UKRAINIAN RADIO METEOR NETWORK — DEVELOPMENT AND FIRST RESULTS
M. O. Kulichenko, M. P. Kalyuzhnyi, F. I. Bushuev, O. V. Shulga, Ye. V. Malynovskyi, Stepan Savchuk, L. M. Yankiv-Vitkovska, V. O. Hrudynin · Odessa Astronomical Publications · 2020
The network of the meteor observation inthe radio range consisting of 6 stations located inMykolaiv (3 stations), Rivne, Lviv and Hlukhiv has beencreated. The main goal of the network is to expandinformation about meteor phenomena, including theassessment of the kinematic parameters (velocities,radiants and orbital elements) of meteoroids and theirrelationship with other small bodies of the Solar system(potentially hazardous asteroids approaching the Earth).The operation of the meteor observing hardware andsoftware complex is based on the continuous receving ofsignals from FM radio station reflected from ionizedmeteor trains that occur in the Earth's atmosphere ataltitudes of 80-100 km. SDR technology is used to receiveradio signals from over-the-horizon FM broadcast stationsreflected by a meteor train, which has allowed to improvethe sensitivity and frequency selectivity of radio signals.In 2017–2020 the network registered 1093015 meteors.The observational data are posted on the RMOB website.Diurnal variation of meteor counts and comparison withPerseids meteor stream activity are presented in the work.