080513 Al, Bob
0524 N test clutter scans: .24, .5, .75. 1.0 @ 3 deg/sec
0545 Y scans at 1, .2, .5, .75, 1.0 @ 3 deg/sec
0554 N (CF "off" part way thru previous 1.0 deg scan)
Variable CF start nos.
0622 Y RHIs show some waves at the top of a 1.2KM B.L.
0830 Box Solar
080514 Mike, Al, Brian
0015 Started Box Solars
0139 Started transmitter for Tx power measure schek. Ran
clutter scan without filters.
0200 Clutter Scan with clutter filters
0223 Y Running Sequence 5
0511 N Refractivity sweep at .3 and .4 deg elevs, 8 deb/sec
(set reqd for 110 hits/beam, display shows 106)
0516 N Modified tilts to include .3, .4, .5 (run for 2hrs)
080515 Gales, Strong
0057 Y Test scans on sequence 5
080517 Gales
0615 Y Been testing scan controler for missing elev angles.
0656 Y Stopped scanning, disabled transmitter. Ran solar
(unsuccessfully)
0710 Y Started transmitter and scan.
080518 Dixon, Strong
00:20 - 00:50 Solar Scan
0005 Arrived at tadar, default was running. note some sea
clutter echo
0010 N Shut down transmitter, in preparation for solar.
Solar did not work using the TIMREX - preIOP antenna
file.
0020 N Changed to use TIMREX-1 scan file. Started
solar. Seems to work OK.
0050 N Stopped Sun Scans
0052 N Started Simultaneous mode transmission test. Note:
Second trip to SE - recorded time series
0116 N Stopped Simultaneous transmission - recorded time
series
0120 Y Started normal ops. Start time series recording -
low level "su--lace"
0143 Y Stop scanning. Stop time series recording.
0150 Y Testing scan using antenna controller.
0305 Changed VIRAQ Zdr fudge factor to -0.25
080519 Gales
23:46 - 23:58 Light rain
01:02 - 01:24 Solar Scan
2330 Y Arrived on site. Radar running unattended.(18 May UTC)
0102 N Disabled transmitter. Started Solar, ran OK.
0118 Changed VIRAQ Adr fudge factor to 0.
0124 N Started transmitter. Ran TIMREX-nonIOP scn. sequence 7
0130 Y Started clutter filter. Non-IOP
1630 Y Unattended Sequence
080520 Strong, Gales
05:50 - 05:58 Light rain
0132 Y Found clutter filter off (possibly turned off during
morning's vertical pointing or software testing). Turned
clutter filter on. Weather - light, scattered precip.
1420 Y TIMREX non-IOP Unattended SUR - occasional rain - light
080521 Gales, Strong
18:53 18:53 Light rain
0018 N VIRAQ locked, Hyperterminal window unresponsive.
Stoped and restarted
0056 Antenna Stowed, rebooting VIRAQ PC.
0105 Y VIRAQ rebooted. Radar operational again.
080522 Strong, Gordon
0000 Y Unattended Sequences
? Y Added 16 degree tilt to unattended scan sequence
0737 Y Changed to ssite_all scan sequence
0754 Y Change scan sequence to RHIs at 15 deg azimuth to
perform coordinated scans with TEAM Radar
0800 Y Changed back to ssite_all
0915 Y Changed to RHI - 45d.
1040 Y Unattended
1040 Y Sec-180 (40 deg - 90deg)
1100 Y Unattended
0945 Y RHI dz 70 deb ele 0 - 90deg with TEAM-R
1015 Y 37deb ele 0 - 60deb with TEAM-R
1230 Y Original Unattended Sequence.
080523 Gales,Gordon,Strong
2345 S-Pol down for routine maintenance (check the
pedestal level and belt tensions) and to replace PMAC card to
try to fix volume and scan number problem (dual part ran bit 2
seems to be stuck on spare PMAC card).
0724 Y S-Pol UP!
0750 Y running RHI-45 (PPI:35deg - 80deg 15ele, RHI
40deb-60deg)
1017 Volume numbers appear to be sequential.
080524 Gordon
0132 Y S-Pol operated unattended throughout the night. No
apparent problems.
080525 Gales
0000 Pedestal Maint.
0012 Stop RDAs. Test ATE monitoring program
0248 Y S-Pol returned to operation. ATE monitoring program
running.
080526 Gales,Strong
0000 Y Pedestal Maint. Return to unattended
080527 Gales
23:32 - 23:42 Solar Scans
0001 Y New IOP started on VIRAQ
2345 Y New IOP started on VIRAQ
2355 Reset rain accumulation ("killall rain" on pgen)
080528 Gales
03:30 - 03:35 Light rain
080529 Strong,Gales
08:49 - 008:58 Light rain
0023 Y S Site_all
0445 S-Pol down to swap Mitch Switch
0615 Y S-Pol up: operating with spare Mitch switch
0849 Vertical poointing
0858 Y Running unattended
080530 Mike,Gordon
0000 Y Rain accumulations are now reset at 00:00 Taiwan
Standard Time (16:00 UTC) every day.
080531 Strong,Gales
09:23 - 09:29 Light rain
09:43 - 09:52 Medium rain
0000 Y Continue EOP2
1515 Y Light, scattered precip.
2333 Changed VIRAQ Zdr bias to -0.23 (config.rdr)
2336 Y Restored VIRAQ operation
080601 Strong, Gales
16:15 - 16:21 Light rain
0000 Y Continue EOP2
1615 Good vertical pointing data (I think)
080602 Strong, Gales
18:30 - 18:36 Light rain
0000 Y Coninue EOP2
0217 Changed TP phase setting
0210 Noticed Vert test puls missing ~0100 - 0218
0500 Mike Dixon (change/fix) to iagl covariance scaling
for netCDF sweepfiles
0607 STOP (HAWK) radar for simultaneous HV scans
0611 Simultaneous HV mode
0614 Restart HAWK for alt. HV
0617 Alt HV mode
1838 Y Missed synchronization. Running default SUR scan
1845 Y Running unattended sequence
080603 Jonathan, Kyle
21:15 - 21:23 Light/Medium rain
080604 Jonathan, Kyle
06:23 - 06:36 Heavy rain
14:28 - 14:37 Medium rain
0216 Y Change RDA tapes
080605 Jonathan, Kyle
0458 Start Iq2Dsr.sim (simultaneous HV tx)
0459 Operating in SHV
0509 Restore to alternating HV mode
0510 S-Pol down
1448 Y S-Pol restored to operation
080606 Jonathan,Gordon
00:45 - 00:55 Solar Scans
09:21 - 09:35 Solar Scans
0056 Y S-Pol operating again after solar scans
0100 Y Running "unattended" scanning strategy
0921 N Solar Scans
0938 Y Running "unattended" scanning strategy
080607 Kyle, Tolly,Gordon
0113 Stow Ant for Maint.
0149 Y S-Pol operating
0308 Installed VIRAQ Info program on Mgen (replaces
sweep-info broadcast, etc.)
2324 Running modified "refract" scan under cal-scans.scn
for Rita. Only 0.5 deg elev
2350 Turned off transmitter pw RF to test tx power info in
data stream
080608 Gordon,Kyle,Jonathan
0003 Y Turned on the RF input.
0034 Y Stopped REFRACT scan
0036 Y Start REFRACT scan
0055 Y Start modified REFRACT scan to work around stupid
PMAC program bug (PMAC programs don't seem to turn off
transition flag when repeating fixed angle - FIX)
0106 N Turn clutter filter off for refractivity scans.
0202 Y Stop refractivity scans
2330 N Running "REFRACT" 0.5deg and 1.1deg el for target ID
080609 Jonathan,Kyle,Gordon
0143 Y Stopped "REFRACT" target ID, Started TiMREX-nonIOP,
unattended
080610 Gordon
0734 Y Continue operating - no IOP
080611 Jonathan,Gordon,Kyle
0635 Y No IOP - operating in the unattended scanning
strategy
080612 Jonathan, Gordon, Kyle
0642 Camera - TV crew turned off SCC UPS. Sudden loss of
all UPS Power
0642 Ejected RDA tapes manually. P25930, Q25930
0724 New IOP, started RDA's
080613 Gordon, Kyle, Jonathan
- no log entry -
080614 Gordon, Kyle, Jonathan
12:09 - 12:12 Light rain
- no log entry -
080615 Jonathan, Kyle, Gordon
01:21 - 01:25 Light rain
0353 HAWK stopped recording data (FM! probblem)
0502 HAWK restored to operation. (moments FMQ file
removed, Iq2Dsr restarted)
0513 Switch to simultaneous HV mode
0517 Start sin HV time series recording
0538 Switch to alternating HV mode
0540 Operating in alt. HV mode and time series recording.
0546 Started new version of Iq2DS! (hopefully this will
fix the FMQ problems)
0600 Stopped Time Series
0624 System Restored (WG switches in wrong position)
0642 Stopped time series recording
~1900 Changed pid tables to limit spurious grappel IDs
080616 Jonathan, Gordon, Kyle
0043 Start time series recording in preparation
0050 Start SHV recording
0051 Transmitter switch to SHV
0059 Y Restored operation to alt. HV
080617 Jonathan, Gordon
0440 El brake tripped. sweepfiles between 0440 - 0511 UTC
are listed with a fixed angle of 3.6deb, but actually
recorded with antenna angle of 2.6deg
0511 Restored to "unattended"
080618 Gordon, Kyle, Jonathan
00:45 - 00:59 Solar Scans
01:07 - 01:12 Solar Scans
02:10 - 02:40 ATE Calibration
0113 SPOL Down for maintenance
0247 SPOL back up
~2130 Mike Dixon intalled PID algorithm
(0619?) 0718 modified legacy PID to relax 0degC thresholds
080619 Jonathan,Kyle,Gordon
- no log entry -
080620 Kyle, Jonathan, Gordon
- no log entry -
080621 Kyle, Gordon,Jonathan
0745 Refractt cal scans start
0907 Refractt cal scans stop
080622 Kyle, Jonathan,Gordon
- no log entry -
080623 Kyle,Jonathan,Gordon
- no log entry -
080624 Kyle,Jonathan,Gordon
0515 Refractt scans start
0615 Refractt scans stop
080625 Kyle,Jonathan,Gordon
0028 began using new refractivity Cal scan
1401 Modified threshold in refractivity input for stricter
tolerances
080626 Kyle,Gordon
- no log entry -
080627 Kyle,Jonathan
- no log entry -
080628 Gordon
*07:29 - 07:35 Rain
07:35 - 07:41 Rain
0721 Y Switch to simultaneous HV
*0729 Vertical pointing in SHV
0735 Vertical pointing in alt. HV (Switched back to
alternating HV during vertical pointing)
0743
080629 Kyle,Jonathan
- no log entry -
080630 Kyle,Jonathan,Gordon
00:51 - 01:07 Solar Scans
0051 Sunbox solar 0051 -> 0107
0212 Finish ATE cal.
Special thanks to all the technicians, operators, and scientists for writing relevant information in this log. Even the Engineers wrote some comments.
Those participating through log entries are:Jonathan Emmet, Gordon Farquharson, Kyle Holden, Mike Strong, and Bryan Gales
This log was transcribed by Jean Hurst, and edited by Bob Rilling.
All but minor editorial changes to the log are indicated within square brackets.