S-Pol Operators Log

S-Pol WISP04, Marshall Field Site, Colorado
Feb/Apr 2004


About this Log

This is a transcript of the data log written on-site at S-Pol during operations. The log contains information about system problems and adjustments. This information may be of use to the analyst who finds something that is suspected of being caused by a system problem. Every attempt was made to transcribe information exactly, with changes limited to some minor editorial corrections (generally, spelling or expansion of abbreviations). Any comments added by the editor are shown in square brackets [like this].

Special thanks are given here to the operators of S-Pol who ran the system and wrote this log. The operators' initials are provided at the far right of the entry for each day, after the data tape number. See the end of this page for a list of operator names.


03-March-04                                            P25774  AP/KH
        22:28  Started Ops
        00:00  Had to Reboot 2nd Freq (K Band) to fix RDA display.
               Wasn't K band problem
	       
        01:02  Shut Down


04-March-04                                            P25775  DF
        22:14  Start GroupA Sequence
	00:07  Changed to Group B Sequence
	01:30  Lost K-Band Xmtr  Mag Overcurrent
	05:07  End Operations


10-March-04                                            P25776  AP
        19:48  Started Ops , K-band Keep Braking Rec. Loc
	       No tape Recordings?
	20:09  Tapes Started
	20:30  K Band Down for Software Changes
	21:33  K band Back up
	03:09  K band Down - magnetron Fault
	03:51  End - No K Band


13-March-04                                             P25777  DF
        05:29  Running HV,  Sur 1 @ .5 and 1.5 EL
	06:10  Switched to H only 1000 PRF, 200 Hits
	06:28  End H only, Changed to SIGMET 
	06:32  Running GNXRD @ 1250 PRF
	06:37  320 PRF
	06:52  RHI over top  1250 PRF
	06:55  320 PRF SUR 1
	07:03  1250 PRF
	07:08  320 PRF
	07:09  END


24-March-04                                             P25778  
               SPOL and Ka Band Test Tapes


27-March-04                                             P25779/780 DF
        22:00  Running SEQ A  No Tapes
	22:04  Switched to Dual Pol - Receiver was in H only
	23:00  Changed to H only   1000 Hits for TS DATA
	23:45  End Data Collection


02-Apr-04                                               P25781  DF
        21:00  Began Ops Sur 1
	21:55  Changed to Group B Scans
	00:55  Vertical Pointing
	01:04  Back to Gorup B Scans
	04:09  Vertical Pointing
	04:15  Gorup B Scan
	11:00 Off "un-Attended Mode".  D and S Band Sytems Appear OK


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IHOP_2002 S-Pol Operators
Initials Name
DF Don Ferraro
KH Kyle Holden
AP Al Phinney

Document Maintenance: Bob Rilling, / NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division
Created: 08-June-2004
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