MEX Bistatic Radar - 1 Oct 2005


FGAIN = 60, except use FGAIN=68 for X-RCP

No FRO; echo drifts through carrier frequency during experiment



   ERT
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04:00:00  SOA - Begin DSS 14 pre-cal

          Beware X-LCP noise diode switching problems (DR

07:00:00  BOT - X-band only, 3-way

07:08:46  X-band, goes 1-way

07:10:00  Begin 25 kHz recording

07:10:23  S-Tx ON

07:25:23  X-TM OFF, X-RNG OFF (begin BSR block)

07:45:38  Begin SLEW #1

07:47:00  Begin MiniCal #1

07:59:00  MiniCal #1 Step 5

08:02:51  End Slew #1

08:04:00  Begin 100 kHz recording

08:34:00  BSR Specular Point condition (strongest echoes)
          RCP and LCP should have very similar strengths

09:04:00  End 100 kHz recording

          Begin MiniCal #2

09:04:11  Begin Slew #2

09:16:00  MiniCal #2 Step 5

09:21:35  End Slew #2

10:04:01  S-Tx OFF (End BSR block)

10:05:00  DSS 14 end track, go to zenith

10:06:01  X-TM ON, X-RNG ON

10:10:00  Begin post-cal

10:25:00  X-Tx OFF

          Scheduled EOT

11:10:00  Actual end of post-cal (or earlier)

          End 25 kHz recording

11:25:00  EOA