Radio Meteor Observation in Japan No.055 May, 2006 ( http://www.amro-net.jp/ ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer : Kenji Fujito Location : Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan (34.96 N, 136.61 E) 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 : 2el. Comet HB9CV, zenith Receiver: ITEC HRO-RX1a Method : by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) -- Total number of echoes -- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 10 5 9 14 6 9 19 14 10 3 4 4 2 4 3 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 1 02 | 6 3 1 0 2 5 6 9 5 6 4 3 6 5 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 4 3 6 03 | 6 2 7 2 8 4 7 4 9 6 3 6 6 4 3 1 5 0 1 2 2 3 4 6 04 | 5 5 7 2 5 12 17 13 17 10 8 2 4 5 4 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 6 4 05 | 4 3 4 5 6 10 8 14 15 7 3 5 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 4 4 06 | 5 5 4 4 5 13 15 14 12 5 4 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 2 07 | 5 5 9 5 1 9 10 9 7 6 4 8 6 5 6 4 3 0 0 3 2 5 4 6 08 | 7 6 5 8 6 10 11 11 7 7 3 10 6 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 0 4 3 09 | 6 6 6 4 4 6 3 11 13 5 2 4 5 4 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 6 10 | 4 5 5 6 3 8 5 11 6 4 6 5 7 4 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 4 11 | 3 5 7 7 3 10 8 8 5 8 2 4 3 5 6 6 2 4 0 2 0 2 11 11 12 | 10 6 3 8 10 14 11 14 12 6 4 4 7 7 11 7 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 4 13 | 8 4 9 10 8 10 12 15 6 9 4 9 9 9 2 5 6 2 2 0 6 8 6 5 14 | 6 8 8 7 4 12 14 17 5 5 3 9 2 7 5 3 4 2 0 0 5 6 8 8 15 | 6 9 7 9 5 17 10 16 8 1 2 4 3 2 5 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 5 4 16 | 5 4 7 8 10 13 12 9 10 3 5 4 4 7 5 4 3 2 4 2 1 7 2 7 17 | 4 9 2 10 5 11 13 10 10 5 4 3 8 2 5 2 2 2 2 0 1 6 6 5 18 | 12 6 12 7 6 6 9 8 10 6 4 3 0 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 3 2 19 | 6 1 6 5 5 2 5 4 10 6 3 0 2 7 3 4 1 0 1 4 1 5 7 10 20 | 3 5 4 3 8 8 5 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 7 21 | 7 3 7 10 7 12 11 10 11 6 4 3 4 4 5 6 2 0 0 0 4 6 3 6 22 | 6 4 3 4 7 7 5 11 5 4 5 3 5 2 3 2 2 2 4 0 3 3 6 4 23 | 3 8 3 4 3 5 5 8 7 1 1 3 2 4 6 7 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 3 24 | 6 6 7 5 3 6 11 5 3 3 1 2 4 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 6 25 | 7 2 2 6 10 8 11 9 6 4 2 3 1 5 11 6 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 26 | 4 2 8 4 5 7 4 8 5 5 4 4 2 6 5 4 5 2 3 4 0 4 4 4 27 | 10 6 4 4 9 12 10 10 6 4 3 2 6 3 6 2 0 3 1 0 1 6 4 8 28 | 14 5 8 13 8 12 12 5 5 3 3 9 4 6 5 3 5 3 0 1 1 3 4 4 29 | 5 8 5 8 5 2 7 7 5 6 2 0 3 5 6 1 0 5 1 1 2 1 5 5 30 | 2 5 3 2 5 10 10 8 6 2 1 2 2 9 4 8 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 5 31 | 2 5 8 4 5 9 10 8 4 3 1 1 5 2 5 5 4 1 1 3 8 5 3 9 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Echoes longer than 20 seconds May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 02 | 03 | 1 04 | 2 1 3 05 | 1 1 1 1 1 06 | 1 1 1 07 | 08 | 2 1 1 09 | 1 10 | 1 11 | 12 | 1 13 | 1 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 1 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 2 22 | 23 | 24 | 1 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 1 1 29 | 1 30 | 31 | 1 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST 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 N, 132.5 E) 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 : original loop Receiver: ICOM IC-736 Method : by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) -- Total number of echoes -- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 10 7 7 11 20 10 13 27 12 11 9 7 2 9 5 9 3 7 3 5 11 10 7 9 02 | 6 6 5 8 11 8 16 15 15 11 12 9 7 7 9 8 2 2 0 9 10 11 6 13 03 | 10 17 19 20 21 18 34 25 13 IF%10 %8 NS NS 8%13 6 7 4 5 8 16 9 18 04 | 12 12 9 21 22 24 35 29 13 13 10 12 7 11 8 8 7 3 3 6 4 11 13 16 05 | 13 14 12 12 17 15 28 26 16 10 10 5 6 7 9 6 4 2 3 7 13 15 7 11 06 | 14 10 11 14 23 20 29 23 16 16 10 8 7 7 8 7 6 %5 NS NS %6 8 15 13 07 | 13 10 9 19 15 24 26 19 20 14 8 3 12 9 11 11 11 3 3 4 6 8 10 19 08 | 10 9 11 11 21 25 14 23 18 14 6 14 6 7 10 6 7 4 4 4 7 15 10 22 09 | 9 9 9 10 19 20 21 29 16 14 10 11 13 7 8 7 1 2 2 4 5 11 8 13 10 | 12 11 7 11 15 17 19 18 13 20 9 5 7 6 7 11 5 3 3 %6 7 6 11 12 11 | 10 13 13 16 11 13 17 24 15 15 11 11 12 6 12%10 %7 4 4 11 7 10 10 13 12 | 16 14 14 18 24 31 36 27 8 5 2 %2 NS NS NS %8 7 7 7 6 10 8 16 14 13 | 11 9 13 11 14 23 30 20 18 22 10 7 9%13 15%10 9 9 6 8 6 11 12 8 14 | 10 15 17 15 20 21 28 31 20%10 16 6 6 5 10 9 7 6 4 5 4 12 11 15 15 | 17 20 16 28 10 33 42 19 27 17 13 15 7 16 14 6 8 3 9 4 16 10 21 20 16 | 19 12 6 11 18 19 25 24 23 14 8 11 10 11 14 22 14 9 3 %2 -- 11 15 18 17 | 20 10 9 15 21 34 25 21 16 13 5 12 12 10 17 13 15 2 9 6 10 14 12 18 18 | 15 16 12 12 22 21 20 26 23 12 12 %5%12 19 8 12 8%10 %6 7 12 9 18 9 19 | 7 18 17 11 18 17 21 18 18 9 15 5 10 9 12 8 8 4 9 4 7 12 13 9 20 | 13 13 10 13 17 20 16 17 15 10 7 %6 IF %4 3 7 5 7 4 2 6 12 11 10 21 | 15 17 12 11 12 17 35 29 19 10 5 5 7 4 8 7 8 8 6 7 13 11 8 12 22 | 11 10 12 11 12 13 17 21 16 17 6 4 1 6 9 13 9 6 3 11 9 6 11 14 23 | 10 8 10 15 14 19 17 20 14 17 5 9 8 11 5 17 14 4 4 2 6 13 16 19 24 | 12 16 10 7 14 16 22 27 15 8 10 5 0 2 7 8 6 ES %5 7 11 16 6 15 25 | 18 5 7 22 15 24 24 18 20 9 12 7 4 %8 6 3 1 3 5 5 13 7 13 12 26 | 10 6 16 10 11 23 26 24 18 ES ES ES ES 7 16 10 11 6 12 11 4 14 20 16 27 | 9 18 16 18 22 30 23 24%12 ES 9 8 7 %5 ES ES 8 7 9 10 14 14 13 8 28 | 16 11 12 8 22 20 19 30 9%17 ES ES ES ES ES%10 6 1 6 5 5 17 19 15 29 | 11 16 13 12 11 22 27 20 12 7 5 5 7 4 12 14 9 8 5 2 4 17 19 9 30 | 9 13 9 17 26 29 23 21%34 ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES%11 7 11 16 16 31 | 13 15 10 10 16 18 24 18 17 10 ES ES ES ES 9 13 11 8 2 5 8 11 9 15 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Echoes longer than 20 seconds May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 02 | 1 03 | 1 1 04 | 1 1 1 1 2 1 05 | 2 3 1 06 | 2 4 1 1 1 1 07 | 2 1 08 | 1 2 1 1 1 09 | 1 1 10 | 2 2 1 11 | 1 12 | 1 13 | 1 1 14 | 1 1 1 2 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1 19 | 20 | 1 21 | 22 | 1 23 | 1 1 24 | 1 25 | 1 1 26 | 1 1 2 27 | 1 28 | 1 29 | 30 | 1 31 | 1 2 1 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST 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 : Tuboi Observatory[TSUBOI MASAKI] Location : Asakitaku,Hiroshimashi,JAPAN (132d30m39s E,34d27m38s N) 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 : 5.6m loop antenna (original) dir: zenith Receiver: MC-90 Meteor RX1 (53.75MHz) Method : by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) -- Total number of echoes -- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 14 21 17 17 24 19 40 48 33 21 13 16 11 6 7 8 6 9 8 3 10 12 7 14 02 | 12 16 15%35 23%12%38 32 34 34 27 22 12%12 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF%17 26 25 03 | 20 28 28 37 30 50 42 41 19 21 10 %9 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF 6 17 04 | 15 24 12 22 30 38 41 53 47 40 19 17 5 12 11 IF IF %8 11 11 7 10 14 16 05 | 17 16 15 20 31 28 55 45 42 24 25 20 12 17 13 15 6 5 3 7 12 18 17 29 06 | 25 21 24 19 25 42 56 67 34 32 25 17 28 21 15%16 %5 7 5 5 6 20 26 33 07 | 37 26 21 49 36 64 48 64 69 52%36 IF IF%42%32 IF %8 4 5 3 6 14 16 25 08 | 29 21 33 31 48 50 46 55 35 17 16 16 6 7 13 10 10 6 4 1 10 9 11 17 09 | 14 23 13 14 28 26 42 44 24 24 24 26 13 9 19 7 2 5 3 10%12 12 13 12 10 | 8 9 15 14 21 24 21 29 22 16 14 6 11 9 6 9 4 2 4 5 6 11 11 5 11 | 18 12 13 19 23 32 41 36 47 37 24 22 22 12 20%15%10 6 10 %6 14 10 18 21 12 | 26 25 32 29 34 44 59 54 36 20 %8 IF IF IF IF IF IF %1 5 11 11 15 -- -- 13 | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --%22 14 19 14 | 23 21 34 26 33 31 42 49 48 26 16 10 12 10%16 IF IF IF IF 8 6 13 10 14 15 | 19 17 26 34 27 29 37 41 42 36 19 19 15 19%12 IF IF 5 4 5 7 12 13 13 16 | 24 8 12 16 16 14 25 23 23 14 12 8 19 18 11 21 9 6 6 1 14 19 13 17 17 | 24 26 20 19 15 26 25 25 22 16 12 5 11 12 12 14 4 IF %6 7 3 9 17 17 18 | 26 23 15 23 29 18 33 42 34 30 21 %6 IF IF 17 8 12 IF IF IF %7 8 12 6 19 | 17 13 17 11 26 23 30 37%35 IF%11 18%16%13 10 6 6 7 14 5 7 12 9 18 20 | 20 23 14 18 17 15 22 30 36%32%11 19 9 14 11 17 12 8 2 8 8 %6 IF IF 21 | IF%25 21 21 18 34 49 37 26 13 7 5 8 4 11 5 4 6 4 4 6 10 %6%14 22 | 17 16 13 13 15 16 31 44 35%36%14 IF IF%14 7 16 4 6 3 4 11 19 15 18 23 | 26 18 14 18 20 15 26 10 7 6 4 10 15 10 12 13 13 6 9 10 10%12 IF%32 24 | 30 15 17 19 19 26 49 45 27 2 6 3 9 17 10%11 8 IF IF %6 6%14 16%12 25 | 14 19 16 18 22 24 35 35 IF 14 11%12 IF IF IF IF IF IF %6 10 5 16 19 18 26 | 11 13 13 19 22 23 31 31 23 IF IF IF IF%16%12%18 15 6 7 5 9 10 19 22 27 | 16 25 26 16 18 29 32 34 IF IF %9 IF IF%24 IF 16 IF %8 9 6%12 IF%10 7 28 | 13 11 13 17 19 22 25 29 23 30 IF IF IF IF IF %0 IF %8 IF IF%11%24 21 19 29 | 30 35 24 16 24 36 25 34 25 15 9 8 10 12 11 11 11 6 2 10 5 10 16 12 30 | 21 31 15 24 22 31 34 40 IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF%16 14 5 11 24 31 | 21 17 13 14 20 29 31 33 35%24 IF IF IF IF IF%23 IF 12 3 9 15 11 11 24 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Echoes longer than 20 seconds May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 02 | 1 1 1 03 | 1 1 04 | 1 1 2 05 | 2 2 4 1 06 | 2 3 1 1 1 07 | 2 2 2 2 1 08 | 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 09 | 2 1 2 10 | 2 2 1 11 | 1 1 3 1 1 12 | 2 1 2 13 | 14 | 1 1 1 2 15 | 1 16 | 1 17 | 18 | 1 1 19 | 20 | 1 21 | 22 | 1 1 1 23 | 1 24 | 1 1 25 | 1 26 | 1 1 27 | 1 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST 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 :Hirofumi Sugimoto Location : Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan (35.654 N, 139.319 E) 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 : HB9CV 2el. zenith(el.S-N) Receiver: ICOM IC-PCR1000 Method : by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) -- Total number of echoes -- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 8 11 12 13 17 19 19 21 14 12 7 13 4 3 5 6 0 1 1 3 6 6 11 5 02 | 12 12 13 13 14 13 21 13 16 11 13 14 11 7 3 5 6 3 4 2 4 6 5 7 03 | 10 12 13 18 14 22 22 28 16 21 14 8 10 11 7 3 1 0 3 3 5 11 9 8 04 | 17 12 15 20 8 22 36 25 22 24 12 7 9 7 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 7 18 14 05 | 17 11 18 25 17 29 22 29 22 15 17 10 11 6 7 4 1 2 1 1 2 7 11 12 06 | 10 18 10 15 14 14 24 24 17 23 11 7 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 4 7 5 9 7 07 | 10 20 14 15 17 17 27 24 21 21 13 14 8 9 5 3 2 3 3 6 8 11 7 15 08 | 11 10 11 19 21 26 22 29 17 14 14 7 10 10 6 5 4 4 2 3 4 4 9 8 09 | 16 16 13 20 17 23 30 25 29 23 13 14 10 12 15 7 2 1 6 2 5 10 13 24 10 | 12 11 12 16 17 20 24 23 18 16 13 12 11 8 10 0 3 2 1 6 3 6 6 12 11 | 13 6 19 20 14 12 20 20 16 12 10 21 4 4 9 4 4 3 1 3 3 4 5 11 12 | 11 12 12 17 22 16 20 21 23 11 5 7 3 4 6 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 12 8 13 | 13 16 7 17 20 22 18 22 14 11 15 14 13 12 10 6 4 5 5 2 4 8 14 9 14 | 10 21 11 16 13 15 16 19 12 19 7 3 5 8 8 12 1 5 3 5 11 3 9 13 15 | 13 15 15 20 16 18 27 30 13 12 8 9 7 4 5 6 6 3 3 4 9 10 14 12 16 | 10 11 10 16 17 12 13 14 13 9 6 7 4 6 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 8 9 12 17 | 10 18 16 5 9 24 19 23 18 12 5 11 10 10 5 6 6 5 1 2 4 5 12 10 18 | 17 8 10 14 15 19 9 17 11 13 7 5 6 4 5 9 3 5 2 2 4 9 7 18 19 | 14 7 13 10 23 13 17 16 15 14 8 3 4 8 8 4 6 4 1 2 2 13 8 16 20 | 11 9 13 5 15 6 14 13 9 5 3 3 3 3 3 %5 1 0 3 1 3 4 10 8 21 | 9 14 10 17 7 12 14 11 9 9 1 4 4 5 7 2 3 2 0 1 3 9 9 10 22 | 11 11 9 10 7 11 21 16 17 9 2 2 3 6 4 6 3 3 0 3 2 11 17 12 23 | 15 10 12 12 20 22 19 17 7 9 4 3 4 7 5 7 0 1 3 5 3 9 12 12 24 | 16 12 15 9 8 20 16 10 9 10 7 3 6 3 7 4 0 %5 %6 0 7 9 8 13 25 | 14 12 10 11 7 13 14 19 11 12 7 5 6 1 6 1 2 3 5 2 4 12 10 12 26 | 8 15 12 8 11 19 22 14 13 8 2 7 8 10 8 6 6 3 3 2 5 9 13 15 27 | 16 15 10 11 14 25 18 17 11 7 6 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 1 8 10 11 28 | 17 11 14 19 18 18 17 19 10 1 7 7 3 2 5 6 3 4 9 3 3 3 9 16 29 | 7 14 8 17 16 16 17 12 7 11 1 4 1 2 7 3 3 2 1 2 5 8 8 10 30 | 9 18 13 14 11 19 17 16 12 4 7 3 2 2 2 6 4 1 3 1 2 8 10 8 31 | 11 13 8 9 11 14 21 23 15 5 2 3 2 2 5 3 1 1 2 4 6 2 11 12 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Echoes longer than 20 seconds May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 1 1 1 02 | 1 1 03 | 1 1 1 2 2 04 | 2 2 3 2 05 | 1 1 1 1 2 2 06 | 1 1 1 2 1 07 | 1 1 1 1 08 | 2 2 1 2 1 09 | 1 1 1 2 10 | 1 1 2 3 1 2 11 | 1 1 1 12 | 1 2 13 | 1 1 1 1 14 | 1 15 | 1 1 16 | 1 1 17 | 1 1 18 | 1 19 | 20 | 21 | 1 22 | 23 | 1 24 | 25 | 1 26 | 1 27 | 1 28 | 1 29 | 30 | 1 2 31 | 1 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST 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 : Masami Aihara Location : Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan (139.69 E, 35.50 N) Frequency: 53.750MHz Transmitter Location:Fukui-NCT at Sabae, Japan (136.2 E, 35.9 N) Ham beacon (JA9YDB) for RMO (50W CW, 53.7500 MHz) by JA9BOH Kimio Maegawa. No modulation except for identification Antenna : COMET CA-52HB 2el. Receiver : ITEC HRO-RX1a Method : by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) -- Total number of echoes -- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 5 9 21 14 4 3 7 11 12 7 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS 0 1 4 2 11 14 11 02 | 21 16 15 16 18 23 28 23 23 22 26 22 17 18 10 12 6 5 6 5 8 10 11 15 03 | 18 25 13 18 17 27 13 19 14 14 %8 NS 7 16 2 2 2 0 2 5 5 7 6 17 04 | 20 13 16 20 14 22 21 24 26 38 29 21 10 15 5 1 2 4 7 7 3 10 16 15 05 | 20 19 16 35 22 26 21 34 26 30 31 22 17 17 7 9 5 5 3 6 5 7 16 15 06 | 16 21 20 18 20 16 28 32 31 30 27 24 22 14 14 10 6 1 2 3 3 7 9 21 07 | 19 20 17 22 19 22 37 40 51 46 22 19 29 20 18 15 6 5 3 4 10 14 15 13 08 | 14 12 21 32 34 38 14 32 26 20 29 17%22 15 5 7 2 4 6 0 3 8 9 10 09 | 22 19 32 14 22 21 26 32 30 36 15 21 20 18 22 9 3 2 4 2 3 10 12 16 10 | 17 15 20 27 26 27 42 32 35 30 24 19 16 13 12 9 10 1 2 5 6 5 5 17 11 | 13 20 26 44 21 21 24 22 31 29 17 28 32 17 23 12 7 3 2 3 4 7 18 18 12 | 23 21 17 17 20 21 22 27 26 20 7 16 12 11 7 %2 NS NS 2 5 4 7 11 14 13 | 29 23 15 20 24 15 21 27 16 35 26 33 25 21 14 13 7 5 3 2 7 13 13 10 14 | 10 29 19 22 16 23 21 25 22 25 22 24 12 17 11 10 2 1 6 2 7 5 18 11 15 | 22 11 16 19 15 14 27 25 18 12 13 15 10 11 13 11 6 1 2 5 6 9 11 9 16 | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17 | 28 31 19 12 16 21 17 23 25 11 16 16 23 16 18 13 8 5 2 6 5 10 29 10 18 | 36 23 26 38 27 22 27 25 24 24 15 16 15 11 10 8 0 6 5 4 7 16 15 19 19 | 22 17 14 25 19 21 16 22 20 21 12 16 8 21 9 9 6 7 3 3 7 11 14 28 20 | 34 22 32 16 24 20 19 19 22 16 15 10 11 6 8 8 14 3 5 3 8 9 13 17 21 | 12 16 13 25 20 17 15 10 9 8 NS NS NS NS NS 6 3 4 0 1 7 7 5 15 22 | 12 17 13 18 13 11 15 14 19 10 3 5 13 13 7 7 7 4 8 3 3 15 13 14 23 | 16 17 15 16 22 27 14 17 13 12 7 16 9 11 15 6 3 1 3 6 5 15 16 14 24 | 12 17 28 20 20 27 13 12 10 14 12 11 14 8 11 8 2 2 2 1 8 10 21 35 25 | 32 27 28 28 24 30 20 19 18 13 15 11 5 6 9 12 6 2 2 0 2 9 21 13 26 | 7 14 16 10 14 10 9 8 0 1 3 1 5 7 3 6 0 1 0 2 6 9 17 17 27 | 19 18 14 13 29 27 30 19 16 18 15 15 14 5 4 2 3 4 6 5 10 7 18 22 28 | 31 51 35 51 50 33 42 38 18 8 5 8 4 8 6 15 5 5 5 4 6 8 9 15 29 | 12 20 19 18 16 14 25 18 7 16 13 7 5 11 15 5 2 3 4 3 4 5 11 13 30 | 15 27 21 28 16 21 10 12 15 13 13 10 7 6 5 10 11 2 2 5 2 11 11 14 31 | 11 9 11 14 26 19 10 15 14 9 5 5 11 9 6 6 3 4 3 4 4 6 12%20 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Echoes longer than 20 seconds May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 1 02 | 1 1 1 03 | 1 1 1 04 | 1 1 3 1 1 05 | 1 2 1 1 1 06 | 1 1 1 2 1 07 | 1 1 1 1 1 08 | 2 1 1 09 | 1 1 1 10 | 1 1 1 3 1 1 11 | 1 1 1 1 12 | 1 3 13 | 1 14 | 1 1 1 15 | 1 1 16 | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17 | 1 1 18 | 19 | 1 2 20 | 1 1 21 | 1 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 1 2 28 | 1 1 29 | 1 30 | 1 2 1 31 | 1 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST 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 : Yasufumi Yoshikawa Location : Nishi, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan (35.195 N, 136.900 E) Frequency: 28.208 MHz Transmitter Location: Toyoshina, Nagano, Japan (137.90 E, 36.28 N) Ham beacon (JR0YAN) for RMO (50W CW, 28.208MHz) transmitted by Noriyuki Yaguchi Antenna : Nagara 7el. Triband Yagi Receiver: YAESU FT-920 Method : by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) Time Adjustment:Sakura-watch using NTP server -- Total number of echoes -- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 |109 100 125 118 136 157 152 168 143 135 94 110 86 50 33 15 8 6 14 11 16 32 48 68 02 | 83 84 100 112 122 160 NS NS%108 121 112 86 69 %44 CW %16 15 13 14 7 26 37 64 88 03 |%56 91 91 131 133 169 151 183 148 116 123 96 76 CW CW CW CW CW %3 13 29 32 37 52 04 | 97 117 136 127 151 176 188 198 179 123 125 108 66 40 25 12 7 3 10 9 24 20 56 60 05 | 84 107 116 129 157 196 165 179 132 138 146 125 89 55 30 CW CW CW 7 18 16 34 64 107 06 |115 152 146 138 169 170 208 231 203 178 125 124 77 50 31 CW CW CW CW %18 %9 38 64 97 07 | 98 116 106 145 ES 187 200 192 CW 111 91 89 98 64 42 22 8 11 8 15 24 45 39 90 08 | 91 104 114 132 166 200 219 247 204%144%106 89 73 51 41 26 9 %6 12 10 %8 %26 39 %63 09 | ES 102 111 130 184 182 209 219 227 180 125 112 89 68 %33 CW CW 9 4 12 14 56 70 78 10 |100 97 109 132 136 154 182 208 191 118 112 96 85 41 29 12 13 9 %11 %16 22 35 90 83 11 |113 135 145 153 168 196 204 246 193 179 149 150 98 66 49 %24 CW CW %10 13 28 40 72 127 12 |132 149 155 166 149 235 228 240 172 152 132 111 98 %62 %40 27 CW CW CW 13 ES ES 56 87 13 |126 124 148 130 167 178 182 195 153 120 89 104 74 47 %44 %32 17 11 %11 %11 23 33 57 87 14 |112 113 128 145 154 175%188 CW 189 106 115 118 72 60 25 %20 9 10 8 13 21 51 55 86 15 %108 126 144 147 157 151 168 151 141 157 145 106 79 57 32 20 13 8 9 13 27 36 %38 %53 16 | 88 111 139 122 139 172%153 CW 86 85 82 73 61 56 49 25 17 22 6 11 13 CW 37 71 17 | 89 135 140 164 137 171 170 112 132 96 95 70 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 18 33 71 59 18 |105 109 123 125 122 131 141 105 72 75 79 93 79 49 CW CW ES CW CW ES %14 ES ES ES 19 | 92 125 %93%162 115 153 146 124 100 84 80 92 89 60 %56 ES CW CW 9 9 14 32 %53 %62 20 | ES ES 136%104 151 147%148 ES ES ES ES %77 71 67 39 30 19 14 14 17 %19 ES %54 %74 21 | ES 96 127 134 138 127 138 CW CW CW 84 83 103 40 CW CW CW CW %12 %10 ES ES ES 78 22 |119 138%143 ES 176%184 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 58 27 CW CW 6 7 ES ES ES ES 94 23 |103%142%101 ES%130 156 124 152 NS NS 67 77 %66 CW 40 16 9 6 %9 CW ES ES ES %50 24 | ES ES%118 121 127 150 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW 3 3 7 7 %16 %16 ES %72 25 | 87 154 145 148 136 155 154%155 CW CW CW CW ES ES CW CW %10 14 15 8 %23 ES 38 76 26 %112 ES%158 130 102 132 182%186 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %20 16 13 15 6 ES ES ES ES 27 | ES %95 ES ES%161 172 CW CW CW CW %54 56 CW NS CW 29 14 5 7 %23 ES ES %52 74 28 | 98 138%116 121 140 138 CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW %6 11 21 30 38 64 29 %106 ES ES ES 143 152 CW CW CW %57 %35 48 52 58 %35 CW CW CW %9 11 15 32 42 ES 30 | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ES ES ---+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Echoes longer than 20 seconds May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 02 | 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 03 | 2 3 1 1 4 04 | 2 4 5 3 3 3 1 05 | 1 1 4 5 3 3 1 4 3 06 | 1 1 7 2 1 5 1 07 | 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 08 | 2 2 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 09 | 1 1 2 1 8 1 4 2 1 1 10 | 1 1 1 6 5 1 2 2 1 11 | 1 1 4 1 3 2 2 1 12 | 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 13 | 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 14 | 1 1 1 1 15 | 1 3 1 1 1 1 16 | 2 1 1 17 | 1 3 2 1 2 1 18 | 1 1 1 19 | 1 20 | 1 1 21 | 1 1 1 1 22 | 1 2 23 | 1 24 | 1 1 1 1 1 25 | 26 | 1 1 27 | 1 1 28 | 1 29 | 1 30 | 31 | ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST 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: Kawaguchi Science Museum [Masahiko Matsuda] Location: Kawaguchi, Saitama,Japan(139.72E, 35.82N) 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 : 5el-Yagi (15m height) direction 270+ALA-(WEST) Receiver: IC-R75 Method: by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) -- Total number of echoes -- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 15 12 16 16 17 20 12 22 16 7 6 8 5 2 6 2 3 2 2 6 8 7 13 9 02 | 11 12 10 13 18 16 22 13 16 8 3 8 6 1 4 5 3 4 7 4 6 6 7 10 03 | 13 16 11 13 15 16 20 23 16 10 10 5 13 8 9 4 1 4 4 5 3 5 10 7 04 | 18 10 13 20 19 21 30 18 17 20 13 11 6 10 4 7 6 2 5 2 3 11 16 19 05 | 17 14 14 14 10 22 23 25 19 9 17 9 4 7 1 3 2 4 4 3 7 9 12 15 06 | 14 19 7 13 20 15 16 27 17 17 18 10 4 1 1 4 3 1 1 5 7 9 11 10 07 | 12 14 18 14 18 15 19 22 20 16 6 14 4 5 7 6 3 6 6 7 9 18 13 25 08 | 11 10 9 15 25 28 24 31 16 9 8 9 6 6 1 4 2 6 5 4 6 7 14 16 09 | 13 13 22 11 19 21 13 33 21 15 14 9 6 10 7 4 1 0 5 3 1 10 11 26 10 | 17 12 17 21 24 20 27 28 20 15 12 7 6 3 5 5 3 7 3 4 6 7 14 15 11 | 21 9 18 24 18 17 27 18 27 14 11 13 7 7 9 9 3 2 7 6 6 9 8 14 12 | 14 11 18 12 21 20 26 21 20 17 12 4 0 3 1 4 4 8 1 3 4 8 12 13 13 | 15 16 17 19 22 18 25 26 22 19 15 13 7 6 9 6 7 6 7 9 5 10 17 14 14 | 11 18 15 19 11 14 16 22 16 18 10 10 4 9 9 8 7 8 6 3 9 3 11 19 15 | 15 19 16 15 17 12 19 25 13 12 9 4 3 8 3 5 7 5 3 7 12 9 14 14 16 | 10 12 17 17 18 10 15 8 14 10 8 4 4 7 5 8 6 5 2 3 6 12 13 12 17 | 12 21 20 10 16 23 19 22 16 13 9 6 3 7 6 6 1 4 2 3 6 4 9 17 18 | 16 16 11 19 21 19 16 24 17 18 5 6 3 5 8 1 1 1 1 3 9 7 7 16 19 | 17 22 17 11 20 16 18 20 17 11 8 6 7 6 6 4 7 3 6 8 4 11 10 22 20 | 11 18 19 9 20 11 23 24 19 11 8 6 3 7 8 2 5 3 6 4 9 10 10 14 21 | 13 15 7 19 12 15 13 20 18 17 5 2 2 6 5 7 6 2 3 3 10 4 14 15 22 | 11 16 16 7 10 18 23 15 12 7 3 3 2 2 1 12 8 2 2 5 9 12 18 19 23 | 20 13 10 13 17 22 20 18 14 15 3 8 3 5 3 7 1 6 3 7 4 17 19 17 24 | 16 12 18 13 12 19 19 15 14 6 10 3 5 2 7 2 0 1 3 3 9 8 6 14 25 | 9 15 15 9 19 16 17 16 16 16 9 4 4 1 6 5 3 4 6 8 7 12 7 13 26 | 16 14 14 11 16 15 23 19 22 9 0 0 0 1 4 6 7 2 1 7 5 13 14 15 27 | 19 9 11 14 14 18 15 9 8 14 4 2 3 5 2 2 4 4 5 6 3 12 10 15 28 | 17 15 14 13 20 17 17 14 14 5 0 5 0 1 1 10 7 2 7 4 4 6 19 13 29 | 12 13 11 22 26 12 23 20 18 16 8 6 6 4 5 5 4 2 0 2 2 8 10 6 30 | 6 20 19 17 10 17 20 22 12 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 7 12 11 31 | 22 13 14 6 13 22 25 23 14 11 4 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 8 7 10 16 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Echoes longer than 20 seconds May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 1 1 1 02 | 1 1 03 | 1 1 2 04 | 1 3 1 2 05 | 1 1 1 06 | 1 1 1 2 1 07 | 1 1 1 1 1 08 | 2 3 1 1 09 | 1 1 2 10 | 1 1 2 3 1 11 | 1 12 | 2 3 1 13 | 1 1 1 1 14 | 1 15 | 1 1 16 | 1 1 17 | 1 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 1 22 | 23 | 1 24 | 1 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 1 29 | 1 30 | 1 1 2 31 | 1 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST 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: Masaru Kubota Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan (139.541E, 35.526N) 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 : COMET HB9CV (2el.) Receiver: ITEC HRO-RX1a Method: by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) -- Total number of echoes -- May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 14 30 33 23 33 29 31 27 25 19 12 36 29 17 12 16 3 1 2 5 6 3 17 17 02 | 27 27 23 20 34 40 42 33 33 23 17 17 25 25 16 16 7 7 4 7 5 12 11 19 03 | 26 33 20 48 33 54 38 33 47 28 29 36 46 29 20 16 8 5 6 11 10 15 22 24 04 | 32 24 25 43 20 48 45 48 43 67 49 38 33 11 11 15 7 5 4 7 11 10 22 19 05 | 24 17 36 57 44 60 52 69 44 49 31 39 27 18 12 10 6 2 4 4 3 12 15 18 06 | 22 26 22 28 26 32 38 63 53 41 30 36 17 19 18 10 4 2 2 3 8 7 10 21 07 | 16 28 27 32 42 40 48 45 48 40 33 35 29 22 19 18 5 4 5 5 10 8 17 18 08 | 17 21 21 32 38 36 38 51 41 37 30 14 28 23 16 9 11 3 4 5 4 10 15 16 09 | 29 35 43 36 39 41 32 51 46 40 36 32 35 23 25 12 4 3 10 3 5 12 21 23 10 | 23 25 26 29 33 44 48 38 37 30 43 30 36 20 19 9 8 6 3 5 10 %6 14 25 11 | 25 21 35 35 30 26 42 30 41 26 30 41 26 19 17 15 6 7 1 6 10 15 22 18 12 | 30 25 27 28 31 39 43 30 42 28 32 34 20 20 12 9 13 7 4 5 4 12 20 11 13 | 27 27 25 34 48 41 40 38 28 23 33 32 26 26 25 20 10 11 7 2 10 16 19 15 14 | 17 32 24 28 30 41 31 40 33 27 27 36 17 34 24 15 2 8 6 5 9 9 16 11 15 | 22 32 33 29 34 17 37 40 27 18 21 18 19 17 14 16 12 3 5 6 13 13 12 14 16 | 14 22 15 23 30 32 31 22 27 21 25 28 35 26 25 14 14 8 10 4 11 17 19 13 17 | 18 29 27 19 23 40 27 35 27 23 13 17 22 19 29 16 5 4 0 5 5 4 18 11 18 | 26 12 25 27 25 47 30 29 23 25 22 22 28 26 13 14 2 4 3 3 6 6 9 29 19 | 16 17 19 29 41 19 28 29 28 40 29 18 25 25 12 12 14 5 5 4 2 6 9 24 20 | 17 18 17 13 33 29 36 26 20 15 12 21 19 18 17 11 10 1 10 6 6 11 18 22 21 | 23 26 26 28 21 27 23 35 17 14 5 15 22 25 22 16 6 7 0 0 8 7 10 15 22 | 29 27 25 21 22 24 37 23 36 19 23 9 17 19 10 14 12 3 4 4 4 11 17 13 23 | 25 31 24 32 35 25 24 26 17 11 18 17 23 18 16 14 4 7 7 7 10 19 20 25 24 | 29 30 39 31 36 34 33 22 23 15 15 18 23 15 24 18 5 6 3 3 9 16 11 22 25 | 26 21 26 23 33 37 25 31 22 18 15 15 15 15 23 19 17 7 4 3 8 20 16 15 26 | 14 27 21 21 30 33 46 21 19 23 15 12 27 34 22 21 14 5 5 8 6 15 17 22 27 | 17 23 23 23 46 51 34 30 24 16 17 7 20 24 25 15 5 6 8 7 3 10 25 24 28 | 20 30 28 40 40 34 46 34 25 12 9 17 20 23 13 21 13 8 9 7 10 11 12 22 29 | 16 25 20 25 32 33 32 27 16 13 9 13 13 23 19 6 10 3 6 7 2 9 14 18 30 | 16 28 31 36 23 36 30 29 31 16 16 21 20 11 20 22 21 13 8 6 7 8 16 16 31 | 19 29 23 21 30 38 46 32 19 14 11 15 25 20 24 19%13%11 9 3 13 6 16 22 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST Echoes longer than 20 seconds May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 | 1 1 1 02 | 1 1 1 1 03 | 1 1 1 2 1 3 04 | 1 3 3 2 1 05 | 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 06 | 1 1 1 2 1 07 | 2 2 1 1 2 1 08 | 2 2 1 1 1 09 | 1 1 1 2 1 10 | 1 1 1 3 1 1 11 | 1 1 1 12 | 1 3 1 13 | 1 1 1 14 | 1 1 1 15 | 1 1 16 | 1 17 | 1 18 | 19 | 2 20 | 21 | 1 22 | 23 | 1 24 | 2 1 25 | 1 26 | 1 27 | 1 1 28 | 29 | 1 30 | 1 3 31 | 1 ---+------------------------------------------------------------------------ May| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23JST 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 : Towada Technical High School Location : Aomori, Japan (141.14 E, 40.37 N) Frequency: 53.750 MHz Antenna : 3el. Yagi (Radix) H=20m Receiver : HRO receiver 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 Method : by using HROFFT software (by Kazuhiko Ohkawa), manual count using HROview and HROreport (by Michinari Yamamoto) Total number of echoes Apr| 00h| 01h| 02h| 03h| 04h| 05h| 06h| 07h| 08h| 09h| 10h| 11h| 12h| 13h| 14h| 15h| 16h| 17h| 18h| 19h| 20h| 21h| 22h| 23h|UT 30 |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |124 | 99 |106 |118 |149 |142 |168 |147 |147 | May| 00h| 01h| 02h| 03h| 04h| 05h| 06h| 07h| 08h| 09h| 10h| 11h| 12h| 13h| 14h| 15h| 16h| 17h| 18h| 19h| 20h| 21h| 22h| 23h|UT 01 |120 | 74 | 80 | 51 | 30 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 53 | 72 | 85 |101 |100 |110 |111 | 96 |118 |123 |146 |148 |120 | 02 |106 |106 | | 69 | 51 | 69 | 60 | 46 | | | | 43 | 85 |102 |102 | 87 | 82 | 82 | 86 |115 |136 |145 |150 | 97 | 03 |140 |119 | 83 | 73 | 90 | 60 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 37 | 52 | 81 | 97 |111 | 95 |128 |139 |146 |153 |156 |146 |166 | 04 |170 |130 | 96 | 55 | 41 | 63 | 34 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 57 | 60 |119 |130 |129 |115 |140 |128 |158 |142 |190 |147 |132 | 05 |117 | 97 | 61 | 50 | 61 | 78 | 67 | 33 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 66 |112 |146 |160 |138 |120 |110 |136 |148 |157 |182 |148 | 06 |135 |136 | 87 | 67 | 69 | 79 | 63 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 37 | 58 | 59 | 77 |111 | 88 | 94 |120 |114 |174 |159 |180 |190 |144 | 07 |104 | 68 | 44 | 35 | 44 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 57 | 58 | 83 | 90 |112 |118 | 87 |120 |148 |157 |177 |146 |158 | 08 |158 | 82 | ES | 58 | 71 | | 42 | 45 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 56 | 54 | 78 |120 |108 |111 |123 |122 |129 |129 |177 |168 |176 | 09 |173 |126 | 93 | 64 | 91 |107 | 54 | 42 | 15 | | 23 | 46 | 55 | 97 |143 |126 |114 | 91 | 94 |122 |130 |181 |172 |171 | 10 |143 | ES | ES | 63 | 55 | 94 | 56 | 41 | 32 | 24 | 35 | 41 | 62 | 97 |118 |142 |120 | 99 |111 |124 |132 |183 |152 |206 | 11 |187 |104 | 73 | 39 | 56 | | | 26 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 42 | 45 | 75 |123 |126 |119 |114 | 93 |122 |163 |162 |150 |139 | 12 | | 67 | 52 | ES | 46 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 27 | | | 40 | 56 | 95 |123 |101 |103 | 94 | 92 |120 |124 |154 |140 | 88 | 13 | 96 | 59 | 67 | 58 | 99 | 68 | 53 | 36 | 22 | | 17 | 38 | 48 | 75 |108 |134 |128 |100 | 99 |125 |144 |158 |181 |182 | 14 |136 |102 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 71 | 59 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 75 |116 |115 | 99 | 99 |101 |103 |103 |144 |141 |184 | 15 |151 | 97 | 85 | 64 | 43 | | 58 | 42 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 58 | 82 |107 |119 |115 |101 | 96 |100 |121 |124 |152 |145 |151 | 16 |125 |102 | | 96 |128 | 63 | 61 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 47 | 74 |104 |144 |118 |138 |109 |104 | 98 |147 |152 |168 |183 | 17 |177 |124 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 58 | 73 | IF | 33 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 78 |102 |133 |135 |127 | 96 |103 |122 |125 |148 |168 |138 | 18 |104 | ES | ES | 62 | 66 | ES | ES | ES | ES | ES | 28 | 53 | 72 |101 |102 |133 |114 |116 | 87 |118 |124 |157 |161 |143 | 19 |138 |106 | 84 | 84 |101 | 93 | 56 | 31 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 58 | 60 | 89 |132 |137 |121 |110 | 94 |111 | 99 |143 |123 | ES | 20 | ES | 86 | 67 | 52 | 57 | 91 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 50 | 79 | 78 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 86 | 80 |103 |129 |145 | ES | 21 | ES | IF | IF | | 47 | 58 | 63 | 30 | IF | 36 | 30 | IF | 74 | 95 |121 |142 |143 | 97 |107 |102 |119 |160 |140 | ES | 22 | ES | ES | ES | ES | 65 | 38 | 47 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 40 | 57 |116 |148 |145 |165 |103 |131 |137 |180 |220 |204 |192 | 23 |139 | 95 | | 71 | 87 |108 | 84 | 49 | 39 | 37 | 30 | 53 | 88 |110 |138 |167 |129 |111 | 99 |127 |147 |157 |165 |128 | 24 | IF | 72 | IF | ES | ES | ES | ES | ES | ES | 30 | 32 | 46 | 83 |109 |153 |162 |126 |113 |122 |147 |187 |201 |162 |189 | 25 |147 | ES | ES | ES | ES | 94 | ES | 48 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 54 | 79 |125 |144 |160 |142 |131 |126 |133 |150 |209 |189 | ES | 26 | ES | ES | ES | ES | 56 | 60 | 83 | 69 | | 32 | 46 | 61 | 84 |124 |121 |130 |146 |121 |106 |130 |154 |169 | IF | ES | 27 | 83 | 75 | 70 | 75 | IF | ES | 60 | 59 | 47 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 68 | 92 |115 |127 |147 |125 |126 |127 |132 |188 |183 | ES | 28 | IF | ES | ES | ES | 43 | 98 | ES | 49 | 22 | NS | 39 | 51 | 72 | 94 |116 | 97 | 83 |100 |129 |114 |164 |173 |160 |126 | 29 | 99 | 40 | IF | IF | IF | 57 | 77 | | | 26 | 28 | 47 | 71 | 95 |112 |180 |149 |135 |111 |141 |165 |210 |192 | ES | 30 | ES | 66 | 59 | | | ES | ES | ES | ES | 24 | 34 | 65 |112 |119 |124 |140 |145 |142 |122 |133 |172 |199 |203 |171 | 31 |124 | 93 | 69 | 73 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 78 | 72 |102 |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? | Echoes longer than XX seconds Apr| 00h| 01h| 02h| 03h| 04h| 05h| 06h| 07h| 08h| 09h| 10h| 11h| 12h| 13h| 14h| 15h| 16h| 17h| 18h| 19h| 20h| 21h| 22h| 23h|UT 30 |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | May| 00h| 01h| 02h| 03h| 04h| 05h| 06h| 07h| 08h| 09h| 10h| 11h| 12h| 13h| 14h| 15h| 16h| 17h| 18h| 19h| 20h| 21h| 22h| 23h|UT 01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 02 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 03 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 04 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 05 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 06 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 07 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 08 | 0 | 0 | ES | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | ES | ES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | | 3 | 1 | ES | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ES | ES | 0 | 0 | ES | ES | ES | ES | ES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ES | 20 | ES | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ES | 21 | ES | IF | IF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | IF | 0 | 0 | IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ES | 22 | ES | ES | ES | ES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | IF | 0 | IF | ES | ES | ES | ES | ES | ES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ES | ES | ES | ES | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ES | 26 | ES | ES | ES | ES | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | I | ES | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | IF | ES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ES | 28 | IF | ES | ES | ES | 0 | 0 | ES | 0 | 1 | NS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | IF | IF | IF | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ES | 30 | ES | 0 | 0 | | | ES | ES | ES | ES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? | 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2006.7.9