Abstract: An overview of the radio observations during February 2026 is given.
The graphs show both the daily totals (Figure 1) and the hourly numbers (Figure 2) of “all” reflections counted automatically, and of manually counted “overdense” reflections, overdense reflections longer than 10 seconds and longer than 1 minute, as observed here at Kampenhout (BE) on the frequency of our VVS-beacon (49.99 MHz) during the month of February 2026.
The hourly numbers, for echoes shorter than 1 minute, are weighted averages derived from:
Local interference and unidentified noise remained weak, and no lightning activity was recorded.
As anticipated, meteor activity remained low without significant peaks, except for a marginal increase around February 10-11 and February 19.
Activity spiked briefly on a few other days for at most a few hours; however, the lack of sufficient measurable head reflections prevented the clear identification of any specific showers.
This month, only two reflections exceeding one minute were recorded. A selection of some notable or strong reflections is shown in Figures 3 to 12. Many more are available upon request.
In addition to the usual graphs, you will also find the raw counts (subject to strict reservations as previously said) in cvs-format from which the graphs are derived. The table contains the following columns: day of the month, hour of the day, day + decimals, solar longitude (epoch J2000), counts of “all” reflections, overdense reflections, reflections longer than 10 seconds and reflections longer than 1 minute, the numbers being the observed reflections of the past hour.
Figure 1 – The daily totals of “all” reflections counted automatically, and of manually counted “overdense” reflections, as observed here at Kampenhout (BE) on the frequency of our VVS-beacon (49.99 MHz) during February 2026.
Figure 2 – The hourly numbers of “all” reflections counted automatically, and of manually counted “overdense” reflections, overdense reflections longer than 10 seconds and longer than 1 minute, as observed here at Kampenhout (BE) on the frequency of our VVS-beacon (49.99 MHz) during February 2026.
Figure 3 – Meteor echo February 03, 00h00m UT.
Figure 4 – Meteor echo February 04, 02h20m UT.
Figure 5 – Meteor echo February 04, 11h50m UT.
Figure 6 – Meteor echo February 06, 07h00m UT.
Figure 7 – Meteor echo February 07, 08h40m UT.
Figure 8 – Meteor echo February 11, 03h25m UT.
Figure 9 – Meteor echo February 11, 05h05m UT.
Figure 10 – Meteor echo February 16, 07h20m UT.
Figure 11 – Meteor echo February 17, 02h50m UT.
Figure 12 – Meteor echo February 27, 01h30m UT.
