The MS-Soft's prediction features require reliable and up to date meteor shower data, but such information did not seem to be readily available. Daytime shower information seemed sparse and obsolete.
High counts reduce statistical noise.
Added reliability for this process comes from the magnetometer and VHF receiver specially set up to detect Radio Aurora. It may sound odd, but there is a lot of hardware to detect non meteoric propagation, but other sensors do provide interesting information to VHF radio users. Comparable statisitics can not be made since because of the setup changes. An example of signal strength vs. time of Radio Auroras caused by SSC and sub storms. Doppler smear also causes the signal's spectrum to disperse and some modulation modes to be come unreadable - this feature helps to recognize backscatter Aurora signals.