Gene, Danny:

This is my recommendation for the MEX bistatic radar operation today.
I'll plan to check in by phone; I'll be at 650-723-0296 if you need me.

There is a MEX telemetry pass at DSS 63 just before the BSR and more
telemetry at DSS 25 just after the BSR.

There will be FRO's for this experiment, contrary to what I told you Friday
night (I'm glad I checked).  With these FRO's the X-band echo should be in
the center of the passband; the residual carrier may be visible on subchannel
4 at about -19000 Hz.  The S-band residual carrier will be at about -2500 Hz
and the echo will be at +2500 Hz on subchannel 3.  Both echoes should be
narrow (less than 1 kHz) and not move much at all.

Dick

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2005/345
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21:10  Begin Pre-cal at DSS 63
       X-RCP FGAIN = 68 dB; all others = 60 dB
       FRO_x = 0; FRO_s = 0 (changes later)
       Start recording after Step 4; stop after Step 18

2005/346
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00:10  Beginning of track (probably no spacecraft signals)

00:34  X TX ON (with telemetry, which we ignore)

00:38  S TX ON (C/No ~ 55 dB)

00:55  X-Band telemetry OFF (c/No ~76 dB)

00:58  X-RCP FGAIN = 68 dB; all others 60 dB

00:59  Begin 25 kHz RSR recordings

01:30  FRO_x = +16000 Hz (X carrier should be at about -19000 Hz)
       FRO_s =  +1000 Hz (S carrier should be at about  -2500 Hz)

01:41  Begin Slew #1

01:45  Begin MiniCal #1

01:52  End Slew #1

01:53  Begin 100 kHz RSR recordings

02:00  End MiniCal #1 (end of Step 5)

02:23  Maximum echo signals

02:50  Begin MiniCal #2

02:53  S TX OFF
       Begin Slew #2
       End 100 kHz recordings

02:55  X telemetry modulation ON

03:04  End Slew #2

03:05  End MiniCal #2 (end of Step 5)

03:10  End of Track

03:15  Begin Post-Cal (time approximate)

04:10  End Post-Cal (time approximate)
       Stop 25 kHz RSR recordings
       Scheduled end of Activity