2010 November Nome Trip

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For Starters, the to do list:

Pre-trip to do

  • Set up Two Radios... Done

Things Jessie needs to buy

  • TBD


Stuff to bring out

Required Hardware

  • New Base Radio
  • New Anvil Radio
  • 2 New Blue Power/Comm cables (One for Anvil, One for Nome Base)
  • 2 New Serial Cables for Nome Base (Perhaps bring out null modems x2 and genderbenders, too)
  • AC Adapter for Nome Base

Technical Gear

  • Length of PVC?
  • hole saw
  • 1/4" extended bit
  • silicone goo?
  • Keypad
  • Tool Bag
  • Computer & SC32B
  • Serial Cables & spares

Station by Station to do

Northwest Campus

  • Replace Base Radio with new one.
  • Plug 'DataPort' on Blue power cable into Moxa COM1 using a new serial cable for Nome Base
    • Use serial cable / null modem / gender bender as required
  • Plug 'DiagPort' on blue power cable into Moxa COM2 using a new serial cable for Nome Base
    • Use serial cable / null modem / gender bender as required

Anvil

  • Replace Anvil radio with new one.
    • If you switch to the blue cable (just for this winter) then the current power plug powering the replacement radio out there now will plug into the blue power/comm cable.
    • The CSIO / Modem Gray adapter may need to be unscrewed from the enclosure. If that is the case you'll need a Square Drive Bit to accomplish this. Then, plug the 'DataPort' on the blue power/com cable into the Modem side of the gray adapter.
  • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High:
    • Plug in Keypad
    • Press * 6 To move to the input locations memory star mode
    • Press A To advance one position into the input locations memory
    • Press D To Display flags 1-8
    • Press 1 To toggle flag one to be on (1 = on, 0 = off); screen should show: '1000 0000'
    • Press * 6 To move to the input locations memory star mode
    • Press A To advance one position into the input locations memory
    • Press 0 To Display flags 8-1,
    • Press 8 To toggle control port eight to be on (1 = on, 0 = off); screen should show: '1000 0000'
    • Press *0 To exit the data logger star mode.

Optionally:

  • Test comms to Kig 1 & 2 & Skookum (if there at top of the hour)
    • Open DevConfig, set baud rate to 19,200
      • Push button on the back of radio to bring up the setup menu
      • Select 0 Set Operation Mode from the menu
      • Change the operation mode from Mode 4 Slave/Repeater to Mode 6 Slave/Master Switchable
      • Hit 'Esc' twice to exit Setup mode
    • Disconnect the 19,200 connection
    • Reconnect to the radio at 9600
    • Try dialing Skookum, type (all caps) ATD9066041
      • Should see OK then CONNECT
      • Give a few carriage returns after seeing 'CONNECT' and should see *
    • Disconnect, reconnect at 9600 again
    • Try dialing Kigluaiks #1, type (all caps) ATD9066018
      • May see OK then CONNECT
      • Give a few carriage returns after seeing 'CONNECT' and should see *
    • Disconnect, reconnect at 9600 again
    • Try dialing Kigluaiks #2, type (all caps) ATD9164336
      • May see OK then CONNECT
      • Give a few carriage returns after seeing CONNECT and should see *
    • Disconnect
    • Important to finish with these steps!
      • Reconnect at 9600 again
      • Enter the setup mode by typing (all caps) ATXS
      • Select 0 Set Operation Mode from the menu
      • Change the operation mode from Mode 6 Slave/Master Switchable to Mode 4 Slave/Repeater
      • Hit Esc twice to exit Setup mode


  • Check out WS/WD & AT/RH data


Nome Highschool

  • Touch base that everything looks good on site.

Snake River

  • Remove site?