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!!