Abstract: An overview of the radio observations during July 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 July 2026.
The hourly numbers, for echoes shorter than 1 minute, are weighted averages derived from:
Local interference and unidentified noise remained moderate to low for most of the month, except on July 11 when no observations were possible for several hours due to local disturbances.
No lightning activity was observed; however, there were strong solar flares on several days.
General meteor activity was fairly normal for the time of year, with clear increases around July 2, 6, 15, and 30–31. Further investigation is still needed to identify the showers – particularly the minor ones.
Over the course of the entire month, 12 reflections lasting longer than 1 minute were observed here. A selection of these, along with several other interesting reflections, is shown in Figures 3 to 19. 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 July 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 July 2026.
Figure 3 – Meteor echo July 2, 06h35m UT.
Figure 4 – Meteor echo July 6, 08h20m UT.
Figure 5 – Meteor echo July 6, 09h00m UT.
Figure 6 – Meteor echo July 9, 01h40m UT.
Figure 7 – Meteor echo July 9, 06h30m UT.
Figure 8 – Meteor echo July 15, 22h45m UT.
Figure 9 – Meteor echo July 16, 09h00m UT.
Figure 10 – Meteor echo July 17, 08h55m UT.
Figure 11 – Meteor echo July 19, 23h45m UT.
Figure 12 – Meteor echo July 23, 11h45m UT.
Figure 13 – Meteor echo July 26, 00h55m UT.
Figure 14 – Meteor echo July 26, 23h20m UT.
Figure 15 – Meteor echo July 27, 09h10m UT.
Figure 16 – Meteor echo July 28, 22h55m UT.
Figure 17 – Meteor echo July 28, 23h50m UT.
Figure 18 – Meteor echo July 29, 15h30m UT.
Figure 19 – Meteor echo July 31, 22h30m UT.
