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Inquiry Next year - June 30, 2008 - will be the 90th anniversary of the Tunguska explosion in the Siberia. While researching a project, I came across an...
drobnock
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Jun 1, 2007
12:35 pm
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Hi Michael, Can you please tell me what equipment do you use to listen on Channel 6? Thanks, - Siddhartha ... Mailing list meteorobs: meteorobs@... ...
Siddhartha Jain
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Jun 2, 2007
6:07 am
32428
While not directly related to meteorobs, light pollution is increasingly hindering observers and casual skywatchers to enjoy dark skies, an important and most...
Jure Atanackov
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Jun 2, 2007
9:00 am
32429
NOT. Dark skies are of critical importance to the science of meteor observation. There is a growing momentum to the responsible lighting initiative of which ...
Bruce McCurdy
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Jun 2, 2007
9:19 am
32430
... I use: Receiver: Icom R-10 Antenna : dipole Antenna Direction: Horizontally polarized with lobes in E-W plane, elev 0 deg Filter : high-Q (Q at least 300)...
Michael Boschat
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Jun 2, 2007
12:44 pm
32431
Jure, Thanks for the link. Very much on-topic. I signed. I don't know if I would have heard about it if you hadn't posted here. Thanks again. Dustin Brown ...
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Jun 2, 2007
5:48 pm
32432
Thanks for the information, Michael. I connected a portable TV to the yagi antenna and tuned to channel 6 that is supposed to be unoccupied in this region....
Siddhartha Jain
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Jun 2, 2007
11:37 pm
32433
I am all for signing petitions but also remember that actions speak louder than words. i.e tell everyone turn off all those un-needed lights! (I even know a...
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Jun 4, 2007
12:03 pm
32434
As mentioned in my previous post, I did indeed join fellow Edmonton RASCal Mark Zalcik on Friday in a further meteorite search near Lily Lake north of...
Bruce McCurdy
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Jun 5, 2007
7:11 am
32435
Bruce, Thank you for this! It certainly brightened my day. And just the image of 'a herd of plains bison'...well, that was lovely. what? no photos?? Thanks...
Arlene Carol
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Jun 5, 2007
8:14 am
32436
... If only that bolide had brightened my night ... ... You're right, it was lovely, in a bovine kind of way. There was also a huge flock of Canada geese which...
Bruce McCurdy
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Jun 5, 2007
8:43 am
32437
Dear friends, Just a short message to mention that the preliminay scientific program is ready at: http://www.imo.net/imc2007/program.php This program is...
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Jun 6, 2007
11:39 am
32438
Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 166 of May 2007 (77 K) is available now as http://visualrmob.free.fr/rmobtext/rmob0705.txt More information and the...
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Jun 6, 2007
8:37 pm
32439
June is a slow month for meteor activity, especially as seen from the northern hemisphere. The June Lyrids peak mid-month but add little to the overall...
Robert Lunsford
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Jun 9, 2007
1:07 am
32440
Hi folks One late evening relatively bright meteor enter the video FOV http://www.nightevents.blogspot.com/ Cheers! rgds ykchia Singapore ... Mailing list...
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Jun 9, 2007
2:06 am
32441
09 June 2007 03:00-07:00 UT (CDST 08/09 June 2007 10:00 pm - 02:00 am) Paul Martsching McFarland Park Observatory 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa Long:...
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Jun 9, 2007
4:46 pm
32442
Video meteors of Apr. 26/27 2007 Apr07--------UT------Teff--vLm--Moon--Cf-TOT 26,920 213236-223653 1,066 4,20 h+40 1,05 1 1sVIR 27,099 014942-025359 1,066 4,90...
Maurizio Eltri
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Jun 10, 2007
8:20 pm
32443
Video meteors of Apr. 22/23 2007 Apr07--------UT------Teff--vLm--Moon-Cf--TOT 22,829 192027-202623 1,094 4,50 h+43 1,03 2 2LYRr 22,875 202623-213219 1,094 4,50...
Maurizio Eltri
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Jun 10, 2007
8:20 pm
32444
10 June 2007 05:00-07:00 UT (CDST 09/10 June 2007 12:00-2:00 am) Paul Martsching McFarland Park Observatory 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa Long: 93 deg...
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Jun 10, 2007
11:12 pm
32445
Hi, My setup: A Radioshack FM-6, connected to a RG6 cable via a 300-to-75ohm transformer, into a splitter, then connected to a ICOM PR1000 with a RG59 cable...
Siddhartha Jain
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Jun 11, 2007
8:01 pm
32446
Siddhartha, Maybe someone else can comment on that particular antenna match with your observing frequency. I'm not sure about that. But the best time of day to...
Thomas Ashcraft
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Jun 11, 2007
8:39 pm
32447
Not sure what you are doing now. I thought you were interested in the FM band. Channel 6 if it is in the frequency of 83 mhz is far below the maximum gain ...
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Jun 11, 2007
9:54 pm
32448
... Yes, I started with that but after discovering that the FM range is completely cluttered in my area, I was forced to give up on it. ... That is what I...
Siddhartha Jain
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Jun 11, 2007
10:08 pm
32449
My take on this URL is that their site is central to a circular array of channel 6 transmitters almost all equally distant. Under that condition it is possible...
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Jun 12, 2007
5:16 am
32450
Ok, I have installed a new TV antenna (Channel Master 3018) and its now set an angle of ~45 degrees due south-east towards Santa Barbara (I am in Santa Clara,...
Siddhartha Jain
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Jun 12, 2007
8:21 am
32451
If you want TV ch6 audio, then you need to tune the RX to 87.75 MHz, not to 83.25 MHz; 83.25 MHz is the video carrier frequency. That way the FM-6 antenna will...
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Jun 12, 2007
10:30 am
32452
Siddhartha Jain wrote: Try listening to the noise for awhile to try and "hear" meteors, the computer, could be giving interference. Also turn off anything on...
Michael Boschat
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Jun 12, 2007
2:05 pm
32453
... audio) on the WFM mode ... Use the station minus off set frequency at 83.24 MHz for a bit to see what you get. Then try 83.26 MHz the plus off set ...
Michael Boschat
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Jun 12, 2007
2:14 pm
32454
Hi Just a comment on the interference from the computer and related household devices. If you are interested in checking for interference -- or harmonics that ...
drobnock
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Jun 12, 2007
5:45 pm
32455
Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I will try them out tonight. What about squelch? Should I drag it to the position where all noise in gone or keep it low...
Siddhartha Jain
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Jun 12, 2007
8:26 pm
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