On Jan 5, 7:01*am, Chris Steyaert wrote:
Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 173 of December 2007 (75 K) is available
now as *
* * * *http://visualrmob.free.fr/rmobtext/rmob0712.txt
More information and the visual presentation of the hourly forward scatter
counts can be found on
* * * *http://www.rmob.org
* * * *http://radio.data.free.fr
* * * * Chris

Chris, I was interested in getting into radio meteor observing and am
looking for some receiver advice for use in the U.S. I preliminary
tried with a digital FM receiver and cannot seem to find a useable
free frequency in the 88Mhz band.

It seems that ROMB contributers are using ICOM models in the 50mhz
band - either a freestanding wideband receiver - or the ICOM PC
model. Both are pricey - around 800-1500 USD.

Q1: I was wondering if I would be able to detect meteor radio signals
using a cheaper receiver, like the small ALINCO DJ-X7T which comes
with a computer interface cable. That only costs around 200 USD.

Q2: In the US, we are now moving to HD TV signals. How does this
effect the best frequency used for detecting meteor radio signals?

Thanks, Canopus56