May 2017 Arecibo HF Experiments Paul A. Bernhardt Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
ROTHR DIR Schedule for NRL Dates: 21 to 25 May 2017 Times: 14:19 to 16:18 GMT Frequency Selection Virginia: Place Ocean Scatter Twice Distance as from VA to PR Texas: Place Ocean Scatter Twice Distance as from TX to PR (or the Best that can be Done) Transmit Beam Azimuth Selection VA to PR: 152 Degrees (5 Beams at 136, 144, 152,160, 168 Degree Azimuths) TX to PR: 101 Degrees (5 Beams at 85, 93, 101,109, 117 Degree Azimuths)
ROTHR DIR Azimuths for Arecibo Tests
NRL ROTHR Experiment Requests GMT Start Date Time (GMT) Stop Time (GMT) 2017/05/21 15:47:30 16:17:30 2017/05/22 15:25:00 15:55:00 2017/05/23 15:03:00 15:33:00 2017/05/24 14:41:00 15:11:00 2017/05/25 14:19:00 14:49:00 Note: Call (757) 421-6159 QVI and WSBI Start Times Call Watch Supervisor at 757-421-6143 for Dwell Status Gordon Patterson Watch Supervisor Ask for Ionosonde Critical Frequencies ROTHR Radar Modes VA and TX Frequency Selection for DIR at Twice Distance to Arecibo, PR Wave Form 119 (62.5 Hz, 8.33 kHz BW, 2.024 s CIT) Azimuths to Cover Plus/Minus 25 Degrees Around Arecibo Virginia Transmitter DIR Azimuths: Texas Transmitter DIR AzimuthsL
ePOP Times in May 2017 GMT Date Time (GMT) Altitude (km) Time (AST) ePOP RRI Antenna A Antenna B 2017/05/21 16:02:30 404.99 12:02:30 5.1 MHz 2017/05/22 15:40:00 412.00 11:40:00 TBD 2017/05/23 15:18:00 428.96 11:18:00 2017/05/24 14:56:00 447.17 10:56:00 2017/05/25 14:34:00 466.56 10:34:00
ePOP Time 8.187 MHz 5.1 MHz
Puerto Rico Ionosphere Profiles 17 May 2017 1400 to 1600 GMT Plasma Frequency (MHz) Altitude (km)
Old Arecibo HF Schedule for NRL
Revised Arecibo HF Schedule for NRL
ePOP Orbits for NRL ROTHR with Arecibo GMT Date Time
NRL Experiment Arecibo Request Times AST Start Date Time (AST) Stop Time (AST) Freq. (MHz) Mode 2017/05/21 11:47:30 12:17:30 5.1 MHz CW 2017/05/22 11:25:00 11:55:00 CW 1 1 Min On/Off 2017/05/23 11:03:00 11:33:00 CW Pulsed 3s/1s 2017/05/24 10:00:00 16:00:00 5.1 and 8.175 Multiple Modes 2017/05/25 10:19:00 10:49:00 5.1 or 8.175 Pulsed 3s/1s 1 Min Off/On
QVI Profiles from Puerto Rico
QVI Profiles from Texas
QVI Profiles from Virginia