Interesting hearing about HAARP being heard. Has anybody ever listened to
the Arecibo heater? It generally operates at 5.1 MHz running 4x100kw
transmitters. Not sure how much gain its antennas have.
The ionospheric modification caused by operating these heater systems will
enable unusual propogation modes on 10m & VHF, possibly even UHF. Operating
the Arecibo heater in Puerto Rico has made some interesting 49.92 MHz
bistatic radar paths open up. Sorta like sporadic E at 200 or so km. It
excites some intense field aligned irregularities.
If anybody is at all interested in this, I'll try to get more info. It looks
as if the Arecibo heater will be back on line this summer, possibly as early
as mid June running 4x150 kw. Not very QRP, eh?
73,
John
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@ John Elder, Wide Sky Men's Council
@ (310) 416-9901 Box 232, El Segundo, CA 90245
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