Meteor burst propagation

A program has been initiated for the purpose of investigating the feasibility, advantages, and limitations of meteor scatter communications at ranges of less than 500 miles. Almost all prior experimental and theoretical investigation had been centered on either radar (backscatter) or maximum (1200 mile) circuits. Two transportable stations have been instrumented. The transmitter consists of a 1 kw linear amplifier excited from a stable frequency shifted, single side band keyer, generating simulated standard speed teletype signals. The receiving station uses space diversity antennas and special receiving techniques based on synchronous detection correlation schemes. Tests are being conducted at various ranges using frequencies in the 30-60 mc band from sites in the northeastern part of the United States.