2010 August Nome Trip

For Starters, the to do list:

Pre-trip to do

• Ask Ken who to talk to about the 10 meter tower that used to be in the DOT Quonset hut (dropped off in September 2005)
• Setup DataViz Tools on new Toughbook
• Propane stove?
• Tent
• CR800 program for thermo couples
• bring lunch food & snacks for Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (sweet & saltys in storage are from this year)
• Checkbook for paying Mike

Things Jessie needs to buy

• (PR Fred Meyers): Buy Tarps, Straps, bike helmet, tubes

Stuff to bring out

Technical Gear

• Keypad
• Tool Bags
• Computer & SC32B
• Climbing harness
• Serial Cables & spares
• NRS straps for battery boxes
• A couple of replacement tarps
• CR10X for K1 Thermocouple Site
• CR800 for K2 Thermocouple Site
• Olive Oil for night at Kougarok
• Checkbook to pay Mike @ Council

A sampling of Personal Gear

Clothes:

• 6 Underoos (one for every day plus a few more)
• 2 pair extra socks
• 1 pair extra pants
• 1 - 2 extra shirts
• 2 pair sock liners
• light poly pro long underwear, 1 bottom, 2 tops

Footwear and such:

• rubber boots
• sandals
• hip waders
• hiking boots

Outerwear and such

• couple pairs of light gloves
• heavy rain pants
• rain coat
• large flannel shirt
• extra fleece jacket (one or two)
• probably a light fleece vest
• ultra light wind breaker (this is my base layer)
• fleece hat or two

Other stuff:

• water proof bag(s)
• large daypack

• Sleeping bag & pad
• 1.5L nalgene bottle
• toothbrush
• camera
• regular size ipod if you have one (for rocking in the car)
• field book
• camera (if you have one)
• cell phone (probably will work out there depending on your provider or you can use mine)
• tent (I'll bring one)
• first aid kit

Stuff to bring out to Council that is currently in Nome storage

• For Skookum -- Antenna, Coax

Stuff to bring out to Kougarok that is currently in Nome storage

• Food, stove, kitchenware

Station by Station to do

C1 Grid

• SST Replacement?
• Level Radiometer
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Download data
• Review Data
• Replace SR50A transducer
• Replace Tarp
• Drill hole in Battery Box for water to drain

C2 Blueberry

• Level Net Radiometer
• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8 -> Unless Jessie did in June.
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Download Data
• Review Data
• Replace Judd Transducer with SR50A
• Send new program for SR50A... program changed 8/8/2010
• Replace Met One 014A
• Look closely @ SW Incoming
• Look closely @ LW Incoming
• SM40 cmbgs

Council Vlad Tundra

• Location: N64 50' 28.3" W163 41' 45.8"
• Download Hobo data

Council Vlad Forest

• Location: N64 54' 24.7" W163 40' 40.4"
• Download CR10X Data

Council Vlad Shrub

• Location: N64 56' 5.3" W163 44' 16.7"
• Download CR10X Data

Skookum

• Check out radio system
• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High

Anvil

• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8
• Test comms to Kig 1 & 2
• Check out WS/WD & AT/RH data

Kigluaiks 1

• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Reorient antenna, test comms with Anvil & Koug sites
• Reprogram to drop WS/WD?
• Download data if reprogram
• Review Data

Kigluaiks 2

• Leave Radio in ON position
• Reprogram Radio Mode: Change from mode 6 to mode 4
• Test comms with Anvil
• Download Data
• Review Data

K1 Burn

• Relevel Net Radiometer
• Replace SR50A Transducer
• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Fix Precip Bucket?
• Replace Tarp
• Download Data
• Remove Soil Moisture sensors?

K2 Met

• Replace Judd transducer with SR50A
• Install SR50A mounting hardware etc.
• Change program from Judd to SR50A... program changed 8/8/2010
• Replace Thermocouples CR10X with CR800 ... still need to write program
• Relevel Radiometer Tower & Net Radiometer
• Download Data
• Review Data
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Thaw Depth measurements at site

K3 Mauze

• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Relevel Net Radiometer
• Think (hard) about redoing solar panel cable
• Replace SR50 cable
• Fix Precip Bucket?
• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8

Northwest Campus

• Move base station to a new building
• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8
• Change IP address of Serial Server?
• Get Tower from DOT?

Nome Highschool

• Install sensors
• Add power system

Snake River

• Remove site?

Potential Itinerary: Jessie

Monday August 9th

+ Depart Fairbanks for Nome
+ Rent Truck
+ Give Vlad R a ride to Borehole
+ Pick up batteries from air cargo
+ Go to NW campus, move base station (inside stuff) 
+ Reconfigure radio to FreqKey 8
+ Reconfigure serial server (if necessary)
+ after meeting up w/ Bill & Bob: Pick up 10m tower from DOT?

Tuesday August 10th

+ return truck
+ Work on highschool site
+ finish NW Campus base station (if needed)

Wednesday August 11th

+ Finish Highschool site
+ Return to Fairbanks

Potential Itinerary: Bill & Bob

Monday August 9th

+ Party departs Fairbanks (9am) for Nome (1pm)
+ Rent Truck
+ Swing by storage pick up:
  o bear spray
  o soldering iron
+ Go up to Anvil and check it out
  o Turn Radio on and leave flag 1 high
  o download data and look @ WS/WD, AT/RH
+ Site Visit to Kigluaiks 1 & 2
  o I'm guessing 7 or 8 hours round trip Nome -> Stations -> Nome
+ Stay @ hotel

Tuesday August 10th

+ Site Visit to Skookum
+ Site Visit to C1 Grid
+ Vlad Tundra
+ Vlad Shrub
+ Vlad Forest
+ Site Visit to C2 Blueberry
+ Stay @ Council w/ M Murphy

Wednesday August 11th

+ Return to Nome
+ Gas up in Nome
+ Drive to Kougarok
+ Get 1 night of groceries in Nome
+ Site Visit to K3
+ Camp / stay @ cabin

Thursday August 12th

+ Site Visit to K1
+ Site Visit to K2 
+ Return to Nome
+ Stay @ hotel; reservation under Robert Busey conf number 1663152
 

Friday August 13th

+ Return to Fairbanks