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This is a list of moderate to major Meteor Shower activity which would be of interest to those who enjoy meteor scatter on VHF, such as myself.
How Does Meteor Scatter work ?
The Earth encounters thousands of tiny bits of meandering space debris (rock, sand) every day. The number, and perhaps the average size, of these particles increases sharply during meteor showers, but there is significant meteor activity almost every day. Upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, these particles burn up, leaving a heavily ionized trail. Although short lived, this ionized trail is capable of reflecting VHF signals momentarily. Meteor scatter if fairly reliable compared to many other VHF propatation modes. VHF operators know they can count on making meteor scatter contacts during several major meteor showers each year.
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