2010 August Nome Trip

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For Starters, the to do list:

Pre-trip to do

  • Buy Tarps & Straps
  • 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

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

Council Vlad Tundra

Council Vlad Forest

Council Vlad Shrub

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
  • Replace Thermocouples CR10X with CR800
  • 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
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