Radio Meteor Observation in Japan No.015 January, 2003 ( http://homepage2.nifty.com/~baron/ ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer : Toshihide Miyake Location : Tamano, Okayama, Japan (133.894 E, 34.492 N) Frequency: 53.750MHz Transmitter Location:Fukui-NCT at Sabae, Japan (136.2 E, 25.9 N) Ham beacon (JA9YDB) for RMO (50W CW, 53.7500 MHz) by JA9BOH Kimio Maegawa. No modulation except for identification Antenna : Hentenna Receiver : STANDARD VR-500 Method : by using HROFFT software (by Mr.Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count - the number of all echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 6 10 10 8 7 9 13%11 17 10 8 8 5 6 4 3 2 0 2 3 2 4 3 4 02| 5 12 7 7 17 10 10 10 6 6 6 3 0 1 6 3 0 1 0 3 6 7 5 3 03|10 9 8 11 16 8 8 12 13 12 7 14 11 9 10 6 0 7 0 2 6 3 15 10 04|16 20 25 17 32 22 11 13 6 8 10 12 15 17 7 8 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 05| 1 3 9 14 10 6 10 8 0 %5 3 9 0 %2 2 3 1 2 2 4 %1 4 2 4 06| 8 8 9 11 8 4 4 10 12 7 11 7 6 12 4 8 2 1 0 5 7 7 6 7 07| 5 1 10 13 8 5 18 13 16 17 10 7 2 5 4 5 1 3 2 2 6 3 5 5 08| 5 1 5 6 9 5 7 9 11 16 8 7 3 3 2 2 5 4 2 6 9 8 3 4 09| 4 5 4 7 7 8 5 8 4 15 13 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 5 9 4 4 8 5 10| 6 6 7 7 5 10 5 12 19 13 15 14 6 6 3 2 2 3 1 6 4 14 2 7 11| 5 10 9 14 9 10 13 8 17 11 7 5 5 8 10 6 2 7 3 5 4 %3 5 3 12| 5 8 10 12%10%21 18 12 7 12 3 5 5 8 8 3 4 1 2 1 10 5 %5 6 13| 5 11 8 17 9 11 8 13 17 13 8 13 5 -- -- 2 7 2 1 6 5 %7 7 6 14| 5 7 12 14 12 21 11 12 15 17 12 15 8 8 6 4 1 2 2 3 4 0 4 2 15| 4 5 4 5 6 5 3 2 2 4 1 8 1 4 3 2 0 0 4 0 8 3 -- %7 16| 6 14 9 18 6 12 16 13 11 20 5 16 13 8 6 6 2 4 6 8 4 5 6 5 17|10 8 18 15 14 13 16 10 16 12 13 6 11 6 9 -- -- -- 6 4 7 6 9 7 18| 3 9 15 13 19 20 14 8 14 12 10 7 7 7 3 5 3 6 0 2 5 9 8 10 19| 9 7 9 12 12 12 6 13 10 9 17 15 14 8 6 6 8 1 2 5 6 9 4 7 20| 6 10 10 13 17 9 21 7 9 15 9 2 3 3 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 5 3 4 21| 5 8 8 12 16 4 6 13 15 10 6 4 7 0 3 4 1 2 2 4 1 0 3 3 22| 1 2 5 7 5 16 11 9 12 10 17 11 9 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 5 3 4 23| 7 5 9 12 13 17 7 13 10 13 13 5 5 7 3 3 0 6 2 1 5 2 1 2 24| 0 9 9 3 13 8 7 16 8 -- -- -- -- 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 1 3 25| 2 3 4 6 7 3 7 12 15 9 6 5 3 5 3 0 0 2 2 7 4 3 8 5 26| 9 6 11 6 8 14 11 9 12 7 10 5 9 5 5 3 2 0 4 3 6 5 5 8 27| 4 10 7 8 8 13 13 16 13 13 6 8 12 7 6 2 5 0 8 3 7 6 6 2 28| 3 4 3 4 2 8 0 2 4 4 4 2 1 3 2 4 %0 %0 4 2 2 6 1 3 29| 5 2 4 2 2 3 7 8 11 8 2 3 5 -- %0 3 0 2 2 4 3 11 8 6 30| 3 5 10 8 5 14 5 7 5 10 7 12 4 4 3 5 3 4 2 1 5 8 12 6 31| 5 10 10 6 8 4 16 15 10 9 8 8 9 8 7 0 4 0 2 3 5 4 8 11 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 - the number of long echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 1 1 2 02| 1 03| 1 04| 1 1 2 1 1 1 05| 1 06| 1 1 07| 1 1 1 08| 1 09| 10| 2 1 11| 1 1 12| 1 13| 14| 15| 16| 1 17| 1 18| 19| 2 20| 1 21| 22| 1 23| 24| 25| 1 26| 27| 1 1 28| 29| 30| 31| ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 note: --: lost counts because of high noise level or machine failure. %: Hourly rate estimated by effective observation time less than 60 min. NS: something noise IF: Contamination due to radio noise or interference Es: Contamination due to sporadic E opening JST =UT + 9 h -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer : Naoki Moriwaki Location : Kure, Hiroshima, Japan (34.2, 132.5E) Frequency: 53.750 MHz Transmitter Location: Fukui-NCT at Sabae city (136.2 E, 35.9 N) HAM beacon (JA9YDB) for RMO (50 W CW, 53.7500 MHz) by JA9BOH Kimio Maegawa. No modulation except for identification Antenna : ICOM IC-736 Receiver: original loop Observing method: HROFFT software(by K.Okawa) Counting method: manual count - the number of all echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01|24 27 17 18 20 24 20 33 20 30 17 13 10 4 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF %8 3 02|16 26 24 26 29 35 38 23 24 15 9 3 1 %2 %6 IF IF IF %9 10 10 17 14 22 03|21 29 25 23 27 41 43 4 19 22 18 18 13 13%16 11 7 7 6 7 10 13 26 18 04|32 33 51 59 74102107137 44 43%58 IF 5 7 3 4 4 3 IF IF IF IF 14 %7 05|IF IF %6 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF 1 5 5 4 7 8 4 06|20 11 26 22 20 38 38 52 29 15 22 18 4 1 5 1 7 8 6 5 17 5 25 24 07|25 26 29 27 28 22 22 52 32 30 25 19 6 9 6 5 2 0 9 10 14 18 14 16 08|16 24 22 14 36 25 30 30 32 40 20 14 %6 IF %8 %6 4 5 13 12 12%16 22 14 09|16 21 21 29 22 37 28 32 30 35 27 24 16 12 8 9 %8%11 9 10 6 10 24 14 10|20 22 18 20 33 32 24 22 31 25 22 17 13 14 10 7 7 6 9 15 13 20 18 25 11|18 13 5 18 21 31 23 26 23 26 27 11 14 4 8 3 6 6 8 9 8 9 21 15 12|16 13 20 22 33 24 26 35 29 21 15 10 8 6 6 6 7 3 4 6 %6 21 11 5 13|12 15 16 29 24 20 19 34 25 22 24 14 9 5 7 %2 IF IF IF IF 13 IF%10 18 14|15 15 15%16 29 17 21 24 13 22 13 8 3 %2 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF 3 5 15| 8 21 22 27 23 28 32 26 11 22%17 IF IF %4 IF IF IF IF IF 6 8 %4 12 11 16|20 25 24 23 35 34 33 25 15 13 16 21 11 7 7 14 2 3 %8 4 13 10 8 16 17|19 17 19 25 22 25 26 29 21 28 19 21 15 12 6 2 -- 3 4 4 8 16 8 23 18|10 11 11 11 19 29 29 23 20 20 20 15 6 9 3 4 5 7 4 6 11 15 15 15 19|17 21 19 22 18 32 28 20 22 IF%25 19 16 10 2 4 4 %4 IF 5 7 7 14 13 20|17 15 26 25 25 30 27 34 18 20 22 11%15 %8 IF 4 IF IF IF IF IF 3 5 5 21|12 10 4 29 29 29 18 29 32 13 10 %5 IF IF %5 %4 IF IF %8 10 13 13 10 22 22|19 14 13 26 16 29 26 24 26 12 22 22 12 %9 10 10 2 10 12 8 7 9 18 4 23| 9 11 14 16 19 18 26 21 22 25 17%11 IF 8 5 4 1 4 0 %5 %5 -- 7 11 24|13 10 16 17 17 21 15 24 16 %6 IF%10 IF IF IF IF IF IF 4 3 9 11 12 13 25| 9 14 20 15 18 28 32 32 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- %2 14 12 26|14 15 11 13 13 21 31 20 23%12 7 %6%17 3 %5 %6 %2 %4 IF 10 18 11 9 9 27|15%19 24 17 18 23 16 21 15 20 16 13 18 9 6 5 8 6 %5 IF -- %6 IF %8 28|IF IF IF 8 12 29 17 16 %4 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF %8 IF IF 29|IF IF IF 4 8 9 2 9 6 8 6 %4 IF IF IF IF IF %6 5 7 5 10 10 11 30| 7 11 10 6 17 4 5 15 14 13 14 11 2 6 7 3 2 3 3 3 4 11 11 12 31|16 15 18 16 17 30 26 22 18 25 3 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF %4 IF 4 2 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 - the number of long echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 1 1 02| 1 03| 1 04| 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 05| 06| 1 1 1 07| 1 1 08| 1 1 1 1 1 09| 1 1 10| 2 1 11| 2 1 12| 1 1 13| 14| 15| 16| 2 17| 1 18| 1 1 19| 1 20| 1 1 21| 22| 1 23| 24| 1 25| 26| 1 27| 1 1 28| 29| 1 30| 31| 1 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 note: --: lost counts because of high noise level or machine failure. %: Hourly rate estimated by effective observation time less than 60 min. NS: something noise IF: Contamination due to radio noise or interference Es: Contamination due to sporadic E opening JST =UT + 9 h ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer : Minoru Ehara Location : Sayama, Saitama, Japan Frequency: 53.750 MHz Transmitter Location: Fukui-NCT at Sabae city (136.2 E, 35.9 N) HAM beacon (JA9YDB) for RMO (50 W CW, 53.7500 MHz) by JA9BOH Kimio Maegawa. No modulation except for identification Observing method: HROFFT software(by K.Okawa) Counting method: manual count - the number of all echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01|NS%16 8 14 15 14 14 13%14 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %6 NS %4 %7%10 %5 9 02| 7 %5 10 10 10 10 11%12 NS%12 %8 NS NS NS NS NS NS -- NS NS NS NS NS NS 03|NS 14 7 13 17 9 13%12 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %5 04|11%14 19 35 39 57 39 51%36 NS%40%32 NS%32%28 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS 05|NS NS NS NS NS%14%12%12 NS NS -- -- -- -- NS NS NS NS NS NS -- NS NS NS 06|%7 10 10 9 14 NS%20 %3 NS -- NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS 9 NS 2 07|13 5 8 15 14%22%12 NS NS NS %8 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %6 %7 NS %6 %5 08|NS 9 18 14 17 %9 NS NS -- NS %8 NS NS NS NS -- -- -- -- -- -- NS %5 5 09| 6 7 5 16 5 12 NS -- -- -- -- -- -- --%11 NS %2 1 NS %6 %2 %7 6 9 10| 4 7 4 9 8 17 NS NS -- -- -- -- -- NS NS NS NS NS %0 NS NS NS 6 6 11| 6 4 6 14 7 8 8%14 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %6 7 5 12|11 9 10 6 7 11 13 16 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %2 %8 9 %6 7 13| 7 4 6 7 7 13 9 17 NS %8%13 8 NS NS NS NS 3 %2 %0 %5 %6 NS NS NS 14| 5 4 8 10 10 8 NS NS NS 15 14%14 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS 15| 3 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %0 %9 %6 16| 6 11 11 13 13 13 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %0 17| 2 5 15 13 14 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NS NS NS NS %5 18| 9 6 12 10 11 7 14%18 NS%11%10 NS NS NS NS NS 2 4 %2 %3 %8 %3 %0 5 19|10 11 5 11 8 8 %6 NS NS NS NS%14 10 8%11 %5 %2 3 %2 %3 %2 NS NS NS 20| 5 11 7 8 14 12 %8 NS NS %9 %8 9 9 NS NS %1 %2 NS -- -- -- -- -- %2 21| 5 5 11 8 9 5%12 NS%16 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %2 22| 7 7 14 8 9 16 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %8 %4 2 23| 4 5 5 11 15 16 NS NS -- -- -- 3 %4 2 %4 3 1 %2 NS NS NS %0 %2 %5 24| 1 8 2 6 4 7 NS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NS NS NS NS %0 NS %0 %0 NS 25|%6 7%13 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS 26|NS %8 7 6 7 6 7 %2 NS %6 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %0 %5 27| 8 5 14 3 4 9 NS NS NS NS NS 4%10 7 6 2 %4 -- NS %3 NS NS NS 4 28| 6 7 3 6 2 %6 NS NS NS 4%12 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %6 6 29| 8 7 5 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS 30|NS NS NS NS NS%10 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS -- -- -- NS %6 8 31| 9 5 5 11 9 10 NS NS %6 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %0 -- %4 %9 %8 %4 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 - the number of long echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 1 02| 03| 1 04| 2 1 1 1 2 05| 06| 07| 2 08| 1 09| 10| 11| 1 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 1 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 note: --: lost counts because of high noise level or machine failure. %: Hourly rate estimated by effective observation time less than 60 min. NS: something noise IF: Contamination due to radio noise or interference Es: Contamination due to sporadic E opening JST =UT + 9 h ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer : Kenji Fujito Location : Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan Frequency: 53.750 MHz Transmitter Location: Fukui-NCT at Sabae city (136.2 E, 35.9 N) HAM beacon (JA9YDB) for RMO (50 W CW, 53.7500 MHz) by JA9BOH Kimio Maegawa. No modulation except for identification Observing method: HROFFT software(by K.Okawa) Antenna : 2el. Comet HB9CV, zenith Receiver: ITEC HRO-RX1a Counting method: manual count - the number of all echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 6 12 16 26 21 13 18 20 11 6 4 7 4 0 7 1 %1 %3 4 5 3 NS NS NS 02| 2 7 9 8 11 15 9 9 %9 NS 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 11 8 11 03| 8 11 14 12 9 13 14 8 8 3 2 6 7 3 7 2 5 3 0 8 6 3 9 19 04|17 12 28 30 40 60 36 22 18 20 16 9 9 3 9 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 05| 1 0 1 2 2 5 2 3 6 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 6 3 5 06| 5 9 10 11 18 22 11 15 11 11 8 11 7 4 2 3 2 5 0 2 6 8 5 7 07| 8 9 12 11 11 9 9 8 10 10 4 2 2 4 2 1 3 0 1 1 5 3 6 5 08| 5 9 12 13 14 14 13 8 6 5 4 4 %6 %4 %1 0 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 09| 4 7 4 14 11 8 11 11 12 5 10 4 5 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 8 4 10| 9 6 7 11 15 6 14 9 12 6 7 5 3 7 %2 NS 2 1 0 1 6 5 12 9 11| 9 17 11 14 11 14 11 13 %5 1 3 5 %5 2 4 1 1 %4 %0 1 5 7 6 10 12| 4 7 11 24 26 17 13 5 10 15 11 6 7 9 5 1 1 2 2 0 6 8 9 13 13|10 9 10 13 23 14 6 13 8 16 12 6 13 5 6 5 0 2 4 1 3 5 12 8 14| 6 10 12 15 17 21 26 20 6 15 5 8 9 9 4 6 5 0 1 2 4 8 0 1 15| 2 3 6 6 20 18 16 14 7 4 3 3 5 3 1 3 0 2 1 1 1 9 5 4 16|10 4 12 16 11 12 14 12 8 7 8 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 0 1 3 7 6 9 17| 5 9 17 7 18 32 16 14 15 13 8 7 5 2 4 3 0 2 1 2 2 4 7 13 18|14 13 15 12 20 25 17 5 17 10 12 10 11 5 7 4 2 0 2 4 2 7 10 11 19| 9 8 17 23 9 19 17 18 15 10 12 9 9 6 11 2 1 3 5 3 3 8 9 11 20|10 19 14 25 20 20 21 9 14 11 13 1 8 2 3 2 2 3 6 1 0 6 11 10 21|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22|10 12 13 15 24 14 19 20 9 5 7 6 7 9 3 2 3 1 0 3 2 3 1 5 23| 5 10 23 22 8 6 13 14 10 16 12 4 %8 3 5 5 0 5 2 3 6 7 5 2 24| 1 9 10 8 9 22 11 13 8 2 0 0 0 %1 NS %4 0 0 2 4 2 9 9 20 25|13 6 7 9 15 20 10 12 14 10 3 %1 NS NS NS NS NS 2 2 1 5 7 7 6 26|11 9 12 11 19 14 13 7 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 1 1 4 4 0 10 12 2 6 27|10 22 16 13 22 27 15 15 17 12 11 7 8 3 5 2 1 1 4 0 5 8 11 6 28| 8 6 6 12 14 9 12 5 7 5 3 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 2 6 29| 7 11 11 13 10 20 18 12 10 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS 1 1 3 0 30|NS NS NS NS NS NS NS %6%10 4 8 6 4 5 %6 5 3 %2 %1 0 7 4 4 9 31| 6 12 13 11 20 16 18 12 9 15 9 6 8 %4 5 1 3 0 1 3 6 8 9 11 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 - the number of long echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 1 02| 03| 04| 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 05| 06| 07| 1 1 08| 09| 10| 11| 1 12| 1 13| 14| 1 15| 16| 17| 1 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 2 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 note: --: lost counts because of high noise level or machine failure. %: Hourly rate estimated by effective observation time less than 60 min. NS: something noise IF: Contamination due to radio noise or interference Es: Contamination due to sporadic E opening JST =UT + 9 h ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer : Takashi Usui Location : Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan (139.72 E, 35.75 N) (1)28MHz observation Transmitter Location: Nagano, Toyoshina [JR0YAN] 28.208MHz 50W Antenna : 6mH Whip HF10FX Receiver : TS 690 Method : by using HROFFT software (by Mr.Kazuhiko Ohkawa) and manual count The signal from receiver is divided with two PC. Normal Condition Signal=70, Level=15 - the number of all echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01| 4 9 7%14%18 19%16 IF IF CW CW CW %8 12 10 7 IF %6 %3 5 5 4 %4 7 02| 9%14 13 16 16%14 32%14 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %5 3 %8 CW 6 %8 10 03|12%14 22%20%21%17%23%23 IF CW CW CW CW %8%20 IF CW %1 %2 %5 %4%12 7%10 04|%8%12%26 24 28 34 16 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 7 5 3 3 2 5 1 05| 6 5 17 19%25%25%14 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %6 1 %5 2 %1 2 %0 %2 06|11%13%11%17 13 %9%19 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 3 %3 %1 %5 2 2 3 07| 4%13 11%24 10 16 13%14 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF %1 %0 3 %2 2 %9 %4 08|%9 %5 %6%14%13 %7%17%12 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %4 2 %2 %4 %5 %2 %1 09|%6 %4 %8 15 7 %9%11 IF IF CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 4 IF 4 1 5 %4 1 10| 3 4 %8 13%16%10 23%32 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 1 3 5 0 1 4 11| 3 5 9 15 8 13 18%15 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 1 2 2 5 4 2 12| 4 6 15 16 6 25 6 %8 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %5 0 CW 6 2 6 1 13| 7 13 15 15%11%18%13 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %6 3 10 14|%4 5 5%11 9%13 15 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %8 4 4 3 2 3 6 3 15| 2 9 5 8 18 13%18 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %2 %2 %6 %4 %8 %2 16|%1 %4%10%14 9%15 %9 IF CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %6 %3 %8 %8 %5 10 17|IF IF 9 %9%17 11%18 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 3 4 2 5 4 1 1 18| 4 6 10 8 16 5 13 13 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %0 %5 %2 %2 %4 %4 6 19|%7 %1 6%13 %8%11 11 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 1 %1 1 0 3 %1 4 20| 5 %4 7 5 7 10 11%14 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %5 1 2 3 3 6 21| 6 7 6 12 16 16 14 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %5 %4 %3 5 %8 %7 22|%5 12 %8 18%16%13 %5 IF CW CW CW CW CW OF OF OF CW %4 CW %2 2 6 7 3 23|%3 %5 6 16 %6 %6 10 %7 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %5 %0 2 %5 4 %1 24| 3 4 5 %2 %1 7 5 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %2 IF %1 %2 IF %6 4 25|%3 5 3 %1 IF %3 %0 %1 %0 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %0 %1 %5 2 1 26|%0 0 0 %0 %1 1 %1 %6 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 1 %0 4 6 1 5 5 5 27|%3 7 5 %6 %6 3 5 %5 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %2 1 0 %5 %9 %5 %2 28| 4 3 9 %6 %5 5 %8 IF CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 3 8 5 6 1 29| 5 3 6 12 5 5 6 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW IF IF %4 %1 %8 30|%2 %4 %5 %1 %8 %9%12%10 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %0 2 6 %7 2 1 31| 5 1%11 6 11 3 %8 %7 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %4 CW %2 %2 6 7 4 6 %2 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 - the number of long echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 1 1 02| 03| 1 1 1 04| 1 1 1 1 05| 1 06| 1 1 07| 1 1 08| 2 09| 10| 11| 1 12| 13| 1 14| 15| 1 1 16| 17| 1 18| 1 19| 20| 21| 22| 1 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 (2)53MHz observation Transmitter Location:Fukui-NCT at Sabae, Japan (136.2 E, 25.9 N) Ham beacon (JA9YDB) for RMO (50W CW, 53.7500 MHz) by JA9BOH Kimio Maegawa. No modulation except for identification Antenna : Whip Receiver : TS 670 Method : by using HROFFT software (by Mr.Kazuhiko Ohkawa) and manual count The signal from receiver is divided with two PC. Normal Condition Signal=70, Level=15 - the number of all echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01| 1 5 4 7 8 3 3 11 9 9 7 %5 4 8 4 %3 0 3 1 2 10 1 2 3 02| 4 2 3 10 10%12 8 9 7 9 6 9 7 4 7 %4 1 %2 3 4 3 3 3 2 03| 4 13 5 9 5 5 10 11 7 14%12 6%13 9 %3 6 %2 0 0 3 2 %1 6 2 04| 7 10 10 23 35 35 26 30 39 40 29 22 17 25 14 7 6 3 3 1 2 %2 3 4 05| 4 6 6 5 6 9 4 3 6 4 %4 8 5 4 2 5 1 2 %0 0 1 1 2 2 06| 2 1 1 0 4 3 9 4 7 4 5 1 5 2 2 6 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 07| 3 1 1 5 4 6 2 1 6 8 9 5 6 5 4 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 08| 5 1 3 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 IF IF %2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 %3 09| 3 1 0 1 5 4 3 %8 %7 5 3 3 1 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10| 0 1 0 1 3 2 5 3 8 4 4 4 0 2 IF IF %6 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11| 3 0 4 4 4 2 5 4 5 1 5 5 1 3 6 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 12| 1 3 0 0 3 3 2 5 1 2 2 3 5 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 7 2 2 4 13| 3 4 1 4 4 4 4 6 3 2 11 4 7 5 %4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 14|%0 2 3 5 2 2 0 3 6 4 3 3 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 1 15| 1 2 5 1 2 0 7 3 1 4 5 6 4 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 4 4 4 16| 0 %6 5 7 7 7 5 12 4 7 4 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 %6 0 17| 1 %3 6 %6 %3 16%14 9 7 12 6 11 4 5 %3 IF %0 0 3 2 5 2 2 4 18| 2 1 2 4 6 0 6 6 7 5 3 5 8 4 6 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 1 19| 1 1 1 6 4 4 4 5 3 CW %8 6 7 3 5 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 %2 2 20| 5 7 5 3 6 %8 6 4 %8 4 6 1 4 IF %0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 21|%1 0 2 4 2 3 3 9 %6 4 6 %9 6 3 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 22| 2 6 1 0 %6%12 IF IF %9 IF %6 5 5 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 11 2 1 23|10 5 7 3 8 10 7 6 8 9 10 7%17 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 6 3 24| 4 7 1 4 4 6 5 9 5 3 0 0 0 %3 IF %5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 25| 1 2 2 6 8 3 3 8 10 5 1 0 2 0 IF IF %0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 26| 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 7 4 5 6 %0 %2 1 1 1 3 1 4 4 27| 4 2 7 4 6 4 5 2 6 2 5 3 6 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 28| 0 2 3 0 3 6 1 6 1 0 2 2 3 3 1 5 2 1 1 4 2 %2 2 2 29| 5 0 3 3 2 3 %1 %8 4 6 %5 5 2 5 6 1 1 1 %0 1 2 0 2 1 30| 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 %8 2 4 %2 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 6 3 7 31| 3 2 2 8 3 6 3 6 12 6 5 2 0 %4 IF %0 1 4 3 2 0 3 4 4 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 - the number of long echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 1 02| 1 03| 1 1 04| 1 1 2 1 2 1 05| 06| 07| 1 1 08| 09| 10| 11| 1 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 1 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 1 25| 26| 27| 28| 1 29| 1 30| 1 31| 1 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 note: --: lost counts because of high noise level or machine failure. %: Hourly rate estimated by effective observation time less than 60 min. NS: something noise IF: Contamination due to radio noise or interference Es: Contamination due to sporadic E opening JST =UT + 9 h ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer : University of Tsukuba [Hiroshi OGAWA] Location : Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan (140.106 E, 36.105 N) (1) Frequency: 28.208MHz Transmitter Location: Nagano, Toyoshina [JR0YAN] 28.208MHz 50W Antenna : HB102DX (2el. Yagi), zenith Receiver : ICOM IC-706, 28.2071MHz USB-mode Method : by using HROFFT(2ch) software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa) ----- Total Echoes ---- Jan| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12JST Jan| 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 UT ---+---------------------------------------------------- 01| 161 215 260 288 298 260 273%216 CW CW CW CW CW 02| 200 231%248 228 275 320 263 CW CW CW CW CW CW 03| 219 229 232 220 270 268 249%275 CW CW CW CW CW 04|%202%224%223%235 259 282%332 CW CW CW CW CW CW 05| 183 207 238 223 244 241%251 CW CW CW CW CW CW 06| 161 197 219 197 246 264%231 CW CW CW CW CW CW ---+---------------------------------------------------- Jan| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12JST Jan| 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03UT Jan| 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Jan| 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14UT ---+-------------------------------------------- 01| CW CW CW CW %37 %24 41 30 86 126 160 02| CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %78 94 157 03| CW CW CW CW %44 47 %68 65 90 107 IF 04| CW CW CW CW CW CW %80 65 FI FI 156 05| CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %46 73 109 126 06| CW CW CW CW CW FI CW CW %62 91 98 ---+-------------------------------------------- Jan| 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Jan| 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14UT ----- Long Echoes (>20sec.) ------ Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14UT ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 1 1 3 1 02| 1 3 03| 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 04| 1 2 8 9 13 11 4 05| 2 2 1 1 3 06| 2 1 ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14UT (2) Frequency: 53.750MHz Transmitter Location:Fukui-NCT at Sabae, Japan (136.2 E, 25.9 N) Ham beacon (JA9YDB) for RMO (50W CW, 53.7500 MHz) by JA9BOH Kimio Maegawa. No modulation except for identification Antenna : HB9CV 2el. horizon, dir:West Receiver : ITEC HRO-RX1a - the number of all echoes - Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14UT ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01|44 59 62%40 43 62 49 52 32 37%38%26 NS IF IF IF IF NS NS%18%30%24 43 44 02|39 39 26 NS NS 62 70 48 56 36%46 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF NS NS NS NS NS 03|NS%46 NS NS%54 51 45 50 55 43 37 54 38 29 27 13 16 13 20 35 38 44 50 51 04|63 75 77127134173219241267219211120212144 IF IF IF IF IF IF NS 54 60 53 05|61 78 91 82 81 63 77 65%62 NS IF IF IF IF IF IF NS%24 NS NS IF NS NS NS 06|NS IF 47 57%50 -- -- IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF 21 NS -- -- -- ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14UT ----- Long Echoes (>20sec.) ------ Jan|00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Jan|15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14UT ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01| 02| 1 03| 1 1 1 04| 1 3 3 2 1 3 4 2 2 1 3 05| 1 1 1 1 06| ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Jan| 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14UT note: --: lost counts because of high noise level or machine failure. %: Hourly rate estimated by effective observation time less than 60 min. NS: something noise IF: Contamination due to radio noise or interference Es: Contamination due to sporadic E opening CW: Continuous wave from Transmitting station FI: FAI ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the RMOJ... RMOJ reports the results of radio meteor observation in Japan, sent to myself. Every month, this bulletin is sent to Mr.Christian Steyaert, who publishes RMOB, which is a world-wide bulletin. In Japan, radio meteor observation has become the major meteor observation by means of development of low-price receiver and useful automatic data-taking software (HROFFT by Mr.K.Ohkawa). There are 70 observational sites in Japan, most of which utilize the radio source of 53.750MHz (50W) transmitted at Fukui-NCT(by Mr.K.Maegawa). FM-radio Observation has become difficult in Japan because of the recent increase of small-FM staions. I hope RMOJ will be helpful to radio observers, as well as all meteor observers. Hiroshi Ogawa 2003. 2.10