| SPOL CALIBRATION HISTORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Without Noise Correction | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Freq | Tx Pwr | Testpulse | NOISE PWR (CPLR) | Ant Gain | Sys Gain | Ant Gain | Ant Gain | |||||||||||||||
| Cplg Factor | Cplg Factor | (dBM) @ 804 kHz | Solar | Solar | Source | Sphere | ||||||||||||||||
| DATE | HOR | VER | HOR | VER | HOR | VER | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 2809 | 44.80 | 44.40 | Seavey measured | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9-Apr-96 | 2813 | -115.70 | -115.40 | FL1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27-Dec-96 | 2745 | -116.00 | -115.50 | East Lake | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18-Apr-96 | 2809 | 56.40 | 56.40 | -36.00 | -35.60 | -115.20 | -115.40 | CASES. New Preselectors. | ||||||||||||||
| 22-Oct-97 | 2809 | 56.30 | 56.40 | -35.90 | -35.70 | Diode power meters now used | ||||||||||||||||
| 17-Nov-97 | 2809 | 46.00 | 45.60 | horn at Mesa | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12-Feb-98 | 2809 | -115.20 | -114.80 | Mitch determined bandwidth = 804 khz 4/23/98 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20-Feb-98 | 2809 | 46.20 | 46.70 | 45.71 | 45.93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12-Mar-98 | 2809 | 46.60 | 46.70 | 46.11 | 45.93 | Flux based on Penticton data @2800mhz or Palehua @2695 and 4995mhz. | ||||||||||||||||
| 19-Mar-98 | 2809 | 45.00 | 44.80 | ~ 1 foot of wet snow on ground. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26-Mar-98 | 2809 | 45.80 | 45.90 | 45.31 | 45.13 | 1840Z & 2130Z. Jon says he has ~ 1/4 dB better peak than previous | ||||||||||||||||
| 22-Apr-98 | 2809 | 45.70 | 44.30 | measurements. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22-Apr-98 | 2809 | 45.40 | 46.00 | 44.91 | 45.23 | Best ever. Using Mitch's Range Averaging. | ||||||||||||||||
| 29-Apr-98 | 2809 | -115.10 | -114.80 | Jon measures from processor. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29-Apr-98 | 2809 | 45.60 | 45.60 | 45.11 | 44.83 | Solar power measures 0.2 dB more (both) with noise correction. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1-May-98 | 2809 | 46.00 | 45.90 | 45.51 | 45.13 | Solar power 0.2 dB more Hor, 0.1 dB more Ver with noise correction. | ||||||||||||||||
| 11-May-98 | 2809 | 45.61 | 45.43 | 46.10 | 46.20 | Eldorado Mountain | ||||||||||||||||
| 14-May-98 | 2809 | 45.90 | 45.70 | 45.41 | 44.93 | Loaner TR tube(unknown loss) in Hor channel. | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-Jul-98 | 2809 | 56.70 | 57.32 | -35.90 | -35.60 | -115.20 | -114.50 | 46.03 | 45.05 | 45.51 | 45.30 | 1st cal in Florida for PRECIP98 | ||||||||||
| 19-Jul-98 | 2809 | 46.12 | 46.14 | 45.60 | 45.39 | 2nd cal in Florida for PRECIP98 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20-Jul-98 | 2809 | 46.10 | 46.02 | 45.58 | 45.27 | 3rd cal in Florida for PRECIP98 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11-Aug-98 | 2809 | 46.12 | 46.14 | 45.60 | 45.39 | 4th cal in Florida for PRECIP98 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25-Sept-98 | 2809 | 46.05 | 46.12 | 45.53 | 45.37 | 5th cal in Florida for PRECIP98 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12-Jan-99 | 2809 | 56.80 | 57.10 | -35.90 | -35.55 | -115.20 | -114.50 | 45.90 | 46.03 | 45.38 | 45.28 | 1st cal in Brazil. Used Penticton flux values, Noise cal from Florida. 2040GMT | ||||||||||
| 19-Jan-99 | 2809 | 46.09 | 46.14 | 45.57 | 45.39 | 2nd cal in Brazil. Done in morning at 1250GMT | ||||||||||||||||
| 27-Jan-99 | 2809 | 45.93 | 46.05 | 45.41 | 45.30 | 3rd cal in Brazil. Done in morning at 1330GMT | ||||||||||||||||
| 2-Feb-99 | 2809 | 45.89 | 46.08 | 45.37 | 45.33 | 4th cal in Brazil. Done in morning at 1240GMT | ||||||||||||||||
| 7-Sep-99 | 2786 | 57.00 | 57.30 | -35.88 | -35.32 | -115.20 | -115.00 | 46.11 | 46.18 | 44.88 | 45.22 | 1st cal in Italy. Done at 0730GMT, Noise cal from Italy 9/7/99. Used | ||||||||||
| interpolation for flux value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-Sep-99 | 2786 | 46.27 | 46.43 | 45.04 | 45.47 | Cal done in morning at 0900GMT. Az error+0.2, El error +0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10-Sep-99 | 2786 | 46.23 | 46.33 | 45.00 | 45.37 | Cal done in afternoonat 1400GMT. Az error +0.1, El error -0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21-Sep-99 | 2786 | 46.10 | 46.22 | 44.87 | 45.26 | Cal done in morning at 1040GMT. Az error+0.3, El error +0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21-Sep-99 | 2786 | 45.86 | 45.96 | 44.63 | 45.00 | Cal done in afternoonat 1430GMT. Az error -0.2, El error -0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12-Oct-99 | 2786 | 46.02 | 46.02 | 44.79 | 45.06 | First cal done after feed replacement. Taken at 1240GMT | ||||||||||||||||
| 14-Oct-99 | 2786 | 46.19 | 46.19 | 44.96 | 45.23 | Second cal with new feed. Taken at 1243GMT | ||||||||||||||||
| 2-Nov-99 | 2786 | 45.83 | 45.63 | 44.60 | 44.67 | Taken at 0900GMT. Some heavy cloud in area. AZ -0.2, El +0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7-Nov-99 | 2786 | 45.88 | 44.58 | 44.65 | 43.62 | Last cal in Italy, done at 11:30GMT. Az error +0.1, El error -0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13-May-00 | 2809 | 56.80 | 57.15 | -35.85 | -35.55 | -115.20 | -115.00 | 45.67 | 45.19 | 44.82 | 44.44 | 1st cal for STEPS. May have noise correction | ||||||||||
| 24-May-00 | 2809 | 46.03 | 45.66 | 45.18 | 44.91 | 2nd cal for STEPS. | ||||||||||||||||
| 27-May-00 | 2809 | 45.34 | 45.04 | 44.49 | 44.29 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11-Jun-00 | 2809 | 46.02 | 45.66 | 45.17 | 44.91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16-Jun-00 | 2809 | 45.83 | 45.46 | 44.98 | 44.71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18-Nov-00 | 2809 | 56.80 | 57.15 | -35.85 | -35.55 | -115.30 | -115.20 | 46.09 | 45.78 | 45.02 | 44.69 | 1st cal for IMPROVE, new noise cal values from 15 Nov. 2000 | ||||||||||
| 6-Jan-01 | 2809 | 45.92 | 45.62 | 44.85 | 44.53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11-Jan-01 | 2809 | 46.22 | 45.88 | 45.15 | 44.79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15-Jan-01 | 2809 | 45.93 | 45.67 | 44.86 | 44.58 | Using noise cal from 15 Nov 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15-Jan-01 | 2809 | 56.80 | 57.15 | -35.85 | -35.55 | -115.90 | -115.70 | 45.54 | 45.30 | 44.87 | 44.59 | Using noise cal from 15 Jan 2001 | ||||||||||
| 22-Jan-01 | 2809 | 45.69 | 45.47 | 45.02 | 44.76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 31-Jan-01 | 2809 | 45.67 | 45.40 | 45.00 | 44.69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2-Feb-01 | 2809 | 45.72 | 45.45 | 45.05 | 44.74 | Last cal for IMPROVE done at 2200GMT, AZ 205.5, EL 24.0, 0 offset | ||||||||||||||||
| 8-Nov-01 | 2809 | 56.80 | 57.15 | -36.10 | -35.65 | -115.30 | -115.40 | 46.14 | 45.73 | 45.11 | 44.81 | 1st cal for IMPROVE2 plus coupler and noise calibrations with new W/G | ||||||||||
| 3-Dec-01 | 2809 | 56.80 | 57.15 | -36.10 | -35.65 | -115.80 | -115.50 | 45.27 | 45.15 | 44.61 | 44.33 | 1st cal with CHILL rotary joint, new noise calibrations done 12/3/01 | ||||||||||
| 5-Dec-01 | 2809 | 45.37 | 45.36 | 44.71 | 44.54 | Hor. W/G loss = 0.66dB, Vert W/G loss = 0.43dB | ||||||||||||||||
| 7-Dec-01 | 2809 | 45.35 | 45.34 | 44.69 | 44.52 | Last cal for IMPROVE2 done at 1748GMT, AZ 148.9, EL 16.7, 0 offset | ||||||||||||||||
| 25-May-02 | 2809 | 56.8 | 57.15 | -36.1 | -35.65 | -115.8 | -115.5 | 45.44 | 45.59 | 44.78 | 44.77 | IHOP cal done with rebuilt rotary joint, but old noise cal temperatures | ||||||||||
| 31-May-02 | 2809 | 45.23 | 45.39 | 44.57 | 44.57 | Solar cal using old noise cal | ||||||||||||||||
| 13-Jun-02 | 2809 | -115.8 | -115.4 | Noise cal with rebuilt rotary joint | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18-Jun-02 | 2809 | 45.18 | 45.2 | 44.55 | 44.51 | Solar cal using noise cal done on June 13th. | ||||||||||||||||
| 22-Jun-02 | 2809 | 45.34 | 45.37 | 44.712 | 44.68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12-Feb-04 | 2809 | 56.95 | 57.15 | -35.85 | -35.5 | -115.8 | -115.5 | 46.42 | 46.61 | 45.78 | 45.75 | First cal for WISP04. Used noise cal done 02/02/04. New rotary joint mount. | ||||||||||
| 8-Jul-04 | 2809 | 56.95 | 57.15 | -35.95 | -35.5 | 45.62 | 45.68 | 44.98 | 44.82 | First cal for NAME. Used noise cal from 02/02/04. | ||||||||||||
| 28-Jul-04 | 2809 | 45.78 | 45.9 | 45.14 | 45.04 | 2nd cal for NAME | ||||||||||||||||
| 7-Aug-04 | 2809 | 45.66 | 45.68 | 45.02 | 44.82 | 3rd cal for NAME | ||||||||||||||||
| 19-Aug-04 | 2809 | 45.53 | 45.58 | 44.89 | 44.72 | Final cal for NAME | ||||||||||||||||
| `17-Nov-04 | 2809 | 56.6 | 57.9 | -46.15 | -45.85 | -115.8 | -115.5 | 45.78 | 45.93 | 45.14 | 45.07 | 1st RICO cal, new coupler values due to damaged V coupler | ||||||||||
| 27-Nov-04 | 2809 | 45.9 | 46.44 | 45.26 | 45.58 | 2nd RICO cal | ||||||||||||||||
| 26-Dec-04 | 2809 | -115.7 | -115.2 | 45.86 | 47 | 45.33 | 45.78 | Using noise cal from 29 Dec 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| 29-Dec-04 | 2809 | 45.64 | 46.76 | 45.11 | 45.54 | |||||||||||||||||
| DATE | HOR | VER | HOR | VER | HOR | VER | ||||||||||||||||
| Freq | Tx Pwr | Testpulse | NOISE PWR (CPLR) | Ant Gain | Sys Gain | Ant Gain | Ant Gain | |||||||||||||||
| Cplg Factor | Cplg Factor | (dBM) @ 804 kHz | Solar | Solar | Source | Sphere | ||||||||||||||||