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Which band is best suited for communicating by meteor scatter?

6 meters.

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  1. 2 meters
  2. 6 meters ✔
  3. 70 centimeters

Why: Meteors leave short-lived ionized trails high in the sky that can reflect radio signals. The 6-meter band works best for bouncing off them.

Huh, didn't know that: Meteor scatter contacts often last only seconds, as long as a trail lasts.

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I bounced my signal off a meteor. Talk about a shooting star of a contact.
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Answer: 6 meters. Meteors leave short-lived ionized trails high in the sky that can reflect radio signals. The 6-meter band works best for bouncing off them.

  1. HamStudy 2026 Technician pool, T3C07 hamstudy.org/browse/E2_2026/T3C
    6 meters
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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