HVAMS03: Logbook Entries

HVAMS03: Site 7 Messages, 9 Entries..

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142 Tue 21-Oct-2003st7: metppf ok7militzer
130 Sat 18-Oct-2003st7: swap TRH, routine7militzer
103 Tue 07-Oct-2003Site 7 visit, Oct 77holden
78 Mon 29-Sep-2003Site 7 visit, Sept 297oncley
63 Thu 25-Sep-2003Site 7 visit, Sept 237horst
50 Fri 19-Sep-2003Site 7 visit, Sept 187horst
48 Thu 18-Sep-2003Site 7 visit; Sept 177horst
41 Mon 15-Sep-2003Site 7 visit, Sept 147horst
21 Mon 11-Aug-2003Site 7 CR10X calibration file7semmer


142: Site_visit, Site 7, Tue 21-Oct-2003 10:37:39 EDT, st7: metppf ok
10/20/03 13:45-14:10

Purpose: metppf had halted on day 275,  I resurrected it on 290,
	and checked that it was still running today....yes, it's ok.

Soil Sample taken.

sdr/metppf uploaded


130: Site_visit, Site 7, Sat 18-Oct-2003 09:09:45 EDT, st7: swap TRH, routine
10/17/03 13:20 - 14:30

TRH swapped:	out=701, in=704
	Reason, in the fast data previously examined, there is quite
	a bit of noise on the trh.   Uncertain what it's due to but
	it's clearly not the GOES problem because the noise was continuous.
	Result: after looking at fast data back at base.....

METPPF missing since day 275, last visit on ramdisk/card:
	File save task was not running.
	uploaded syslog.log.
	Result: Examination of syslog reveals off-on problems with this
	CPU including a few spurious interrupts and a few filestat errors
	on 10/02 for the ramdisk.
	During bootup on 10/7 (last visit) the ramdisk appeared to be
	purged however the reported file-stat call indicated not enough
	space available for the metppf file store so the process never
	started up properly!
	Need to swap CPU or check to make sure the ramdisk chips are
	OK in their sockets.
	Meanwhile:
	Restarted it while on-site and it all looked good, saving to ramdisk
	etc......will check later.

kh2o was at ~1500mV so we decided against lowering the mast.
RG OK
Time OK
Rad Cleaned
Soil Sample taken


103: Site_visit, Site 7, Tue 07-Oct-2003 16:57:34 EDT, Site 7 visit, Oct 7
Site 7 visit, Oct 7, SPO & KDH
Arrived 1134 EDT

Can't dir or /card - reboot, only data to 275
1141 TRIME 13.3, 14.1, 17.8%
Soil core taken
1145 mast down
cleaned Krypton 890-1050mV
1150 mast up
grabbed SDR


























78: Site_visit, Site 7, Mon 29-Sep-2003 17:56:31 EDT, Site 7 visit, Sept 29
Site 7 visit, Sept 29, SPO & KDH
Arrived 0846! EDT; drizzle; soggy

Cleaned krypton 0.7mV -> much better
Mast down 0900 -> 0907

Grabbed SDR.
Copied metppf

0933: Trime: 29.6; 32.1; 21.8%
0933: took core

~0940: cleaned rad

Rain gauge calibration 0857-0956! 331tips -> 435 (diff of 104 -- pretty good) 

GARMIN: 42deg 02.368'N; 74deg 05.105'W; ??m (acc 17ft)

0956 left site


63: Site_visit, Site 7, Thu 25-Sep-2003 16:16:35 EDT, Site 7 visit, Sept 23
Site 7 visit, September 23, SPO and Tom
Arrived 1450 EDT
kh2o 1391; output = 1.6 mV
mast lowered 1512, raised 1525
cleaned kh2o; output = 169 mV

cleaned radiometers @ 1528

Qsoil = 33.49%
soil sample @ 1532
Trime = 32.4%
        34.4%
	32.3%

left pin for mast winch at site

No note in logbook, but I assume that I downloaded kry1391s.dat


50: GOES, Site 7, Fri 19-Sep-2003 09:17:27 EDT, Site 7 visit, Sept 18
Site visit to station 7, Sept 18;  Kurt
Arrived at site 1440 GMT

R&R transmitter, still no transmission.
R&R cables & antenna, still no good.
Tried multiple combinations of transmitters, cables and antenna  and
finally got station to transmit.
Suspect intermittent cable from SE 110 transmitter to EVE front panel,
but have no replacement at this time.  Need to watch station  for
possible transmit  failure.  Will test suspected bad SE 120 transmitter 
at base.

Kurt tested SE 120 transmitter at base, 9/20/03.  Transmitter is toast.

KH2O output = 452 mV at 1641 GMT
Lowered mast 1642; cleaned KH2O, output = 718 mV @ 1650
Raised mast  1648

Cleaned radiometer
Dowloaded fastout and local data storage
Qsoil = 29.75 % @ 1708
Took soil sample @ 1710
Trime readings @ 1715:
	17.8 % @ 45 deg angle (no pilot tool needed)
	28.2 % @ 60 deg angle
	24.0 % @ 30 deg angle (this looked like 3 cm depth)


48: Site_visit, Site 7, Thu 18-Sep-2003 09:05:52 EDT, Site 7 visit; Sept 17
Visit to site 7; Sept 17; Kurt and Tom
Arrived 1450 EDT; left 1530 EDT

Station not transmitting.
Checked signal to antenna w/ Watt meter; 
no signal during transmission
Tried transmitting unmodulated carrier
no signal during transmission

Reset time
Took scenic photos


41: Site_visit, Site 7, Mon 15-Sep-2003 15:48:51 EDT, Site 7 visit, Sept 14
Visit to site 7, Kurt and Tom
Arrived 1525 EDT

Tower down 1532 EDT
Tower up   1540 EDT

KH2O output = 0.2 mV; cleaned; output = 146 mV

RMY BoomDir = 355 deg
Baro s/n = U4110001
Checked all s/n's; okay with logbook #26

Kurt took soil sample at 1605 EDT, 3-6 cm depth

Reset PAM clock

21: Loggers, Site 7, Mon 11-Aug-2003 14:54:20 MDT, Site 7 CR10X calibration file
Q97035-A+       NET     00      9.26
A-      x       01      11.52
x       PygIn   02      0.0
x       PygOut  03      0.0
x       PspIn   04      0.0
x       Psput   05      0.0
H993560 HFT     06      37.7
PY7122  SlDn    07      -135
Tcin-A0 x       10      0.0
A1      x       11      0.0
A2      x       12      0.0
A3      x       13      0.0
A4      x       14      0.0
Tdin-A0 x       15      0.0
A1      x       16      0.0
A2      x       17      0.0
A3      x       18      0.0
A4      x       19      0.0
Tcot-A0 x       20      0.0
A1      x       21      0.0
A2      x       22      0.0
A3      x       23      0.0
A4      x       24      0.0
Tdot-A0 x       25      0.0
A1      x       26      0.0
A2      x       27      0.0
A3      x       28      0.0
A4      x       29      0.0
STP97001-A0     Tsoil   30      -252.2964
A1      x       31      250.6492
A2      x       32      1.121346
x-A0    LevelX  33      0.0
A1      x       34      0.0
A2      x       35      0.0
A3      x       36      0.0
A4      x       37      0.0
A5      x       38      0.0
x-A0    LevelY  39      0.0
A1      x       40      0.0
A2      x       41      0.0
A3      x       42      0.0
A4      x       43      0.0
A5      x       44      0.0
007-A0  CS615   45      -.187
A1      x       46      .037
A2      x       47      .335
TP01    timeout 50      180
levels  x       98      0
baud    x       99      1