2008 August Nome Trip

From IARC 207 Wiki
Revision as of 11:18, 6 October 2008 by 137.229.92.253 (talk) (→‎August 24 Fairbanks to Nome and Logisitcs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Here's the tentative schedule: (Reservations made at the Aurora for 8/24, 25 conf # M574010)


August 24 Fairbanks to Nome and Logisitcs

  • Fly to Nome
  • Needs 1 truck and a hotel room at the Aurora.
  • Prep for Saturday helicopter stuff.
  • Add new radio # to the base station.
Entry  Number    Repeater1   Repeater2
(3)    555-5555  906-6286    906-6018
(4)    999-9999  916-4340
  • Get food for later in trip
  • Make sure a generator in Nome works
  • make sure there are enough holes in the instrument box:
    • radio coax
    • power from battery
    • power from solar panel
  • Purchased plates, cutlery, bowls, and TP at the AC


Address book on 10/6/08:

                                MODEM CALL BOOK
                                Entry to Call is 03
Entry    Number     Repeater1    Repeater2
(0)     555-5555     906-6286
(1)     555-5555     906-6286     906-6041
(2)     555-5555     906-6286     906-6018
(3)     555-5555     906-6286     906-6041
(4)     999-9999     906-6011
(5)     555-5555     906-6286     906-6018
(6)     999-9999     906-6044
(7)     555-5555     906-6286     906-6018
(8)     999-9999     916-4340
(9)     000-0000
(C)     Change Entry to Use (0-9) or A(ALL)
(Esc)   Exit to Main Menu

August 25 Kigluaiks Repeater visit

  • Visit Bering Air to iron out helicopter details (7:30am).
  • Drive to Kigluaiks parking spot and await air lift.
  • Helicopter to service the high elevation repeater stations & install new repeater at Kigluaiks.
  • New repeater:
    • Bring: 3m tower
      • bolts to connect 3 legs to base, instrument box to tower, unistrut to instrument box.
      • pipe wrench to tighten base vertical pipe
      • antenna, mounting bracket, radio cable
      • solar panel & extension cord for powering
      • 2 batteries & battery box, Red & black battery jumper cables, fuse & holder
      • instrument box, radio, data logger, charge controller, plumbers putty
      • toolbag
      • Bear spray in waterproof bag
    • Take pictures & GPS coords of new site
  • Old Kigluaiks repeater:
    • Check frequency key on radio (should be 5)
    • Replace HMP45C here
  • After repeater is installed:
    • Return to Nome.
    • Things to pick up from Nome storage:
      • Canoe
      • Council radiometer cases: 2 LW, 2 SW, 2 Net
      • C2 new battery
      • Hilti & generator
      • shovel
      • hand maul (for tower straightening if needed)
      • Replacement snow depth sensor for C1 grid
    • Stay in a hotel room in Nome.

August 26 Council Area

  • head to Council area with canoe
  • C1 Grid
    • pull net radiometer
    • Check frequency key on radio (should be 5)
    • install thermistor string
      • bring liquid-tite for animal protection
      • bring Hilti and generator to dig the hole
    • snip vegetation below snow sensor
    • Try to fix precip bucket so it's vertical. (still missed rain this summer)
  • C2 Blueberry
    • Check frequency key on radio (should be 5)
    • take up another battery
    • pull all radiometers (net, short and long)
    • snip vegetation below snow sensor
    • install new thermistor string, dig hole
      • bring liquid-tite for animal protection.
    • Programming:
      • change program so snow depth and distance are being saved (now it's distance x 2)
      • Another program thing: precip here is flatlined at 12 for some weird reason (in output data).
  • Skookum Pass
    • Cover black tape with white tape on AT/RH sensor
    • Check frequency key on radio (should be 5)
  • Back in Nome
    • Get gas for ATV
    • Drop off canoe
    • change out transducer in SR50A from C1 grid (for use at K1)
    • Pick up ATV in Nome. (Might need ramps but hopefully not)
    • Drive to Quartz Creek camp.

August 27 Kougarok area

  • K1 Burn:
    • SR50A transducer needs replacing
    • Better secure the transducer at K1, too
    • Bring out Rebar and hose clamps to secure cross arm to the legs maybe
    • First 2 Soil moistures may still work here, got a couple legit looking readings earlier this summer. Rest are still garbage. so maybe check them out.
    • New thermistor string
      • Hilti & generator
      • Liquid-tite
    • pull net radiometers
  • snip vegetation below snow sensor
  • K2 Met
    • Pull all radiometers (radiometer cases are in Quartz Creek Conex)
    • Active Layer measurements @ site (north and then east of station in L)
    • snip vegetation below snow sensor
  • camp at quartz creek


August 28 Kougarok area

  • Wait for Fritz' group to arrive
  • Once they arrive get their help to put old ATV into truck.
  • Head out to K3 & CALM grid together
  • K3 Mauze
    • take out 2 batteries
    • bring back net radiometer
    • snip vegetation below snow sensor
    • thermistor string
      • Hilti & generator
      • liquid-tite
      • shovel
  • Stuff to bring back to Fairbanks:
    • Eppley Radiometers for calibration
    • REBS Radiometers for calibration
  • Drop ATV at Nome storage
  • Return to Fairbanks