2010 August Nome Trip

For Starters, the to do list:

Pre-trip to do

• Buy Tarps & Straps

Stuff to bring out

• Keypad
• Tool Bags
• Computer & SC32B
• Climbing harness
• Serial Cables & spares
• NRS straps for battery boxes
• A couple of replacement tarps

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

• For C1 -- Net Radiometer Box
• For C2 -- Net Radiometer Box
• For Skookum -- Antenna

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

• For K1 -- Net Radiometer Box
• For K2 -- Net Radiometer Box
• For K3 -- Net Radiometer Box

Station by Station to do

C1 Grid

• Remove Net Radiometer
• Reprogram Radio
• 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

• Remove Net Radiometer
• Reprogram Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Download Data
• Review Data
• Replace Judd Transducer

Skookum

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

Anvil

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

Kigluaiks 1

• Reprogram Radio
• 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
• Test comms with Anvil
• Download Data
• Review Data

K1 Burn

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

K2 Met

• Replace Judd transducer
• Replace Thermocouples CR10X with CR800
• Remove Net Radiometer
• Relevel Radiometer Tower
• 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
• Remove Net Radiometer
• Think (hard) about redoing solar panel cable
• Replace SR50 cable
• Fix Precip Bucket?

Northwest Campus

• Move base station to a new building
• Reprogram Radio
• Change IP address of Serial Server?

Nome Highschool

• Install sensors
• Add power system

Snake River

• Remove site?

Potential Itinerary

Day 1

+ Party departs Fairbanks for Nome
+ Rent Truck
+ Go to school, move base station and reconfigure radio & serial server (if necessary)
+ 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
+ Get food for a couple of days

Day 2

+ Drive to Kougarok
+ Site Visit to K1
+ Site Visit to K2 
+ Camp / stay @ cabin

Day 3

+ Site Visit to K3
+ Site Visit to Kigluaiks 1 & 2
+ Return to Nome

Day 4

+ Grab Canoe in Nome and head to Council
+ Site Visit to C1
+ Site Visit to C2
+ Site Visit to Skookum

Day 5

+ Return to Fairbanks