LDI DIGISONDE 4D - Section 3 Operating Instructions

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DIGISONDE-4D
SYSTEM MANUAL
VERSION 1.2.11
SECTION 3 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3-1
SECTION 3
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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SECTION CONTENTS
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SECTION 3 3-1
CHAPTER 1 _ PROGRAMMING DIGISONDE
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MEASUREMENTS ........................................... 3-6
PROGRAMS, SCHEDULES, AND SCHEDULE START TIMES ............................................................... 3-6
SCIENCE MODES AND DATA PRODUCTS ............................................................................................ 3-7
PROGRAMMING SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS ...................................................................................... 3-9
General Considerations ......................................................................................................................... 3-9
Frequency Multiplexing.......................................................................................................................... 3-9
Autogain Evaluation and Control ......................................................................................................... 3-12
Programming Vertical Incidence Ionogram Measurement .................................................................. 3-15
RSF Ionogram with Echo Directions ............................................................................................... 3-15
RSF Ionogram with Echo Directions and Precision Ranging ......................................................... 3-17
SBF Ionogram without Echo Directions .......................................................................................... 3-18
Data Products Derived from Vertical Incidence Ionogram Measurement ........................................... 3-18
Automatic Ionogram Scaling with ARTIST ...................................................................................... 3-18
Presentation of Directional Ionogram Data as Daily Directogram .................................................. 3-19
Programming Oblique Incidence Ionogram Measurement.................................................................. 3-20
Programming Drift Measurement ........................................................................................................ 3-22
Data Products Derived from Drift Measurement ................................................................................. 3-24
Doppler Skymap .............................................................................................................................. 3-24
Bulk Plasma Drift Velocity ............................................................................................................... 3-24
Ionospheric Tilt ................................................................................................................................ 3-24
Skymap Display for WWW Homepage ........................................................................................... 3-24
Daily Velocity Plot for WWW Homepage ........................................................................................ 3-25
Programming Passive RF Sensing Measurements ............................................................................ 3-25
Programming HF Surveillance Measurements ................................................................................... 3-27
SPECIFICATION OF RESTRICTED FREQUENCIES ............................................................................ 3-31
HOUSEKEEPING MEASUREMENTS AND DATA PRODUCTS ............................................................ 3-33
COMMAND AND TELEMETRY TRAFFIC .............................................................................................. 3-33