From: Eisse Pieter (Peter) Bus, Dutch Meteor Society
Date: Nov. 19, 1997



Radio Hour Rates of the Leonids of 1997 November 17

Very preliminary results!

After correction of 'dead-time", "sporadics" and Observability Function after
Hines, the very preliminary results of my radio-observations are given.

                                 |  For this period the results are NOT reliable
                                 |  because the very unfavourable antenna-geometrie
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5-6  6-7  7-8  8-9  9-10  10-11  |       11-12  12-13  13-14       (Time in UT)

 29   22   26   29   20    64    |         43     30      30        (Hour rates)
(6)  (5)  (5)  (6)  (6)   (14)   |        (13)   (20)    (20)    (one-sigma errors)

Probably a first maximum is observed between 10h and 11h30m UT,
nearby Solar Longitude 235.17 degrees (Equinox 2000.0). Almost on the same position
as observed in 1996. A "nodal" peak is not monitored because for the mid-point of
the transmitter-receiver path the radiant was on that time below the horizon.