | 7 15 9 12 8 12 4 13 9 14 10 43 10 21 | 10 9 11 3 10 3 2 7 10 10 12 41 7 22 | 23 14 10 9 12 3 7 4 6 32 6 16 44 23 | 16 7 10 11 13 4 10 9 4 40 2 25 30 ---+---------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | February 2009 | March 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 70 5 40 6 19 25 11 28 26 68 48 98 31 37 1 | 38 12 19 9 20 12 11 20 26 72 58 69 14 54 2 | 9 6 7 18 16 8 12 6 10 49 90 72 55 78 3 | 11 8 14 10 12 6 5 10 9 58 84 41 20 57 4 | 8 6 55 6 11 9 13 3 7 47 40 27 32 55 5 | 17 12 42 7 5 7 4 8 27 14 36 18 31 72 6 | 6 9 38 8 7 10 6 11 27 18 7 22 18 50 7 | 5 8 38 9 13 11 12 11 9 14 17 17 10 22 8 | 3 12 13 11 10 11 16 8 12 13 15 13 15 13 9 | 10 5 7 8 9 12 7 7 6 9 8 10 17 8 10 | 6 10 4 11 11 11 5 5 9 17 11 8 13 6 11 | 8 3 9 7 3 4 6 8 9 10 6 4 9 0 12 | 4 11 3 7 9 10 5 4 7 6 9 6 12 13 | 2 7 2 6 4 6 4 10 9 16 8 7 12 14 | 8 9 7 2 4 10 4 11 5 15 11 15 21 15 | 1 8 7 14 6 11 12 4 9 19 19 16 39 16 | 10 13 6 7 10 9 9 21 11 26 14 17 23 17 | 1 7 7 12 9 4 6 31 17 26 17 22 11 18 | 11 8 4 6 6 4 7 20 48 62 58 47 63 19 | 16 4 7 5 4 6 7 21 53 58 73 30 67 20 | 8 6 9 5 3 7 3 13 51 54 62 19 71 21 | 25 7 6 10 6 14 6 14 28 63 21 28 43 22 | 6 8 17 4 7 7 10 30 34 72 74 28 69 23 | 5 9 14 10 7 9 19 36 55 35 78 36 52 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | March 2009 | March 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+---------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 65 70 63 15 38 6 13 33 21 16 32 57 1 | 62 82 59 19 51 4 1 64 23 10 29 18 2 | 54 50 47 21 16 6 3 41 18 11 11 12 3 | 33 44 35 17 11 9 9 21 22 26 24 6 4 | 16 28 10 21 16 12 7 9 22 23 24 20 5 | 17 34 18 17 9 8 9 8 28 27 21 17 6 | 31 52 17 20 10 16 7 11 26 13 22 20 7 | 17 62 16 18 9 10 5 13 30 22 17 23 8 | 27 16 25 17 10 15 17 14 16 43 5 18 9 | 35 15 15 21 18 10 9 15 8 21 26 27 10 | 30 18 30 24 21 8 14 12 16 14 18 15 11 | 21 25 19 15 14 8 14 24 15 45 19 14 12 | 26 20 32 19 23 7 12 10 17 26 18 9 13 | 38 11 14 14 13 8 11 8 17 28 16 19 14 | 32 23 30 12 14 20 21 16 20 20 25 21 15 | 75 23 19 23 25 19 17 17 20 7 26 23 16 | 55 29 25 28 21 16 16 18 20 21 29 25 17 | 18 37 23 29 33 40 19 20 23 25 13 20 13 18 | 4 60 24 19 18 36 8 25 6 14 27 45 15 19 | 11 77 36 21 21 57 13 36 6 8 26 43 3 20 | 33 65 29 37 23 79 12 8 13 10 42 15 15 21 | 35 74 37 46 25 26 4 4 6 14 21 53 39 22 | 74 59 70 26 60 42 7 8 7 14 13 14 64 23 | 62 48 70 32 42 10 12 21 7 17 32 30 74 ---+---------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | March 2009 Istvan Tepliczky via Szabolcs Kiss --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Felix Verbelen ON4AVF Location: Kampenhout, Belgium (4 36' E, 50 57' N) Frequency: 49990 kHz Transmitter: VVS beacon at Astrolab IRIS, Ypres, Belgium (2 55' E, 50 49' N), 50 W, carrier (no modulation), LHCP, upward beaming Antenna: 2-elements HB9CV Yagi, elev 52 deg, azimuth 250 deg (W) Receiver: ICOM 7100 Observing method: automated setup using PC soundcard + Spectrum Laboratory software [Digitised sound and computer images are stored on local harddisks for further analysis. Only overdense meteor reflections are counted manually and used for statistics] Duration >= 2 seconds | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 3 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 | 0 3 3 3 4 5 6 0 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 | 4 1 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 | 1 5 2 3 1 3 4 4 3 2 3 0 5 1 1 4 | 5 1 1 3 4 6 2 5 4 3 1 4 0 2 3 5 | 4 1 6 1 3 4 5 2 9 4 2 3 2 3 2 6 | 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 0 4 3 4 4 7 | 0 3 2 3 5 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 4 6 8 | 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 9 | 2 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 3 3 10 | 0 0 4 2 4 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 11 | 0 3 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 0 12 | 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13 | 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 3 1 14 | 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 15 | 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 17 | 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 18 | 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 19 | 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 20 | 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 21 | 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 22 | 2 4 1 4 2 4 3 1 0 4 0 1 1 5 0 23 | 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 7 3 1 5 3 3 0 1 | 2 2 0 1 5 4 15 3 6 3 2 1 1 1 4 2 | 2 3 1 2 2 5 6 6 3 1 2 1 1 3 5 3 | 2 2 2 1 1 4 7 2 5 3 2 4 4 5 3 4 | 3 3 2 4 4 3 9 6 4 4 5 3 5 5 3 5 | 2 3 6 1 5 5 11 6 2 4 4 5 2 5 3 6 | 1 3 4 2 2 7 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 5 7 7 | 3 6 2 5 4 7 4 7 3 6 3 4 5 5 8 8 | 6 6 5 4 4 5 7 4 2 6 7 8 3 7 10 9 | 6 2 3 3 3 4 8 3 3 2 4 2 6 5 9 10 | 4 3 0 2 3 3 3 6 2 7 4 1 5 2 3 11 | 4 1 0 0 4 6 3 0 2 4 1 1 1 5 1 12 | 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 2 13 | 1 0 2 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 14 | 0 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 15 | 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 16 | 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 17 | 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 18 | 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 19 | 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 20 | 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 21 | 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 22 | 2 1 1 2 2 3 6 3 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 23 | 2 3 0 0 3 3 3 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Duration >= 10 seconds | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 | 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 | 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 | 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 | 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 | 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 | 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 9 | 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 | 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Felix Verbelen --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: John Wardle Location: Bridlington, UK, 54 05' 27" N, 0 11' 02" W Frequency: 49.738 MHz Antenna: dipole, Az 90 deg, elev 0 deg Receiver: Icom R75 Computer: Toshiba laptop Software: Spectrum Lab + Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 2.3 | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 44 0 6 14 14 1 8 12 23 13 1 3 9 6 14 1 | 96 15 3 6 2 6 7 17 25 14 24 3 6 3 5 2 | 94 4 0 6 17 22 12 10 13 83 8 24 0 1 2 3 | 75 18 58 18 48 37 50 21 37 120 36 26 26 90 31 4 | 92 22 24 54 60 46 109 57 78 25 61 61 43 39 50 5 |106 69 36 35 47 63 55 61 70 53 41 52 63 45 61 6 |138 80 52 34 57 55 109 40 68 78 34 56 41 72 62 7 |160 74 64 59 72 41 41 52 60 111 47 42 55 80 51 8 |108 58 36 66 35 41 43 67 68 64 25 49 38 41 47 9 | 71 49 38 53 67 38 25 25 30 52 36 39 42 37 68 10 | 25 29 34 24 59 26 25 58 28 39 26 40 19 67 57 11 | 19 10 30 18 33 23 31 41 19 32 42 26 12 63 34 12 | 11 19 11 23 22 13 27 16 10 37 59 19 25 29 32 13 | 12 21 10 19 30 27 46 29 39 47 24 33 33 23 12 14 | 30 21 13 11 23 31 22 24 20 19 26 23 17 12 15 | 23 9 13 11 22 21 16 17 17 19 29 11 27 19 16 | 17 11 15 11 8 13 5 13 19 12 27 15 4 8 11 17 | 13 12 12 25 10 13 16 12 13 4 13 14 17 4 14 18 | 9 8 12 19 14 12 26 14 21 5 9 13 13 4 14 19 | 13 8 15 17 46 14 13 7 15 7 9 8 13 6 14 20 | 12 12 24 16 21 11 13 15 31 6 43 17 7 14 21 21 | 19 14 17 26 31 23 20 15 27 16 37 20 13 21 17 22 | 13 17 12 31 74 9 32 33 33 28 36 25 18 15 19 23 | 12 9 23 124 6 7 11 30 16 21 44 17 34 18 33 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 3 2 2 4 1 2 11 28 6 1 0 3 4 132 115 1 | 0 1 2 1 2 23 13 5 30 2 0 2 4 129 105 2 | 39 6 36 1 1 11 7 2 11 34 19 6 6 149 129 3 |101 50 61 13 38 31 49 55 25 17 61 55 37 136 97 4 | 41 118 41 45 34 86 85 84 34 3 68 60 97 158 136 5 | 42 60 85 74 47 59 104 102 38 5 49 54 109 194 155 6 | 63 102 56 53 52 75 48 70 24 21 33 68 119 200 127 7 | 56 66 133 48 47 89 85 90 43 33 48 41 61 232 130 8 | 68 39 48 69 47 59 70 95 54 31 48 69 70 171 154 9 | 45 41 57 38 25 35 60 67 60 32 46 44 124 122 180 10 | 19 17 50 29 82 49 39 60 31 31 44 38 75 128 128 11 | 18 22 28 20 87 57 22 39 26 37 33 77 45 50 111 12 | 17 20 17 20 84 40 34 27 24 19 35 72 40 37 108 13 | 11 13 37 19 52 26 24 27 20 24 14 39 47 75 14 | 5 12 17 8 24 33 22 39 20 38 20 15 43 69 68 15 | 14 19 19 15 15 25 19 11 22 14 12 19 31 54 42 16 | 8 10 16 8 0 8 70 37 25 16 31 8 21 42 38 17 | 13 7 13 10 60 13 16 26 22 15 13 14 23 42 23 18 | 11 17 8 9 16 13 46 14 25 13 10 11 0 68 44 19 | 10 8 8 19 9 8 34 14 14 16 14 11 8 50 51 20 | 9 16 3 10 20 21 17 18 53 14 13 7 21 53 21 | 9 12 15 10 14 15 26 22 34 16 17 13 74 71 22 | 18 21 13 13 22 26 23 17 42 26 26 14 78 85 23 | 10 18 13 13 1 19 27 33 53 82 11 4 121 91 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 Frequency: 49.990 MHz (Ypres VVS) Antenna: HB9CV 2 element, Az 120 deg, elev 30 deg Pre-Amplifier: mosfet LNA Receiver: SpectrumComms converter into HF225 Computer: Toshiba Portege Software: Spectrum Lab + Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 2.3 | April 2009 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 | 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 3 4 4 0 0 2 1 1 3 | 0 3 5 0 0 0 4 3 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 4 | 0 1 2 0 3 5 3 6 4 4 0 2 0 1 2 5 | 0 1 1 0 2 4 8 6 7 9 0 4 1 1 8 6 | 5 2 2 0 4 5 10 5 9 6 0 6 3 1 3 7 | 2 3 1 2 4 9 2 4 3 4 0 3 5 2 5 8 | 0 4 0 4 2 2 3 2 0 3 0 2 5 2 2 9 | 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 6 2 0 2 11 4 4 10 | 1 1 3 1 3 5 4 1 3 2 0 4 8 3 4 11 | 1 5 2 1 0 5 4 0 3 0 0 2 2 5 1 12 | 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 9 1 13 | 0 0 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16 | 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 17 | 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 18 | 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 | 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | April 2009 | April 2009 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 | 1 1 4 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 | 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 3 | 4 2 1 1 5 6 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 6 2 4 | 2 7 4 3 3 4 5 2 3 4 3 5 3 4 1 5 | 9 5 2 9 6 5 10 1 2 4 8 3 2 8 0 6 | 6 2 7 5 8 5 8 5 6 9 8 2 9 2 4 7 | 6 4 4 3 1 6 8 4 2 4 5 2 1 2 4 8 | 4 7 5 5 7 4 6 5 3 4 6 2 3 7 3 9 | 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 0 5 0 0 0 7 1 5 10 | 7 1 5 4 4 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 5 4 4 11 | 5 3 2 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 12 | 4 7 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 13 | 5 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 14 | 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 | 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 3 0 16 | 8 0 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 2 17 | 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 | 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 | 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 13 20 | 3 2 1 0 0 1 6 5 2 0 7 0 3 0 21 | 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 22 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 23 | 2 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | April 2009 John Wardle 2. 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A 6º 1ª, E Barcelona mailto:e.fraile@telefonica.net http://www.telefonica.net/web/enricfraile (in Spanish) http://astrosurf.com/somyce/c_radio.htm Orlando Benítez Sánchez Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain mailto:avejerilla@yahoo.es Michael Boschat Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Halifax Center 6306 Cork St., Apt.308, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3L 1Z1 mailto:aa063@chebucto.ns.ca http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa063 Jeff Brower Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada mailto:jbrower@meteorchaser.net http://members.shaw.ca/jbrower/ Willy Camps Tessenderlo, Belgium mailto:willy.camps@telenet.be Johan Coussens Harelbeke, Belgium mailto:johan.coussens@skynet.be Gaspard De Wilde (ON4ZK) Dessel, Belgium mailto:on4zk@telenet.be David Entwistle Goosnargh, England mailto:david@radiometeor.plus.com http://www.radiometeor.plus.com/ Ghent University, Astronomical Observatory Krijgslaan 281(S9), B-9000 Gent, Belgium mailto:pierre.de.groote@pandora.be, mailto:paul_vauterin@applied-maths.com Alex Guzanoff Oktyabrsky, Russian Federation mailto:radio-sky@rambler.ru Peter Jenniskens SETI Institute, USA mailto:pjenniskens@mail.arc.nasa.gov Global-MS-Net: http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/GlobalMSNet/index.html Szabolcs Kiss Katai ut 99, H-2251 Tapioszecso, Hungary tel: +36 29 446 015 mailto:achilles@freemail.hu Alfred Krohmal Syzran, Russian Federation mailto:rm4hm@rambler.ru Ed Majden Courtenay, Canada mailto:epmajden@shaw.ca Vitaly Mechinsky mailto:Lupus@belastro.net Alastair McBeath IMO: International Meteor Organization 12A Prior's Walk, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2RF, England, U.K. mailto:meteor@popastro.com Cristian Negru mailto:cyo3fff@yahoo.com Romania Hiroshi Ogawa University of Tsukuba, Japan mailto:HZH02257@nifty.ne.jp Radio Meteor Obs. http://www.amro-net.jp/radio.htm Sadao Okamoto mailto:a9a5yr@bma.biglobe.ne.jp Mike Otte W9YS 5001 S Koch Rd Pearl City, IL 61062 USA mailto:mmotte@starband.net http://mmotte.mystarband.net/ SKiYMET Radar ALOMAR Observatory Norway mailto:singer@iap-kborn.de http://www.iap-kborn.de/radar/Radars/ALWIN/index_eng.htm Jean-Louis Rault F6AGR Epinay sur Orge, France mailto:Jean-Louis.RAULT@fr.thalesgroup.com Ivan Sergey Belarus mailto:seriv76@tut.by Andy Smith Plymouth, United Kingdom mailto:andy@television.f9.co.uk http://www.tvcomm.co.uk/radio Chris Steyaert Mol, Belgium mailto:observations@rmob.org Radio meteor mailing list (English): send 'subscribe radiometeoren' in message to majordomo@vvs.be Hirofumi Sugimoto Tokyo, Japan mailto:hiro7sugimoto@max.odn.ne.jp Dave Swan Christchurch, UK mailto:dave@radiodesignservices.co.uk http://www.radiodesignservices.co.uk Istvan Tepliczky Budapest, Hungary mailto:tepi@mcse.hu Pierre Terrier Canet (close to Montpellier), France mailto:pierre.terrier@free.fr http://members.tripod.com/~astro_electronic/index.html Meteor & Colorgramme web site: http://page.to/meteor/ Meteor mailing list: mailto:meteor-request@ml.free.fr?subject=subscribe Maarten Vanleenhove Willebroek, Belgium mailto:maarten.vanleenhove@telenet.be Felix Verbelen (ON4AVF) Kampenhout, Belgium mailto:felix.verbelen@skynet.be John Wardle, G4CVA Bridlington, East Yorkshire, UK mailto:g4cva@talktalk.net -- Christian Steyaert (RMOB0904) 6 May 2009 --