LDI DIGISONDE 4D - General Recommendations for Digisonde; Operations

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DIGISONDE-4D
SYSTEM MANUAL
VERSION 1.2.11
SECTION 3 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3-67
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIGISONDE
®
OPERATIONS
3:127. General recommendations for Digisonde-4D operations are summarized in Table 3-11.
Table 3-11. General Recommendations for Digisonde-4D Operations
#
Recommendation
Motivation
Usage Implications
1
Use 7.5 or 5 minute meas-
urement cadences for better
coverage of storm time de-
velopments in ionosphere
15 minute cadence is not sufficient
to capture storm timeline
Increased data volume
2
Use appropriate list of re-
stricted frequencies
Frequency allocation authority fines
Decreased quality of data
3
Run tracker calibration
schedule every 3 months
Reflect long-term changes in the
analog electronics
None
4
Do not leave Digisonde
®
ob-
servatory with DCART show-
ing real-time data on screen
Data visualization uses computer
resources
None
5
Do not leave Digisonde
®
ob-
servatory with the sounder
idling or running in the Man-
ual/Diagnostic state.
Data loss
None