PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM STANDARD_DATA_PRODUCT_ID = HEA DATA_SET_ID = "MEX-M-MRS-1/2/3-EXT2-2339-V1.0" PRODUCT_ID = "M00SUE0L1A_HEA_100550653_00.TXT" PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME = 2012-10-08T11:23:47.000 PRODUCER_ID = "SUE" INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "MEX" OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2010-03-03 NOTE = "DSN MEX Bistatic Radar Data Report" END_OBJECT = TEXT END Miscellaneous ============= This is the first report since HEAA055A.TXT. Open Loop Data ============== Data Collection --------------- We have completed quick-look processing on the following 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 --- --- -------- -------- ---- --- -- ---- -- ----- ----- ------------ ----- 055 14 06:53:00 07:35:00 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 10084 A055065A.RSR -0.0 055 14 06:53:00 07:35:00 -/XL 6 3 25 16 25260 10084 A055065C.RSR 5.2 055 14 06:53:00 07:35:00 -/SL 5 3 25 16 25260 10084 A055065D.RSR 4.1 055 14 06:53:00 07:35:00 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 10084 A055065B.RSR 3.8 055 14 07:35:00 08:34:59 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 14400 A055073A.RSR 4.6 055 14 07:35:00 08:34:59 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 14400 A055073B.RSR 3.3 055 14 07:35:00 08:34:59 -/XL 6 3 25 16 25260 14400 A055073C.RSR 3.5 055 14 07:35:00 08:34:59 -/SL 5 3 25 16 25260 14400 A055073D.RSR 3.7 055 14 09:46:00 10:23:00 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 8884 A055094A.RSR 71.4 055 14 09:46:00 10:23:00 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 8884 A055094B.RSR 51.2 055 14 09:46:00 10:23:00 -/XL 6 3 25 16 25260 8884 A055094C.RSR 40.0 055 14 09:46:00 10:23:00 -/SL 5 3 25 16 25260 8884 A055094D.RSR 27.7 055 14 10:23:00 11:27:00 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 15364 A055102A.RSR 17.8 055 14 10:23:00 11:27:00 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 15364 A055102B.RSR 15.7 055 14 10:23:00 11:27:00 -/XL 6 3 25 16 25260 15364 A055102C.RSR 26.7 055 14 10:23:00 11:27:00 -/SL 5 3 25 16 25260 15364 A055102D.RSR 17.3 055 14 11:27:00 12:50:00 -/XR 4 3 25 16 25260 19924 A055112A.RSR 72.6 055 14 11:27:00 12:50:00 -/SR 3 3 25 16 25260 19924 A055112B.RSR 51.2 055 14 11:27:00 12:50:00 -/XL 6 3 25 16 25260 19924 A055112C.RSR 43.3 055 14 11:27:00 12:50:00 -/SL 5 3 25 16 25260 19924 A055112D.RSR 25.1 055 14 10:23:00 10:45:00 -/XR 4 4 100 16 20260 26420 A055102E.RSR 23.6 055 14 10:23:00 10:45:00 -/SR 3 4 100 16 20260 26420 A055102F.RSR 15.2 055 14 10:23:00 10:45:00 -/XL 6 4 100 16 20260 26420 A055102G.RSR 34.6 055 14 10:23:00 10:45:00 -/SL 5 4 100 16 20260 26420 A055102H.RSR 19.2 055 14 10:45:00 11:07:00 -/XR 4 4 100 16 20260 26420 A055104A.RSR 25.5 055 14 10:45:00 11:07:00 -/SR 3 4 100 16 20260 26420 A055104B.RSR 15.1 055 14 10:45:00 11:07:00 -/XL 6 4 100 16 20260 26420 A055104C.RSR 34.8 055 14 10:45:00 11:07:00 -/SL 5 4 100 16 20260 26420 A055104D.RSR 18.6 055 14 11:07:00 11:26:59 -/XR 4 4 100 16 20260 24000 A055110A.RSR 23.6 055 14 11:07:00 11:26:59 -/SR 3 4 100 16 20260 24000 A055110B.RSR 11.5 055 14 11:07:00 11:26:59 -/XL 6 4 100 16 20260 24000 A055110C.RSR 30.6 055 14 11:07:00 11:26:59 -/SL 5 4 100 16 20260 24000 A055110D.RSR 16.6 Echoes in all four channels are visible in the quick-look plots, with X-LCP being particularly strong (as expected). Although there were some problems completing the calibrations (with steps needing to be repeated), the results look good at this stage. If so, this will be the first experiment since 2009/199 in which all four receivers had nominal performance. DSN engineers get special credit for bringing the S-RCP maser back on line after two BSRs in which it was 'red'.