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Updated March 14, 2011

To detect meteors using radios you need the following pieces of equipment and software:

bulleta digitally tuned FM radio
bulleta few electronic components
bulletan antenna
bulletcoaxial cable from the antenna to the radio
bulleta PC computer for data collection
bulletSky Pipe data logging software

See this note about costs covered by the Sky Scan project for participating Alberta schools.

 

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