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” ROCKETS DUMP CHEMICALS INTO NORTHERN LIGHTS: On Friday night (April 5th) in northern Norway, scientists at the Andøya Space Center launched two sounding rockets into an ongoing display of Northern Lights. “
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Why is Autora Borealis ( and Aurora Australis ) interesting for Amateur Radio people ?
We can make Radio contacts via Aurora. Radio magnetics waves on some frequencies (VHF @ UHF ) are refracting/reflecting from area where Aurora ocured.
If we aimed our antennas into this field of ioniside paricle, it is posible to make radio contacts with other AMATEUR Radio station.
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Amateur Radio antennas are made to goes Up/Down and rotate around to be in position to find best signal.
In my geografical position (45° North ) it is very rare to make Auroral contacts, but not inposible…
When I was very young Amateur Radio OPERATOR (it was in last century ) my friend from Srbia: Lazo YU1NDL let me hear throught Radio : magnetic tape audio of his QSO via Aurora… ( In that time was not internet )
Also very comon is Au (Auroral ) communication via Amateur Radio Satellite OSCAR: Orbiting Satellite Carring Amateur Radio.
But it may also make destruction in comercial radio comunication…
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