December 5, 2004

 

KST UHF operation memorandum for the December 5, 2004 experiment

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Experiment name: tau2pl (CP2)

 

This SP (CP2) is made to support a rocket launch from Andoya.@ All associations have contribute their SP times.

 

elan files:tau2pl-elan (just use taul2pl series)

Pulse scheme: tau2pl

Start time: 11:40 UT on December 5, 2004

End time: 24:00 UT on December 5, 2004

 

Participants: Satonori Nozawa, and Takuo Tsuda

 

Before our experiment: Nothing

After our experiment: Nothing

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Note: (time in UT)

December 5

@@@@@ Raining.@ Temperature is 2 deg.

 

11:30@ START (but no recording)

@@@@@ at EROS4 console (UHF)

@@@@@ runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 11:30 cp2 NI

@@@@@ @(292.9 km is set automatically for tristatic measurement)

@@@@@ rtg

@@@@@ Tx is on (1468 kW)

 

11:51@ enablerec

11:53@ sod runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 11:54 cp2 NI

@@@@@ kir runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 11:54 cp2 NI

11:54@ sod enablerec

@@@@@ kir enablerec

 

11:56@ guisdap –a

 

12:01@ kir webtg

@@@@@ sod webtg

@@@@@ Data at Kiruna is good (snr > 20%), but not good at Sondakyla. (1%).

 

12:10@ quit quisdap

@@@@@ at /home/eiscat/users/yogawa

@@@@@ ./guisdap_delta –a

@@@@@ (This is a special version for the Delta campaign) to monitor data)

@@@@@ on a different terminal at /home/eiscat/users/yogawa

@@@@@ update &

 

12:51@ restart Sodankyla

12:54@ sod enablerec

@@@@@ signal is fine!!

14:20@ Tx HRP

14:23@ Tx 1566 kW

14:36@ Tx HRP

14:38@ Tx 1476 kW

15:50@ Tx HRP

15:54@ 1492 kW

 

23:51@ Tx HRP

23:52@ 1545 kW

 

24:00@@@ stopexp@ (all sites)