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Entry Date Title Site Author #Graphics
175 Sun 17-Mar-200220m prop down againtowermaclean
168 Wed 13-Mar-2002several thingstoweroncley
165 Fri 08-Mar-200220 meter prop outsemmer
159 Wed 27-Feb-200220 m propvane reinstalledtowerdelany
155 Mon 25-Feb-2002Reinstalled 1 m propvanetowerdelany
152 Fri 22-Feb-2002Remove 1m propvanetowerdelany
144 Tue 19-Feb-2002towerdelany
135 Sun 17-Feb-200220m prop speed decoder outtowermaclean
103 Fri 04-Jan-200220m Prop Replacedtowermilitzer
20 Sat 01-Dec-2001Prop boom anglestowermaclean


175: PropVanes, Site tower, Sun 17-Mar-2002 11:32:59 MST, 20m prop down again
The 20 meter prop failed at 13:30 MST March 16.
168: PropVanes, Site tower, Wed 13-Mar-2002 14:00:40 MST, several things
Swapped out bad prop at 20m with "spare".  Used the same prop (pitch=306) and reset the boom angle to 177.5 deg as the prop we pulled.

At the same time, cleaned the krypton at 20m.

Also took a core sample near rad stand.

165: PropVanes, Site , Fri 08-Mar-2002 13:24:24 MST, 20 meter prop out
The 20 meter prop is questionable.
This occurred at ~12:00, noon, local.


159: PropVanes, Site tower, Wed 27-Feb-2002 14:32:19 MST, 20 m propvane reinstalled
At 14:15 the 20 m propvane was reinstalled.
Propvane 005 with prop FLOSS 5, #56159

Back at trailer the wind dir/spd dispay showed reasonable values.
155: PropVanes, Site tower, Mon 25-Feb-2002 15:07:49 MST, Reinstalled 1 m propvane
Atempted to reinstall propvane # 004 /prop 56153 but spinning prop broke. Blood! 
At 14:45 installed propvane #007 / prop 53560

Now there is only one spare propvane with matching prop
152: PropVanes, Site tower, Fri 22-Feb-2002 11:20:47 MST, Remove 1m propvane
At 09:35 I removed the 1m prop vane to take to NCAR for repairs
144: PropVanes, Site tower, Tue 19-Feb-2002 18:06:15 MST,
An attempt was made to fix the 0.5m propvane by swapping parts: 
The end result was to have a valid speed but no direction.
The components are #4 chopper and prop and vane and electronics and
#7 encoder.
Since the encoder is different, the boom azimuth will have to be reset (but
direction isn't working now anyway).

Summary:
Either chopper read 0 through #7's electronics.
Either encoder read constant through #4's electronics.
Thus, the problem has to be with the electronics? 

The 20m propvane was brought down to be taken to NCAR.

135: PropVanes, Site tower, Sun 17-Feb-2002 07:49:58 MST, 20m prop speed decoder out
The 20 meter prop speed is zero starting at Feb 14 14:00 MST

The prop at 20 meters has been replaced before, see entry #103

103: PropVanes, Site tower, Fri 04-Jan-2002 15:50:49 MST, 20m Prop Replaced
01/04/2002 ~15:00
We replaced the prop at 20m which had the speed out.
At 15:50 local I changed the boom angles in the sensor per
the logbook entry.   Prior to that the direction angle was
out by 180-degrees after we put in the new sensor.

W:0005    696    91  2074   50 00I\n\r
W:0005    703    92  2062   50 00V\n\r
W:0005    703    92  2053   50 00V\n\r
W:0005    703    92  2053   50 00V\n\r
W:0005    703    92  2053   50 00V\n\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 420  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 0.0 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 420  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 306  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r
d1775\r
D1775\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 420  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 177.5 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 168  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 306  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r
\r
\r
\n\r
W:0005    596    78   252   50 00Y\n\r
W:0005    612    80   253   50 00j\n\r
W:0005    604    79   249   50 00\\n\r
W:0005    596    78   246   50 00V\n\r
W:0005    589    77   246   50 00U\n\r

20: PropVanes, Site tower, Sat 01-Dec-2001 12:10:21 MST, Prop boom angles
Theodolite readings:

1m  357 deg 29 min 50 sec
2m  357 deg 29 min 10 sec
5m  357 deg 29 min 40 sec
10m 357 deg 29 min 15 sec
15m 357 deg 28 min 40 sec
20m 357 deg 28 min 40 sec

Add 180 and convert to degrees to get boom azimuths:

1m  177.497 deg
2m  177.486 deg
5m  177.494 deg
10m 177.488 deg
15m 177.478 deg
20m 177.478 deg


************************************************
Setting boom angle for 1m prop:

rserial cosmos 204

W:0004    560    73   409   50 00d\n\r
W:0004    575    75   396   50 00W\n\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 502  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 0.0 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 502  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 307  mm/rev\n\r
\n\rd1775\r
D1775\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 502  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 177.5 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 250  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 307  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r

******************************************

2m prop:

rserial cosmos 206

(didn't do Q command before changing boom angle)

W:0001  00589  0077  0363  050  00Y\n\r
W:0001  00596  0078  0365  050  00X\n\r
W:0001  00612  0080  0364  050  00k\n\r
\n\r
d1775\r
D1775\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 148  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 177.5 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 2224  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 306  mm/rev\n\r
    Direction Device = RESOLVER\n\r
\n\r
\r
\r
\n\r
W:0001  00650  0085  2275  050  40]\n\r
W:0001  00634  0083  2219  050  40_\n\r
W:0001  00657  0086  2188  050  40R\n\r

***********************************************
5m prop:

 rserial cosmos 209
*** use ^d or ^c to terminate rserial
send socket open to goldenrod
recv socket open to goldenrod
 86   50 00w\n\r
W:0002    686    90   114   50 00e\n\r
W:0002    648    85   169   50 00Y\n\r
W:0002    648    85   170   50 00a\n\r
W:0002    632    83   157   50 00e\n\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 402  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 0.0 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 402  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 305  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r
d1775\r
D1775\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 402  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 177.5 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 150  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 305  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r
\r
\r
\n\r
W:0002    922   121  1968   50 00\0x7f\n\r
W:0002    953   125  1896   50 00w\n\r
W:0002    937   123  1893   50 00z\n\r
W:0002    922   121  1859   50 00@\n\r


*********************************** 

10m prop
rserial marigold 203
*** use ^d or ^c to terminate rserial
send socket open to arnica
recv socket open to arnica
W:0003    808   105   203   50 00\\n\r
W:0003    800   104   215   50 00b\n\r
W:0003    777   101   246   50 00T\n\r
W:0003    739    96   246   50 00Y\n\r
W:0003    716    93   225   50 00d\n\r
W:0003    693    90   224   50 00d\n\r
W:0003    662    86   220   50 00g\n\r
W:0003    662    86   204   50 00e\n\r
W:0003    662    86   206   50 00c\n\r
W:0003    646    84   219   50 00_\n\r
W:0003    639    83   244   50 00`\n\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 496  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 0.0 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 496  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 308  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r
d 1775\r
D 1775\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 496  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 177.5 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 244  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 308  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r
\r
\r
\n\r
W:0003    708    92  1991   50 00I\n\r
W:0003    669    87  1885   50 00}\n\r
W:0003    639    83  1754   50 00I\n\r
W:0003    654    85  1787   50 00D\n\r


************************************************

15m prop

rserial marigold 205
*** use ^d or ^c to terminate rserial
send socket open to arnica
recv socket open to arnica
71   141   282   50 00I\n\r
W:0006   1071   141   288   50 00C\n\r
W:0006   1056   139   268   50 00{\n\r
W:0006   1056   139   264   50 00\0x7f\n\r
W:0006   1071   141   265   50 00H\n\r
W:0006   1079   142   273   50 00@\n\r
W:0006   1064   140   274   50 00G\n\r
W:0006   1064   140   257   50 00F\n\r

\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 253  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 0.0 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 253  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 304  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r
d1775\r
D1775\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 253  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 177.5 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 001  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 304  mm/rev\n\r
\n\r
\r
\r
\n\r
W:0006    934   123  2060   50 00F\n\r
W:0006    988   130  2044   50 00}\n\r
W:0006   1026   135  2062   50 00x\n\r
W:0006   1026   135  2049   50 00s\n\r
W:0006   1018   134  2033   50 00z\n\r

*****************************************

20m prop

 rserial marigold 207
*** use ^d or ^c to terminate rserial
send socket open to arnica
recv socket open to arnica
W:0007  00826  0108  0311  050  40a\n\r
W:0007  00818  0107  0328  050  40Y\n\r
W:0007  00826  0108  0342  050  00a\n\r
W:0007  00833  0109  0351  050  00b\n\r
W:0007  00826  0108  0359  050  00Y\n\r
W:0007  00810  0106  0357  050  00d\n\r

Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 2943  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 0.0 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 2943  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 306  mm/rev\n\r
    Direction Device = RESOLVER\n\r
\n\r
d1775\r
D1775\r
\n\r
q\r
Q\r
\n\r
Parameters \n\r
     Sample rate = 250 Hz\n\r
     Xmit rate   = 0050 samples\n\r
     Boom align  = 2943  counts\n\r
     Boom angle  = 177.5 degrees\n\r
     True North  = 923  counts\n\r
     Prop Pitch  = 306  mm/rev\n\r
    Direction Device = RESOLVER\n\r
\n\r
\r
\r
\n\r
W:0007  00627  0082  1927  050  40S\n\r
W:0007  00650  0085  1935  050  40U\n\r
W:0007  00665  0087  1948  050  00M\n\r
W:0007  00665  0087  1960  050  40O\n\r