PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM STANDARD_DATA_PRODUCT_ID = HEA DATA_SET_ID = "MEX-M-MRS-1/2/3-EXT2-1910-V1.0" PRODUCT_ID = "M00SUE0L1A_HEA_091150421_00.TXT" PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME = 2012-06-25T16:08:06.000 PRODUCER_ID = "SUE" INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "MEX" OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2009-04-30 NOTE = "DSN MEX Bistatic Radar Data Collection" END_OBJECT = TEXT END Miscellaneous ============= This is the first report since HEA9112A.TXT. Open Loop Data ============== Data Collection --------------- We have completed quick-look processing on the following 25 kHz MEX RSR open loop bistatic radar data at Stanford: DOY DSS RSR BAND RSR CH KSPS BT REC RECS RSR MAX START STOP ID RS LEN FILE NAME SNR --- --- -------- -------- ---- --- -- ---- -- ----- ----- ------------ ----- 115 63 04:21:00 05:31:00 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 16801 9115042A.RSR 3.7 115 63 04:21:00 05:30:59 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 16800 9115042B.RSR 3.9 115 63 04:21:00 05:30:59 -/XL 2 3 25 16 25260 16800 9115042C.RSR 4.4 115 63 04:21:00 05:31:00 -/SL 1 3 25 16 25260 16801 9115042D.RSR 4.4 115 63 06:19:00 06:58:00 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 9361 9115061A.RSR 64.2 115 63 06:19:00 06:58:00 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 9361 9115061B.RSR 42.5 115 63 06:19:00 06:58:00 -/XL 2 3 25 16 25260 9361 9115061C.RSR 39.8 115 63 06:19:00 06:58:00 -/SL 1 3 25 16 25260 9361 9115061D.RSR 21.6 115 63 06:58:00 08:04:00 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 15841 9115065A.RSR 20.1 115 63 06:58:00 08:04:00 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 15841 9115065B.RSR 6.8 115 63 06:58:00 08:04:00 -/XL 2 3 25 16 25260 15841 9115065C.RSR 19.4 115 63 06:58:00 08:04:00 -/SL 1 3 25 16 25260 15841 9115065D.RSR 8.7 115 63 08:04:00 09:20:00 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 18241 9115080A.RSR 65.9 115 63 08:04:00 09:20:00 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 18241 9115080B.RSR 42.2 115 63 08:04:00 09:20:00 -/XL 2 3 25 16 25260 18241 9115080C.RSR 40.5 115 63 08:04:00 09:20:00 -/SL 1 3 25 16 25260 18241 9115080D.RSR 21.6 We have completed quick-look processing on the following 100 kHz MEX RSR open loop bistatic radar data at Stanford: DOY DSS RSR BAND RSR CH KSPS BT REC RECS RSR MAX START STOP ID RS LEN FILE NAME SNR --- --- -------- -------- ---- --- -- ---- -- ----- ----- ------------ ----- 115 63 06:58:00 07:20:00 -/XR 4 4 100 16 20260 26401 9115065E.RSR 23.9 115 63 06:58:00 07:20:00 -/SR 3 4 100 16 20260 26401 9115065F.RSR 9.8 115 63 06:58:00 07:20:00 -/XL 2 4 100 16 20260 26401 9115065G.RSR 25.8 115 63 06:58:00 07:20:00 -/SL 1 4 100 16 20260 26401 9115065H.RSR 11.2 115 63 07:20:00 07:42:00 -/XR 4 4 100 16 20260 26401 9115072A.RSR 23.4 115 63 07:20:00 07:42:00 -/SR 3 4 100 16 20260 26401 9115072B.RSR 9.5 115 63 07:20:00 07:42:00 -/XL 2 4 100 16 20260 26401 9115072C.RSR 24.7 115 63 07:20:00 07:42:00 -/SL 1 4 100 16 20260 26401 9115072D.RSR 9.3 115 63 07:42:00 08:03:59 -/XR 4 4 100 16 20260 26400 9115074A.RSR 25.8 115 63 07:42:00 08:03:59 -/SR 3 4 100 16 20260 26400 9115074B.RSR 9.6 115 63 07:42:00 08:03:59 -/XL 2 4 100 16 20260 26400 9115074C.RSR 23.9 115 63 07:42:00 08:03:59 -/SL 1 4 100 16 20260 26400 9115074D.RSR 10.2 These all appear to be good data; echoes are visible in all four channels. Concerns about the performance of the S-RCP microwave circuitry and RSR surfaced during the ground pre-calibration; but there is no evidence of a malfunction in the data which have reached Stanford and gone through early stages of processing, including amplitude calibration. Danny Kahan and Gene Goltz had initiated backup recording on VSR equipment when problems were first suspected; but those data are no longer needed.