Last updated on March 4, 2016

Memorandum of KST VHF and Tromso UHF operation from March 1 to March 4.

(eiscat@goppi)
/kst/exp/scans/kst/fixed_pattern.elan    for UHF beata
/kst/exp/scans/kst/zenith_pattern.elan    for VHF beata
ssh t45001

Experiment name: pulsating
PIs: Keisuke Hosokawa (ECU) and Ilkka Virtanen (Univ. Oulu)
Resources: NI(19), FI(14.5)

eroshost 129.242.31.100  (t49851)
elan files:eroshost :/kst/exp/beata/beata

Pulse scheme: beata 
Start time: 00:00 UT on March 1, 2016  (Tuesday)
End time:  04:00 UT on March 4, 2016 (Friday)

Radar operators: Yasunobu Ogawa and Toru Takahashi

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Feb 29, 2016
(VHF)
23:32 UT run beata/beata 23:40 zenith SP
00:00 UT enablerec
00:04 UT rem s run beata/beata fm zenith SP 300
00:05 UT rem k run beata/beata fm zenith SP 100
00:06 UT rem ks enablerec
00:06 UT sod webtg –n 10
00:06 UT Tx (1.5 MW)

03:51 UT rem ksv stopexp 04:00
03:58 UT Tx power 0 kW due to High-voltage trip

Note: It was mostly cloudy, and we therefore canceled 
the UHF run. Auroral activity was relatively high. 
KAIRA receiver was simultaneously running. 


March 1, 2016

(VHF)
20:00 UT run beata/beata 00:00 zenith AA 350
enablerec

23:59 UT rem ks stopexp 23:59:50
23:59 UT rem k run beata/beata 00:00 zenith SP 100
23:59 UT rem s run beata/beata 00:00 zenith SP 300
Tx on (1.5 MW)
00:04 UT rem ks enablrecording
02:51 UT rem ksv stopexp 02:59:50


(UHF)
20:00 UT runexp beata/beata fm cp1 AA
23:59 UT stopexp 23:59:50
00:00 UT pointdir 233 75
00:00 UT runexp beata/beata fm finxed SP
Tx on (1.3 MW)
00:01 UT enablerecording
02:52 UT stopexp 02:59:50

Note: It was clear sky, and the UHF experiment has been 
conducted. Auroral activity was high. KAIRA receiver 
was simultaneously running. 


March 2, 2016
(VHF)
22:56 UT stopexp 22:58
22:59 UT runexp beata/beata 23:00 zenith SP
22:59 UT rem k run beata/beata 23:00 zenith SP 110
22:59 UT rem s run beata/beata 23:00 zenith SP 300
23:03 UT Tx (1.5 W)
23:04 UT enablerecording
23:04 UT rem ks enablerecording

03:57 UT rem ksv stopexp 03:59:50

Note: It was cloudy, and therefore we canceled the 
UHF experiment. Auroral activity was high. KAIRA 
receiver was simultaneously running. 


March 3, 2016
(VHF)
22:52 UT stopexp 22:58
22:59 UT runexp beata/beata 23:00 zenith SP
22:59 UT rem k run beata/beata 23:00 zenith SP 110
22:59 UT rem s run beata/beata 23:00 zenith SP 300
23:01 UT Tx (1.5 W)
23:02 UT enablerecording
23:02 UT rem ks enablerecording

23:08 UT VHF crowbar
23:46 UT VHF crowbar
23:51 UT VHF crowbar
00:34 UT VHF crowbar
00:49 UT VHF crowbar
01:20 UT VHF crowbar
01:26 UT VHF crowbar
01:52 UT VHF crowbar
02:04 UT VHF crowbar
02:57 UT VHF crowbar
03:07 UT VHF crowbar
03:17 UT VHF crowbar
03:30 UT VHF crowbar
03:37 UT VHF crowbar
03:46 UT VHF crowbar. Tx power recovered at 03:55 UT
03:58 UT VHF crowbar

03:57 UT rem ksv stopexp 03:59:50

(UHF)
22:52 UT stopexp 22:58
22:59 UT pointdir 233 75
23:00 UT runexp beata/beata 23:00 fixed SP
23:02 UT Tx (1.2 MW)

03:57 UT stopexp 03:59:50

Note: It was cloudy but occasionally clear skies (~01:30), 
when we conducted the UHF and KST VHF experiments. 
Auroral activity was high. KAIRA was simultaneously running 
as an EISCAT receiver.