S-Pol Operators Log
07/08/2004 P25790 JE
16:40 base-line measurement.
18:33 Clutter Filter (CF) on Ka Status (Ka) off Started first IOP RDA1 had some bugs related
to interaciton with zebra and tape drive. Had to restart RDA1 several times. RDA2 recorded all
data normally.
07/09/2004
12:30 Lost Antenna movement due to loss of servo Amp Power. CB in transmitter accidently
tripped off when changing monitors.
15:27 New IOP
07/10/2004 AF
? PRF set to 860.
13:27 Stopped recording
17;21 cf on rECORDING cLUTTER sCANS rds2 ONLY Q25791
17:24 CF Off Restarted with Filters off
1744 CF on Slow scans, 0.0 to 0.8 by .2
1755 CF off Medium speed PPI for no clutter.64 hits
1758 CF off 8deg/sec , 100 hit, PPI
1800 CF off 8deg/sec 100 hits, PPI (0.4 to 0.6 by 0.01)
1803 CF off 3deg/sec, 50 hits, PPI (0.4 to 0.6 b6 0.01)
1808 CF on
1910 RDA1 was "off" until this time
2336 Started New IOP
07/11/2004 TR
0300 PRF 840.0 Hz continued
0821 Vertical Pointing Scan
0830 Beck to PPI "ClimoFar"
1207 Test pulse was set to wrong distance all night.
1200 PRF @ 840 Hz. Test Paulse adjusted in Range to 173km - was at 240 km - out of range
1419 Recording stopped
1720 720 PRF
1830 Started new IOP
07/12/2004
0300 PRF 720.2 Hz continued
1156 Changed to PRF
1522 Stopped Data Collection
1725 Started new IOP DF
1900 Changed ZDR Bias from -0.25 to -0.18 dB
07/13/2004
0000 PRF 720 Hz continues TR
1507 End Data to Work on Ka Band
07/14/2004
1200 Unattended ops start
1706 New IOP
07/15/2004
1735 Started new IOP
1839 rda1 e-net ingest was dead, JVA restarted. Caused by attempt to build new software.
2127 960 PRF JE
2300 720 PRF
07/16/2004 AF
08:32 How Come RDA1 and RDA2 Are so different on (Total written this tape)
1427 Stopped Data to work on Ka Band.
1745 Began new IOP JE
2259 960 prf
07/17/2004
0957 Switched to 940 prf AF
1210 Changed back to 720 prf
1459 Stopped Scan to check antenna
1515 restarted ClimoFar. Started in IOP
1545 Re-Sync Scan at 45 min.
07/18/2004
0230 Switch to 720 PRF JE
1230 Stopped Climo Scans for mm Radar Work
1938 Started IOP (Scans started at ~1945)
2130 Switch to 960 PRF
2235 Swtich to 720 PRF
07/19/2004 AF
0313 VERTICAL Scan 720 PRF VERTICAL SCAN
0317 Back to ClimoNear
0515 Noticed test pulse was wrong color, xmtr power down, pulse was bad, thumped on adjustable
attenuator. power came back.
0810 Changed to 960 prf
1200 Changed to 720 prf
1540 Shutdown RDA2 - KaBand testing
1700 Stopped Data collection for Ka Band work
1930 Started 720 prf KH
2231 RDA2 back on line
07/20/2004
0300 720.2 prf continues TR
0900 Switched to power generator #1
1217 End ClimoShallow for Ka band work
1235 Recording stopped for Ka band work AF
1724 1000 prf started new IOP and new tapes - RDA 2 down for testing K band
1805 720 prf Started OPS ClimoShallow
1920 Found H-V Switch in wrong position, no V data
1658 RDA2 operating again
07/21/2004
0100 Changed to 960 PRF KH
0158 Test pulse values are extremely off
0415 Changed to 720 PRF
1225 RDA2 back on line for the evening AF
1538 Stopped data collection to work on K band
1725 Started new IOP PRF 1000
1824 Recording s-Pol and K band data, spol 1000 PRF TR
2101 PRF 720 ClimoFar
07/22/2004
0300 720.2Hz PRF continues. ClimoFar Scan sequence
1503 Stopped Scan to do solar CAL
1515 Started ClimoFar
1518 Started New IOP
2014 Stopped ClimoNear and started VERTICAL pointing
2016 Started ClimoNear
2028 changed to 960 PRF
2300 changed to 720 PRF
07/23/2004
1530 Stopped Scan to do Solar Scan
1548 Returned to ClimoFar 720 prf
1606 Stopped for Ka Band Work
1800 ClimFar 720 prf New IOP
2129 ClimoFar 720 Prf
07/24/2004
0649 Started New IOP
0649 RDA2 Stopped Writing Tar Files as 0445. Replaced DLT Tapes in Both RDA1 and RDA2
0700 RDA2 Still Not Writing Tar Files
0714 restarted RDA2
0719 Start New IOP
0723 RDA2 still not writing tar files, tape archive still "RED"
07/25/2004
0015 ClimoFar 720 prf
1228 Stopped Data for Ka band work
1335 Changed to 960 prf
1500 test pulse values wrong - bad isv regulator in TP control box
1559 Switched back to 720 Hz prf ClimoFar
1830 off for mm w
1852 New IOP 620 prf, ClimoFar
2330 ClimoNear
07/26/2004
0000 ClimoNear
1207 End Climo Scans for Ka band work
2000 New IOP ClimoFar 720 prf
2229 ClimoNear
07/27/2004
0000 ClimoNear 720 prf
2120 New IOP 720 prf ClimoNear
07/28/2004
0103 ClimoFar 720 prf
0200 ClimoShallow, 720 prf
1546 Stopped RDA , restarted with Ka
1600 Start New IOP, 720 prf ClimoShallow, s-Pol
1745 Dish level checked
1931 ClimoShallow 720 prf
2015 ClimoFar 720 prf
07/29/2004
2036 Change prf 960 Hz
2226 change to 720 prf
2300 New IP 720 prf
07/30/2004
1518 Stopped for Solar Alignment
1800 START New IOP PRF 720, ClimFAr Scan sequence
1930 ClimoNear scan sequence
2115 ClimoFar
07/31/2004
0040 Contiue PRF 720 Hz, ClimoNear scan sequence
1410 Running ClimoNear Sequence
1604 Stopped Fia Source Scan RDA1 and RDA2 S band and K band
1626 1000 PRF K and S Band VERTICAL pointing
1828 End of Ka band Data / back to 720 PRF at end of cycle
1930 960 Hz PRF
2005 720 Hz PRF
- had to rest the main tx a/x 1 time during id shift KH
08/01/2004
0001 Continue 720 Hz PRF, ClimoNear Scan Sequence
0945 Swithced to ClimoShallow sequence
1518 Stopped for Solar Scans
1530 Restarted ClimoShallow
1800 new IOP New Tape RDA1 and RDA2, ClimoShallow
2145 ClimoFar
08/02/2004
0001 continue 720 Hz PRF, ClimoFar Scan Sequence
0428 960 PRF
0750 620 PRF
1755 Started New IOP
08/03/2004
0001 720 prf ClimoNear
1850 Start new IOP, PRF 720.2 Hz, ClimoNear scan sequence
08/04/2004
0001 720 PRF
1800 new IOP, Prf 720.2 Hz, ClimoFar Scan Sequence
2030 ClimoNear scan sequence
08/05/2004
0001 continue PRF 720.2Hz, climoNear scan sequence
0329 960 PRF
0630 720 PRF
1400 Ended ClimoFar for phase coded data collection
1508 1000 PRF S and Ka Clutter Scans
1519 New Clutter Scan volume, Da tx died/ restarted
1542 Ended Clutter Scan
1545 Started Solar Scans
1552 end solar
1805 Started new iop and started New tapes
1925 Changed to 960 PRF
2129 Changed to 720 PRF
08/06/2004
1800 new IOP
2115 changed to 960 PRF
08/07/2004
0045 changed to 720 PRF
1545 stopped for solar cal
1608 Running 1000PRF solar box with S/Ka recording
1620 End solars running ClimoShallow 720 PRF
1850 began new IOP
08/08/2004
0005 Running ClimoShallow
0928 Changed to 960 PRF
1145 changed to 720 PRF
~2000 New IOP
2115 Changed to 960 PRF
2345 Changed to 720 PRF
08/09/2004
1540 1000 PRF
1603 clutter Filter was off, switched to ON
1732 Start new IOP
08/10/2004
0005 Switched generators. see note on white bord
1530 Temp in transmitter Container on the rise. (105 in Cab, 93 in trailer)
1814 " (110 in Cab, 98 in trailer)
1910 Lost Power
1921 Back up, on the air!!
1950 TP, (H) not correct
2013 new IOP
2100 TP, (H) fixed
2325 shut off xmtr (for A/C work)
08/11/2004
1730 "v" channel problem, unknown RCVR problem
1955 "V" channel fixed itself, boo!
2005 Started IOP
2100 switched to 960 PRF
2200 switched to 720 PRF
08/12/2004
1930 changed Tapes, Began new IOP
08/13/2004
1343 switched to 960 PRF
1458 switched back to 702 PRF
1800 shut down antenna, xmtr for generator test
1835 back up
1841 started new IOP
08/14/2004
0915 switched to 960 PRF
1115 switched to 720 prf
1429 lost xmgf power
1930 xmtr back up. 720 prf
2008 new IOP
2242 switched to prf
08/15/2004
0044 switched to 720 PRF
1800 started new IOP
1945 changed PRF to 960
2110 changed to PRF of 720 Hz
0113-0117 VERTICAL pointing Data
0235 changed to 960 PRF
0345 changed to 720 PRF
08/16/2004
1230 changed tapes, started new IOP
08/17/2004
1402 switched to 960 PRF
1617 switched to 720 PRF
1705 started new IOP
08/18/2004
1445 Stopped to work on K-band
1517 Ran Solars
1600 PRF 720 Back to ops, started new IOP
08/19/2004
0217 Seems to be "waves in the noise, outside of Clutter
Filter, both H and V, Comes and goes.
0250 Went to 960 PRF
0344 Went to 720 PRF
0415 Switched to 960 PRF
0530 Switched back to 720 PRF
1530 Stopped for solars
1545 Back to Running ClimoShallow
1724 Started new IOP
1740 Changed Tapes
2000 Changed to 960 PRF
2100 Changed to 720 PRF
08/20/2004
1805 Started new IOP
2345 Changed to 960 PRF
08/21/2004
0200 Changed to 720 PRF
0320 Stopped Radar. "No mas" Another project down!!