November 16-19, 2003
KST
UHF operation memorandam for November BY S. Nozawa
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Experiment name: tau2pl
(CP2)
This SP (CP2) is a
long-run experiment started just after a 5-day CP2 run to make an 8-day window
data.@ Both mainland KST radar and ESR
are operated.@ Four countries are
involved such as Japan, Norway, Sweden and Germany.
elan files:tau2pl-elan
(just use taul2pl series)
Pulse scheme: tau2pl
Start time: 15:00 UT
on November 16, 2003
End time: 14:06 UT on
November 19, 2003
(Time period from
09:00 UT to 14:06 UT on November 19 is just compensated for the gaps.)
Participants: Satonori
Nozawa, Kazuhiro Adachi and Yuichiro Tanaka
(Yasunobu Ogawa is in
charge for ESR operation)
Before our experiment:
CP2 (from 9 UT on November 11)
After our experiment:
Nothing
IMPORTANT NOTE:
From 12:24 UT on
November 17 to the end of experiment (14:06 UT on November 19), we have ran
cp2w due to a problem of the rails.
cp2w is modified cp2 scan file where the two eastward
positions are mirrored around 180 deg.@
This is to avoid 160 deg azimuth where there is concrete broken under
the rails and one of the wheels dips making noises in the antenna structure.
cp2w:@ (180.0, 90.0) -> (193.5, 64.0) ->
(226.7, 61.6) -> (184.0, 77.1)
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Note:
(time in UT)
November
16
@@@@@ Raining.@ It has been very active in the ionosphere over a few days.
STILL
CP
14:31@ 1188 kW@@
Somehing wrong with Sodankyla data (mike said),
@@@@@@@ but we are not sure.
14:54@ stop exp for sod and restart sodnakyla since
there was a suspicious that no signal
@@@@@@ was received. After the restart the
signal was much stronger.
15:00 @ START@ (only for Tromsoe: just let remote sites go)
15:02@ runexp tau2pl
1500 cp2 SP
@@@ @@eablerec
@@@@@ guisdap
–a@ (<- analysis of data)
16:12@ 1159 W
17:09@
Signals at Sodankyla is weak..@
So, restarted the experiment at SOD.
@sod stopexp; sod runexp
tau2pl 1000 cp2;sod enablerec
19:09@ Restarted sodankyla due to its weak signal.
@sod stopexp
19:12@ sod runexp tau2pl 1912 cp2;sod enablerec
23:39@ Restarted sodankyla due to its weak signal.
@sod stopexp
23:42@ sod runexp tau2pl 2342 cp2;sod enablerec
November 17
00:05@ guisdap –a:@@ restarted analysis
02:18@ High reflection power ?
02:20@ Recovered.
07:41@ HRP
07:42@ 1262 kW
08:02@ HRP
08:03@ 1154 kW
10:51@ HRP
10:52@ 1163 kW
@@@@@@ no signal
10:57@ 1115 kW
*** cp2w is modified cp2 scan file where the two eastward
positions are mirrored around 180 deg.@
This is to avoid 160 deg azimuth where there is concrete broken under
the rails and one of the wheels dips making noises in the antenna
structure.@ At the same time HFLT677
plasma line option was started and at 12:27.@
The LO2 was changed from 122 to 124 MHz (for plasma measurements).
cp2w:@ (180.0, 90.0) -> (193.5, 64.0) ->
(226.7, 61.6) -> (184.0, 77.1)
12:17@ stop experiment
12:24@ runexp
tau2pl 1224 cp2w SP 292.9@ HRFT677
12:25@ enablerec
15:09@ HRP@
(interlock)
15:17@ recovered,@
1120 kW
20:31@
HRP
20:33@
1222 kW
22:58@
HRP
22:59@
1272 kW
23:00@
HRP
23:02@
1087 kW
23:11@
1135 kW
November 18
00:00@ RECORDING STOP.@ SERIOUS.@ We had to
restart EROS.
00:07@
enablerec (but did not work)
00:10@
stopexp
00:16@
runexp tau2pl 0018 cp2w SP 292.9 HFLT677
00:20@
stop exp.@ runexp tau2pl 0024
cp2w SP 292.9 HFLT677
00:24@
enablerec (but did not work)
00:27@
stopexp
00;35@
restarted EROS
00:38@
runexp tau2pl 0042 cp2w SP 292.9 HFLT677
00:43@ enablerec:@
RECOVERED.
00:50@
1237 kW
01:03@
Found Sodankyla also stopped.
01:05@
sod runexp tau2pl 01:06 cp2w SP 292.9 HFLT677
01:06@
sod runexp tau2pl 01:12 cp2w SP
01:12@
sod enablerec
08:33@
HRP
08:37@
1125 kW
09:13@
1215 kW
13:57@
HRP
14:00@
1013 kW
18:01@
HRP
18:01@
1317 kW
CLEAR SKY!!@ High activity was going on.
Nice aurora!
20:58@
1296 kW
22:01@
HRP
22:04@
1278 kW
November 19
00:30@
HRP
00:31@
1294 kW
00:33@
HRP
00:34@
1260 kW
06:31@
HRP
06:32@
1249 kW
09:00@ This experiment was supposed to be stopped, but Mike and Ingmar
kindly gave us an offer that we can extend the experiment by 4-5 hours.
11:37@
stopexp:@ EISCAT people wanted to
check the antenna problem.
11:54@
startexp tau2pl 1100 cp2w SP 292.9 HFLT677
14:06@
stopexp@ (all sites)