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KST observations (updated on December 20, 2012)
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Exp_name: lidar_gps
PIs:S. Nozawa (STEL, Nagoya Univ.) 
    Y. Otsuka (STEL, Nagoya Univ.),

Resources: NI(20), NO(20)

UHF radar observation (beata, scan)
VHF radar observation (beata, vertical)
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2012-12-15 (Sat) 17-04 UT (UHF and VHF) (11 hours)

(UHF)
16:54 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm ip2az NI
17:00 UT enablerec
17:59 UT ACU command failed and antenna moved anticlockwise
         (from 360 to 0 degree).
18:28 UT crowbar (0 kW for 60sec)
19:14 UT ACU command failed again.
21:54 UT crowbar (0 kW for 60sec)
00:24 UT crowbar (0 kW for 60sec)
00:24 UT ACU command failed again.
03:24 UT ACU command failed again.
04:00 UT stopexp

There was a major problem with elevation scanning, so 
we used two position azimuth scan: (0, 60) and (90, 60).

(VHF)
21:40 UT run /kst/exp/beata/beata fm zenith NI
22:00 UT enablerec
22:13 UT crowbar (0 kW for 120sec)
01:00 UT stopexp

Clear sky till 23 UT. Geomagnetic activity was high.

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2012-12-16 17-24 UT (07 hours) (2nd priority)

Swedish SP 

2012-12-17 00-04 UT (04 hours) (1st priority)

(UHF)
(set elevation angle of 60 deg manually)
00:00 UT pointdir 0 60
00:03 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm ip2az NI
00:04 UT enablerec
01:29 UT crowbar (0 kW for 30sec)
04:00 UT stopexp

Mostly cloudy and moderate geomagnetic activity.

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2012-12-17 17-03 UT (10 hours) (1st priority)

(UHF)
(set elevation angle of 60 deg manually)
16:18 UT pointdir 180 74,72,70,68,66,64,62,60
16:20 UT pointdir 0 60
16:53 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm ip2az NI
17:00 UT enablerec
18:32 UT ACU command failed.
20:29 UT crowbar (0 kW for 30sec)
21:02 UT ACU command failed again.
21:15 UT ACU command failed again.
21:27 UT ACU command failed again.
21:52 UT crowbar (0 kW for 60sec)
22:02 UT crowbar (0 kW for 60sec)
00:50 UT crowbar (0 kW for 60sec)
01:22 UT stopexp
01:22 UT pointdir 180 60
01:23 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm ip2azs NI
01:24 UT enablerec
03:00 UT stopexp


(VHF)
19:50 UT run /kst/exp/beata/beata fm zenith NI
20:05 UT enablerec
20:29 UT crowbar (0 kW for 30sec)
00:50 UT crowbar (0 kW for 60sec)
03:00 UT stopexp

Clear sky after 19 UT. Moderate geomagnetic activity.


2012-12-18 03-04 UT (01 hour)  (2nd priority)

Finnish SP

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2012-12-18 17-24 UT (07 hours) (2nd priority)

Swedish SP 

2012-12-19 00-04 UT (04 hours) (1st priority)

(UHF)
(set elevation angle of 60 deg manually)
00:00 UT pointdir 180 74,72,70,68,66,64,62,60
00:00 UT pointdir 0 60
(A problem of AZ rotation occurred)
00:08 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm ip2az NI
00:09 UT enablerec
00:09 UT ACU command failed again.
02:55 UT stopexp
02:55 UT pointdir 180 78

Mostly cloudy and moderate geomagnetic activity.


2012-12-19 03-04 UT (04 hours) (1st priority)

Finnish SP takes over because of cloudy weather 
condition.

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2012-12-19 17-04 UT (11 hours) (1st priority)

(UHF)
(set elevation angle of 60 deg manually)
16:30 UT pointdir 180 74,72,70,68,66,64,62,60
16:40 UT pointdir 0 60
16:54 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm ip2az NI
17:01 UT enablerec
17:04 UT ACU command failed.
20:16 UT EROS stopped. Checked what happened.
21:01 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm ip2az NI
21:02 UT enablerec
21:08 UT ACU command failed.
21:23 UT ACU command failed again.
01:36 UT crowbar (0 kW for 60sec)
03:00 UT stopexp

Mostly cloudy and quiet geomagnetic activity.
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