POLARIS  Network Activity Log; Last Updated: Mon Sep 14 09:07:36 EDT 2009
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1 2006-10-27 12:56 A3PN TDMA Halt Removed from TDMA (CYG253, Carina 115) until next visit. Station down due to antenna shift.
2 2001-09-09 ACKN New Station Start DC (Solar Panels).
3 2002-07-20 20:20 ACKN Temp Stop Stopped recording in ACKN ringbuffers to swap electronics.
4 2002-07-20 20:21 ACKN Hardware Swap Cygnus 160/HRD 211 replaced with Cygnus 220/Trident 141.
5 2002-07-20 21:00 ACKN SR Change Sampling rate from to 20 sps to 40 sps
6 2002-07-20 21:00? ACKN Restart Started recording in new ACKN ringbuffers.
7 2002-08-13 18:28 ACKN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
8 2002-09-14 15:30-16:30 ACKN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
9 2002-09-21 12:23 ACKN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
10 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN Clean up Garbage removed from site.
11 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
12 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN Feed Window Replaced.
13 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201, TS 1.23, TRD 1.701 running.
14 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN Gain Check Software gain 1.048576, DC removal filter off, Input range 40 Vpp.
15 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
16 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN Re-Point 35 dB co-pol 1 x-pol.
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17 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN SSPB Check Two watts sspb installed. S/N 16461.
18 2003-07-14 20:10 ACKN Service Visit Station was down. GPS cable was chewed up, feed window memberane damaged, water in feed horn assembly.
19 2003-08-12 18:38 ACKN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
20 2003-08-12 18:38 ACKN Gain Change Software gain changed from 1.048576 to 1.0.
21 2003-09-30 18:00 ACKN DC Filter Check DC filter unchanged at off.
22 2003-09-30 18:00 ACKN Gain Check Software gain unchanged at 1.0 at 40 sps.
23 2003-09-30 18:00 ACKN Hardware Swap Cygnus 220 removed, 265 installed. 2 W SSPB removed, 1 W installed (SN A0208A).
24 2003-09-30 18:00 ACKN Re-Point Much improved. X-pol 0 Co-pol 28 dB. Additional bird protection (shark teeth) installed.
25 2003-09-30 18:00 ACKN SSPB Check All looked ok at station and at Hub (on analyzer), but no data received, even after a Cygnus swap. It was concluded that the new 2 W sspb was not working.
26 2003-09-30 18:00 ACKN Service Visit Visit initiated due to poor VSAT performance.
27 2003-09-30 18:00 ACKN VSAT Check Before re-pointing: X-pol 0 Co-pol 20 dB.
28 2003-11-03 19:31 ACKN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. A is active.
29 2004-08-22 14:56 ACKN Restart Trident 141 shows bus gaps, rebooted to reset negative counter on "Bytes sent".
30 2004-09-12 17:19 ACKN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.7005A installed.
31 2004-09-12 17:24 ACKN Firmware Upgrade TS 2.0000B installed. Trident 1.7210 already running.
32 2004-09-12 17:26 ACKN Restart Trident rebooted. Transmit errors before reboot 9640, after 0.
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33 2004-09-12 17:29 ACKN Comments Monitoring station for bus gaps. Would firmware upgrade help?
34 2004-09-17 13:14 ACKN Comments Bus gaps continue. Trident 141 Instrument screen shows Transmit overruns of 3361 and errors of 3899 and receive overruns of 5708 after about 5 days since last reboot of TimeServer.
35 2006-07-11 14:40 ACKN Closed End of Operation.
36 2002-01-31 ACTO New Station Start SOSN/POLARIS. AC Powered.
37 2002-02-08 ACTO Seismo Swap Changed from CMG-3ESP to CMG-40T.
38 2002-02-22 ACTO Seismo Swap Changed from CMG-40T to CMG-3ESP.
39 2002-08-13 22:50 ACTO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
40 2002-09-23 22:15 ACTO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
41 2003-04-11 16:56 ACTO Hardware Swap Now running CYG174 TRD77.
42 2003-04-11 16:56 ACTO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
43 2003-12-19 21:00 ACTO Service Visit Station down about 1/2 hour to swap Trident.
44 2003-12-19 21:30 ACTO Hardware Swap Trident 77 removed, 295 installed.
45 2003-12-19 21:31 ACTO DC Filter Check Unchanged from on at 1 mHz.
46 2003-12-19 21:32 ACTO Gain Check Unchanged from 0.5.
47 2004-06-22 18:24 ACTO Require GPS Lock GPS receiver installed on Libra com port, recording at London Hub.
48 2009-04-17 20:10 ACTO VSAT Check 37/5 dB isolation.
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49 2009-04-17 20:20 ACTO Seismo Swap ESP removed, Trillium 120P SN 127 installed.
50 2009-04-17 20:30 ACTO DC Filter Change Changed from on to Off.
51 2009-04-17 20:30 ACTO Gain Change Software gain was changed from 0.5 to 1.0
52 2006-09-15 14:00 AKVQ New Station Code Internet, Ottawa Hub, at Akulivik, Hudson Bay.
53 2006-09-15 14:05 AKVQ Internet Station On VPN.
54 2006-09-15 14:10 AKVQ Hardware List Taurus 192, ESP T3D60, IP 86.18.
55 2006-09-15 14:20 AKVQ 40 sps, Gain 1, No DC filter, Require GPS Lock Checked.
56 2006-09-15 14:30 AKVQ Comments Internet TX problems, gaps in data.
57 2007-09-18 10:00 AKVQ Service Visit Install Mag and swap seismometer.
58 2007-09-18 16:00 AKVQ MT Station Installed Internet Magnetometer near seismic vault.
59 2007-09-18 16:08 AKVQ Power Check Checked IBoot device, powe cycled the Mag, OK.
60 2007-09-18 16:22 AKVQ MT Station Mag data flowing to Ottawa Hub, recorded at HUB8.
61 2008-07-20 18:00 AKVQ MT Station Upgraded NIMS box (GPS+Reset) installed.
62 2008-07-20 18:24 AKVQ Hardware List NIMX box SN 2405-1.
63 2008-07-20 18:30 AKVQ Reminder NIMS box SN 2402-1 failed at first try at IVKQ and AKVQ. Needs factory repair.
64 2003-10-02 20:18 ALFO DC Filter Check Started with DC filter on at 0.001 Hz.
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65 2003-10-02 20:18 ALFO Gain Check Started with software gain of 0.5 at 100 sps, input range 16 Vp-p.
66 2004-05-27 14:47 ALFO Service Visit To replace seismometer. Site looked ok.
67 2004-05-27 14:50 ALFO Seismo Swap Trillium 0075 removed. ESP T3J04 installed.
68 2004-05-27 14:51 ALFO Gain Check Unchaged at 0.5.
69 2004-05-27 14:52 ALFO DC Filter Check Unchaged at on and 1 mHz.
70 2004-05-27 14:53 ALFO Comments Trident Input range changed from 16 (for Trillium) to 40 Vpp(for ESP).
71 2004-05-27 16:10 ALFO Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
72 2004-05-27 16:15 ALFO Comments For next visit: Security cable for battery box and Proper upper pedestal to fit over leveling plate.
73 2004-12-14 16:00 ALFO Service Visit To re-point and charge batteries.
74 2004-12-14 18:20 ALFO Re-Point X/Co. 28/3 before, 32/2 dB after repoint.
75 2004-12-14 18:54 ALFO Comments All is ok. Trident screen was checked. Overruns looks ok.
76 2004-12-14 18:55 ALFO Battery Check Charging in progress.
77 2004-12-14 20:06 ALFO Service Visit End of Serivice. Batteries were charged for about 4 houurs. All ok.
78 2005-10-26 16:42 ALFO Service Visit Station has been dead, found Cygnus to be dead.
79 2005-10-26 16:43 ALFO Hardware Swap Dead Cygnus 175 removed, Cygnus 269 installed.
80 2005-10-26 16:48 ALFO Comments Dataserver restarted at London Hub (ALFO is served by this Hub).
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81 2009-05-29 18:53 ALFO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
82 2009-05-29 18:53 ALFO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
83 2002-09-11 23:05 ALGO New Station Code Start recording in ALGO ringbuffers.
84 2002-09-17 00:25 ALGO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
85 2002-09-17 00:25 ALGO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
86 2002-09-20 19:15 ALGO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
87 2003-02-19 23:30 ALGO Hardware Swap Cygnus 266 replaced with Cygnus 185.
88 2003-05-07 17:39 ALGO Site Visit Cygnus installed in battery box. 2 more batteries. GPS cable in conduit. Blanket removed from Trident.
89 2003-05-07 17:39 ALGO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
90 2003-05-07 17:39 ALGO VSAT Check Co-pol 33, X-pol 2dB. Adjustment not needed.
91 2004-03-15 16:48 ALGO DC Filter Change Changed from ON @0.0010 Hz to OFF. Requested by Savka D. for calibration test. Will be restored to on later.
92 2004-03-15 20:30 ALGO DC Filter Change Changed from OFF to ON at 0.001 Hz. Savka's test finished.
93 2009-04-27 17:10 ALGO Service Visit Replace batteries, fix power supply, re-point and set to standard gain.
94 2009-04-27 17:20 ALGO Power Check 20A PV brakers replaced with new 30A, 80A main breaker replaced with new 60A, 8 new batteries installed.
95 2009-04-27 17:40 ALGO VSAT Check DAC count of 41, no adjustment required.
96 2009-04-27 18:00 ALGO Comments Cooling fan working OK.
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97 2009-04-27 18:20 ALGO Power Check Old batteries were load tested and were low under load.
98 2009-04-27 18:30 ALGO Comments Battery box looked dry and good.
99 2009-04-27 18:40 ALGO DC Filter Change From on to off.
100 2009-04-27 18:40 ALGO Gain Change Software gain changed from 0.5 to 1.0
101 2006-08-30 01:32 ALRB New Station Code Anahim Lake, Lehmann Ranch, BC, recording at Ottawa Hub, Naqs1,2, Telesat.
102 2006-08-30 01:36 ALRB Hardware List Cyg192, Trd91, TS37, SSPB A0177A, ESP T3B25.
103 2006-08-30 01:37 ALRB DC Filter Check Off.
104 2006-08-30 01:37 ALRB Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
105 2006-08-30 01:38 ALRB Require GPS Lock On.
106 2006-08-30 01:38 ALRB VSAT Check 29.2 dB isolation.
107 2006-08-30 01:39 ALRB Comments Site installed without analyzer, helped by Telesat.
108 2006-09-06 16:58 ALRB Service Visit To fix bus gap problems.
109 2006-09-06 16:59 ALRB Comments Bus and grounding cables checked, all ok.
110 2006-09-06 16:59 ALRB Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps, as before.
111 2006-09-06 16:59 ALRB Hardware Swap Trident 91 removed, Trd695 installed.
112 2006-09-06 17:00 ALRB Comments This is the end of Nechako basin installation/service.
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113 2006-09-06 17:00 ALRB DC Filter Check Off, as before.
114 2006-09-06 17:00 ALRB Require GPS Lock On, as before.
115 2008-06-12 00:10 ALRB Service Visit RF TX calbe was damaged. Feedhorn replaced.
116 2008-06-12 00:30 ALRB Comments TX signal not reaching out. Attempt to change RF cable, again.
117 2008-06-12 00:56 ALRB Hardware Swap Another RF cable did not fix problem, attemp to try another feedhorn.
118 2008-06-12 01:00 ALRB VSAT Check 30 dB isolation.
119 2009-08-27 22:00 ALRB Closed End of Operation.
120 2002-11-18 19:35 ANMB New Station Code Start recording in ANMB ringbuffers.
121 2003-06-18 ANMB Service Visit All ok. Fixed fence.
122 2004-08-19 17:31 ANMB Closed Station closed at 2004-08-19-17-31. Site owner requested removal of station since the property is sold.
123 2005-08-17 22:06 AP3N New Station Start Started new Hudson Bay station at Apex 3 site, recording on Naqs2, Ottawa Hub.
124 2005-08-17 22:07 AP3N Gain Check Gain of 1.0, sps 40.
125 2005-08-17 22:07 AP3N Hardware List Cyg 253, Trd 158, sspb a001a, 2w, seismo ESP T3B50.
126 2005-08-17 22:08 AP3N VSAT Check Telesat, first site on new bandwidth, 35 dB separation.
127 2005-08-17 22:09 AP3N DC Filter Check DC filter is not on.
128 2005-08-17 22:10 AP3N Require GPS Lock Require GPS Lock is on.
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129 2005-08-17 22:11 AP3N Site Geology Solid bedrock at 69 27 31.1 N 84 27 41.7 W 437 m.
130 2005-08-17 22:20 AP3N Comments Started on Naqs1 at Ottawa Hub. Dataserver restarted.
131 2007-08-13 16:00 AP3N Service Visit To tune VSAT.
132 2007-08-13 16:45 AP3N VSAT Check Improved by 7.5 dB, now is 34/0 dB. EIRP lowered by 2 dB to match.
133 2007-08-13 17:15 AP3N Comments Station in good condition, no damage to anything.
134 2007-08-13 17:23 AP3N Comments Sensor calibration and mass-cenering fine.
135 2007-12-02 14:12 AP3N TDMA Halt Station is down. Removed from TDMA, (cyg253, carina 115) until next service visit.
136 2008-04-28 13:56 AP3N Restart TDMA reinstated but station is down and not sending data.
137 2008-04-30 00:00 AP3N Restart Station is up and sending data.
138 2006-08-12 22:37 ARVN New Station Start Started new station at Arviat, HB, Ottawa Hub Naqs2, Telesat Carina 116.
139 2006-08-12 22:38 ARVN VSAT Check 31 db isolation.
140 2006-08-12 22:39 ARVN Hardware List Same as DVKN, Cyg243, Trd239, TS 056, 40T/T4187.
141 2006-08-12 22:40 ARVN Comments Libra VSAT IP is 10.15.255.243
142 2006-08-12 22:41 ARVN DC Filter Check Off.
143 2006-08-12 22:41 ARVN Gain Check Gain is 1.0 at 40 sps.
144 2006-08-12 22:42 ARVN Carina Hubs Both Cyg and Carina needed Multicast Forwarding at Naqs to work.
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145 2006-08-12 22:42 ARVN Require GPS Lock On.
146 2006-08-12 22:44 ARVN Comments This is an AC station.
147 2006-08-12 22:56 ARVN New Station Start Started new station at Arviat, HB, Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
148 2006-08-12 22:57 ARVN Comments Naqs1 dataServer restarted.
149 2006-08-30 00:00 ARVN Comments Station moved by about one km to new locatoin for beeter AC connection. Old data to be junked, station code to be kept the same.
150 2006-10-27 12:51 ARVN TDMA Halt Removed from TDMA (CYG243, Carina 115) until next visit. Station down due to antenna shift.
151 2007-08-20 16:30 ARVN Service Visit To fix VSAT.
152 2007-08-20 17:00 ARVN VSAT Check Antenna had moved and was not pointing to Telesat at all. Repointed and obtained 40 dB isolation.
153 2007-08-20 17:15 ARVN Comments Increased antenna ballast by factor of 3.
154 2007-08-20 17:30 ARVN Comments Cooling fan was not connected, fixed, working fine.
155 2004-06-09 21:34 ATKO VSAT Check Co/X 29/0 dB. Ajusted IFL to 2 dB for long Cable. Correct SSPB profile entred.
156 2004-06-09 21:36 ATKO Hardware List CYG539, TS696, TRD059, Seismo. ESP T377, SSPB A0395A
157 2004-06-09 21:37 ATKO Gain Check 100 SPS, Gain 0.5, startup gain.
158 2004-06-09 21:38 ATKO DC Filter Check DC filter on at 0.001Hz. Startup.
159 2004-06-09 21:39 ATKO Site Geology Solid bedrock on hill top about 30 ft high about 40 yrds from access road.
160 2004-06-09 21:40 ATKO Comments Old (may be inactive) hydro wire nearby.
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161 2004-06-09 21:53 ATKO New Station Code Started recording on Naqs2 in ATKO ringbuffers.
162 2004-06-09 21:58 ATKO New Station Code Started recording in Naqs1 in ATKO ringbuffers.
163 2009-05-29 18:43 ATKO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
164 2009-05-29 18:43 ATKO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
165 2004-02-27 15:05 B7-VAULT New Station Code O88T, Internet station. Started.
166 2004-02-27 15:07 B7-VAULT Hardware List CYG284 TIM228 TRD231, 3ESP
167 2004-02-27 15:09 B7-VAULT Gain Check Started at 100 SPS, 40 VPP, Gain of 0.5
168 2004-02-27 15:10 B7-VAULT DC Filter Check Started with NO DC filter.
169 2002-08-25 17:30 BANO New Station Code Start recording in BANO ringbuffers.
170 2002-09-23 23:40 BANO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
171 2002-10-01 18:10 BANO Hardware Swap Cygnus 281 from 269, Trident 292 from 256
172 2009-04-29 18:32 BANO Service Visit To change gain and batteries and service power supply and VSAT, etc.
173 2009-04-29 18:35 BANO Power Check Repllaced 2 of 20A PV breaders with 2 new 30A, 80A main with new 60A,
174 2009-04-29 18:36 BANO Power Check Old batteries were load tested and were low under load, replaced with six new batteries.
175 2009-04-29 18:37 BANO Hub Swap Moved from London to Ottawa Hub.
176 2009-04-29 18:37 BANO VSAT Check 30 dB isolation verified but no adjustment needed.
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177 2009-04-29 19:15 BANO DC Filter Change From on to off.
178 2009-04-29 19:15 BANO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0.
179 2007-08-01 21:01 BASO New Station Code Started new borehole/surface seismometer site at Ashfield, Ontario on Ottawa Hub Naqs2
180 2007-08-01 21:08 BASO New Station Start Started new borehole/surface seismometer site at Ashfield, Ontario on Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
181 2007-08-01 21:38 BASO Hardware List Cyg 812/ Tridents 1138 (borehole) and 1141 (surface), sspb 2w a001747b, sur seismo sn 560.
182 2007-08-01 21:40 BASO Gain Check Both digitizers 100 sps, 40 vpp, sf gain 1.
183 2007-08-01 21:40 BASO VSAT Check 30/1 dB.
184 2007-08-01 21:41 BASO DC Filter Check Off on both digitizers.
185 2007-08-01 21:42 BASO Require GPS to Lock On.
186 2007-09-12 15:00 BASO Service Visit To fix mass-centering, calibration, etc.
187 2007-09-12 15:10 BASO Comments Mass-centered OK.
188 2007-09-12 15:20 BASO Comments DC-DC converter and Geotech control box inside wellhead vault winterized.
189 2007-09-12 15:30 BASO Power Check Charge controller ok.
190 2007-09-12 15:40 BASO Comments Borehole seismometer vault needs be buried a little, on next service run.
191 2009-04-20 14:00 BASO Seismo Check Surface seismometer removed.
192 2009-04-20 14:00 BASO VSAT Check 20/0 dB isolation but raining at site.
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193 2009-08-18 17:10 BASO Service Visit To repair electronics, hit by lightning?
194 2009-08-18 17:15 BASO Hardware Swap Cyg812, Trd1138 removed, Cyg419, Trd425 installed, GPS antenna replaced.
195 2009-08-18 17:20 BASO Re-Point VSAT is at 30 dB, improved by 5.
196 2009-08-18 17:22 BASO Restart Station restarted after repair. Data flowing now.
197 2005-10-22 17:43 BATG New Station Start Bathurst, NB, recording at London Hub.
198 2005-10-22 18:08 BATG Hardware List Cygnus 605, Trd 269, sspb 1w A0126A, seismo esp s/n T3D78.
199 2005-10-22 18:44 BATG DC Filter Check Off.
200 2005-10-22 18:44 BATG Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
201 2005-10-22 18:44 BATG VSAT Check 26/0 dB.
202 2005-10-22 18:45 BATG Power Check AC site.
203 2005-10-22 18:45 BATG Require GPS Lock On.
204 2005-10-22 18:45 BATG Site Geology On edge of small dam bolted to bedrock.
205 2006-08-31 21:07 BATG Carina Swap Switched from SES-AM to Telesat on Ottawa Hub.
206 2006-08-31 21:08 BATG Hardware Swap Cygnus 422 installed, 605 removed.
207 2006-08-31 21:09 BATG VSAT Check 30 dB.
208 2006-08-31 21:15 BATG Comments Polarization was off by 90 deg during Telesat move, resulted in confusion. Fixed.
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209 2008-08-04 11:00 BATG Service Visit Just for maintenance.
210 2008-08-04 11:30 BATG VSAT Check 30-32 dB isolation.
211 2007-08-22 00:56 BELQ New Station Start Started Taurus Internet station near Belleterre, Quebec, recording atOttawa Hub, Naqs1.
212 2007-08-22 01:00 BELQ Hardware List Taurus 1140. ESP seismometer SN ?.
213 2007-08-22 01:05 BELQ New Station Start Started Taurus Internet station, Ottawa Hub, Naqs2.
214 2007-08-22 01:10 BELQ Gain Check Gain 1, 100 SPS, 40 Vpp, Low Impe.
215 2007-08-22 01:15 BELQ DC Filter Check Off.
216 2007-08-22 16:30 BELQ Require GPS to Lock On.
217 2007-08-22 16:40 BELQ Comments Heater turn on set to 5 deg, cooler fan turn on set to 30 deg. C.
218 2008-07-11 22:14 BELQ Service Visit Site static IP need to change to restore connection.
219 2008-07-11 22:15 BELQ Seismo Check Seismometer did not respond to mass-centering. Cable at seismometer end was disconnected and reconnected to remedy the problem.
220 2008-07-11 22:16 BELQ Comments Mass-center and calibrated OK.
221 2008-07-11 22:17 BELQ Comments Auto-Mass-Centering enabled.
222 2007-08-02 19:35 BMRO New Station Code Started new borehole/surface seismometer site at Meriville Lake, Ontario on Ottawa Hub Naqs1 and 2.
223 2007-08-02 20:00 BMRO Hardware List Cyg 818, Trident 1142 BH, 1145 Surf. TS 1352, Sur seis sn 561, sspb 2w a00138b.
224 2007-08-02 20:01 BMRO Gain Check Software gain 1.0, Vpp 40, at 100 sps on both digitizers.
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225 2007-08-02 20:01 BMRO VSAT Check 24/0 dB.
226 2007-08-02 20:02 BMRO DC Filter Check Off on both digitizers.
227 2007-09-11 16:00 BMRO Service Visit To fix borehole seismomter, mass-centering, etc.
228 2007-09-11 20:45 BMRO Comments Mass-centering fixed. Electronics in wellhead vault winterized.
229 2007-09-11 20:55 BMRO Comments Boreholse seismometer rotated, tested, found defective, pulled out for factory repair.
230 2009-04-20 18:10 BMRO VSAT Check 20/0 dB isolation but raining at site.
231 2009-04-20 18:20 BMRO Seismo Check Surface seismometer removed.
232 2002-08-02 23:50 BOXN New Station Code Start recording in BOXN ringbuffers.
233 2002-08-23 21:58 BOXN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
234 2002-09-14 22:45 BOXN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
235 2002-09-21 12:37 BOXN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
236 2003-07-20 00:19 BOXN Before Re-Point Before any re-adjustment, co-pol was 34 and x-pol was 10 dB, indicating antenna move.
237 2003-07-20 00:19 BOXN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
238 2003-07-20 00:19 BOXN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed?
239 2003-07-20 00:19 BOXN Re-Point After re-pointing, co-pol was 38 with x-pol of 5 dB. Much improved.
240 2003-07-20 00:19 BOXN Service Visit Site was working OK. Stopped for service. Solar panel rack was loose, fixed.
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241 2003-07-20 01:29 BOXN Restart Calibrated and mass-centred ok.
242 2007-07-19 14:58 BOXN Closed Completed required recording.
243 2002-09-17 01:35 BPRO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
244 2002-09-17 01:35 BPRO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
245 2002-02-06 BRCO New Station Start SOSN/POLARIS. AC Powered.
246 2002-02-08 BRCO Seismo Swap Changed from CMG-3ESP to CMG-40T.
247 2002-03-01 BRCO Seismo Swap Changed from CMG-40T to CMG-3ESP.
248 2002-08-12 22:45 BRCO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
249 2002-09-16 21:10 BRCO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
250 2002-09-16 21:10 BRCO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
251 2002-09-23 17:51 BRCO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
252 2004-04-19 22:00 BRCO Firmware Upgrade TimeServer V2.00.00 upgrade to fix GPS SOH problem. Not sure if upgrade fixed the problem or simply the reboot did it. Served by BD, data entry IA.
253 2009-03-11 14:00 BRCO Service Visit To check vault, Trident cables, etc.
254 2009-03-11 15:00 BRCO Comments Valut was clean, pump working, water level well below seismometer. Connectors on Bus cable and seismometer were rusy, cleaned up and reconnected.
255 2009-03-11 16:06 BRCO Comments All seem to be OK and station is sending data. Need summer re-visit.
256 2009-04-19 20:10 BRCO VSAT Check 31/0 dB isolation.
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257 2009-04-19 20:20 BRCO DC Filter Change Changed from on to Off.
258 2009-04-19 20:20 BRCO Gain Change Software gain was changed from 0.5 to 1.0
259 2009-05-21 16:00 BRCO Service Visit To swap hardware etc.
260 2009-05-21 16:45 BRCO Hardware Swap Both Cygnus and Trident replaced.
261 2009-05-21 16:50 BRCO Comments Fixed the damaged NMX bus connector.
262 2002-09-10 16:50 BRPO New Station Code Start recording in BRPO ringbuffers.
263 2002-09-20 22:10 BRPO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
264 2002-10-15 09:?? BRPO Closed Moving station to safer location.
265 2003-11-02 18:00 BUKO New Station Start Started new statation (moved hardware from PTCO).
266 2003-11-02 18:01 BUKO VSAT Start 28/1 dB.
267 2003-11-02 18:02 BUKO Hardware List CYG179 TRD071 ESP-T3B18
268 2003-11-02 18:03 BUKO Site Geology Bedrock (outcrop).
269 2003-11-02 18:04 BUKO Power Upgrade Needed on next visit. Only 5 solar panels installed.
270 2003-11-03 13:50 BUKO Gain Check Started with software gain of 0.5.
271 2003-11-03 13:51 BUKO DC Filter Check Started with DC filter on at 1 mHz.
272 2003-11-17 19:08 BUKO Service Visit Added one solar panel, replaced some battery terminals
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273 2003-11-17 19:12 BUKO Battery Check Starting to charge batteries with generator.
274 2003-11-17 19:13 BUKO Restart Site restarting.
275 2003-11-18 13:00 BUKO Battery Check Generator stopped. Lasted about 18 hours??
276 2003-11-19 22:24 BUKO Battery Check Generator started again. Battery volts 12.6 VDC
277 2009-05-19 16:00 BUKO Service Visit To change gain etc.
278 2009-05-19 16:30 BUKO VSAT Check OK.
279 2009-05-19 17:06 BUKO DC Filter Change From on to off.
280 2009-05-19 17:06 BUKO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0.
281 2006-08-17 01:58 BULN New Station Start Bullion, Hudson Bay, starting Ottawa Hub Naqs1, Naqs2.
282 2006-08-17 01:59 BULN Hardware List Cyg246, Trd235, TS105, ESP T3A86, SSPB H013A, redeployed from YMBN.
283 2006-08-17 02:01 BULN Battery Check Only 11 batteries (new) were available.
284 2006-08-17 02:01 BULN VSAT Check 31 dB Isolation, Telesat, Carina 116.
285 2006-08-17 02:02 BULN DC Filter Check Off.
286 2006-08-17 02:02 BULN Gain Check Gain 1, sp 40 sps.
287 2006-08-17 02:02 BULN Require GPS Lock On.
288 2006-08-17 02:03 BULN Site Geology 200 m off runway.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
289 2006-09-07 18:27 BULN VSAT Check IFL loss faked to 4.0 db to increase power. EIRP inc is already at max. 10 dB. This improved performance.
290 2007-08-27 16:00 BULN Service Visit To fix VSAT.
291 2007-08-27 16:30 BULN VSAT Check More ballast added, 9 dB improved to 35 dB isolation.
292 2007-08-01 00:55 BWLO New Station Start Started borehole/surface seismometer site at Walkerton, Ontario, Ottawa Hub, Naqs2.
293 2007-08-01 00:58 BWLO VSAT Check 30 dB on AMC-5.
294 2007-08-01 11:38 BWLO New Station Start Started on Ottawa Hub, Naqs1.
295 2007-08-01 15:21 BWLO Hardware List Cygnus 807, Tridents 1108 and 1134, surface seismo sn 570, sspb a001750b 2W.
296 2007-08-01 15:22 BWLO Gain Check Software gain 1.0 at 100 sps on both digitizers.
297 2007-08-01 15:23 BWLO Comments BH seismometer clamping problems, to be resolved.
298 2007-08-01 15:23 BWLO DC Filter Check Off on both digitizers.
299 2007-08-01 15:23 BWLO Require GPS to Lock On.
300 2007-08-02 23:49 BWLO Seismo Check Borehole seismometer re-installed.
301 2007-08-02 23:50 BWLO Comments End of Bruce installation. Teams are heading home.
302 2007-09-12 13:00 BWLO Service Visit To fix mass-centering, calibration, etc.
303 2007-09-12 13:10 BWLO Comments Mass-centered OK.
304 2007-09-12 13:20 BWLO Comments DC-DC converter and Geotech control box inside wellhead vault winterized.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
305 2007-09-12 13:32 BWLO Power Check Charge controller ok.
306 2007-09-12 13:34 BWLO Comments Borehole seismometer vault needs be buried a little, on next service run.
307 2007-09-12 13:37 BWLO Comments Birehole seismometer HHE component still not calibrating. Suspect problem in downhold seismometer calibration circuit.
308 2007-11-09 19:46 BWLO Hardware Swap Trident digitizer 1108 removed from borehole seismometer, TRD1134 installed for borehole seismometer, TRD 237 installed for surface seismometer.
309 2009-04-20 20:35 BWLO VSAT Check Antenna mount was loose and secured, 33/2 dB isolation.
310 2009-04-20 20:40 BWLO Seismo Check Surface seismometer removed.
311 2009-04-20 10:00 Bruce BH Service Visit To repoint VSAT and remove surface seismometer.
312 2009-04-20 21:00 Bruce BH Comments End of service visit.
313 2002-07-30 03:45 CAMN New Station Code Start recording in CAMN ringbuffers.
314 2002-08-12 21:45 CAMN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
315 2002-09-14 22:10 CAMN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
316 2003-07-19 21:47 CAMN Before Re-Point Before any re-adjustment, co-pol was 35 and x-pol was 15 dB, indicating antenna move.
317 2003-07-19 21:47 CAMN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
318 2003-07-19 21:47 CAMN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed?
319 2003-07-19 21:47 CAMN Re-Point After re-pointing, co-pol was 35 with x-pol of 2 dB. Improved.
320 2003-07-19 21:47 CAMN Service Visit Site was working OK. Stopped for service.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
321 2003-07-19 22:54 CAMN Restart Calibrated & mass-centred ok.
322 2005-07-15 17:41 CAMN Closed End of operation.
323 2005-01-25 14:00 CARINA 92 Comments Ottawa Hub, Telesat antenna, stations on Hub 92 not working, see SOH graphs.
324 2005-01-25 15:00 CARINA 92 VSAT Check Ottawa Hub, Telesat antenna, No RX.
325 2005-01-25 15:10 CARINA 92 SSPB Check SSPB and LNB replaced.
326 2005-01-25 15:30 CARINA 92 Re-Point Telesat antenna needed repoint, x/c before 5/25, after 0/32 dB.
327 2005-01-25 15:40 CARINA 92 Comments Repoint needed early spring and mid-December.
328 2005-01-25 16:00 CARINA 92 VSAT Start Ottawa Hub, Telesat antenna up and ok.
329 2004-07-30 20:17 CBRQ New Station Code Started first Quebec station at Cabonga Reservoir.
330 2004-07-30 20:18 CBRQ Comments Served by Ottawa Hub. Naqs2 recording started 20:17, Naqs1 at 20:21.
331 2004-07-30 20:19 CBRQ Hardware List Cyg 561, TS 713, TRD 754, ESP Seism. T3K12, sspb a0496a.
332 2004-07-30 20:20 CBRQ VSAT Check Co/X 35/4 dB.
333 2004-07-30 20:21 CBRQ Site Geology Solid bedrock.
334 2004-07-30 20:22 CBRQ Cold-Boot Before taking screen captures.
335 2004-07-30 20:23 CBRQ Gain Check Started with gain of 0.5 at 100 sps.
336 2004-07-30 20:24 CBRQ DC Filter Check Started with dc filter on at 0.001 hz.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
337 2004-07-30 20:25 CBRQ Comments Ringbuffers restarted.
338 2005-05-19 04:46 CBRQ Closed Station closed.
339 2009-08-20 15:00 CDKN DC Filter Check Off.
340 2009-08-20 15:00 CDKN Gain Check Gain of 1 at 40 SPS.
341 2009-08-20 15:00 CDKN Hardware List Cyg621, Trd767, ESP T3D85.
342 2009-08-20 15:00 CDKN New Station Start Started new station on Baffin Island, recording at Ottawa Hub.
343 2009-08-20 15:10 CDKN Require GPS to Lock On.
344 2009-08-20 15:20 CDKN VSAT Check Strong signal, 35/0 dB isolation.
345 2009-08-20 15:30 CDKN Comments Used 4 barrels filled with water to 3/4 for antenna ballast.
346 2005-10-19 15:32 CHEG New Station Start Ottawa Hub, Naqs2, Telesat, Cheticamp, NS
347 2005-10-19 15:34 CHEG Hardware List Cygnus 562, Trd 760, sspb H0014a 1w, esp seismo.
348 2005-10-19 15:38 CHEG DC Filter Check Off.
349 2005-10-19 15:38 CHEG Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
350 2005-10-19 15:38 CHEG Require GPS Lock On.
351 2005-10-19 15:38 CHEG VSAT Check 37 dB isolation.
352 2005-10-19 15:39 CHEG Site Geology Seis on patch of bedrock.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
353 2005-10-19 15:40 CHEG Comments VSAT on mount bolted to bedrock.
354 2005-10-19 15:40 CHEG Seismo Check Seismo at 46.80836 N 60.67447 W 1463 ft
355 2005-10-19 15:42 CHEG Comments Mass centred and calibrated ok.
356 2005-10-19 15:50 CHEG Comments Started recording at Ottawa Naqs1.
357 2005-10-19 15:51 CHEG Comments Dataserver restarted on London Hub, Naqs1.
358 2005-10-19 15:51 CHEG Comments Used Telesat here since GE had poor coverage.
359 2006-08-29 19:10 CHEG Service Visit All ok, solar panel rack leg fixed.
360 2006-08-29 19:11 CHEG SSPB Check Profile adjusted from 45 to 50 dB flat, EIRP increase adjusted from -5 to 0 to balance.
361 2006-08-29 19:11 CHEG VSAT Check 31.5 dB isolation.
362 2006-08-29 19:12 CHEG Comments Site in very good condition, bolts on solar panel secured.
363 2008-08-06 15:00 CHEG Service Visit Antenna needed repoint.
364 2008-08-06 15:28 CHEG Comments SSPB temp. sensor repaired.
365 2008-08-06 15:28 CHEG VSAT Check 33 dB isolation.
366 2007-10-11 10:00 CHGQ Service Visit To fix "no seismic" data problem.
367 2007-10-11 10:10 CHGQ Comments Taurus is not supplying power to seismometer but works with short cable and external power for seismometer.
368 2007-10-11 10:30 CHGQ Hardware Swap Taurus 1123 removed, Taurus 432 installed. Old seismo cable removed, new cable installed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
369 2007-10-11 14:27 CHGQ Restart Data flowing to Ottawa Hub, Naqs1 and Naqs2.
370 2007-10-11 14:29 CHGQ Seismo Check Calibration OK.
371 2007-10-11 15:05 CHGQ Power Check Power supply cables were loose. Connectors not tinned. End of Service.
372 2002-10-11 20:15 CLPO New Station Code Start recording in CLPO ringbuffers.
373 2002-10-11 20:16 CLPO Seismo Check Started with CMG-ESP (standard vault), Trillium (Test vault).
374 2002-10-11 20:17 CLPO Gain Check This station started with gain 0.1, iir on at 0.001 on both Tridents? Check with CA
375 2003-05-06 14:49 CLPO Seismo Check Trillium Seismometer and its Trident removed.
376 2003-05-06 14:49 CLPO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
377 2003-05-06 14:49 CLPO VSAT Check Co-pol 32, X-pol 9dB. Adjusted, co-pol 34, X-pol 2 dB.
378 2006-09-01 22:00 CLSB New Station Code Cack Lake, Smith's Ranch, SW of Quesnel, BC. Started on Ottawa Hub, Telesat.
379 2006-09-02 14:38 CLSB Hardware List Cyg273, Trd425, TS170, ESP T3B26, SSPB H0020A.
380 2006-09-02 14:39 CLSB VSAT Check 30 dB, strong signal on Telesat.
381 2006-09-02 14:40 CLSB DC Filter Check Off.
382 2006-09-02 14:40 CLSB Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
383 2006-09-02 14:40 CLSB Require GPS Lock On.
384 2006-09-02 14:41 CLSB Comments GPS slow to connect. Bad seismo spotted, replaced.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
385 2006-09-02 14:41 CLSB Site Geology Packed clay, trees nearby.
386 2007-11-13 19:50 CLSB Comments Digitizer off-line: Cygnus bus, NMX bus or digitizer failure.
387 2007-11-13 20:00 CLSB Cold-Boot Station removed from TDMA to force cold boot.
388 2007-11-13 22:54 CLSB Comments Cold boot restart did not fix problem. Service visit required.
389 2007-11-25 22:30 CLSB Service Visit To charge batteries and fix digitizer bus calbe.
390 2007-11-25 22:35 CLSB Hardware Swap Trd425 removed , Trd91 installed.
391 2007-11-25 22:40 CLSB Gain Check 100 sps, No DC filter, 40 Vpp, Software Gain 1.
392 2007-11-25 22:45 CLSB Battery Check 6 new batteries, 2 old, all charged, showing 13 VDC.
393 2007-11-25 22:45 CLSB Require GPS to Lock On.
394 2007-11-25 22:50 CLSB VSAT Check 40 dB isolation.
395 2008-06-17 19:00 CLSB Service Visit To upgrade power supply.
396 2008-06-17 19:30 CLSB Power Check 8 new batteries and battery box added, DC power supply replaced.
397 2008-06-17 19:45 CLSB VSAT Check 35 db isolation.
398 2009-08-26 17:14 CLSB Closed End of Operation.
399 2002-11-17 18:50 CLVB New Station Code Start recording in CLVB ringbuffers.
400 2002-12-06 21:30 CLVB Battery swap. All six batteries swapped with new ones. All new firmware installed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
401 2003-11-21 00:47 CLVB Battery Check Charged for many hours using generator.
402 2003-11-21 00:48 CLVB Restart Station restarted after battery charged.
403 2003-11-21 00:49 CLVB Comments LVD set to 10.5 VDC.
404 2003-11-21 00:50 CLVB Battery Check Batteries charged for 5 hours.
405 2003-11-22 21:33 CLVB Battery Check Low battery volts, 11.92 VDC. 11.67 VDC.
406 2003-11-23 18:05 CLVB Temp Halt Stopped at 11.52 VDC due to low battery power.
407 2003-12-09 19:45 CLVB Service Visit 8 New fully charged Batteries installed, old batteries removed.
408 2003-12-09 20:03 CLVB Battery Check All batteries are ok now. VDC is 12.92.
409 2003-12-09 20:03 CLVB Restart Site restarting.
410 2003-12-09 20:05 CLVB Battery Check Solar panel is charging ok too. 20 VDC.
411 2004-01-16 18:00 CLVB Service Visit To swap batteries.
412 2004-01-16 18:10 CLVB Battery Check 8 charged batteries installed.
413 2004-01-16 18:20 CLVB VSAT Check Co/X-pol 33/4 dB.
414 2004-01-16 19:30 CLVB Cold-Boot All started after cold boot.
415 2004-01-16 19:36 CLVB Restart Station restarted.
416 2004-12-31 20:00 CLVB Service Visit To add a second battery box and 6 batteries.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
417 2004-12-31 20:10 CLVB VSAT Check Was good at 35/5 dB.
418 2005-05-12 23:30 CLVB Service Visit Station was down.
419 2005-05-12 23:31 CLVB Wildlife Cables were chewed by bear. All cables including power, bus, RF, etc were repaired or replaced.
420 2005-05-12 23:45 CLVB VSAT Check X/Co pol 2/34 dB.
421 2005-05-12 23:47 CLVB Restart After cold boot.
422 2005-08-04 15:19 CLVB Closed End of operation.
423 2003-07-25 17:25 CLWO DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
424 2003-07-25 17:25 CLWO Gain Check Station Started at software gain of 0.5, sample rate 100 sps.
425 2003-07-25 17:25 CLWO Hardware List CYG183 TRD85 CMG-40T 4595, SSPB A0306A
426 2003-07-25 17:25 CLWO New Station Code Start recording in CLWO ringbuffers.
427 2003-07-25 17:25 CLWO Site Geology Limestone bedrock beneath shallow overburden.
428 2003-07-25 17:25 CLWO VSAT Start Co-pol 25 X-pol 0
429 2004-03-26 17:00 CLWO Service Visit To replace seismo. Station found in good and secure condition. Snow in the field. Walked to the site.
430 2004-03-26 17:10 CLWO Hardware Swap 40T removed, ESP (T3G91) installed.
431 2004-03-26 17:20 CLWO VSAT Check Antenna re-pointed. X/Co: 1/29 dB.
432 2004-03-26 17:25 CLWO DC Filter Check No change.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
433 2004-03-26 17:30 CLWO Gain Check No change.
434 2004-03-26 19:30 CLWO Comments End of Service. Sericed by KA. Database entry IA.
435 2004-12-22 16:00 CLWO Service Visit To clear antenna of ice and snow, check power.
436 2004-12-22 18:00 CLWO Comments Too hard to walk alone to the site (KA) with no snow shoes.
437 2004-12-22 18:30 CLWO Power Check Battery volts low, need sun for charging.
438 2006-11-02 21:42 CLWO MT Station Started MT recording, live to London Hub.
439 2009-05-20 20:10 CLWO Service Visit To change gain etc.
440 2009-05-20 20:30 CLWO Power Check Upgraded from 6 to 12 batteries and changed all charger breakers.
441 2009-05-20 20:48 CLWO DC Filter Change From on to off.
442 2009-05-20 20:48 CLWO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0.
443 2005-10-06 12:53 CODG New Station Start Started at London Hub, station Codroy, NF.
444 2005-10-06 12:56 CODG Hardware List Cyg 262, Trd 293, esp seism. T3B19.
445 2005-10-06 12:57 CODG Gain Check Gain 1.0, SPS 100.
446 2005-10-06 13:02 CODG DC Filter Check Off.
447 2005-10-06 13:02 CODG Require GPS Lock On.
448 2005-10-06 13:03 CODG Comments IP 62. We had trouble with Cygnus 283 at this location. Phase lock timing was not working. Used another cygnus, 262 instead.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
449 2005-10-06 13:04 CODG VSAT Check 0/16 dB. Poor.
450 2005-10-06 13:37 CODG SSPB Check H0003A. Not sure if profile is correct.
451 2005-10-06 13:39 CODG Comments 47.84056 N 59.25352 W 50 m (seismo location).
452 2005-10-06 13:40 CODG Comments DC site, 8 solar panels, 6 batteries.
453 2005-10-06 13:40 CODG Site Geology Clay.
454 2005-10-06 13:41 CODG Comments Poor VSAT signal, needed high Erip increase.
455 2006-08-28 14:32 CODG Feed Horn Box Replaced.
456 2006-08-28 14:32 CODG Service Visit To repaire animal damage.
457 2006-08-28 14:33 CODG Cables LNB cable repaired, SSPB cable replaced.
458 2006-08-28 14:33 CODG Carina Swap Switched from SES-AM to Telesat, Ottawa Hub, Carina 116.
459 2006-08-28 14:34 CODG VSAT Check 39 dB isolation!, running hot.
460 2008-09-10 12:04 CODG Closed End of operation.
461 2008-07-08 23:00 COKN New Station Start At Cook Lake, NWT, recording Ottawa Hub Naq3 under temp name EAP4.
462 2008-07-10 18:11 COKN Reminder No live Data for COKN from start to July 10, 18:11 UT, recorded data available on Naq3.
463 2008-07-10 18:12 COKN Restart Start of data recording at Ottawa Hub Naqs1 and Naqs2.
464 2008-07-11 11:18 COKN Hardware List Cyg266, Trd694, ESP T35044, 1 W SSPB.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
465 2008-07-11 11:19 COKN Gain Check Software Gain 1, SR 40 sps at 40 Vpp.
466 2008-07-11 11:20 COKN DC Filter Check Off.
467 2008-07-11 11:20 COKN Power Check Only 6 batteries and 6 solar panels.
468 2008-07-11 11:20 COKN Require GPS to Lock On.
469 2008-07-11 11:21 COKN VSAT Check 30 dB isolation but weak signal.
470 2008-07-11 11:22 COKN Comments Running VSAT at lowest (32 BPSK) modulation due to poor signal.
471 2002-04-06 COQB New Station Start AC powered.
472 2002-08-27 COQB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
473 2002-09-24 12:16 COQB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
474 2002-09-25 01:50 COQB DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
475 2002-09-25 01:50 COQB Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
476 2003-01-28 18:45 COQB Hardware Swap Cygnus 187 replaced with 269, TRD 77 with 214.
477 2003-06-18 21:45 COQB Service Visit Grounded both Cygnus & Trident. All else ok.
478 2003-11-23 21:55 COQB Comments Station off. VSAT problem??
479 2005-08-03 15:03 COQB Closed End of operation.
480 2002-07-19 23:00 COWN New Station Code Start recording in COWN ringbuffers.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
481 2002-08-23 22:03 COWN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
482 2002-09-14 19:17 COWN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
483 2002-09-22 20:55 COWN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
484 2002-09-22 20:55 COWN Re-Point VSAT antenna repointed, tightened. Wildlife damage repaired.
485 2003-07-06 22:00 COWN Service Visit Site is working. Stopped for service.
486 2003-07-06 23:15 COWN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
487 2003-07-06 23:15 COWN Feed Window New Feed Window installed.
488 2003-07-06 23:15 COWN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 in both partitions.
489 2003-07-06 23:15 COWN Re-Point Co-pol 28, X-pol 0 dB.
490 2003-09-30 13:50 COWN Re-Point Due to lack of communication to GE, x-pol/co-pol not available.
491 2003-09-30 13:50 COWN Service Visit Station was down due to shifting of antenna. No wildlife damage observed but additional bird protection (shark teeth) installed on feed horn box.
492 2003-11-22 21:32 COWN Battery Check Low battery volts, 11.92 VDC.
493 2008-08-03 12:30 COWN Reminder Due to problem with NMX bus or Trident,, no signal is Rcd. from Trident.
494 2004-07-18 16:30 CTLN New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs2 in CTLN ringbuffers (temp site was O28T).
495 2004-07-18 16:40 CTLN New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs1 in CTLN ringbuffers (temp site was O28T).
496 2002-08-27 17:15 DELO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
497 2002-08-27 17:15 DELO Gain Check Kept gain at 1.048576.
498 2002-08-27 17:15 DELO New Station Code Start recording in DELO ringbuffers.
499 2002-09-19 18:30 DELO DC Filter Check Kept on at 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
500 2002-09-19 18:30 DELO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
501 2005-12-07 19:00 DELO Service Visit To upgrade power system solar panels.
502 2009-05-29 18:59 DELO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
503 2009-05-29 18:59 DELO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
504 2007-06-22 19:51 DREO New Station Start Darlington East, Libra VSAT recording at Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
505 2007-06-22 19:53 DREO VSAT Check 34.5 dB isolation for Telesat.
506 2007-06-22 19:55 DREO Gain Check Software gain 1.0, Vpp 40, at 100 sps.
507 2007-06-22 19:56 DREO DC Filter Check Off.
508 2007-06-22 19:56 DREO Hardware List Cygnus 802, TrD 1144, seismometer Geotech, 568.
509 2007-06-22 19:56 DREO Require GPS to Lock On.
510 2007-06-22 19:58 DREO Comments N43.87244 w 78.70396 309 FT
511 2007-06-22 19:59 DREO Comments A0017498 sspb, 2 w
512 2007-06-22 20:01 DREO Power Check 16 batteries, 12 solar panels.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
513 2008-09-24 15:30 DREO Service Visit To improve Tx power.
514 2008-09-24 15:40 DREO Hardware Swap Cyg 802 removed cyg 540 installed.
515 2008-09-24 15:45 DREO VSAT Check Improved from 20 to 36 dB.
516 2009-04-30 19:15 DREO Power Check Cygnus SOH reading was bad. Power supply working fine.
517 2009-04-30 19:16 DREO Hardware Swap Cygnus 540 removed, 564 installed.
518 2009-04-30 19:17 DREO Comments This is second time a Cygnus SOH reader fails at this site.
519 2009-04-30 19:44 DREO Service Visit To check power supply and swap it or Cygnus.
520 2009-09-01 15:22 DREO Hardware Swap Cyg564 removed, cyg 285 installed to correct SOH monitor problem.
521 2007-06-20 20:42 DRWO Internet Station New station, Darlington West, Ontario, Ottawa Naqs1.
522 2007-06-20 20:43 DRWO Internet Station 100 sps, No DC filter, 40 Vpp, Low Impedance, Software Gain 1.
523 2007-06-20 20:45 DRWO Hardware List Taurus 1013, KS-2000M seismometer, S/N 569.
524 2007-06-20 20:46 DRWO Require GPS to Lock On. GPS always on, No Alignment.
525 2007-06-20 20:47 DRWO Comments Darlington Vault.
526 2003-07-18 03:02 DSMN Hardware List CYG396 TRD513 CMG-3ESP T3F12, SPS 40, Gain 1., DC filter On at 1 mHz.
527 2003-07-18 03:02 DSMN New Station Code Start recording in DSMN ringbuffers.
528 2003-07-18 03:02 DSMN New Station Start Start recording in DSMN ringbuffers at DSMN. No data from this location in temp name O78T which was previously allocated to electronics.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
529 2003-07-18 03:02 DSMN SSPB Check 2 Watts SSPB, S/N 16463
530 2003-07-18 03:02 DSMN Site Geology Solid Bedrock. Station rock-bolted. Discovery camp nearby, about 300 yards, generator running.
531 2003-07-18 03:02 DSMN VSAT Start Co-pol 35 X-pol 3
532 2003-07-18 13:28 DSMN DC Filter Check DC filter is turned off.
533 2003-07-18 16:00 DSMN Seismo Check Vertical component calibration signal clipped. Probably due to bad calibration coil. Seismometer locked/unlocked a few times. Calibration appear to unsettle seismometer. DO NOT Calibrate this seismometer until further notice. Noisy test data between 16:00 and 17:30.
534 2003-08-12 13:37 DSMN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
535 2003-08-12 13:37 DSMN Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.
536 2003-11-03 14:16 DSMN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. A is active.
537 2004-07-18 20:00 DSMN Service Visit To swap seismometer. Problem loging into Cygnus due to IP conflict (cyg ip same as laptop).
538 2004-07-18 20:28 DSMN Seismo Swap Installed ESP T3J66 removed ESP T3F12(confirm later).
539 2004-07-18 20:30 DSMN Seismo Check Mass centered ok.
540 2004-07-18 20:31 DSMN VSAT Check Repointed. Before co/x 35/10 after 36/5 dB. It is a 2 Watt sspb.
541 2004-07-18 20:49 DSMN Seismo Check Seismo calibration ok. New seismo ok, then.
542 2004-07-18 20:53 DSMN Seismo Check Calibration at 10 sec worked as well as 5 sec cal. All seem to be ok with new seism.
543 2004-07-18 20:55 DSMN Comments Refer to Activity line 539 on July 18, 03 for seismometer history.
544 2005-07-23 16:05 DSMN Closed End of operation.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
545 2006-11-09 17:15 DSNO Internet Station Started at deep SNO, Ottawa Hub Naqs1,2.
546 2006-11-09 17:16 DSNO Hardware List Taurus 294. Trillium 120P s/n to be reported.
547 2006-11-09 17:17 DSNO Gain Check Gain 1.0 at 200 sps.
548 2006-11-09 17:18 DSNO DC Filter Check Off.
549 2006-11-09 17:19 DSNO Require GPS to Lock Off. No GPS at this site.
550 2008-08-06 18:04 DSNO Restart Hard disk had crashed again, had to reformat to 1 GB and restart. Station is back on.
551 2008-08-20 18:23 DSNO Comments Hard disk formatted, again, to get station transmit data.
552 2008-11-06 19:17 DSNO Hardware Swap Taurus 203 and T20 0249 installed, Taurus 294 removed.
553 2008-11-06 19:17 DSNO Service Visit To swap Taurus and seismometer
554 2008-11-06 19:18 DSNO Restart Both Naqs1 and Naqs2 restarted at Ottahwa Hub.
555 2008-12-01 13:00 DSNO Comments Hard disk failed. Medai switched to CF card.
556 2002-07-26 03:00 DVKN New Station Code Start recording in DVKN ringbuffers.
557 2002-07-26 04:52 DVKN New channel prototype Channel prototype to Broad band, Trident and CMG-40T seismometer (BHZ-2 to BHZ-3, BHN-2 to BHN-3, BHE-2 to BHE-3).
558 2002-08-26 20:31 DVKN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
559 2002-09-20 00:20 DVKN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
560 2002-10-24 DVKN VSAT icing fixed. Icing formed on vsat feed window were cleared. Station Started transmitting again.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
561 2003-07-08 22:10 DVKN Before Re-Point Before any change to the station, it was noted that the elevation nut on antenna was loose. Before any re-adjustment, co-pol was 28 and x-pol was 5 dB. This could explain bad TX in recent times.
562 2003-07-08 22:10 DVKN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
563 2003-07-08 22:10 DVKN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed. SSPB S/N H0016A.
564 2003-07-08 22:10 DVKN Re-Point After antenna adjustments and re-pointing, co-pol was 38 with x-pol of 2 dB. Much improved.
565 2003-07-08 22:10 DVKN Seismo Check 40T seismometer was off-level probably due to shifting of ground. Re-leveled.
566 2003-07-08 22:10 DVKN Service Visit Site was working generally OK.
567 2006-07-17 14:21 DVKN Closed End of Operation.
568 2001-09-14 EKTN New Station Start First AC station of NWT array.
569 2002-07-18 21:00 EKTN Temp Stop Stopped recording in EKTN ringbuffers to swap electronics.
570 2002-07-18 21:10 EKTN Hardware Swap Cygnus 156/HRD 207 replaced with Cygnus 222/Trident 143.
571 2002-07-19 00:00 EKTN SR Change Sampling rate changed from 20 sps to 40 sps.
572 2002-07-19 15:00 EKTN Restart Started recording in new ringbuffers at EKTN.
573 2002-09-14 15:30 EKTN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
574 2002-09-19 16:30 EKTN Site Visit All ok.
575 2002-09-19 16:31 EKTN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
576 2003-07-13 18:30? EKTN Service Visit Staion was not working OK even after a previous service visit last week. The LNB cable was found to be loose. All cables re-checked.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
577 2003-07-13 19:20 EKTN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201, TS 1.23, TRD 1.701 running.
578 2003-07-13 19:20 EKTN Gain Check Software gain 1.0, DC removal filter off, Input range 40 Vpp.
579 2003-07-13 19:20 EKTN Hardware Swap Trident 417 installed, 143 removed. 2 Watts SSPB installed, S/N 16465.
580 2003-07-13 19:20 EKTN Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
581 2003-07-13 19:20 EKTN Re-Point 24 dB co-pol 0 x-pol.
582 2003-07-13 19:30 EKTN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. RF cables near feed horn placed in conduit.
583 2003-08-12 13:21 EKTN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
584 2003-08-12 13:21 EKTN Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.
585 2003-10-02 19:25 EKTN Hardware Swap Cygnus 222 removed, 392 installed. All else the same.
586 2003-10-02 19:25 EKTN Service Visit Visit initiated to swap Cygnus.
587 2003-10-02 20:01 EKTN Gain Check Software gain unchanged at 1.0 at 40 sps.
588 2003-11-03 15:12 EKTN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
589 2006-07-14 14:04 EKTN Closed End of Operation.
590 2002-02-01 ELAO New Station Start First DC (Solar Panels) station of Ontario array.
591 2002-02-07 ELAO Seismo Swap Changed from CMG-3ESP to CMG-40T.
592 2004-07-23 16:50 ELFO New Station Code New Internet station started, served by UWO hub.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
593 2004-07-23 16:51 ELFO Hardware List Cyg 564, Trd 775, ESP seism. T3J88.
594 2004-07-23 16:52 ELFO Gain Check Started with standard gain of 0.5 at 100 sps.
595 2004-07-23 16:53 ELFO DC Filter Check Started with standard Ontario DC filter on at 0.001 Hz.
596 2004-07-23 16:54 ELFO Comments Mass center and calibration ok but not able to log to the station.
597 2004-08-20 21:10 ELFO Comments Cygnus#564 for this Internet node was incorrectly left in TDMA for Ottawa Hub. Removed.
598 2005-01-14 15:00 ELFO Service Visit To install new charge controller and 2 batteries.
599 2006-10-13 18:00 ELFO Internet Station Converted to Taurus Internet at old location, served by Ottawa Hub.
600 2006-10-13 18:10 ELFO Hardware List Taurus 121, ESP T3J88 (as before).
601 2006-10-13 18:20 ELFO Gain Change Gain is 1.0 (was 0.5 before) at 100 sps.
602 2006-10-13 18:30 ELFO DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
603 2006-10-13 18:40 ELFO Require GPS to Lock On.
604 2006-10-13 18:50 ELFO Internet Station On VPN.
605 2009-05-21 14:00 ELFO Service Visit To swap Taurus and fix dead power supply.
606 2009-05-21 14:10 ELFO Hardware Swap Taurus 429 installed. Taurus 121 removed.
607 2009-05-21 14:13 ELFO DC Filter Change From on to off.
608 2002-02-08 ELGO Name Change Ringbuffer and station code changed from ELAO to ELGO.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
609 2002-02-22 ELGO Seismo Swap Changed from CMG-40T to CMG-3ESP.
610 2002-08-21 19:18 ELGO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
611 2002-09-17 02:20 ELGO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
612 2002-09-17 02:20 ELGO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
613 2002-09-24 09:22 ELGO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
614 2003-11-15 20:37 ELGO Comments Rebooted Time Server to fix GPS SAT not showing problem.
615 2003-11-15 20:40 ELGO Comments Now showing Instrument, Timing and GPS Sat SOH correctly. Needed a reboot.
616 2006-04-28 12:55 ELGO Closed End of Operation.
617 2002-04-04 ENGB New Station Start AC powered.
618 2002-08-14 20:12 ENGB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
619 2002-09-12 09:36 ENGB DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
620 2002-09-12 09:36 ENGB Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
621 2002-09-23 20:14 ENGB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
622 2003-06-17 18:34 ENGB Gain Change Software gain is set to 1.0 now but sps kept at 100 as before.
623 2003-06-17 18:34 ENGB Hardware Swap Installed Cyg398, Trd418, kept seismo the same, T3B20.
624 2003-06-17 18:34 ENGB Hub Swap Station is served by Ottawa Hub.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
625 2003-08-11 18:31 ENGB DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
626 2003-08-11 18:31 ENGB Gain Change Software gain changed from 1.0 to 0.5.
627 2003-11-03 14:53 ENGB Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
628 2004-03-02 17:06 ENGB Service Visit Stopped station for maintenance visit.
629 2004-03-02 17:13 ENGB VSAT Check X/Co: 0/27 dB.
630 2004-03-02 17:17 ENGB Restart Station restarted, all OK.
631 2004-08-16 17:34 ENGB Comments GPS sats were not visible, but system worked.
632 2004-08-16 17:34 ENGB Firmware Upgrade Upgrade to Libra V57005B and TS2000.
633 2004-08-16 17:34 ENGB Service Visit To figure out the gap problem.
634 2004-08-16 17:36 ENGB Comments GPS stas are visible now.
635 2004-08-16 17:36 ENGB Comments No change to Trident firmware.
636 2004-08-16 17:37 ENGB Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
637 2004-08-16 17:37 ENGB VSAT Check X/Co 0/22 dB. Unchaged but checked.
638 2004-08-16 17:47 ENGB Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5.
639 2004-08-16 17:48 ENGB Comments Firmware upgrade appear to have helped.
640 2004-08-16 17:48 ENGB DC Filter Check Unchaged from On at 1 mHz.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
641 2005-08-30 17:14 ENGB Closed End of operation.
642 2004-06-11 18:33 EPLO New Station Start Started on Naqs2, Ottawa Hub, in EPLO buffers.
643 2004-06-11 18:34 EPLO New Station Start Started on Naqs1, Ottawa Hub, in EPLO buffers.
644 2004-06-18 18:03 EPLO VSAT Check Increased throughput from 9000 to 12000 in TDMA.
645 2004-06-18 18:03 EPLO VSAT Check ReTX too high, getting too many bad packets. Why?
646 2004-06-18 18:10 EPLO VSAT Check RX: good/bad packes is now 1075/143.
647 2004-06-18 18:20 EPLO VSAT Check RX: good/bad packes is now 1782/841. In 10 mins, we had about 700 bad packets (but about 10 bad bursts only).
648 2004-06-18 18:24 EPLO VSAT Check TDMA Eirp was reduced by 2 dB.
649 2004-06-18 18:46 EPLO VSAT Check Too many bad bursts. TDMA Erip was increased by 6 dB. Now it is at 8 dB, 3 dB higher than original value before this set of tests.
650 2004-06-18 18:54 EPLO VSAT Check Far too many bad bursts. Eirp was reduced to 0.0 dB.
651 2004-06-18 19:07 EPLO VSAT Check Giving up on EPLO. VSAT behaving badly.
652 2008-04-19 15:36 EUNU New Station Start Internet station started on second Naqs, Ottawa Hub Naqs2.
653 2008-04-23 18:00 EUNU Service Visit Station restarted after Internet reconfiguration by provider.
654 2005-07-18 11:30 FEDNOR Comments Started field work for installation of FedNor 3 stations.
655 2004-06-18 21:58 FEDNOR2 Comments Team just finished the last of FedNor2 installation. On their way home CA, JD, MP, CB. Already home: AS, David and Coleman and IA.
656 2009-03-12 14:00 FHRB New Station Start Started second CNSN/ETS Taurus Internet station at Ottahwa hub, both Naqs.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
657 2009-03-12 17:21 FHRB Hardware List Taurus 393, ESP sn T3G47, vpn 86.161.
658 2009-03-12 17:22 FHRB Internet Station 100 SPS, Input 40 vpp.
659 2009-03-12 17:23 FHRB DC Filter Check Off.
660 2009-03-12 17:23 FHRB Gain Check Software gain 1.
661 2009-03-12 17:23 FHRB Require GPS to Lock On.
662 2006-08-24 20:06 FLLB New Station Code Fletcher Lake Big Creek, Nechako Basin, BC, Ottawa Hub Naqs1,2, Telesat.
663 2006-08-24 20:07 FLLB Hardware List Cyg266, Trd76, 3ESP T3D84, redeploed from TSJB.
664 2006-08-24 20:08 FLLB DC Filter Check Off.
665 2006-08-24 20:08 FLLB Gain Check Gain of 1 at 100 sps.
666 2006-08-24 20:09 FLLB Battery Check 6 new batteries, 8 solar panels.
667 2006-08-24 20:09 FLLB Require GPS Lock On.
668 2006-08-24 20:09 FLLB Site Geology River bed deposits.
669 2006-08-24 20:09 FLLB VSAT Check 29.5 dB isolation.
670 2006-08-24 20:10 FLLB Cold-Boot Was done before all this.
671 2007-06-26 17:46 FLLB Comments Mass-centered OK.
672 2007-06-26 17:46 FLLB Service Visit Replacing bad seismometer.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
673 2007-06-26 17:47 FLLB Cold-Boot OK.
674 2007-06-26 18:21 FLLB Comments Calibration OK.
675 2007-06-26 18:23 FLLB Hardware Swap T3D84 removed, T3K45 installed.
676 2007-06-26 18:24 FLLB Hardware Swap Seismometer cable changed due to condensation in connector.
677 2007-06-26 18:25 FLLB Comments All is OK.
678 2007-06-26 18:25 FLLB Comments Padlock changed.
679 2007-06-26 18:25 FLLB VSAT Check 30 dB, no change.
680 2007-06-26 18:26 FLLB Gain Check Gain 1 at 40 Vpp 100 sps.
681 2007-06-26 18:29 FLLB DC Filter Check Off.
682 2008-06-10 17:05 FLLB Closed End of Operation.
683 2007-11-22 17:47 FPLB New Station Start Started new station at Fish Pot Lake, BC, on Ottawa Hub Naqs1 and 2.
684 2007-11-22 17:50 FPLB Hardware List Cyg182, Trd63, TS53, 3ESP T3D95.
685 2007-11-22 17:55 FPLB VSAT Check 30/0 dB on SES-AM.
686 2007-11-22 18:00 FPLB Gain Check Gain 1 at 40 Vpp 100 sps.
687 2007-11-22 18:05 FPLB DC Filter Check Off.
688 2007-11-22 18:10 FPLB Require GPS to Lock On.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
689 2007-11-22 18:20 FPLB Comments Mass-centered and calibrated OK.
690 2007-11-22 19:30 FPLB Comments About 100 m from generator, sone noise while it is on.
691 2007-12-05 17:45 FPLB VSAT Check Mod. reduced to 64 k to improve re-Tx.
692 2007-12-15 19:00 FPLB Service Visit To fix GPS sync problesm.
693 2007-12-15 19:20 FPLB Hardware Swap Cyg181, Trd63 removed, Cyg161,Trd276 installed. GPS cable and antenna replaced.
694 2007-12-15 19:30 FPLB Gain Check Gain 1 at 40 Vpp 100 sps.
695 2007-12-15 19:50 FPLB DC Filter Check Off.
696 2007-12-15 20:00 FPLB Require GPS to Lock On.
697 2007-12-15 22:30 FPLB VSAT Check Antenna had moved but no analyzer available for re-point, ses-am unable to help, used Tdma singal at Hub ro re-adjust antenna.
698 2007-12-15 22:32 FPLB VSAT Check Vsat power improved by 10 dB, from very low 5 to 15.
699 2007-12-15 23:30 FPLB VSAT Check Ses-Am checked signal and antenna re-pointed, 45 dB isolation.
700 2007-12-15 23:33 FPLB Comments End of service visit.
701 2008-06-11 20:00 FPLB Closed End of Operation.
702 2004-07-20 20:24 GALN New Station Code Started on Naqs2, Ottawa Hub in GALN ringbuffers.
703 2004-07-20 20:29 GALN New Station Code Started on Naqs1, Ottawa Hub in GALN ringbuffers.
704 2005-10-25 14:42 GASG New Station Start Gaspe, Quebec, on Telesat, recording at Ottawa Hub.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
705 2005-10-25 14:47 GASG Hardware List Cyg 419, Trd 296, seismo esp T3D85, SSPB H001a 1w, TS 547.
706 2005-10-25 14:48 GASG Comments 48.94626 N 66.11613 W 855 ft.
707 2005-10-25 14:49 GASG Site Geology Glacial.
708 2005-10-25 14:50 GASG Comments Movement of material in nearby gravel pit for a couple of days.
709 2005-10-25 14:50 GASG Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
710 2005-10-25 14:51 GASG DC Filter Check Off.
711 2005-10-25 14:51 GASG Require GPS Lock On.
712 2005-10-25 14:51 GASG VSAT Check 33 dB isolation on Telesat.
713 2005-10-25 14:52 GASG Power Check DC site on 6 batteries and 10 panels, but limited view of sun.
714 2006-09-08 18:00 GASG Service Visit Routine maintenance.
715 2006-09-08 18:10 GASG VSAT Check Repointing gained 2 dB, isolation is 40 dB.
716 2008-10-21 14:41 GASG Closed End of operation.
717 2003-09-24 21:28 GBLN DC Filter Check Started with DC filter off.
718 2003-09-24 21:28 GBLN Gain Check Started with software gain of 1.0 at 40 sps.
719 2003-09-24 21:28 GBLN New Station Start Start recording in GBLN ringbuffers.
720 2003-11-03 20:23 GBLN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
721 2004-08-24 15:00 GBLN Service Visit To bring the station up and install MT.
722 2004-08-24 15:01 GBLN Wildlife Tarps missing on battery boxes, one shredded nearby suspect animal attack, big hole in feed window.
723 2004-08-24 15:30 GBLN Repair Feed window replaced with a reconditioned one.
724 2004-08-24 15:32 GBLN VSAT Check Co/x improved from 17/0 to 20/0 dB.
725 2004-08-24 15:33 GBLN Seismo Swap ESP T3K45 installed, 40T T4316 removed.
726 2004-08-24 15:34 GBLN Restart Ottawa Hub Naqs2 restarted.
727 2004-08-24 15:35 GBLN Restart Ottawa Hub Naqs1 restarted.
728 2004-08-24 15:47 GBLN Comments Both Naqs1 and Naqs2 of Ottawa Hub ready for MT.
729 2004-08-24 15:50 GBLN Comments Calibration and Mass-centre ok.
730 2004-08-24 16:39 GBLN Comments MT installation in progress.
731 2005-07-24 15:30 GBLN Service Visit Seismo vault tipped on its side. MT equipment damaged but may be fixable. Repair in progress.
732 2005-07-24 15:40 GBLN Hardware Swap TRD 143 removed, may be damagd.
733 2005-07-24 15:40 GBLN Hardware Swap Trd 513 installed.
734 2005-07-24 16:00 GBLN Seismo Check Three attempts failed to mass-center seismometer. May be damaged.
735 2005-07-24 16:30 GBLN Seismo Swap Bad (damaged?) seismometer T3K45 replaced. ESP T3J66 installed.
736 2005-07-24 16:55 GBLN Seismo Check New seismometer responded ok to mass-center and calibration.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
737 2005-07-24 16:57 GBLN Comments MT repair in progress.
738 2006-07-25 17:34 GBLN Service Visit Site was down but nothing was broken. Feed horn was replaced.
739 2006-07-25 17:40 GBLN Comments Raining at the site.
740 2006-07-25 17:40 GBLN SSPB Check New SSPB is A0176A.
741 2006-07-25 17:40 GBLN VSAT Check 25/0 dB.
742 2006-07-25 17:41 GBLN Comments Sensor calibration ok.
743 2007-07-26 15:42 GBLN Closed To be re-deployed at new location about 150 KM away.
744 2005-10-17 12:33 GBN New Station Start Started new Atlantic station at Guysborough, recording at London Hub.
745 2005-10-17 12:34 GBN Comments Dataserver restarted on London Hub, Naqs1.
746 2005-10-18 19:29 GBN Hardware List Cygnus 535, Trident 214, Carina 29, IP 39, Seismo ESP, s/n T3D80, sspb H0002A.
747 2005-10-18 19:33 GBN DC Filter Check Off.
748 2005-10-18 19:33 GBN Gain Check Gain 1.0, SPS 100.
749 2005-10-18 19:33 GBN Require GPS Lock On.
750 2005-10-18 19:34 GBN Site Geology Solid bedrock.
751 2005-10-18 19:34 GBN VSAT Check 26/0 dB.
752 2005-10-18 19:35 GBN Comments This is AC site with NPM mount bolted to bedrock.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
753 2006-08-24 18:10 GBN Comments Switched from SES-AM to Telesat.
754 2006-08-24 18:11 GBN VSAT Check At least 28 dB isolation, very strong signal.
755 2008-08-05 16:00 GBN Service Visit Just for maintenance.
756 2008-08-05 16:15 GBN VSAT Check Was 27 dB, it is now 31 dB isolation.
757 2008-08-05 16:30 GBN Wildlife Fire ants in inner seismo vault but signal looks OK.
758 2008-07-16 18:00 GDLN New Station Start Gardenia Lake, NWT, recording at both Naqs, Ottawa Hub.
759 2008-07-16 18:34 GDLN Hardware List Cyg169, Trd1108, ESP T35042.
760 2008-07-16 18:35 GDLN Gain Check Gain 1, SPS 4, Vpp 40.
761 2008-07-16 18:35 GDLN Power Check 6 Batteries and 6 Solar Panels.
762 2008-07-16 18:35 GDLN VSAT Check 31/2 dB.
763 2008-07-16 18:36 GDLN Comments This completes the NWT, EAP installation.
764 2008-07-16 18:36 GDLN DC Filter Check Off.
765 2008-07-16 18:36 GDLN Reminder Cygnus 191 (spare for EAP) is faulty, does not provide power to NMX bus.
766 2008-07-16 18:36 GDLN Require GPS to Lock On.
767 2005-08-19 21:48 GIFN New Station Start Gifford Fjord, Baffin Island, recording at Naqs2, Ottawa.
768 2005-08-19 21:52 GIFN New Station Start Gifford Fjord, Baffin Island, recording at Naqs1, Ottawa.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
769 2005-08-19 21:53 GIFN Hardware List Cyg 609 Trd 848 sspb a0002a, Seismometer esp T3p20.
770 2005-08-19 21:54 GIFN Gain Check Gain of 1.0, sps 40.
771 2005-08-19 21:55 GIFN DC Filter Check DC filter is not on.
772 2005-08-19 21:56 GIFN VSAT Check 30 dB of isolation on Telesat.
773 2005-08-19 21:57 GIFN Site Geology Sand.
774 2005-08-22 14:56 GIFN Require GPS Lock Require GPS Lock is on.
775 2005-08-22 14:57 GIFN Seismo Check New ESP type with auto mass lock.
776 2002-07-23 17:00 GLWN New Station Code Start recording in GLWN ringbuffers. 2002-07-24 16:00 P25T New Station Start Start recording in P25T ringbuffers at YNEN with CMG-40T.
777 2002-08-12 21:25 GLWN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
778 2002-09-23 18:01 GLWN Repair Snowstorm at the site. RF cables repaired.
779 2002-09-25 17:10 GLWN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
780 2003-07-06 16:22 GLWN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
781 2003-07-06 16:22 GLWN Feed Window Small bite in Feed Window repaired.
782 2003-07-06 16:22 GLWN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201, TS 1.23, Trd 1.7201, EPLD 1.23
783 2003-07-06 16:22 GLWN Hardware Swap Cyg 251replaced with Cyg421. All other hardware the same.
784 2003-07-06 16:22 GLWN Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
785 2003-07-06 16:22 GLWN Re-Point Co-pol 20 dB. Low signal.
786 2003-07-06 16:22 GLWN Service Visit Could not communicate with Cygnus 251. Something wrong with Cygnus. Need to be checked later. SSPB was loose.
787 2003-08-12 11:55 GLWN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
788 2003-08-12 11:55 GLWN Gain Change Software gain changed from 1.048576 to 1.0.
789 2003-11-03 21:02 GLWN Firmware Upgrade Trident EPLD 1.23 installed in B.
790 2003-11-03 21:03 GLWN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. A is active.
791 2007-07-20 14:39 GLWN Closed Completed required recording.
792 2002-04-10 GOWB New Station Start AC powered.
793 2002-08-13 20:11 GOWB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
794 2002-09-12 10:12 GOWB DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
795 2002-09-12 10:12 GOWB Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
796 2002-09-20 22:12 GOWB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
797 2003-11-05 18:45 GOWB Service Visit Station was going down repeatedly. Visit to find the problem.
798 2003-11-05 18:46 GOWB VSAT Check Before repoint and after repoint attemp 27/0.
799 2003-11-05 18:47 GOWB Comments No problem found at the site.
800 2005-08-19 17:03 GOWB Closed End of operation.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
801 2008-07-04 14:25 HB MAGS Power Check Iboot powered off on Hub6, Hub8 and Hub9.
802 2008-07-05 12:29 HB MAGS Power Check IBoot power back on at Hub6, Hu8 and Hub9.
803 2003-05-29 21:00 HBDB Hardware List Guralp ESP T3A81?? Cygnus 394 Trident 425
804 2003-05-29 21:00 HBDB Site Geology Soft Clay Soil
805 2003-05-29 21:00 HBDB VSAT Start X-pol 2, Co-pol 34 dB.
806 2003-05-29 21:?? HBDB New Station Code Start recording in HBDB ringbuffers.
807 2003-12-19 18:44 HBDB Service Visit Station shut down to swap electronics.
808 2003-12-19 18:45 HBDB Hardware List Old hardware to be removed: CYG394 TRD425
809 2003-12-19 19:20 HBDB Hardware Swap CYG394 TRD425 removed, CYG161 TRD064 installed
810 2003-12-19 20:01 HBDB Restart Back on air.
811 2003-12-19 20:02 HBDB Hub Swap Moved to Ottawa Hub.
812 2003-12-19 20:10 HBDB DC Filter Check Unchanged, On at 1 mHz.
813 2003-12-19 20:12 HBDB Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5.
814 2003-12-19 20:13 HBDB Comments IP is at 161 on Hub 5.
815 2004-03-02 22:13 HBDB Service Visit Stopped station for maintenance visit.
816 2004-03-02 22:15 HBDB VSAT Check X/Co. 2/32 dB.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
817 2004-03-02 22:18 HBDB Cold-Boot Restarted OK.
818 2004-07-31 18:56 HBDB Hardware Swap Installed Cyg 562, TS 711, Trd 760. Removed Cyg 161, Trd 064.
819 2004-07-31 18:57 HBDB DC Filter Check Unchaged at on at 0.001 Hz.
820 2004-07-31 18:57 HBDB Gain Check Unchaged at 0.5.
821 2004-07-31 18:58 HBDB Comments Condition of the site was ok at the time of visit.
822 2004-07-31 18:58 HBDB Comments Ringbuffers restarted.
823 2004-07-31 19:10 HBDB Comments Switched O30T to HBDB in naqs.stn files on Ottawa Naqs2 and Naqs1. Station currently down for final adjustments.
824 2004-07-31 19:13 HBDB Comments Cold boot. Ground slump near the base on the King Post. May be problematic.
825 2005-07-28 14:58 HBDB Closed End of operation.
826 2002-02-04 HGVO New Station Start DC (Solar Panels).
827 2002-08-21 HGVO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20
828 2002-09-25 03:00 HGVO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
829 2002-09-25 03:00 HGVO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
830 2003-04-15 HGVO Power Upgrade Added 2 more batteries.
831 2003-04-15 HGVO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
832 2003-08-27 16:30 HGVO DC Filter Check Unchanged at 0.001 Hz and on.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
833 2003-08-27 16:30 HGVO Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5, sample rate 100.
834 2003-08-27 16:30 HGVO Hardware Swap CYG175, TRD073 removed, CYG173, TRD059 installed.
835 2003-08-27 16:30 HGVO Service Visit
836 2003-10-22 16:15 HGVO Seismo Swap ESP-T3B16 Removed. 40T-T4770 insatalled.
837 2003-11-10 15:57 HGVO Temp Halt Cyg, Tri, seismo returned to UWO for repair.
838 2003-11-18 16:00 HGVO Service Visit New hardware, trying to find source of problem.
839 2003-11-18 16:10 HGVO Cables Bus cable checks ok. Not replaced. Grounding ok.
840 2003-11-18 16:20 HGVO Hardware List CYG422 TIM528 TRD237 T3B16(ESP)
841 2003-11-18 16:21 HGVO VSAT Check 35/1.5.
842 2003-11-18 16:24 HGVO Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
843 2003-11-18 16:25 HGVO Restart Restarted with new hardware.
844 2003-11-18 16:26 HGVO SR Change Incorrect at 40 sps.
845 2003-11-18 16:35 HGVO Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5.
846 2003-11-18 16:36 HGVO DC Filter Check Unchaged at on and 1 mHz.
847 2003-11-18 16:37 HGVO SR Change Corrected from 40 to 100 sps.
848 2003-11-18 17:01 HGVO Comments VSAT log in ok at ip 10.6.255.33
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
849 2003-11-18 17:02 HGVO Battery Check DC volts ok at 13.5
850 2003-11-21 14:01 HGVO VSAT Check VSAT power level increased by 2 dB at Ottawa Hub.
851 2003-12-01 12:39 HGVO VSAT Check Hub power level increased from 5 to 7 dB, throughput from 8000 to 11000.
852 2003-12-01 12:40 HGVO Comments Hub tweaked to improve gap situation.
853 2003-12-19 15:00 HGVO Service Visit Station down about 1/2 hour to swap bus cable.
854 2003-12-19 16:00 HGVO Cables Bus cable replaced to fix gap problems.
855 2006-04-29 19:00 HGVO Closed End of Operation.
856 2002-11-10 19:00 HLSB New Station Code Start recording in HLSB ringbuffers.
857 2004-03-02 19:44 HLSB Service Visit Stopped station for maintenance visit.
858 2004-03-02 19:55 HLSB VSAT Check X/Co: 5/34 dB.
859 2004-03-02 19:58 HLSB Cold-Boot Restarted OK.
860 2004-03-02 20:00 HLSB DC Filter Check Unchanged at On.
861 2004-03-02 20:00 HLSB Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5.
862 2004-06-09 18:30 HLSB Service Visit To investigate VSAT problems. No damage to site but tall grass in view of antenna. Will take pics.
863 2004-06-09 18:31 HLSB VSAT Check No signal from station. Increased VSAT power at hub by 2 dB and did cold boot on station. No signal yet.
864 2004-06-09 18:37 HLSB VSAT Check Increased VSAT by another 5 dB (in total, changed from -7dB to 0 dB). No change. Asked operator to check all RF cables and VSAT.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
865 2004-06-09 18:40 HLSB VSAT Check RF cable appears to have been damaged. Moving cable a little helped and station came back up. Shutting down to fix cable.
866 2004-06-09 18:50 HLSB VSAT Check SSPB cable has small scratch on the tape at the sspb end. Suspecting damage to feed horn. Plan to re-point the antenna.
867 2004-06-09 19:26 HLSB VSAT Check Replace feed horn. Contacted GE. They report signal is trash. Suspect bad Cygnus.
868 2004-06-09 19:50 HLSB Temp Halt Shut down to replace Cygnus. Need to bring a Cygnus from test site at PGC tomorrow.
869 2004-06-10 19:00 HLSB VSAT Check Co/X pol 25/0 dB.
870 2004-06-10 19:40 HLSB Comments New feedhorn installed with new rf cables.
871 2004-06-10 19:40 HLSB Hardware Swap Cygnus 217 removed, 172 installed to fix VSAT problem.
872 2004-06-10 19:41 HLSB Comments Station operation on London Carina 3 now.
873 2004-06-10 19:45 HLSB Hardware Swap New SSPB H0018A installed. Temperature profile needs to be updated.
874 2004-06-10 19:46 HLSB Cold-Boot Done.
875 2004-06-10 19:47 HLSB Comments Cygnus was from test site at PGC, was configured for GPS on serial port. Serial port was removed.
876 2004-06-10 19:50 HLSB DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz. Unchanged.
877 2004-06-10 19:51 HLSB Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5.
878 2005-07-26 18:25 HLSB Closed End of operation.
879 2002-11-12 02:35 HRMB New Station Code Start recording in HRMB ringbuffers.
880 2004-03-02 20:58 HRMB Service Visit Stopped station for maintenance visit.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
881 2004-03-02 21:00 HRMB VSAT Check X/Co. 3/33 dB.
882 2004-03-02 21:08 HRMB Cold-Boot Restarted OK.
883 2004-03-02 21:10 HRMB DC Filter Check Unchaged from On at 1 mHz.
884 2004-03-02 21:10 HRMB Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5.
885 2005-07-27 15:25 HRMB Closed End of operation.
886 2003-06-17 HSLB Service Visit
887 2005-07-20 18:50 HSMO New Station Code New Station started on both Ottawa Hub NaqsServer. Switched from O64T to HSMO.
888 2005-07-20 19:28 HSMO SSPB Check SSPB profile corrected. All modem parameters checked, were ok. Screen captures done. Leaving the site.
889 2008-10-05 16:24 HSMO Closed End of operation.
890 2007-10-09 21:14 HUB6 MT Station Started Mag recording at Matagami (MATQ) in HUB6.MTD.
891 2007-10-16 11:50 HUB6 MT Station Restarted Nims box using IBoot to get MT data to flow again.
892 2007-10-16 11:56 HUB7 MT Station Restarted Nims box using IBoot to get MT data to flow again.
893 2007-11-25 13:23 HUB7 Power Check Recycled power to reset MT station.
894 2008-08-15 13:35 HUB7-IVKQ MT Station Hub-site Lantronix box was not working, again, replaced.
895 2007-11-19 12:53 HUB8 MT Station IBoot power cycle to restart MT.
896 2007-10-01 13:06 HUB9 MT Station Data gaps at odd times, exactly 0.875 second marks.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
897 2007-10-16 11:57 HUB9 MT Station Restarted Nims box using IBoot to get MT data to flow again.
898 2004-09-02 21:08 IGLN New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs2 in IGLN ringbuffers. Served by Telesat Anik E2R.
899 2004-09-02 21:09 IGLN DC Filter Check Started with DC filter off.
900 2004-09-02 21:09 IGLN Gain Check Started with gain of 1.0 at 40 sps.
901 2004-09-02 21:10 IGLN VSAT Check Co/X at 31/1 dB.
902 2004-09-02 21:17 IGLN Seismo Check Mass Center and Calibration OK.
903 2004-09-02 21:18 IGLN Hardware List Cyg 284, Trd 770, ESP T3K44.
904 2004-09-02 21:53 IGLN VSAT Check Operating with BPSK, 32 KB. Eirp increase 6 dB, bad/good packet ration 118/6792.
905 2004-09-02 21:57 IGLN New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs1 in IGLN ringbuffers.
906 2004-09-02 22:03 IGLN VSAT Check Bad/good ratio 156/7703. Eirp increased by 1 dB.
907 2004-10-06 16:40 IGLN Service Visit To upgrade SSPB from 1 W to 2 Watt and re-point dish.
908 2004-10-06 16:41 IGLN SSPB Check 2 Watt installed, 1 Watt removed.
909 2004-10-06 16:42 IGLN VSAT Check Isolation 30.0 dB. Eirp increase on 7 dB on Hub 9.
910 2004-10-06 16:45 IGLN Gain Check Unchaged at 1 and 40 sps.
911 2004-10-06 16:46 IGLN DC Filter Check Unchaged at no DC filter.
912 2005-06-18 00:01 IGLN Restart Station is back after down during winter months due to snow blcking the VSAT antenna.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
913 2005-06-20 16:18 IGLN Seismo Check BHE component off-center. Signal on all channels look odd.
914 2005-08-22 20:16 IGLN Closed Moved, due to flooding of seismometer vault, to ILON.
915 2002-07-31 23:25 IHLN New Station Code Start recording in IHLN ringbuffers.
916 2002-08-13 18:35 IHLN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
917 2002-09-14 21:50 IHLN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
918 2002-09-21 16:40 IHLN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
919 2003-07-19 17:28 IHLN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New cables and conduits installed.
920 2003-07-19 17:28 IHLN Feed Window Broken, replaced.
921 2003-07-19 17:28 IHLN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed.
922 2003-07-19 17:28 IHLN Re-Point Co-pol 25, x-pol 0 dB.
923 2003-07-19 17:28 IHLN Service Visit Site was working generally OK. Stopped for service.
924 2003-07-19 19:38 IHLN Restart Calibrated OK.
925 2005-07-18 15:42 IHLN Closed End of operation.
926 2003-09-27 23:54 ILKN DC Filter Check Started with DC filter off.
927 2003-09-27 23:54 ILKN Gain Check Started with software gain of 1.0 at 40 sps.
928 2003-09-27 23:54 ILKN New Station Start Start recording in ILKN ringbuffers.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
929 2003-11-03 21:21 ILKN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. A is active.
930 2004-07-18 16:00 ILKN VSAT Check Co/x was unchanged at 27/0. No re-point needed.
931 2004-07-18 16:19 ILKN Gain Check Unchanged at 1.0.
932 2004-07-18 16:21 ILKN DC Filter Check Unchanged off.
933 2004-07-18 16:35 ILKN Cold-Boot Station started after cold-boot test.
934 2004-07-18 17:50 ILKN Service Visit To check VSAT. Site was working before. All apper ok.
935 2007-08-11 17:00 ILKN Service Visit TS on Cygnus was broken. Station was down.
936 2007-08-11 17:41 ILKN Hardware Swap Hardware from SNPN installed. Cys256, Trd 171 installed.
937 2007-08-11 18:00 ILKN Seismo Swap ESP T3B24 insstalled. 40T removed.
938 2007-08-11 18:13 ILKN Reboot Started with new hardware Ottawa Hub Naqs2.
939 2007-08-11 18:15 ILKN VSAT Check Was 25 is now 32 dB.
940 2007-08-11 18:20 ILKN Gain Check Gain 1 at 40 Vpp 40 sps.
941 2007-08-11 18:22 ILKN DC Filter Check Off.
942 2007-08-11 18:23 ILKN Reboot Restarted Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
943 2007-08-11 18:38 ILKN Comments Mass-centered and calibrated OK.
944 2007-08-11 18:40 ILKN Comments Both ports on Cygnus were close (were in use at SNPN)
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
945 2007-08-11 19:00 ILKN Service Visit Ends. Team leave for ROMN.
946 2007-11-22 19:48 ILKN TDMA Halt Removed from TDMA until next serice visit.
947 2008-07-02 16:30 ILKN Service Visit Station was down, feed arm at base of antenna broken.
948 2008-07-02 16:45 ILKN Wildlife Feedhorn broken, possible WL damage.
949 2008-07-02 19:00 ILKN Comments Antenna base of feedhorn was patched, feedhorn attached.
950 2008-07-02 20:30 ILKN VSAT Check 20 dB isolation.
951 2008-07-02 20:38 ILKN Restart Station is running ok now but feedhorn attachement to antenna may not last very long.
952 2005-08-23 21:14 ILON Comments Old code of IGLN is retired due to change of location.
953 2005-08-23 21:17 ILON Hardware List CYG620, TRD871, ESP Seismo T3P18 (auto-mass-lock)
954 2005-08-23 21:18 ILON DC Filter Check DC filter is not on.
955 2005-08-23 21:18 ILON Gain Check Gain of 1.0, sps 40.
956 2005-08-23 21:18 ILON Site Geology Solid bedrock a couple of feet below seismometer pier.
957 2005-08-23 21:19 ILON Seismo Check Waiting for pier to dry out, seismometer not connected yet.
958 2005-08-23 21:20 ILON Require GPS Lock Require GPS Lock is on.
959 2005-08-23 21:20 ILON VSAT Check 30 dB of isolation on Telesat.
960 2005-08-23 23:00 ILON New Station Start AT new location, Igloolik Airport Weather Station, recording at Ottawa Hub Naqs2 and Naqs1.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
961 2005-08-24 13:30 ILON Seismo Swap T3P18 has bad Z component, removed, T3K44 installed.
962 2005-08-24 13:49 ILON Comments End of new installation.
963 2007-08-14 14:45 ILON Service Visit To fix sspb temperature sensor, repoint VSAT.
964 2007-08-14 15:00 ILON VSAT Check Imroved by 2 dB to 36dB. Antenna is solid.
965 2007-08-14 15:05 ILON Comments SSPB sensor is not working but temp. profile adjusted to have little affect on operation.
966 2007-08-14 15:10 ILON Comments Calibration ok.
967 2006-09-12 20:00 INUQ New Station Code Internet, Ottawa Hub, at Inukjuak, Hudson Bay.
968 2006-09-12 20:05 INUQ Internet Station On VPN.
969 2006-09-12 20:10 INUQ Hardware List Taurus 270, ESP T3B16, IP 86.34
970 2006-09-12 20:20 INUQ 40 sps, Gain 1, No DC filter, Require GPS Lock Checked.
971 2008-07-21 21:00 INUQ Service Visit To upgrade NIMS box for Mag and install GPS station.
972 2008-07-22 12:00 INUQ Comments Site was down. Power supply for VPN had failed. Retro-fitted with PC power supply to get VPN going.
973 2008-07-22 22:00 INUQ GPS Station Trimble NetRS GPS installed.
974 2008-07-22 22:10 INUQ Hardware List NetRS GPS SN4718131956, FirmWare V. 1.2-0, 26 Apr 2007.
975 2008-07-22 23:30 INUQ MT Station NIMS box, POLARIS SN 2402-1 was tested again and failed again at this site. The old NIMS box kept at this site.
976 2008-07-23 13:16 INUQ Comments End of service visit, end of HB GPS install and Mag upgrade.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
977 2006-09-16 22:00 IVKQ New Station Code Internet, Ottawa Hub, at Ivujivik, Hudson Bay.
978 2006-09-16 22:10 IVKQ Hardware List Taurus 201, ESP T3P18.
979 2006-09-16 22:20 IVKQ 40 sps, Gain 1, No DC filter, Require GPS Lock Checked.
980 2006-09-16 22:25 IVKQ Internet Station On VPN.
981 2007-09-16 21:32 IVKQ MT Station Installed Internet Magnetometer near seismic vault.
982 2007-09-16 21:33 IVKQ Power Check Testing iBoot device, power is off now. Mag is off.
983 2007-09-16 21:35 IVKQ Power Check Testing iBoot device, power is on now. Mag should come on.
984 2007-09-16 21:36 IVKQ Power Check Testing iBoot device, power is on now. Mag is on now.
985 2007-09-16 21:37 IVKQ Comments No helper available, bad weather condition, no support.
986 2007-09-16 21:45 IVKQ Comments Mag recorder buried near seismo vault. Mag is buried.
987 2007-09-16 21:46 IVKQ Power Check Testing iBoot device is complete. Mag is on data flowing.
988 2007-09-16 21:50 IVKQ Comments End of installation report.
989 2008-07-18 00:00 IVKQ MT Station Upgraded NIMS box (GPS+Reset) installed.
990 2008-07-18 00:15 IVKQ Hardware List NIMX box SN 2405-2.
991 2008-07-18 14:12 IVKQ GPS Station Trimble NetRS GPS station installed.
992 2008-07-18 14:30 IVKQ Hardware List NetRS Trimble GPS, SN 4718131959, Firmware Ver. 1.2-0 26 Apr 2007.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
993 2006-07-21 23:30 JERN New Station Code LUPN moved to this location. Station started with same hardware but on Telesat.
994 2006-07-22 01:05 JERN Seismo Check Mass-center and calibration ok.
995 2006-07-24 13:58 JERN Gain Check Gain is set to 1.0
996 2006-07-24 13:58 JERN Hardware List CYG389 TRD437 CMG-3ESP T3E89.
997 2006-07-24 13:59 JERN DC Filter Check Off.
998 2006-07-24 13:59 JERN Require GPS Lock On.
999 2006-07-24 13:59 JERN VSAT Check Isolation 30 dB. On Telesat Hub 9.
1000 2006-07-24 14:00 JERN Comments Operation at 40 SPS.
1001 2006-08-25 11:50 JOSN New Station Code Second Sedna station, started at Ottawa Hub, Naqs1,2, Telesat.
1002 2006-08-25 11:52 JOSN Hardware List Cyg392, Trd141, TS 373, 40T T47773, SSPB A0208A 1W.
1003 2006-08-25 11:54 JOSN DC Filter Check Off.
1004 2006-08-25 11:54 JOSN Gain Check 1.0 at 40 sps.
1005 2006-08-25 11:54 JOSN Require GPS Lock On.
1006 2006-08-25 11:55 JOSN Comments All hardware except for Cygnus redeployed from EKTN.
1007 2006-08-25 11:55 JOSN VSAT Check 31 dB isolation.
1008 2007-08-17 15:00 JOSN Service Visit To fix solar panel rack.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1009 2007-08-17 15:30 JOSN Comments One rack flat on its face on the ground. One panel broken. Rack fixed and added 2000 lb of weight on the legs.
1010 2007-08-17 16:00 JOSN VSAT Check Improved from 15 to 34/0 dB.
1011 2007-08-17 16:10 JOSN Seismo Check Calibration ok.
1012 2007-08-17 16:20 JOSN Comments All is ok at the site.
1013 2005-08-03 15:17 KASO New Station Code O54T is now recording in KASO ringbuffers at Ottawa Hub Naqs2.
1014 2005-08-03 15:21 KASO New Station Code O54T is now recording in KASO ringbuffers at Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
1015 2007-07-10 21:41 KASO Service Visit Just to adjust VSAT.
1016 2007-07-10 22:18 KASO Comments Service continues.
1017 2007-07-11 00:46 KASO VSAT Check Isolation improved from 10 to 16 dB.
1018 2007-07-11 00:47 KASO Comments Feedhorn arms were upside down, corrected.
1019 2007-07-11 00:49 KASO Comments General condition of site was fine.
1020 2008-08-20 21:07 KASO Closed End of operation.
1021 2002-04-08 KELB New Station Start AC powered.
1022 2002-08-23 22:17 KELB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
1023 2002-09-06 16:30 KELB DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
1024 2002-09-06 16:30 KELB Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.5. Vpp unchanged at 40.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1025 2002-09-12 09:25 KELB DC Filter Change Unchanged from on at 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
1026 2002-09-12 09:25 KELB Gain Change From 0.5 to 0.1. Vpp unchanged at 40.
1027 2002-09-23 22:25 KELB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1028 2003-06-22 13:04 KILO Hardware List CYG397 TRD369 CMG-40T T4168. SPS 100, Gain 1.
1029 2003-06-22 13:04 KILO New Station Code Start recording in KILO ringbuffers.
1030 2003-06-22 13:04 KILO Site Geology Bedrock
1031 2003-06-22 13:04 KILO VSAT Start x/c ??
1032 2003-08-11 19:46 KILO DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
1033 2003-08-11 19:46 KILO Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.0.
1034 2003-08-12 19:20 KILO Seismo Check Confirmed to be T4168.
1035 2003-10-30 16:08 KILO Service Visit Station working ok but Trident did not connect after reboot.
1036 2003-10-30 16:09 KILO Wildlife Live and dead mouce in seismo vault.
1037 2003-10-30 16:10 KILO Comments First time Trident failed to connect due to bad 1.7201 firmware.
1038 2003-10-30 16:18 KILO Hardware Swap Trident 516 installed, 369 removed.
1039 2003-10-30 17:35 KILO SR Change Incorrectly set to 40 sps.
1040 2003-10-30 17:36 KILO VSAT Check Before 30/4 now 30/1 dB.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1041 2003-10-30 17:37 KILO Gain Check Remained at 1, as before.
1042 2003-10-30 17:38 KILO DC Filter Check Remained on at 1 mHz as before.
1043 2003-10-30 17:40 KILO Repair Seismo vault sealed.
1044 2003-11-01 13:55 KILO SR Change Restored from 40 to 100 sps.
1045 2003-11-01 13:56 KILO Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in B.
1046 2003-11-01 14:23 KILO Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and active.
1047 2004-08-19 13:11 KILO Service Visit To upgrade seismometer.
1048 2004-08-19 13:12 KILO Seismo Swap ESP T3D69 installed, 40T T4186 removed.
1049 2004-08-19 14:25 KILO Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
1050 2004-08-19 14:26 KILO Restart With new seismometer, recording at Ottawa Hub on Naqs2.
1051 2004-08-19 14:27 KILO Gain Check Unchanged at 1.
1052 2004-08-19 14:28 KILO DC Filter Check Unchanged at on and 0.001 Hz.
1053 2004-08-19 14:29 KILO VSAT Check Co/x at 20/0 dB, unchanged.
1054 2004-08-19 14:47 KILO Seismo Check Vertical component of new seismometer appeared to have been unlocked during transportation. However, all channels mass-centred ok and calibrated ok. Calibration singals at 1, 5 and 10 seconds around 14:47 UT look normal.
1055 2004-08-19 14:50 KILO Comments Mouse droppings in seismo vault.
1056 2004-08-19 14:51 KILO Comments Seismo may have a bad bubble, used external bubble to level. Inner vault cover was not installable but insolation covers installed. Should be adequate.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1057 2004-08-19 14:52 KILO Comments Black bears spotted nearby but not bothering the site.
1058 2004-08-19 15:13 KILO Comments Naqs1 restarted with new seismomter.
1059 2009-05-29 17:27 KILO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
1060 2009-05-29 17:27 KILO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
1061 2003-07-28 13:45 KLBO New Station Code Start recording in KLBO ringbuffers.
1062 2003-08-25 20:36 KLBO Service Visit Station was not transmitting, Cygnus found in Test mode.
1063 2003-08-25 21:30 KLBO Seismo Swap CMG-40T T4567 removed, 40T T4317 installed.
1064 2003-08-25 21:30 KLBO VSAT Start Co-pol 29, X-pol 0.
1065 2003-08-26 12:25 KLBO Service Visit Stopped to replace Trident due to noise on n/s comp.
1066 2003-08-26 12:40 KLBO DC Filter Check Unchanged at 0.001 Hz and on.
1067 2003-08-26 12:40 KLBO Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5, sample rate 100.
1068 2003-08-26 12:40 KLBO Hardware Swap Trident 490 installed. TRD501 removed. Restarted. Still noisy.
1069 2003-08-26 12:58 KLBO Seismo Swap CMG-40T T4317 removed, 40T T4567 installed.
1070 2004-04-01 17:15 KLBO Seismo Swap CMG-40T removed, ESP T3H26 installed.
1071 2004-04-01 17:20 KLBO VSAT Check X/Co pol 3/34 dB.
1072 2004-04-01 17:30 KLBO Comments No change to gain of dc filter, station was good and secure.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1073 2009-05-19 22:00 KLBO Service Visit To change gain, install GPS unit, etc.
1074 2009-05-19 22:10 KLBO DC Filter Change From on to off.
1075 2009-05-19 22:10 KLBO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0.
1076 2004-06-03 17:00 KLNB Comments VSAT errors must be due to antenna pointed while Eirp power was at -7dB. Power is restored to 0 dB at Hub and a re-point is needed.
1077 2004-06-11 17:12 KLNB Service Visit To improve VSAT.
1078 2004-06-11 17:14 KLNB VSAT Check Re-point. Co/X now at 26/0 dB. Was 22/0 dB before.
1079 2004-06-11 17:15 KLNB Comments Earlier pointing was done when raining. No good. Today is cloudy but ok.
1080 2004-06-11 17:16 KLNB Comments In Trident Operationl screen, RX overrun increased from 22 to 30 in about 10 mins. No good. Bus problem?
1081 2004-06-11 17:43 KLNB Cold-Boot All is ok. Trident screen was checked. Overruns look ok.
1082 2004-06-11 17:44 KLNB DC Filter Check DC filter is on at 0.001 HZ. Unchanged.
1083 2004-06-11 17:45 KLNB Comments Construction work in underway near the site. Plan to finish in a few months.
1084 2004-06-11 17:45 KLNB Gain Check Is 0.5, unchanged.
1085 2004-06-11 17:46 KLNB Comments When construction is done, school buses will park near the site. Expect noise during their work hours.
1086 2006-02-24 18:21 KLNB Service Visit Due to bad seismic data.
1087 2006-02-24 18:22 KLNB Comments Flooded seismo, water level 5 cm above connector. Cleaned up, changed seismo cable, restarted.
1088 2006-02-24 18:23 KLNB Seismo Check Mass-Centered ok.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1089 2006-02-24 18:26 KLNB Seismo Check Calibrated OK. End of service visit.
1090 2006-06-22 15:55 KLNB Closed End of Operation.
1091 2002-08-04 16:30 KNDN New Station Code Start recording in KNDN ringbuffers.
1092 2002-08-21 19:24 KNDN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
1093 2002-09-14 21:10 KNDN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
1094 2002-09-21 22:26 KNDN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1095 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN DC Filter Check DC removal filter is off.
1096 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New calbes and conduits installed.
1097 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Feed Window Replaced.
1098 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201, TS 1.23, Trident 1.7201, 1.23.
1099 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Gain Change Software gain changed to 1.0.
1100 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Hardware Swap Cygnus 419 installed, 260 removed.
1101 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
1102 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Re-Point Co-pol 30, X-pol 0 dB.
1103 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Restart Calibrated & mass-centred ok.
1104 2003-07-20 19:19 KNDN Service Visit Site was down (dead Cygnus). Pinhole in feed window memberane.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1105 2003-08-12 17:57 KNDN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
1106 2003-08-12 17:57 KNDN Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.
1107 2003-11-04 15:24 KNDN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
1108 2004-08-20 20:20 KNDN Service Visit To re-point antenna and borrow Cygnus.
1109 2004-08-20 20:21 KNDN Re-Point Co/X improved from 30/5 to 30/1 dB.
1110 2004-08-20 20:25 KNDN Hardware Swap Cygnus 419 removed, Cyg 557 installed.
1111 2004-08-20 20:26 KNDN Comments Cyg 557 has bad com ports but they are not used here.
1112 2004-08-20 20:27 KNDN Comments New Cyg added to Naqs2, Ottawa Hub.
1113 2004-08-20 20:31 KNDN Comments New Cyg added to Naqs1, Ottawa Hub.
1114 2004-08-20 20:42 KNDN Restart With new Cygnus 557.
1115 2004-08-20 21:43 KNDN Comments New Cyg added to Naqs1, Ottawa Hub.
1116 2004-08-20 21:45 KNDN Comments Lost some data and is not doing ReTX right now. Is it due to Cygnus 557 buffers not flushed?
1117 2005-07-16 19:30 KNDN Service Visit To restore dead station.
1118 2005-07-16 19:40 KNDN Wildlife Damage to power cable was fixed.
1119 2005-07-16 19:50 KNDN Restart Station restarted
1120 2007-07-14 16:18 KNDN Closed Completed required recording.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1121 2002-04-27 KSVO New Station Start DC (Solar Panels). Installed in NY state.
1122 2002-09-24 KSVO Closed Plan to move station.
1123 2002-09-24 12:00 KSVO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1124 2002-11-15 20:30 KSVO Hardware Swap Removed Cygnus 184, installed 171. Kept same Trident.
1125 2002-11-15 22:00 KSVO Reopened Libra 5.31, Tsr1.21, Trd. 16202, epsd 123, gain 0.1, DC removal filter on at 0.001 Hz.
1126 2003-11-05 19:00 KSVO Service Visit Station went down after days of acting up.
1127 2003-11-05 19:01 KSVO VSAT Check Before repoint attemp, 32/2, after 32/2 dB. No chagne.
1128 2003-11-05 19:02 KSVO Battery Check All batteries and charge controller ok.
1129 2003-11-05 19:03 KSVO Cables LNB cable found loose. All cables tightened.
1130 2003-11-05 19:05 KSVO Comments Was LNB cable the only reason for problems??
1131 2007-08-18 23:29 KUGN New Station Start Started new station near Kugaaruk camp, NU, Ottawa Hub Naqs2.
1132 2007-08-18 23:30 KUGN Hardware List Cygnus 525, TS 767, Trident 220, 3ESP T3C58, sspb A0050a.
1133 2007-08-18 23:40 KUGN VSAT Check 30 dB.
1134 2007-08-18 23:54 KUGN New Station Start Started new station near Kugaaruk camp, NU, Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
1135 2007-08-19 01:10 KUGN Seismo Check Mass-centered and calibrated OK.
1136 2007-08-19 01:40 KUGN Comments VSAT running hot. Adjustment needed to Cygnus.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1137 2007-08-19 01:42 KUGN Gain Check Gain 1 at 40 Vpp 40 sps.
1138 2007-08-19 01:43 KUGN DC Filter Check Off.
1139 2007-08-19 01:43 KUGN Require GPS to Lock On.
1140 2007-08-19 01:44 KUGN Power Check 12 Panels, 16 new batteries.
1141 2007-08-19 19:30 KUGN VSAT Check IFL Loss increased to 4 dB, sspb gain adjusted to improve VSAT.
1142 2007-08-19 20:30 KUGN Comments Running on lowest modulation, needs more improvement.
1143 2007-08-20 14:17 KUGN Comments Stations remains on lowest modulation. End of Service visit.
1144 2007-08-20 14:17 KUGN VSAT Check Improved from 27 to 30.5 dB.
1145 2008-09-07 17:10 KUGN Service Visit To upgrade Tx power.
1146 2008-09-07 17:15 KUGN SSPB Check 3 W sspb and power supply for sspb installed.
1147 2008-09-07 17:20 KUGN VSAT Check 30/0 dB.
1148 2008-09-07 17:30 KUGN Comments Calibration and Mass-center OK. End of Visit.
1149 2005-08-18 17:56 LAIN New Station Start HB, Lailor River, recording on Naqs1 and Naqs2, Ottawa Hub.
1150 2005-08-18 17:59 LAIN DC Filter Check DC filter is not on.
1151 2005-08-18 17:59 LAIN Gain Check Gain of 1.0, sps 40.
1152 2005-08-18 17:59 LAIN Hardware List Cyg 261, Trd 248, sspb A0011A, 2 W, seismo, ESP, T3b27.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1153 2005-08-18 18:00 LAIN Comments Com port is not working on Cyg 261 but is not needed here.
1154 2005-08-18 18:01 LAIN Comments Mass centred and calibrated ok.
1155 2005-08-18 18:01 LAIN Require GPS Lock Require GPS Lock is on.
1156 2005-08-18 18:01 LAIN VSAT Check On telesat, 30 dB of isolation.
1157 2005-08-18 18:02 LAIN Comments Team are finishing off seismometer vault.
1158 2005-08-18 18:02 LAIN Site Geology Bedrock site.
1159 2006-08-31 11:57 LAIN Comments Unable to do scheduled service. Trident and /or seismometer are broken. No seismic data for months.
1160 2006-08-31 12:02 LAIN TDMA Halt Removed from TDMA (Cygnus 261, carina 115) until next visit. Station down.
1161 2007-08-13 19:30 LAIN Service Visit To fix problem resulting no seismic signal.
1162 2007-08-13 19:50 LAIN Comments One of the two nmx ports on Cygnus 261 is dead, resulting no data.
1163 2007-08-13 21:10 LAIN Hardware Swap Cygnus 261/Trident 248 removed. Cygnus 175 Trident 775 installed.
1164 2007-08-13 21:38 LAIN Restart With new hardware at both Naqs at Ottawa hub.
1165 2007-08-13 21:40 LAIN VSAT Check Repointed. Was 22 now is 34/0 dB.
1166 2007-08-13 21:50 LAIN Gain Check Gain 1 at 40 Vpp 40 sps.
1167 2007-08-13 22:00 LAIN DC Filter Check Off.
1168 2007-08-13 22:02 LAIN Require GPS to Lock On.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1169 2007-08-13 22:03 LAIN Comments Calibration OK. No need to mass center.
1170 2001-09-13 LDGN New Station Start DC (Solar Panels).
1171 2002-07-22 17:00 LDGN Hardware Swap Cygnus 158/HRD 209 replaced with Cygnus 245/Trident 237.
1172 2002-07-22 17:00 LDGN Temp Stop Stopped recording in ringbuffers LDGN to swap electronics.
1173 2002-07-23 01:00 LDGN SR Change Sampling rate from to 20 sps to 40 sps.
1174 2002-07-23 16:00 LDGN Restart started recording in new LDGN ringbuffers.
1175 2002-08-27 LDGN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
1176 2002-09-21 15:56 LDGN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1177 2003-07-09 19:30 LDGN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
1178 2003-07-09 19:30 LDGN Feed Window Replaced.
1179 2003-07-09 19:30 LDGN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed and other firmware.
1180 2003-07-09 19:30 LDGN Gain Check Software gain 1.0, DC removal filter on at 1 mHz, Input range 40 vPP.
1181 2003-07-09 19:30 LDGN Hardware Swap Trident 423 installed, 237 removed.
1182 2003-07-09 19:30 LDGN Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
1183 2003-07-09 19:30 LDGN Re-Point SSPB was not replaced (no spare available). Cleaned-up old SSPB installed. Co-pol 17-20, X-pol 0 dB. IP 245. Pinged ok.
1184 2003-07-09 19:30 LDGN Service Visit Site was down. Memberane on feed window was damaged. SSPB full of water.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1185 2003-08-12 13:00 LDGN DC Filter Change Changed from On to Off.
1186 2003-08-12 13:00 LDGN Gain Check Unchanged from 1.0.
1187 2003-11-04 14:48 LDGN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
1188 2004-06-11 19:42 LDGN VSAT Check Problem with VSAT: Dish out or Cygnus problem. TX is down by 5 dB but shape is ok. No data coming.
1189 2004-06-11 19:44 LDGN Comments Site probably need a visit.
1190 2006-05-03 01:22 LDGN Closed End of Operation.
1191 2004-06-16 21:30 LDIO New Station Code Started recording on Naqs2 in LDIO ringbuffers.
1192 2004-06-16 21:35 LDIO New Station Code Started recording on Ottawa Naqs1 in LDIO ringbuffers.
1193 2004-06-16 21:38 LDIO Seismo Check Low frequency ride on Vertical comp.
1194 2005-06-07 16:00 LDIO Service Visit To replace seismo and repoint.
1195 2005-06-07 16:30 LDIO Re-Point X/co 0/28 dB, 2 dB improvement.
1196 2005-06-07 16:45 LDIO Seismo Swap 3T seismometer removed due to LP noise, 3ESP s/n T3K42 installed.
1197 2005-06-07 16:57 LDIO Seismo Check Mass centred and calibrated ok.
1198 2008-08-13 15:05 LDIO Closed End of operation. First FedNor station to close.
1199 2002-07-25 01:00 LGSN New channel prototype Channel prototype to Broad band, Trident and CMG-40T seismometer (BHZ-2 to BHZ-3, BHN-2 to BHN-3, BHE-2 to BHE-3).
1200 2002-08-13 23:08 LGSN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1201 2002-09-14 18:40 LGSN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
1202 2002-09-20 14:45 LGSN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1203 2003-07-08 16:00 LGSN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
1204 2003-07-08 16:00 LGSN Feed Window Feed window replaced.
1205 2003-07-08 16:00 LGSN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed.
1206 2003-07-08 16:00 LGSN Re-Point Co-pol 25, X-pol 0 dB.
1207 2003-07-08 16:00 LGSN Service Visit Site was working OK.
1208 2004-08-13 14:59 LGSN Hardware Swap Switched from London to Ottawa Hub.
1209 2004-08-13 16:00 LGSN Service Visit Animal damage. Feed horn bent, feed window pecked. Both fixed.
1210 2004-08-13 16:01 LGSN VSAT Check Co/X 23/0 dB.
1211 2004-08-13 16:02 LGSN Comments Need large wrench for next visit to tighten antenna.
1212 2004-08-13 16:43 LGSN Restart Station restarted, Ottawa Hub, both Naqsservers.
1213 2006-07-17 16:25 LGSN Closed End of Operation.
1214 2002-09-08 17:00 LINO New Station Code Start recording in LINO ringbuffers.
1215 2002-09-17 01:50 LINO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
1216 2002-09-17 01:50 LINO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1217 2006-05-04 14:20 LINO Closed End of Operation.
1218 2007-05-07 15:59 LITE VSAT Check X-pol is off by 5 dB. Site visit is required.
1219 2007-05-07 16:00 LITE Comments Eirp Inc. changed from -2 to -7 dB.
1220 2008-03-12 19:00 LITE Service Visit To swap Cygnus and complete fencing, power supply check.
1221 2008-03-12 19:30 LITE Hardware Swap Cyg 396 removed, Cyg 421 installed.
1222 2004-06-10 17:26 LONDON Carina Hubs 3 out of 4 were hung due to power switch. Cold booted to fix problem.
1223 2004-06-10 17:27 LONDON Carina Hubs Carina Hubs and fans will be moved to UPS tomorrow.
1224 2006-10-31 15:10 LONDON Hub Swap All stations but TOBO moved from Carina 29 to Carina30 and 31.
1225 2004-06-10 17:25 LONDON HUB Comments Moved NAQS1 and Polaris firewall, 2 network switches, modem, monitor and KVM switch to 24 hour UPS.
1226 2005-05-25 15:00 LONDON HUB Re-Point Co/X improved by 2 dB to 30/0 dB.
1227 2006-10-31 01:00 LONDON HUB Hub Swap All stations moved from Carina 28 to Carina30. Carina 28 powered down.
1228 2007-04-10 17:00 LONDON HUB VSAT Check X-pol 30 dB, power improved by 2 dB.
1229 2003-07-11 22:22 LUPN Hardware List CYG389 TRD437 CMG-3ESP T3E89, SPS 40, Gain 1., DC filter on at 1 mHz.
1230 2003-07-11 22:22 LUPN New Station Code Start recording in LUPN ringbuffers.
1231 2003-07-11 22:22 LUPN SSPB Check 2 Watts SSPB, S/N 16462
1232 2003-07-11 22:22 LUPN Site Geology
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1233 2003-07-11 22:22 LUPN VSAT Start co-pol 25 x-pol 0
1234 2003-07-12 19:17 LUPN DC Filter Check DC filter is turned off.
1235 2003-07-12 21:31 LUPN Restart Initial installation of battery charger at the back of the antenna created spikes on CSA CANOPUS Riometer nearby. The battery charger was moved away from antenna to inside the CSA building and station restarted at 21:31 UT. Data prior to this time are disrupted frequently.
1236 2003-08-12 18:06 LUPN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
1237 2003-08-12 18:06 LUPN Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.
1238 2003-11-04 15:26 LUPN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. A is active.
1239 2007-08-28 16:00 M01T MT Station New MT test station. Clean start from here.
1240 2007-08-28 16:00 M02T MT Station New MT test station. Clean start from here.
1241 2007-08-28 16:00 M03T MT Station New MT test station. Clean start from here.
1242 2007-08-28 16:06 M03T MT Station M01T, M02T and M03T run on Cygnus connected to Internet. O66T runs on VSAT. All use new upgraded Nims recorders with no flash card, no internal battery.
1243 2005-10-01 19:18 MADG New Station Start At Ile d'Entree, near Magdelan Is., NS.
1244 2005-10-02 23:37 MADG Recording Hub London.
1245 2005-10-02 23:38 MADG DC Filter Check DC filter is off.
1246 2005-10-02 23:38 MADG Gain Check Gain of 1.0 at 100 sps.
1247 2005-10-02 23:38 MADG SR Change Incorrectly reported 100 sps, it remains at 40 sps until Oct. 21 at 12:48 UT.
1248 2005-10-02 23:39 MADG Require GPS Lock On.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1249 2005-10-02 23:39 MADG VSAT Check 2/30 dB.
1250 2005-10-02 23:40 MADG Hardware List Cyg254, TRD767, sspb h0019a, ip 254.
1251 2005-10-02 23:41 MADG SSPB Check Soil/clay.
1252 2005-10-02 23:41 MADG Seismo Check Seismometer T3A81 is damaged, needs replacement.
1253 2005-10-02 23:42 MADG Comments Antenna is mounted on King Post. Site is solar-powered.
1254 2005-10-21 12:48 MADG SR Change From incorrect 40 sps to correct 100 sps.
1255 2005-10-22 14:25 MADG Seismo Swap Seismo with bad Z component swapped with good seismo.
1256 2005-10-22 14:25 MADG Seismo Swap T3A81 removed, T3B22 installed.
1257 2006-09-06 14:43 MADG Carina Swap Switched from SES-AM to Telesat, Carina 92, London to Ottawa Hub.
1258 2006-09-06 14:44 MADG Comments Corrosion problem, feed horn need to be replaced on next service.
1259 2006-09-06 14:44 MADG VSAT Check 30 dB isolation, strong signl.
1260 2006-09-06 14:45 MADG Comments Cell phone coverage from site, but poor line.
1261 2008-10-15 12:33 MADG Closed End of operation.
1262 2007-10-16 11:00 MAGS MT Station Data not flowing from Mags at HUB6, HUB7, HUB9 and WEMQ. HUB8 site is still down due to power or Internet problems.
1263 2007-10-16 13:57 MAGS MT Station Data from HUB6, HUB7 and HUB9 are flowing again but WEMQ Mag is still down.
1264 2005-10-15 14:30 MALG New Station Start Started station Malagash, NS recording at London Hub.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1265 2005-10-19 19:01 MALG Hardware List Cygnus 398, Trd 418, seismo ESP, s/n T3B20.
1266 2005-10-19 19:03 MALG DC Filter Check Off.
1267 2005-10-19 19:03 MALG Gain Check Gain 1.0, SPS 100.
1268 2005-10-19 19:03 MALG VSAT Check 29/0 dB.
1269 2005-10-19 19:04 MALG Require GPS Lock On.
1270 2006-08-23 16:53 MALG Comments Switched from SES-AM to Telesat.
1271 2006-08-23 16:54 MALG Comments F-Connector repaired on LNB.
1272 2006-08-23 16:54 MALG VSAT Check 34.5 dB isolation.
1273 2008-10-09 19:08 MALG Closed End of operation.
1274 2003-06-20 19:18 MALO Hardware List Cyg392 Trd361 CMG-40T T4774, SPS 40, Gain 1.
1275 2003-06-20 19:18 MALO New Station Code Start recording in MALO ringbuffers.
1276 2003-06-20 19:18 MALO SR Change SR change to100 sps did not register. SR is still at 40.
1277 2003-06-20 19:18 MALO Site Geology Bedrock. About 1.5 km from lake.
1278 2003-06-20 19:18 MALO VSAT Start Xpol 1, Co-pol 31
1279 2003-07-17 20:55 MALO Service Visit Station was OK but Hub communication to it was not possible due to unknown problem. Power was turned off.
1280 2003-07-17 21:01 MALO Restart Restarted without any hardware change.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1281 2003-07-17 21:15 MALO Hub Login Hub communication restored. Logged in an change sample rate from 40 to 100 sps on Cygnus 392.
1282 2003-07-17 22:00 MALO Temp Stop Station stopped. End of Cygnus 392.
1283 2003-07-17 22:22 MALO Hardware Swap Cygnus 422 installed, 392 removed.
1284 2003-07-17 22:34 MALO Temp Stop Stopped to re-connect temperature sensor.
1285 2003-07-17 22:39 MALO Restart Restarted.
1286 2003-07-17 22:52 MALO Gain Check Software gain 1.0 , DC removal filter ON at 1 mHz, Input range 40 Vpp.
1287 2003-07-17 22:52 MALO Sample Rate Change Sample rate is set to 100 SPS, on Cygnus 422. This is start of good data with new sample rate.
1288 2003-08-11 19:42 MALO DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
1289 2003-08-11 19:42 MALO Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.0.
1290 2003-10-29 20:30 MALO Service Visit Station not working ok due to bad Cygnus? Visit indicated old Cygnus not working in Test mode. No physical damage observed at structures.
1291 2003-10-29 20:31 MALO Hardware Swap Cyg 422 removed, 220 installed.
1292 2003-10-29 20:32 MALO VSAT Check 28/1. No change from installation time.
1293 2003-10-29 20:34 MALO Restart All OK with new Cygnus.
1294 2003-10-29 20:40 MALO Gain Check Unchanged from 1.
1295 2003-10-29 20:41 MALO DC Filter Check Unchaged from On at 1 mHz.
1296 2003-11-03 16:04 MALO Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. A is active.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1297 2003-11-10 21:05 MALO Comments Rebooted Time Server to fix gps sat problem.
1298 2004-08-17 14:00 MALO DC Filter Check Unchaged at on and 1 mHz.
1299 2004-08-17 14:00 MALO VSAT Check Co/x unchanged at 29/0 dB.
1300 2004-08-17 14:18 MALO Service Visit To upgrade seismometer.
1301 2004-08-17 14:19 MALO Comments There is a new locked gate on the way to the site. However, battery box security cable was cut open but box was ok. Wire to one solar panel was cut, fixed.
1302 2004-08-17 14:20 MALO Seismo Swap ESP T3J87 installed, 40T T4774 removed.
1303 2004-08-17 14:52 MALO Cold-Boot To make sure all config. parameters are saved correctly.
1304 2004-08-17 14:53 MALO Restart Station restarted. Both Ottawa Hub Naqsservers receive data.
1305 2004-08-17 14:55 MALO Gain Check Unchaged at 1.0 (this is default for FedNor1).
1306 2004-08-17 15:34 MALO Comments Some new mining/drilling activity near by (about 2 km).
1307 2004-08-18 16:08 MALO Comments Security screws installed on battery boxes.
1308 2009-06-01 15:46 MALO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
1309 2009-06-01 15:46 MALO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
1310 2007-10-09 21:00 MATQ Service Visit Power supply for Mag and Lantronix box and Lantronix box itself found fried. Power connection at Taurus box were loose.
1311 2007-10-09 21:05 MATQ Hardware Swap Mag box, power supply and Lantronix replaced. Power connection tidied up.
1312 2007-10-10 15:00 MATQ Hardware Swap Long seismometer cable was the source of bad channel. Cable replaced with good one and all channels are working fine.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1313 2007-10-10 16:00 MATQ Comments Cold boot, IBoot tested and all is working fine.
1314 2007-10-10 17:20 MATQ Comments End of service visit.
1315 2008-07-10 12:30 MATQ MT Station Upgraded NIMS box (GPS+Reset) installed.
1316 2008-07-10 12:45 MATQ Hardware List NIMS box, POLARIS SN 2502-2.
1317 2008-07-11 00:28 MATQ GPS Station Trimble NetRS GPS installed.
1318 2008-07-11 00:30 MATQ Hardware List NetRS GPS SN4729132696, FirmWare V. 1.2-0, 26 Apr 2007.
1319 2008-08-06 18:24 MATQ MT Station IBoot power cycle to get GPS sync back for the NIMS box, it has been down for a day.
1320 2009-09-09 19:30 MATQ Service Visit To swap Taurus and Nims box, etc.
1321 2009-09-09 19:40 MATQ Hardware Swap Taurus1128 removed, Taurus 288 installed. Nims box, its GPS antenna and Lantronix box replaced.
1322 2009-09-10 12:41 MATQ Hardware Swap Hub Lantronix needed to be replaced to get MT working again.
1323 2002-07-26 20:00 MCKN New Station Code Start recording in MCKN ringbuffers.
1324 2002-07-26 20:01 MCKN LVD Check The Low Volt Disconnect set to 11.0 VDC instead of 11.5.
1325 2002-09-20 16:30 MCKN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1326 2002-09-20 16:30 MCKN Repair Wildlife damage repaired. Station re-started.
1327 2002-09-25 16:40 MCKN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
1328 2003-07-07 18:11 MCKN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1329 2003-07-07 18:11 MCKN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed.
1330 2003-07-07 18:11 MCKN Re-Point Co-pol 22, X-pol 0 dB. IFL loss at 3 db.
1331 2003-07-07 18:11 MCKN Service Visit Cables were damaged but feed window and sspb ok.
1332 2003-07-07 18:30 MCKN Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
1333 2003-08-12 12:30 MCKN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
1334 2003-08-12 12:30 MCKN Gain Change Software gain changed from 1.048576 to 1.0.
1335 2003-11-04 15:08 MCKN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
1336 2004-08-14 14:30 MCKN Service Visit Trident not communicating to NMX bus, replaced.
1337 2004-08-14 14:31 MCKN Comments Trd 137 had failed on July 30, 2004. Never recovered.
1338 2004-08-14 14:31 MCKN Hardware Swap Trident 137 removed, 746 installed.
1339 2004-08-14 14:32 MCKN Seismo Swap ESP T3J30 installed. 40T T4938 removed
1340 2004-08-14 15:50 MCKN Restart Restarted recording, Ottawa.
1341 2004-08-14 15:51 MCKN Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
1342 2004-08-14 15:52 MCKN Gain Check Unchanged at 1.0 and sps of 40.
1343 2004-08-14 15:53 MCKN DC Filter Check Unchanged at not on.
1344 2004-08-14 18:17 MCKN Comments Started recording MT data on both Naqsservers at Ottawa.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1345 2004-08-14 18:38 MCKN Comments MT Nims instrument configured at low gain with filter on DC.
1346 2004-08-14 18:44 MCKN Comments Old 486 computer used for MT setup has failed.
1347 2004-09-14 03:00 MCKN Comments Trident 746 is not communicating to Cygnus. No seismic data. This is second time that Cygnus 219 at this site is failing to service the NMX bus or causing Trident to die.
1348 2004-09-15 18:00 MCKN Restart Logged to MCKN over VSAT, Trident not showing. Reboot TimeServer in an attempt to power-cycle NMX bus.
1349 2004-09-15 18:07 MCKN Restart Reboot Cygnus in attempt to restart the Trident.
1350 2004-09-15 18:20 MCKN Comments Booting TimeServer and Cygnus did not fix the problem. Trident is not communicating. On TS Instrument screen, bytes sent are increasing, bytes/packets received continue to be zero.
1351 2005-07-20 18:00 MCKN Service Visit To restore seismic and service MT.
1352 2005-07-20 18:01 MCKN Hardware Swap Cygnus 550, Trdident 245 installed on Hub 6.
1353 2005-07-20 18:20 MCKN Comments Servicing MT equipment.
1354 2005-07-20 20:15 MCKN Gain Check Confirm gain is at 1.0.
1355 2005-07-20 20:16 MCKN Comments Finished MT, replace electords and checked Mag orientation and replace gps antenna mast. GPS was locked on MT.
1356 2005-07-20 20:16 MCKN Comments Require GPS Lock is on.
1357 2005-07-20 20:16 MCKN DC Filter Check Is not one.
1358 2005-07-20 20:17 MCKN Comments Team leaving site for Snap Lake. Due to leave for YK tomorrow.
1359 2007-07-18 13:59 MCKN Closed Completed required recording.
1360 2007-11-22 23:10 MCMB New Station Start Started infrasound recording at both Naqs, Ottawa Hub.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1361 2007-11-22 23:15 MCMB VSAT Check Used Sat. Finder Super Buddy, obtain 40 vs 6 dB isolation of 34 dB.
1362 2007-11-22 23:20 MCMB Hardware List Cyg264 trd 747 and 856, 40T T4769.
1363 2007-11-22 23:30 MCMB Comments Some spikes on IS channels.
1364 2007-11-23 15:51 MCMB Gain Check Gain 1, 40 SPS, 40 Vpp on both digitizers.
1365 2007-11-23 15:57 MCMB Comments Sensor on HighZ, Volt (AL), H, H, H on both digitizers.
1366 2007-11-23 15:57 MCMB DC Filter Check Off on both digitizers.
1367 2007-11-23 15:57 MCMB Require GPS to Lock On on both digitizers.
1368 2007-11-23 19:21 MCMB Service Visit Trying to fix spikes.
1369 2007-11-23 20:59 MCMB Comments Spike problem fixed, station is back on.
1370 2007-11-24 12:39 MCMB VSAT Check Station not recovering from Carina 63 outage.
1371 2007-11-24 12:42 MCMB Comments Station is back now and all is Ok at Hub.
1372 2008-06-14 16:16 MCMB Closed End of Operation.
1373 2004-05-07 21:00 MEDO New Station Code Started recording at MEDO ringbuffers.
1374 2004-05-07 21:01 MEDO Hardware List Cyg 394, TRD095, TS375, ESP T3B91, SSPB a0117a.
1375 2004-05-07 21:02 MEDO VSAT Check Co/X pol 36/6 dB.
1376 2004-05-07 21:03 MEDO Gain Check Started at Gain 0.5, sps 100.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1377 2004-05-07 21:05 MEDO DC Filter Check Started with DC filter on at 1 mHz.
1378 2004-05-07 21:07 MEDO Comments Fence installed to stop cows.
1379 2004-05-10 20:00 MEDO Firmware Upgrade Libra firmware to V6.65.01.
1380 2004-05-10 20:05 MEDO Firmware Upgrade TS upgraded to V2.00.00.
1381 2004-05-10 20:10 MEDO SSPB Check SSPB gain table set ftat to 45.0 dB.
1382 2004-05-10 20:15 MEDO Comments TX IFL loss set to 2.0 dB for 6 m cable.
1383 2004-05-10 20:20 MEDO Comments Ringbuffer sizes changed (BDunn).
1384 2005-01-13 18:00 MEDO Service Visit To upgrade and fix power system
1385 2005-01-13 18:10 MEDO Power Check Added 2 batteries. LVD reset from 12 VDC to 11.5 VDC.
1386 2005-01-13 18:20 MEDO Re-Point Before x/c was 32/2, after repoint it is 32/1 dB.
1387 2005-01-13 18:30 MEDO Comments Electric fence installed by land owner.
1388 2009-05-29 19:05 MEDO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
1389 2009-05-29 19:05 MEDO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
1390 2002-04-07 MGCB New Station Start DC (Solar Panels).
1391 2002-08-26 20:30 MGCB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
1392 2002-09-12 09:44 MGCB DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1393 2002-09-12 09:44 MGCB Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
1394 2002-09-24 09:24 MGCB Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1395 2003-06-27 16:04 MGCB Gain Change Software gain at 1.0 (IA: check with IAK records)
1396 2003-06-27 16:04 MGCB Hardware Swap Cygn180 replaced with Cyg327. All othe hardware the same.
1397 2003-08-11 18:54 MGCB DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
1398 2003-08-11 18:54 MGCB Gain Change Software gain changed from 0.1 to 0.5.
1399 2003-11-04 16:42 MGCB Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. A is active.
1400 2006-05-13 12:52 MGCB Closed End of Operation.
1401 2002-11-23 01:33 MGCB Hardware Swap Trident 080 installed, 083 removed.
1402 2002-08-04 01:25 MGTN New Station Code Start recording in MGTN ringbuffers.
1403 2002-08-04 16:20 MGTN Trident swap Changed Trident from 122 to 227.
1404 2002-08-27 21:42 MGTN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
1405 2002-09-23 21:?? MGTN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1406 2002-09-23 21:?? MGTN Software bug. Station had lost TDMA. Stopped.
1407 2003-07-20 15:31 MGTN Before Re-Point Before any re-adjustment, co-pol was low at 15 dB and no x-pol detected, indicating unstable antenna base.
1408 2003-07-20 15:31 MGTN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New cables and conduits installed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1409 2003-07-20 15:31 MGTN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed?
1410 2003-07-20 15:31 MGTN Re-Point After re-pointing, co-pol was 21 with x-pol of 0 dB, improved as expected.
1411 2003-07-20 15:31 MGTN SSPB Check 2 Watts SSPB, S/N 16460 installed. Profile (25/46.9, -40/46.0, 50/47.5 entered).
1412 2003-07-20 15:31 MGTN Service Visit Site was working OK. Stopped for service. SSPB cable was loose, connector fell off. Minor damage to tarp on battery box.
1413 2003-07-20 16:39 MGTN Restart Calibrated & mass-centred ok.
1414 2004-02-23 19:03 MGTN Comments Station was not sending seismic signal. VSAT login showed no Trident. Rebooted.
1415 2004-02-23 19:05 MGTN Comments Reboot did not solve problem. Trident not showing. No seismic signal.
1416 2004-05-13 20:30 MGTN Temp Halt Station was removed from carina 31, TDMA. No data coming from Trident.
1417 2004-08-18 16:30 MGTN Service Visit Trident found dead. Swapped.
1418 2004-08-18 17:05 MGTN Hardware Swap Trident 694 installed, 178 removed.
1419 2004-08-18 17:08 MGTN Hub Swap Station moved from London to Ottawa Hub.
1420 2004-08-18 20:00 MGTN Hardware Swap Cygnus 261 removed, 557 installed.
1421 2004-08-18 20:01 MGTN VSAT Check Poor VSAT. Swapped Cygnus, no help. Did a re-point, improved Co/x from 13/0 to 26/0.
1422 2004-08-18 20:02 MGTN Comments Cyg 261 removed from MGTN might have been ok.
1423 2004-08-19 20:18 MGTN Comments Starting MT data at Ottawa Hub on Naqs2.
1424 2004-08-19 20:25 MGTN Comments Starting MT data at Ottawa Hub on Naqs1.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1425 2005-07-20 14:40 MGTN Service Visit To fix MT equipment.
1426 2005-07-20 14:41 MGTN Wildlife Sever damage, beyone repair, to MT equipment.
1427 2005-07-20 14:45 MGTN Comments Seismic is ok, MT can not be repair. Closed.
1428 2006-08-31 12:17 MGTN Comments Unable to do scheduled service. Station has been down since 2005.
1429 2006-08-31 12:18 MGTN TDMA Halt Removed from TDMA (Cygnus 559, Carina 62) until next visit. Station down.
1430 2007-07-15 16:00 MGTN Closed Completed required recording, station was down since Sept. 2005.
1431 2005-03-22 23:48 MH1B Closed End of Operation.
1432 2005-03-20 22:16 MH2B Closed End of Operation.
1433 2005-08-13 23:14 MH3B New Station Start Started recording at Ottawa Hub Naqs1 and 2.
1434 2005-08-13 23:15 MH3B Hardware List Cyg 616, Trd 854, Trd 856, sspb a0401a, 40T T4776.
1435 2005-08-13 23:15 MH3B VSAT Check 40/3 dB.
1436 2005-08-13 23:16 MH3B Comments Seismometer is oriented to True North.
1437 2005-08-13 23:17 MH3B Gain Check Trd 854, Gain 0.5, sps 40.
1438 2005-08-13 23:18 MH3B DC Filter Check Unticked on Trd 854.
1439 2005-08-13 23:18 MH3B Gain Check Trd 856, Gain 0.5, sps 40.
1440 2005-08-13 23:19 MH3B DC Filter Check Trd 856, unticked.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1441 2005-08-13 23:20 MH3B Require GPS Lock Require GPS lock to lock is on on both Tridents.
1442 2005-08-13 23:20 MH3B Site Geology Riverbed silt, seismo on concrete slab.
1443 2005-08-13 23:21 MH3B Comments Golf course site.
1444 2005-08-13 23:21 MH3B Comments Seismo is at 46.30846 N 119.33798 W 117 m
1445 2005-08-14 00:12 MH3B Comments Wind sensor data are received at the Hub after a power cycle of the WS425 Wind Sensor. Team about to leave the site.
1446 2007-07-17 20:00 MH3B Service Visit To calibrate and close station.
1447 2007-07-17 20:10 MH3B Comments All four IS sensors checked for location and polarity. Detail in field report.
1448 2007-07-17 20:51 MH3B Closed Equipment shipped for re-deployment.
1449 2005-08-11 18:28 MH4B New Station Start Started at MSH site close to volcano
1450 2005-08-11 18:29 MH4B Hardware List Cyg 619, Trd 064, TRD 137, sspb a0406a, seismometer 40T, T4777
1451 2005-08-11 18:31 MH4B Comments Seismometer is oriented to North.
1452 2005-08-11 18:32 MH4B Gain Check TRD 064, SPS 40, Gain 0.5
1453 2005-08-11 18:32 MH4B VSAT Check 36/5 dB.
1454 2005-08-11 18:36 MH4B DC Filter Check TRd 064, DC filter in not on.
1455 2005-08-11 18:37 MH4B DC Filter Check Trd 137, DC is not on.
1456 2005-08-11 18:37 MH4B Gain Check Trd 137, sps 40, Gain 0.5
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1457 2005-08-11 18:38 MH4B Require GPS Lock Require GPS Lock is on on both Tridents.
1458 2005-08-11 18:38 MH4B Site Geology Volcanic ash. Seismo on cement block.
1459 2005-08-11 18:40 MH4B Comments Team is taking GPS locations of all sensors.
1460 2005-08-11 19:20 MH4B Comments GPS location of seismo 46.30791 N 122.26601 W 1051 m
1461 2005-08-11 19:21 MH4B New Station Code Started at both Naqs1 and Naqs2, Ottawa Hub at18:27.
1462 2007-07-19 17:50 MH4B Service Visit To replace batteries and calibrate IS sensors.
1463 2007-07-19 18:00 MH4B Battery Check 16 new batteries installed.
1464 2007-07-19 18:30 MH4B VSAT Check 22/0 dB, no improvement.
1465 2007-07-19 20:00 MH4B Comments All four IS sensors checked for location and polarity. Detail in field report.
1466 2007-07-19 21:00 MH4B Comments Soaker hoses replaced and checked on IS sensors.
1467 2007-07-19 21:30 MH4B Comments Water leak in Cygnus battery box. Hole drilled close to the bottom to drain.
1468 2008-07-08 18:00 MH4B Closed End of operation. Station was down since Dec. 22, 07 due to snow damage to dish.
1469 2002-08-03 20:30 MLON New Station Code Start recording in MLON ringbuffers.
1470 2002-09-03 18:01 MLON Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
1471 2002-09-14 22:30 MLON SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
1472 2002-09-20 21:10 MLON Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1473 2002-09-20 21:10 MLON Site Visit All appear to be ok at this station.
1474 2003-07-08 18:52 MLON Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
1475 2003-07-08 18:52 MLON Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed.
1476 2003-07-08 18:52 MLON Re-Point Co-pol 22 X-pol 2 dB.
1477 2003-07-08 18:52 MLON Service Visit Site was working OK.
1478 2007-07-16 15:30 MLON Closed Completed required recording, station was down since April 2007.
1479 2002-08-21 23:55 MPPO New Station Code Start recording in MPPO ringbuffers.
1480 2002-09-16 21:20 MPPO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
1481 2002-09-16 21:20 MPPO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
1482 2003-05-06 17:39 MPPO Site Visit Maintenance visit. Site in perfect condition.
1483 2003-05-06 17:39 MPPO VSAT Check Co-pol 32, X-pol 9dB. Adjusted, co-pol 33, X-pol 3 dB.
1484 2004-08-02 21:30 MPPO Service Visit To fix VSAT problem. GPS engine suspected defective. Swapping Cygnus.
1485 2004-08-02 21:35 MPPO Hardware Swap Cyg 268 removed, Cyg 563 installed.
1486 2004-08-02 21:35 MPPO Hub Swap Moved from London to Ottawa Hub.
1487 2004-08-02 22:06 MPPO Restart Station started at Ottawa Hub, Naqs2.
1488 2004-08-02 22:08 MPPO Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1489 2004-08-02 22:15 MPPO Comments Site in perfect condition. Old Cygnus GPS tracking but not locking.
1490 2004-08-02 22:15 MPPO DC Filter Check Unchaged at on at 0.001 Hz.
1491 2004-08-02 22:15 MPPO Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5
1492 2004-08-03 00:58 MPPO New Station Code Started recording in Naqs1 ringbuffers.
1493 2007-04-02 15:04 MPPO Service Visit Charge controller was broken, replaced.
1494 2007-04-02 15:06 MPPO VSAT Check 30/0 dB.
1495 2007-04-02 15:10 MPPO Comments Mass-center and calibration ok.
1496 2004-08-07 19:45 MRHQ New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs2 in MRHQ ringbuffers.
1497 2004-08-07 19:50 MRHQ New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs1 in MRHQ ringbuffers.
1498 2005-05-24 15:00 MRHQ Service Visit To replace bad seismometer.
1499 2005-05-24 15:10 MRHQ Seismo Swap Seismometer was flooded. Replaced with ESP T3K95.
1500 2005-05-24 15:15 MRHQ Power Check Braker was incorrectly installed. Corrected.
1501 2005-05-24 15:20 MRHQ VSAT Check Antenna gain was set incorrectly to 45.5, was corrected to 46.5 dB.
1502 2005-05-24 15:25 MRHQ VSAT Check SSPB profile corrected.
1503 2005-05-24 15:30 MRHQ Re-Point Before 32/8, now 35/0 dB Co/X-pol.
1504 2007-04-04 18:30 MRHQ Service Visit Needed repoint.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1505 2007-04-04 18:35 MRHQ VSAT Check 26/0 dB.
1506 2007-04-04 18:36 MRHQ SSPB Check New 2 W SSPB.
1507 2007-04-04 18:37 MRHQ Power Check LVD added to AC power system.
1508 2007-04-04 18:40 MRHQ Comments Snowing heavily at the site.
1509 2008-07-22 14:07 MRHQ Closed End of operation. Seismic vault was flooded for the third and last time.
1510 2005-07-23 15:17 MSNO New Station Code Started at Ottawa Hub Naqs2, Moosonee.
1511 2005-07-23 15:23 MSNO New Station Start Started at Ottawa Hub Naqs1, Moosonee.
1512 2005-07-23 15:26 MSNO Gain Check SPS 100, Gain 1.
1513 2005-07-23 15:27 MSNO Comments Require GPS lock to lock is on.
1514 2005-07-23 15:27 MSNO DC Filter Check DC filer on at 1 mHz.
1515 2005-07-23 15:28 MSNO Comments Finished installation, team to install Timmins Sunday.
1516 2008-09-30 19:22 MSNO Closed End of operation.
1517 2003-06-15 00:01 MUMO Hardware List Cyg390 Trd364 3ESP T3F10 check w CA. SPS 100, Gain 1.
1518 2003-06-15 00:01 MUMO New Station Code Start recording in MUMO ringbuffers.
1519 2003-06-15 00:01 MUMO Site Geology Solid bedrock, about 100 m off the end of the runway.
1520 2003-06-15 00:01 MUMO VSAT Start X-pol 0 Co-pol 35 dB
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1521 2003-08-11 19:35 MUMO DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
1522 2003-08-11 19:35 MUMO Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.0.
1523 2003-11-03 16:05 MUMO Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
1524 2008-08-17 17:02 MUMO Closed End of operation.
1525 2005-08-04 19:44 NANO New Station Code Started recording with code NANO at Aroland/Nakina in Ottawa Hub Naqs2.
1526 2005-08-04 19:48 NANO New Station Code Started recording with code NANO at Aroland/Nakina in Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
1527 2005-08-04 19:50 NANO Comments End of FedNor3 installation.
1528 2006-10-05 14:00 NANO Service Visit Vandalism, station turned off. Electronics replaced.
1529 2006-10-05 14:10 NANO VSAT Check 30 dB xpol.
1530 2005-07-25 19:29 NAQS1 Comments Dataserver restarted on Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
1531 2005-11-26 15:00 NATG Comments Recording at Ottawa Hub, Telesat.
1532 2005-11-26 15:00 NATG New Station Start Last of the Atlantic 2005, about 40 km from Natashquan, Quebec.
1533 2005-11-28 14:32 NATG DC Filter Check Off.
1534 2005-11-28 14:32 NATG Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
1535 2005-11-28 14:32 NATG Require GPS Lock On.
1536 2005-11-28 14:33 NATG Hardware List Cyg 161, Trd 913, TS 075, esp T3P19 with auto mass-lock.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1537 2005-11-28 14:33 NATG Site Geology Solid Bedrock.
1538 2005-11-28 14:33 NATG VSAT Check 34 dB isolation, Telesat.
1539 2005-11-28 14:34 NATG Comments King Post bolted to rock face. Need more bolts on next visit.
1540 2005-11-28 14:34 NATG Power Check AC site. No grounding in supplied power.
1541 2005-11-28 14:35 NATG Comments Cygnus and charging system in battery box with two AC-type batteries.
1542 2006-09-10 16:44 NATG Service Visit To fix bad VSAT.
1543 2006-09-10 16:45 NATG Hardware Swap LNB replaced before bad Cygnus was spotted.
1544 2006-09-10 16:45 NATG Hardware Swap TimeServer problem with Cygnus 161. Replaced with Cygnus 605.
1545 2006-09-10 16:46 NATG Seismo Check Calibrated OK.
1546 2006-09-10 16:46 NATG VSAT Check 32.5 dB, 2 dB improvement.
1547 2006-09-10 16:47 NATG Comments VSAT bolts to rock were ok but secured.
1548 2007-08-27 16:00 NEMQ New Station Code Started new Taurus Internet station near Nemaska, Quebec.
1549 2007-08-27 16:10 NEMQ Gain Check Gain 1, 100 SPS, 40 Vpp, Low Imp.
1550 2007-08-27 16:20 NEMQ DC Filter Check Off.
1551 2007-08-27 16:25 NEMQ Require GPS to Lock On.
1552 2007-08-27 16:30 NEMQ Hardware List TBD.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1553 2007-08-27 16:40 NEMQ Comments Seismometer vault buried.
1554 2007-08-27 16:57 NEMQ New Station Start Started Ottawa Hub, both Naqs.
1555 2009-09-11 00:00 NEMQ Closed Moved to new location, NMSQ.
1556 2009-09-12 12:18 NMSQ New Station Start Started new Taurus Internet station, recording at Ottawa Hub
1557 2009-09-14 13:05 NMSQ Hardware List Taurus 300, ESP T3A92, VPN IP x.106
1558 2009-09-14 13:06 NMSQ DC Filter Check Off.
1559 2009-09-14 13:06 NMSQ Gain Check Gain of 1 at 100 sps.
1560 2009-09-14 13:06 NMSQ Require GPS to Lock Always on.
1561 2002-07-29 20:30 NODN New Station Code Start recording in NODN ringbuffers.
1562 2002-08-28 18:53 NODN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
1563 2002-09-14 23:00 NODN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
1564 2002-09-23 19:44 NODN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
1565 2003-07-07 21:34 NODN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
1566 2003-07-07 21:34 NODN Feed Window Feed window replaced.
1567 2003-07-07 21:34 NODN Firmware Upgrade All new firware (due to out-of-sync LibGui and firmware, initially had trouble sending test signal)
1568 2003-07-07 21:34 NODN Hardware Swap Cygnus 395 installed, 265 removed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1569 2003-07-07 21:34 NODN Re-Point Co-pol 38, X-pol 2 dB. Strong Ontario-like signal.
1570 2003-07-07 21:34 NODN SSPB Check New 2 watts SSPB SN 16464 installed. Profile (25/46.93, -40/45.73,50/47.73).
1571 2003-07-07 21:34 NODN Service Visit Damage to feed horn mount. Looked like bear visit.
1572 2003-07-07 22:49 NODN Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
1573 2003-08-12 12:40 NODN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
1574 2003-08-12 12:40 NODN Gain Change Software gain changed from 1.048576 to 1.0.
1575 2003-11-04 16:24 NODN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. A is active.
1576 2004-08-20 17:30 NODN Service Visit Site was down due to a dead Cygnus. No other damage to anything.
1577 2004-08-20 17:31 NODN Hardware Swap Dead Cygnus 395 removed, Cyg261 installed.
1578 2004-08-20 17:32 NODN Comments Com ports not working for Cyg261 but they are not in use.
1579 2004-08-20 17:33 NODN Re-Point Co/X was 18/0 before re-point and is now 23/0 dB.
1580 2004-08-20 17:34 NODN Restart Recording at Ottawa Hub, Naqs2.
1581 2004-08-20 18:27 NODN Restart Ottawa Hub Naqs1 restarted.
1582 2004-08-20 18:37 NODN Comments No change to gain or dc filter.
1583 2005-07-17 15:51 NODN Closed End of Operation.
1584 2005-07-29 13:33 NSKO New Station Code Started at Ottawa Hub Naqs 2.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1585 2005-07-29 13:36 NSKO New Station Code Started at Ottawa Hub Naqs 1.
1586 2007-07-12 15:50 NSKO Service Visit To repair power system, tune VSAT.
1587 2007-07-12 15:55 NSKO Hardware Swap Cygnus 268 removed Cygnus 177 installed.
1588 2007-07-12 16:00 NSKO VSAT Check 31/0 dB.
1589 2007-07-12 16:02 NSKO Power Check Both charge and load controllers replaced.
1590 2007-07-12 16:03 NSKO Seismo Check Re-levelled.
1591 2007-07-12 16:07 NSKO Comments Cooling fan was not working, disconnected.
1592 2007-07-12 16:09 NSKO Comments Overall site condition ok, some bolts were tightened.
1593 2007-07-12 16:12 NSKO Cold-Boot After checking all power connections, etc.
1594 2007-07-12 16:12 NSKO Comments Feedhorn arms were upside down, corrected.
1595 2007-07-12 16:54 NSKO Comments Mass-centered and calibrated OK.
1596 2008-08-23 17:34 NSKO Closed End of operation.
1597 2007-08-16 16:50 NUNN New Station Start Started new station near Nunuq, NU,, Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
1598 2007-08-16 16:55 NUNN Hardware List Cygnus 550, TS 633, Trident 245, ESP T3C59.
1599 2007-08-16 17:00 NUNN VSAT Check 35 dB on Telesat.
1600 2007-08-16 17:10 NUNN Gain Check Software gain 1.0, Vpp 40, at 40 sps.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1601 2007-08-16 17:15 NUNN DC Filter Check Off.
1602 2007-08-16 17:20 NUNN Require GPS to Lock On.
1603 2007-08-16 17:30 NUNN Power Check 12 Panels, 16 new batteries.
1604 2007-08-16 17:40 NUNN Site Geology Esker, about 200 m from small camp of 8 tents.
1605 2007-08-16 18:50 NUNN New Station Code Started new station near Nunuq, NU,, Ottawa Hub Naqs2.
1606 2004-09-17 13:16 NWT VSAT Check Bandwidth increased for YNEN and GBLN, decreased for MCKN.
1607 2004-07-20 19:59 O21T New Station Start Started new station at Gameti Lake.
1608 2004-07-20 20:02 O21T Hardware List Cyg 558, TS 759, TRD 757, SSPB A0407A, seism. ESP, T3J18.
1609 2004-07-20 20:04 O21T DC Filter Check Started with DC Filter off, NWT default.
1610 2004-07-20 20:04 O21T Gain Check Started with sps 40 and gain 1.0 default nwt.
1611 2004-07-20 20:04 O21T VSAT Check Co/x 25/2 dB.
1612 2004-07-20 20:05 O21T Site Geology Near airport, sand, rock, esker.
1613 2004-07-20 20:06 O21T Comments Airport nearby is used a few times/day.
1614 2004-07-20 20:06 O21T Comments One of the 20 amp breaker on solar input is faulty.
1615 2004-07-20 20:07 O21T SSPB Check SSPB gain table set according to sspb profile.
1616 2004-08-26 20:56 O22T VSAT Start Started recording test station in Ottawa on E2R satellite.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1617 2004-09-06 22:08 O22T New Station Start Started new AC station at Rankin Inlet Airport, YRTN, served by Ottawa Hub, Antenna 2, Telesat Anik E2R.
1618 2004-09-06 22:10 O22T VSAT Check 32 dB of isolation. Good.
1619 2004-08-05 17:45 O23T New Station Start Started new station at Restoule Prov. Park.
1620 2004-08-05 17:46 O23T Gain Check Cyg. 553, Trd. 750, TS 667, sspb A0399A, seis. esp. T3K46.
1621 2004-08-05 17:47 O23T Gain Check Started with gain of 0.5 sps 100.
1622 2004-08-05 17:47 O23T VSAT Check Co/x: 34/4 dB.
1623 2004-08-05 17:48 O23T DC Filter Check Started with On at 0.001 Hz.
1624 2004-08-05 17:49 O23T Cold-Boot Did as standard procedure.
1625 2004-08-05 17:49 O23T Comments Cleared ringbuffers.
1626 2004-08-05 17:49 O23T Site Geology Solid bedrock.
1627 2004-08-05 17:50 O23T Comments Started at Ottawa Hub.
1628 2004-08-05 17:50 O23T Power Check 8 solar panels and 10 batteries installed.
1629 2004-08-07 19:21 O25T New Station Start Started new station at Morin Heights, MRHQ.
1630 2004-08-07 19:22 O25T Hardware List Cyg 556, ts 615, trd 772, sspb a0391a, esp. T3K13.
1631 2004-08-07 19:23 O25T Site Geology Solid bedrock.
1632 2004-08-07 19:24 O25T Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1633 2004-08-07 19:25 O25T VSAT Check Co/x 35/5 dB.
1634 2004-08-07 19:26 O25T Gain Check Started with gain of 0.5 at 100 sps.
1635 2004-08-07 19:27 O25T DC Filter Check Started with dc filter on at 0.001 hz.
1636 2004-08-07 19:28 O25T Comments This is an AC site, served by Ottawa Hub.
1637 2004-08-07 19:29 O25T Comments Short trees planted to onscure the VSAT dish.
1638 2004-07-18 01:40 O28T New Station Start At location about 10 miles N of Castor Lake
1639 2004-07-18 01:44 O28T Hardware List Cyg 560, TRD 752, TS757, SSPB A093A,Seis. esp T3J33
1640 2004-07-18 01:45 O28T DC Filter Check Off at 0.001 startup.
1641 2004-07-18 01:45 O28T Gain Check Gain 1.0 at 40 sps startup.
1642 2004-07-18 01:45 O28T VSAT Check Co/x 33/2 dB.
1643 2004-07-18 01:46 O28T Comments No good location near original Castor lake, so moved to this location.
1644 2004-07-18 01:46 O28T Site Geology Sand, few trees around. A few trees cut to produce view.
1645 2004-07-18 01:47 O28T Seismo Check Mass centered ok.
1646 2004-07-18 01:49 O28T Cold-Boot No problem.
1647 2004-07-18 01:52 O28T Comments On Sunday, plan to visit ILKN and GBLN and DSMN, then to Gameti lake to install new site.
1648 2004-07-31 18:54 O30T Service Visit Visited HBDB to swap bad cygnus. Recording at O30T ringbuffer for now.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1649 2004-07-31 18:55 O30T VSAT Check Co/X 33/2 dB. Minor adjustment was done.
1650 2004-09-04 21:17 O42T New Station Start Started new DC station at Qililugaq Exploration Camp, QILN, served by Ottawa Hub Antenna 2, Telesat.
1651 2004-09-04 21:18 O42T VSAT Check Co-pol isolation 30-32 dB. Good.
1652 2004-09-04 21:19 O42T Comments Minor damage to antenna edge and back during transportation. Front ok.
1653 2004-09-02 18:30 O43T New Station Start Starting new station at Igloolik Airport. Installation in progress.
1654 2004-09-02 18:45 O43T Comments Too cold for cement to set on seismo vault. Waiting.
1655 2004-09-02 19:00 O43T Power Check Powered by AC from nearby airport shack.
1656 2004-09-02 19:10 O43T Repair 2 W SSPB failed. Replaced with one Watt unit.
1657 2005-07-29 11:53 O47T New Station Start Started at Neskantaga First Nation Airport.
1658 2005-07-29 12:44 O47T Hardware List Cyg 268, trd 396, sspb a0015a, esp seismo t3p34
1659 2005-07-29 13:16 O47T Gain Check Sps 100, gain 1.0
1660 2005-07-29 13:16 O47T VSAT Check 22/2 dB.
1661 2005-07-29 13:17 O47T Comments Require GPS Lock is on.
1662 2005-07-29 13:17 O47T Gain Check On at 0.001 Hz.
1663 2005-07-29 13:17 O47T Site Geology Soft sandy soil.
1664 2005-07-29 13:18 O47T Comments Location 52.19650 N 87.93053 W 241 m
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1665 2005-07-29 13:22 O47T Comments Site is 100 m from runway at small airport with about 5 daily flights.
1666 2005-06-26 19:51 O50T New Station Start Recording at YOSQ in O50T ringbuffers.
1667 2006-07-31 15:05 O50T Hardware List Cyg 665, Trd 747.
1668 2006-07-31 15:05 O50T New Station Code New test station started for MACE replacement.
1669 2005-06-23 16:00 O51T New Station Start At Wemindji. Recording in O51T ringbuffers at Ottawa.
1670 2005-07-23 14:55 O53T New Station Code Starting new station at Ottawa Hub, Moosonee location.
1671 2005-07-23 14:56 O53T Hardware List Cyg 606, trd 851, seismo 3esp t3p31, sspb a0016a
1672 2005-07-23 14:58 O53T Site Geology Soft sand, about 100 m from Airport runway.
1673 2005-07-23 14:58 O53T VSAT Check 30/0 dB.
1674 2005-08-02 18:28 O54T New Station Start Started at kasabonika Lake, KASO recording at Ottawa Hub.
1675 2005-08-02 18:30 O54T Hardware List Cyg 607, Trd 852, TS 748, sspb a0019a, esp seismo T3P61, IP 78
1676 2005-08-02 18:40 O54T VSAT Check 35/5 dB.
1677 2005-08-02 18:50 O54T Comments Require GPS Lock is on.
1678 2005-08-02 18:50 O54T DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
1679 2005-08-02 18:50 O54T Gain Check SPS 100, Gain 1.0, Vpp 40.
1680 2005-08-02 18:55 O54T Comments About 80 m from runway.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1681 2005-08-02 18:55 O54T Comments Site is at small airport with 5-7 flights a day. Expect high wind and snow.
1682 2005-08-02 18:55 O54T Site Geology Seismometer in sand, at 53.52785N 88.64139W 192 m.
1683 2005-07-25 18:55 O62T New Station Start Started Timmins stations in O62T at Ottawa Hub.
1684 2005-07-25 18:56 O62T Hardware List Cyg 610, Trd 227, ESP T3F12, SSPB A0013A
1685 2005-07-25 19:05 O62T Seismo Check Bedrock at 48.46587 N 81.30321 W, 392 m
1686 2005-07-25 19:06 O62T Gain Check 100 SPS at 1.0.
1687 2005-07-25 19:06 O62T VSAT Check 30/0 dB. IP 79.
1688 2005-07-25 19:07 O62T Comments Require GPS Lock is on.
1689 2005-07-25 19:07 O62T DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
1690 2005-07-25 19:08 O62T Seismo Check Mass centred and calibrated ok.
1691 2005-08-04 19:13 O62T New Station Code New station started at Aroland Nakina, recording at Ottawa Hub.
1692 2005-08-04 19:27 O62T Hardware List Cyg 395, TRD 853, TS 480, sspb A0403A, ESP seismo T3K12.
1693 2005-08-04 19:28 O62T Gain Check SPS 100, Gain 1.0, Vpp 40.
1694 2005-08-04 19:28 O62T VSAT Check 31/0 dB.
1695 2005-08-04 19:29 O62T Comments Require GPS Lock is on.
1696 2005-08-04 19:29 O62T DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1697 2005-08-04 19:29 O62T Site Geology Bedrock at 50.35429 N, 86.96841 W, 309 m
1698 2005-08-04 19:30 O62T Comments Site is about 1/2 hours from the Band.
1699 2005-07-20 17:50 O64T New Station Start New station started near Cobalt.
1700 2005-07-20 17:51 O64T Hardware List Cyg 561, Trident 754, sspb A0014a, esp T3P33.
1701 2005-07-20 17:52 O64T Comments At 47.37082 N, 79.66566 W, 306 m.
1702 2005-07-20 17:52 O64T VSAT Check Co/x 32/2 dB.
1703 2005-07-20 17:54 O64T Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
1704 2005-07-20 17:54 O64T Site Geology Solid bedrock.
1705 2005-07-20 17:55 O64T Comments Require GPS Lock is on.
1706 2005-07-20 17:55 O64T DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
1707 2005-07-20 17:56 O64T Cold-Boot To restart and capture screens.
1708 2006-12-04 00:00 O66T Comments Started long-term test of Trillium 120P in Ottawa insulated vault.
1709 2006-12-06 14:38 O66T Comments Trident moved into the insulated cavity near seismometer to register seismometer temperature more accurately.
1710 2006-12-06 14:38 O66T Hardware List Trillium s/n is 121.
1711 2007-04-05 17:25 O66T VSAT Check Needed repoint. Now 29/0 dB, improved by 10 dB.
1712 2007-04-05 17:30 O66T Comments Testing Trillium 120P here, antenna movement consistent with 120P showing effect of tilt.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1713 2007-04-12 18:23 O66T Comments Trident digitizer configuration corrected from +12V, active low, High, High to +5V, active High, Low, Low, Low to match Trillium seismometer.
1714 2007-04-12 18:25 O66T Comments Naqs Staion file at Ottawa corrected for Trident connected to Trillium.
1715 2007-07-09 12:50 O66T VSAT Check 30 dB. Station is up.
1716 2007-07-09 12:51 O66T Comments Mag connected to this station.
1717 2007-07-12 00:00 O66T MT Station NIMS stopped GPS Tx.
1718 2007-08-01 11:40 O66T MT Station IAGAP generation stopped due to lack of GPS and interruption in VSAT.
1719 2007-08-07 16:00 O66T MT Station NIMS is not reacting to GPS (X) command.
1720 2007-08-07 16:26 O66T MT Station New NIMS unit 2405-2 installed (flash card and Int. batt. removed), restarted.
1721 2007-08-07 16:30 O66T MT Station IAGAP data flowing again. Start of new test.
1722 2007-08-28 16:00 O66T MT Station After some city power disruption, station restarted.
1723 2007-10-01 13:05 O66T MT Station Problem detected and corrected in Nims external power supply. Station should work now.
1724 2003-06-21 19:56 O70T New Station Start Start recording in O70T ringbuffers at KILO.
1725 2003-06-14 19:10 O71T New Station Start Start recording in O71T ringbuffers at MUMO.
1726 2003-06-10 21:45 O72T New Station Start Start recording in O72T ringbuffers at VIMO.
1727 2003-06-20 15:04 O73T New Station Start Start recording in O73T ringbuffers at MALO.
1728 2003-06-23 20:35 O74T New Station Start Start recording in O74T ringbuffers at SUNO.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1729 2003-06-18 19:58 O77T New Station Start Start recording in O77T ringbuffers at OTRO.
1730 2003-07-11 22:00 O79T New Station Start Start recording in O79T ring buffers at LUPN. Station co-installed with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) CANOPUS station at Contort Lake, Lupin where Magnetometer and Riometer are operating.
1731 2003-06-09 00:21 O81T New Station Start Start recording in O81T ringbuffers at SILO.
1732 2003-09-24 20:40 O82T Hardware List Cyg 260, Trd 143, CMG-40T T4769, SSPB H0028A.
1733 2003-09-24 20:40 O82T New Station Start Start recording in O82T ringbuffers at GBLN.
1734 2003-09-24 20:40 O82T Site Geology
1735 2003-09-24 20:40 O82T VSAT Start Co-pol 20 X-pol 0
1736 2003-09-27 18:10 O84T Hardware List Cyg 251, Trd 501, CMG-40T T4316, SSPB A0147A.
1737 2003-09-27 18:10 O84T New Station Start Start recording in O84T ringbuffers at ILKN.
1738 2003-09-27 18:10 O84T Site Geology
1739 2003-09-27 18:10 O84T VSAT Start Co-pol 27 X-pol 0
1740 2004-02-27 15:11 O88T New Station Start O88T, Ottawa Vault is now under Test.
1741 2004-02-02 17:41 O91T Comments Temp Station O91T, at least, on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 04 shows Trident SOH temperature is about 10 deg warmer than the SSPB temperature. Both sensors are in the same test vault.
1742 2004-06-11 18:12 O93T Hardware List Sspb a0340a, cyg 523, ts 653, trd 693. seis t379 esp.
1743 2004-06-11 18:12 O93T New Station Start Started new site at Exp. Lake.
1744 2004-06-11 18:13 O93T VSAT Check Co/x 25/0 dB.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1745 2004-06-11 18:14 O93T DC Filter Check On is at 0.001 starting.
1746 2004-06-11 18:14 O93T Gain Check Sps 100, gain is 0.5 starting.
1747 2004-06-11 18:14 O93T Site Geology Cleared forested area, exposed bedrock.
1748 2004-06-11 18:15 O93T Comments Trident input range is at 40 pp.
1749 2004-06-11 18:16 O93T Comments Finishing off the site in the next hour.
1750 2004-06-11 18:17 O93T Comments Cold boot was done before latest checks.
1751 2004-06-13 16:51 O94T New Station Start Installed and starting at Red Lake but not connected to Hub yet. VSAT problems.
1752 2004-06-13 17:21 O94T New Station Start Cygnus 536 is installed, 535(not working) removed. VSAT is on now.
1753 2004-06-13 17:35 O94T Comments Mass centered ok.
1754 2004-06-13 17:37 O94T Site Geology Bedrock, spotty. Seismo on bedrock. VSAT is bolted. Solar panels not.
1755 2004-06-13 17:38 O94T Hardware List Cyg 536, ts 706, trd 695, seism esp T3762, 3T seismo. sspb a0389a.
1756 2004-06-13 17:38 O94T VSAT Check Co/X 32/0 dB.
1757 2004-06-13 17:40 O94T DC Filter Check On at 0.001Hz startup.
1758 2004-06-13 17:40 O94T Gain Check 100 sps, gain 0.5, startup gain.
1759 2004-06-13 17:41 O94T Comments On a decommissioned gold mine. About a KM from some workshop with minor activity.
1760 2004-06-18 20:34 O95T New Station Start New station at pnpo Pukaskwa park.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1761 2004-06-18 20:35 O95T Comments Test name is not matched correctly with Cyg. Trident.
1762 2004-06-18 20:36 O95T Hardware List Cyg 178, TS 043, Trd. 730, sspb a0396a, seismo. 3T, T3189.
1763 2004-06-18 20:36 O95T VSAT Check Co/x 35/5 dB.
1764 2004-06-18 20:37 O95T DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
1765 2004-06-18 20:37 O95T Gain Check Gain is 0.5 startup. sps is at 100.
1766 2004-06-18 20:38 O95T Cold-Boot Issued. OK.
1767 2004-06-18 20:38 O95T Comments One of the 12 solar panels broken but usable, it is in use.
1768 2004-06-18 20:38 O95T Site Geology Solid bedrock.
1769 2004-06-09 21:30 O96T New Station Start Started first of FedNor2 stations at Atikokan Iron Mine, ATKO, recoding in O96T ringbuffers for the next 23 minutes.
1770 2004-06-16 21:03 O97T New Station Start Started at LDIO in O97T ringbuffers.
1771 2004-06-16 21:04 O97T Hardware List Cyg540, ts697, trd 736, sspb a0394a, seism. 3T, T3190.
1772 2004-06-16 21:05 O97T Gain Check Gain of 0.5 at sps of 100 at start.
1773 2004-06-16 21:05 O97T VSAT Check Co/x: 35/4 dB.
1774 2004-06-16 21:06 O97T DC Filter Check On at 0,001 Hz.
1775 2004-06-16 21:06 O97T Site Geology Exposed bedrock (cleared for exploration, no longer in use).
1776 2004-06-16 21:07 O97T Comments Hilty drill broke on last hole (overheated). Truck window shattered. Trailer tire burst.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1777 2004-06-16 21:14 O97T Seismo Check Seismo calibration ok.
1778 2004-06-15 14:54 O99T New Station Start Starting in O99T buffers at Pickle Lake, PKLO
1779 2004-06-15 14:55 O99T Hardware List SSPB A0393A, CYG542, TS693, TRD738, Seism. 3T, T3249
1780 2004-06-15 14:56 O99T DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
1781 2004-06-15 14:56 O99T Gain Check SPS 100, gain 0.5 starting.
1782 2004-06-15 14:57 O99T Cold-Boot Done.
1783 2004-06-15 14:57 O99T Site Geology Exposed bedrock near old quarry (being used for gravel, no crushing at this time).
1784 2004-06-15 14:57 O99T VSAT Check Co/x 32/2 dB.
1785 2004-06-15 14:58 O99T Comments Gate, but open mostly. MNR people to check on the site. Appear not to be a security issue.
1786 2004-06-15 14:59 O99T Comments Mass Centred ok.
1787 2004-06-15 15:00 O99T Comments Driving to next site today. Be there tonight.
1788 2007-06-19 17:55 ORHO Internet Station New internet station at Orleans (Heritage park) Ontario, Ottawa Naqs1.
1789 2007-06-19 17:57 ORHO Internet Station 100 sps, 40Vpp, Software Gain 1, No DC filter, Low Impedance.
1790 2007-06-19 18:01 ORHO Hardware List Taurus 267, Guralp T3, T3762.
1791 2007-06-19 18:01 ORHO Require GPS to Lock On.
1792 2007-06-19 18:54 ORHO Comments Station off-line until June 22.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1793 2007-06-23 03:00 ORHO Restart Station restarted after Internet connection was serviced.
1794 2007-06-27 14:57 ORHO Seismo Swap T3762 (3T) removed, T3A81 (3ESP) installed.
1795 2007-06-27 15:00 ORHO Seismo Check Mass-centered OK.
1796 2007-06-27 22:48 ORHO Comments Auto Mass-centering is turned on, on Red at 4 V.
1797 2008-06-19 17:00 ORIO New Station Start Internet station at Orleans, Water Tower.
1798 2008-06-19 17:10 ORIO Hardware List Taurus 279, ESP T3L40.
1799 2008-06-19 17:20 ORIO Gain Check Gain 1, SPS 100, Vpp 40, Low Imp. no DC filter.
1800 2008-06-19 17:30 ORIO Require GPS to Lock On.
1801 2008-08-12 20:30 ORIO Hardware Swap T3L40 removed, T35045 installed, cables swapped.
1802 2008-12-04 16:00 ORIO Hardware Swap Taurus 279 removed, Ugraded Taurus 469 installed.
1803 2009-08-20 17:00 ORIO Service Visit To replace bad seismometer.
1804 2009-08-20 17:15 ORIO Seismo Swap ESPT3H24 installed, ESPT35045 removed.
1805 2009-08-20 17:26 ORIO Comments Old seismo had gone off level due to heavy construction, could not mass-center it.
1806 2009-08-20 17:27 ORIO Seismo Check Mass-centered OK.
1807 2003-06-18 23:47 OTRO Hardware List Cyg391 Trd466 CMG-40T T4767. SPS 40, Gain 1.
1808 2003-06-18 23:47 OTRO New Station Code Start recording in OTRO ringbuffers.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1809 2003-06-18 23:47 OTRO Site Geology Glacial Moraine (similar to NWT) about 100 m from river
1810 2003-06-18 23:47 OTRO VSAT Start Xpol 5, Co-pol 35
1811 2003-06-19 00:33 OTRO SR Change SR changed to 100 sps, Gain 1.
1812 2003-08-11 19:56 OTRO DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
1813 2003-08-11 19:56 OTRO Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.0.
1814 2003-10-29 16:30 OTRO Service Visit Just to check VSAT. Solar panel racks and antenna loose, tightened. Added bird deterent on feed horn. Local person checks once in a while.
1815 2003-10-29 16:32 OTRO VSAT Check Before 30/0, after 30/0.
1816 2003-11-03 17:35 OTRO Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
1817 2003-11-24 08:11 OTRO Temp Halt Stopped due to heavy snow & ice on antenna?
1818 2003-11-24 19:20 OTRO VSAT Check Increased VSAT power at hub by 6 dB and changed modulation to 64 KB to get the site back on.
1819 2003-11-24 19:42 OTRO VSAT Check Remote Tx power too low.
1820 2003-11-25 19:01 OTRO VSAT Check Restored VSAT power at Hub to original level of 2dB and modulation to 112KB.
1821 2003-11-25 19:03 OTRO Comments VSAT is back to normal, all appear OK.
1822 2004-08-18 14:00 OTRO Service Visit To swap seismometer. Site condition good.
1823 2004-08-18 14:00 OTRO VSAT Check Co/x at 29/0, unchanged.
1824 2004-08-18 14:30 OTRO Seismo Swap ESP T3H24 installed, 40T T4767 removed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1825 2004-08-18 15:06 OTRO Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
1826 2004-08-18 15:07 OTRO Restart Station restarted, recording on Ottawa Hub Naqs2.
1827 2004-08-18 16:02 OTRO Gain Check Unchanged at 1.0, default for FedNor1 sites.
1828 2004-08-18 16:03 OTRO Comments Hunters camping nearby.
1829 2004-08-18 16:03 OTRO DC Filter Check Unchanged at on at 0.001 Hz.
1830 2004-08-18 16:04 OTRO Comments Site gurad hired to clear snow from dish in the winter, watch site.
1831 2004-08-18 16:07 OTRO Restart Station recording on Ottawa Hub Naqs2 with the new seismometer.
1832 2008-10-03 17:30 OTRO Closed End of operation.
1833 2003-11-21 13:59 OTTAWA Hub Login NTP server is now 132.156.100.63.
1834 2003-11-21 14:10 OTTAWA Hub Login Firewall NTP server set to 132.156.100.63.
1835 2003-11-26 17:44 OTTAWA Carina Hubs Carina 62 and 63 were powered down briefly to switch to temp gps antenna.
1836 2003-11-26 19:25 OTTAWA Carina Hubs Carina 62 and 63 were powered down briefly to switch to new gps antenna.
1837 2003-11-26 20:06 OTTAWA Carina Hubs Original GPS antenna cables were found to have been damaged during Hub installation. All cables were replaced. Improvements observed in GPS S/N on all Carinas.
1838 2004-08-02 21:45 OTTAWA Comments Naqs1 is down.
1839 2004-08-03 00:57 OTTAWA Comments Naqs1 restarted after system fixup.
1840 2004-08-26 18:10 OTTAWA Comments Tx power adjusted to 28.4 dB as per Telesat contract. Sent a test signal with BPSK32_1_2 and power of 39 to reach Tx gain of 4.75 for this calibration of power.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1841 2004-11-19 00:00 OTTAWA Comments Activity log is out of date. Need update.
1842 2005-03-29 16:16 OTTAWA Comments DataServer Version 1.05.01 Running on Naqs1, port 29001.
1843 2005-03-29 16:17 OTTAWA Comments NaqsServer 1.90 continues to run.
1844 2005-03-29 16:18 OTTAWA Comments NptoNMXP Version 1.00.08 is running. Converting Taurus data to NaqsStreams.
1845 2005-03-29 16:19 OTTAWA Comments Data from Taurus 204 in name 204T are streamed to Naqs1.
1846 2005-04-08 16:58 OTTAWA Restart Re-point of Telesat antenna completed, Carina 92 restarted.
1847 2005-04-12 15:00 OTTAWA Re-Point SES-AM antenna re-pointed. Improved Co/X from 27/0 to 30/0 dB.
1848 2005-04-15 17:48 OTTAWA Comments Multi-cast IP on Ottawa Hub6, Carina 63 was incorrect at 224.1.1.1, corrected to 225.1.1.1
1849 2005-05-04 18:00 OTTAWA Restart Test vault with Taurus 204 restarted in UBC-type vault.
1850 2005-05-04 18:10 OTTAWA Seismo Check ESP s/n T3F12 is installed in Taurus vault.
1851 2005-05-05 11:40 OTTAWA Comments Taurus 204 with ESP running ok. Mass-centered.
1852 2005-10-12 23:21 OTTAWA Comments New (third) 3.8 M Hub antenna installed. Served by SatMex.
1853 2006-06-02 18:05 OTTAWA Comments Activity File moved to new home.
1854 2006-08-02 14:00 OTTAWA Hub Swap Linux firewall replaced with a pair of SonicWall Pro 300 firewalls.
1855 2006-09-07 17:52 OTTAWA Comments Data directories on drive D: on Naqs Servers 1 and 2 cleaned up. Interent and Test site data ringbuffers moved to drive C: due to lack of space on D:
1856 2006-09-07 17:54 OTTAWA Comments SOH ringbuffers for Internet and Test sites remain on drive D:.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1857 2006-09-08 22:00 OTTAWA Comments Storm in Ottawa caused temporary outage on GBLN, GLWN, ILKN, MCKN, SNPN and SILO. Indicating TX power on these is low?
1858 2006-12-06 19:53 OTTAWA VSAT Check Bad burst Rx may continue on Telesat, even after repoint.
1859 2006-12-06 19:53 OTTAWA VSAT Check Telesat Antenna co-pol improved by 0.5 dB, isolation is now 32.5 dB.
1860 2007-01-01 00:00 OTTAWA MT Station New Scaling corrections started for Ontario MT stations.
1861 2007-02-06 18:00 OTTAWA Comments Naqs1 and Naqs2 server MTU restored to 1500.
1862 2007-02-15 17:15 OTTAWA Battery Check All 10 UPS batteries were replaced.
1863 2007-02-15 17:20 OTTAWA Comments Inverter glitch due to power disconnect.
1864 2007-03-15 17:34 OTTAWA VSAT Check Satmex antenna re-point, x-pol: before 25, now 32 dB.
1865 2007-08-29 22:45 OTTAWA Recording Hub Major rain storm, SatMex and AMC hubs down.
1866 2007-08-29 22:50 OTTAWA Recording Hub IFL loss increased by 1 dB on satmex and amc hubs to counter rain fade.
1867 2007-08-29 23:00 OTTAWA Recording Hub Most of stations are back. Ecuador IS stations back first.
1868 2007-08-29 23:18 OTTAWA Recording Hub All but one station is back.
1869 2007-08-29 23:23 OTTAWA Recording Hub All stations are back. Storm is over too.
1870 2008-07-09 12:48 OTTAWA Reminder Test Vault for EAP with Taurus in Buffered mode and 8 GB Flash Card and 40T seismometer started at 12:48 UT. This vault is configured identical to Taurus vaults of EAP and is intended to continue recording for a year.
1871 2008-08-11 15:45 OTTAWA Hardware Swap Repaired splitter-combiner sn 0036 installed on AMC Hub.
1872 2008-08-11 18:06 OTTAWA Comments AMC Hub back to normal after adjustments.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1873 2009-04-08 14:32 OTTAWA Comments Connection to Ottawa Hub was lost for a minute, due to Firewall upgrade.
1874 2009-04-23 15:15 OTTAWA MT Station Final and controlled test of Nims/Cygnus Interest test started at station O06T, O07T and O97T.
1875 2004-08-07 23:24 OTTAWA HUB Comments ReTX turned on on Naqs1. It was already on on Naqs2.
1876 2004-08-09 17:59 OTTAWA HUB Comments Naqs1 was down for service from 13:59 to 14:35 ET.
1877 2004-08-26 18:00 OTTAWA HUB VSAT Start Started Anik E2R Service on second 3.8 m antenna, Carina 92.
1878 2004-08-26 18:10 OTTAWA HUB VSAT Check Co-Pol of 35 dB achieved.
1879 2005-01-31 17:30 OTTAWA HUB Reboot Naqs2 was rebooted after service maintenance.
1880 2005-02-01 18:31 OTTAWA HUB Reboot Naqs1 war rebooted after service maintenance.
1881 2005-02-01 19:12 OTTAWA HUB Reboot NaqsServer 1.9 and required DLL installed on Naqs1. Restarted at 19:12 UT.
1882 2005-03-29 15:45 OTTAWA HUB Comments DataServer Stopped on Naqs2.
1883 2005-04-08 16:28 OTTAWA HUB Re-Point Improved Co-pol by 3 and X-Pol by 2 dB for Telesat antenna. Isolastion is now 35 dB.
1884 2005-05-19 15:00 OTTAWA HUB Re-Point SES-AM antenna re-pointed. Improved Co/X from 28/10 to 30/0 dB.
1885 2005-05-30 17:37 OTTAWA HUB Comments NaqsServer 1.90 is installed and started on Naqs2.
1886 2005-06-20 12:45 OTTAWA HUB Reboot Naqs2 needed a re-boot to clear some data TX problems.
1887 2005-07-29 13:37 OTTAWA HUB Comments Dataserver restarted on Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
1888 2005-08-03 15:22 OTTAWA HUB Comments Dataserver restarted on Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1889 2005-08-04 19:49 OTTAWA HUB Comments Dataserver restarted on Ottawa Hub Naqs1.
1890 2005-08-10 21:58 OTTAWA HUB Comments Naqs1, 2 and Dataserver restarted.
1891 2006-12-06 19:51 OTTAWA HUB VSAT Check SES-AM Antenna steady at 29.5 dB x-pol.
1892 2007-11-28 13:37 OTTAWA HUB Carina Hubs Carina 63, Hub 6, GPS antenna switched to internal re-TX GPS to fix outage problems.
1893 2009-01-19 18:00 OTTAWA HUB Power Check Building power switched to portable generator in order to connect building to main generator.
1894 2009-01-19 19:00 OTTAWA HUB Power Check Building power switched to main generator with max down time of 30 seconds.
1895 2009-01-22 17:40 OTTAWA HUB VSAT Check Teleset antenna repointed. Improved by 14 dB to 31 dB isolation.
1896 2009-02-25 12:52 OTTAWA HUB Comments ExtractServer on Naqs2 stopped.
1897 2009-02-25 13:06 OTTAWA HUB Comments ExtractServer on Naqs1 stopped.
1898 2009-03-03 13:30 OTTAWA HUB MT Station Start collecting MT data from local NaqsServer at B7
1899 2009-04-08 14:31 OTTAWA HUB Comments SonicWall Firewall (Primary and Backup) upgraded to Pro 3060 Enhanced.
1900 2007-04-18 15:30 OTTAWA-HUB Comments Cables, switches and Internet connection upgraded. 8 and 24 managed switches installed.
1901 2007-05-02 18:00 OTTAWA-HUB VSAT Check Satmex antenna re-point, x-pol: improved by 16 dB, now it is 35 dB.
1902 2007-05-07 15:58 OTTAWA-HUB VSAT Check Satmex antenna re-point, x-pol: before 26, now 32 dB.
1903 2007-05-12 12:35 OTTAWA-HUB Comments NPtoNMP software v 2.2.1 installed on Naqs1.
1904 2007-09-28 19:19 OTTAWA-HUB MT Station O82T had stopped sending GPS, reset and restarted. O66T lost power, restarted, O83T, O84T and O85T are new test sites, all started.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1905 2007-09-28 19:21 OTTAWA-HUB MT Station Nimsstats on libra has no data from O82T and O66T. Nimsstats on draco does but O66T is still out of sync.
1906 2007-10-11 17:25 OTTAWA-HUB Reboot Naqs1 restarted to clear GPO problem.
1907 2007-11-13 21:00 OTTAWA-HUB Comments Internet went down for 5 hours but restored.
1908 2007-11-24 12:16 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Hubs Carina 63 lost GPS and regained. Brief halt in data delivery.
1909 2007-11-24 12:18 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Hubs Carina 65, Hub 8 lost GPS lock and regained.
1910 2007-11-24 12:19 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Hubs Carina 63, Hub 6 back online, stations recovering stored data.
1911 2007-11-24 12:28 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Hubs Carina 63 lost GPS and regained. Need service.
1912 2007-11-30 02:37 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Hubs Carina 63, hub 6 had lost GPS again, switched to outside antenna to fix problem.
1913 2007-12-02 14:11 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Hubs GPS on Carina 115 was down. Re-transmitter was shut down to remedy the problem.
1914 2007-12-03 16:40 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Swap Carina063 removed, 099 installed.
1915 2007-12-05 19:09 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Hubs Carina117 (HUBB), multicast forwarding set to ALL to force SOH data collection.
1916 2007-12-11 16:00 OTTAWA-HUB Carina Hubs All Carinas switched to upgraded antennas.
1917 2008-01-22 17:30 OTTAWA-HUB VSAT Check Telesat antenna re-point. Had 25 dB now has 30 dB isolation.
1918 2008-06-09 18:36 OTTAWA-HUB Comments Air Cond. failed. New one is being installed. Naqs3 turned off, for now.
1919 2008-06-09 21:00 OTTAWA-HUB Comments New 15100 BTU Air Conditioner installed.
1920 2008-06-10 13:51 OTTAWA-HUB Comments Naqs3 restarted.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1921 2008-08-26 11:33 OTTAWA-HUB Comments Naqs2 upgraded to Naqsserver 1.90.01
1922 2008-08-26 11:40 OTTAWA-HUB Comments Naqs1 upgraded to Naqsserver 1.90.01
1923 2008-08-26 13:20 OTTAWA-HUB Comments Dataserver on Naqs1 and Naqs2 crashed due to software incompatibility issue. Fixed by reverting to old NawsServer for now.
1924 2008-12-11 19:00 OTTAWA-HUB VSAT Check AMC5 checked and was OK at 30dB.
1925 2008-12-11 19:30 OTTAWA-HUB VSAT Check Telesat antenna was repointed, improved from 26dB to 34dB.
1926 2008-12-12 19:00 OTTAWA-HUB VSAT Check Satmex antenna was repointed, improved from 28-20dB to 35dB steady.
1927 2001-08-20 OTTO New Station Start This test station is not registered in Station Book.
1928 2002-09-17 02:20 Ontario Resynch check Stations in 133a-133w: Trident Resynchronization mode = Discard samples
1929 2003-06-09 00:21 Ottawa Hub Start Start recording at Ottawa Hub.
1930 2003-07-07 17:14 Ottawa Hub Down Hub and Naqs shut down 17:14-17:35 to install AC switch on Inverter-charger.
1931 2002-11-09 23:45 P20T New Station Start Start recording in P20T ringbuffers at HSLB.
1932 2002-09-06 17:00 P21T New Station Start Start recording in P21T ringbuffers at PECO.
1933 2002-09-06 17:00 P21T New Station Start Start recording in P21T ringbuffers at PECO.
1934 2002-07-26 17:00 P22T New Station Start Start recording in P22T ringbuffers at MCKN with CMG-40T.
1935 2002-07-20 21:00 P23T New temp start Started recording in P23T ringbuffers at ACKN.
1936 2002-07-19 00:00 P24T New temp start Started recording in P24T ringbuffers at EKTN.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1937 2002-07-24 22:00 P26T New Station Start Start recording in P26T ringbuffers at LGSN with CMG-40T. 2002-07-25 00:00 LGSN New Station Code Start recording in LGSN ringbuffers.
1938 2002-07-26 00:00 P27T New Station Start Start recording in P27T ringbuffers DVKN with CMG-40T.
1939 2002-07-23 01:00 P28T New temp start Started recording in ringbuffers P28T at LDGN.
1940 2002-07-21 19:00 P29T New temp start Started recording in ringbuffers P29T at YMBN.
1941 2002-07-19 22:00 P30T New Station Start Start recording in P30T ringbuffers at COWN.
1942 2002-07-23 15:00 P31T New Station Start Start recording in P31T ringbuffers at GLWN.
1943 2002-11-18 18:00 P32T New Station Start Start recording in P32T ringbuffers at ANMB.
1944 2002-07-30 00:00 P33T New Station Start Start recording in P33T ringbuffers CAMN.
1945 2002-07-31 22:00 P34T New Station Start Start recording in P34T ringbuffers at IHLN.
1946 2002-07-31 18:00 P35T New Station Start Start recording in P35T ringbuffers at SNPN.
1947 2002-08-03 18:00 P36T New Station Start Start recording in P36T ringbuffers at MLON.
1948 2002-08-04 13:00 P37T New Station Start Start recording in P37T ringbuffers at KNDN.
1949 2002-08-02 22:00 P39T New Station Start Start recording in P39T ringbuffers BOXN.
1950 2002-07-29 17:00 P40T New Station Start Start recording in P40T ringbuffers at NODN.
1951 2002-08-03 21:00 P41T New Station Start Start recording in P41T ringbuffers at MGTN.
1952 2002-09-07 22:00 P42T New Station Start Start recording in P42T ringbuffers at LINO.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1953 2002-08-27 15:00 P43T New Station Start Start recording in P43T ringbuffers at DELO.
1954 2002-08-21 23:45 P44T New Station Start Start recording in P44T ringbuffers at MPPO.
1955 2002-08-24 23:00 P45T New Station Start Start recording in P45T ringbuffers at BANO.
1956 2002-09-11 21:00 P46T New Station Start Start recording in P46T ringbuffers at ALGO.
1957 2002-09-10 16:00 P47T New Station Start Start recording in P47T ringbuffers at BRPO.
1958 2002-11-20 22:00 P49T New Station Start Start recording in P49T ringbuffers at TWKB.
1959 2002-11-25 19:40 P50T New Station Start Start recording in P50T ringbuffers at TWGB.
1960 2002-11-16 23:37 P51T New Station Start Start recording in P51T ringbuffers at CLVB.
1961 2002-11-14 22:45 P53T New Station Start Start recording in P53T ringbuffers at PIMB.
1962 2002-10-11 18:00 P54T New Station Start Start recording in P54T ringbuffers at CLPO.
1963 2002-11-12 00:21 P55T New Station Start Start recording in P55T ringbuffers at HRMB.
1964 2002-11-27 00:10 P56T New Station Start Start recording in P56T ringbuffers at TWBB.
1965 2002-12-04 17:29 P57T New Station Start Start recording in P57T ringbuffers at SSIB.
1966 2002-11-13 22:00 P58T New Station Start Start recording in P58T ringbuffers at PEMO.
1967 2003-05-14 20:30 P59T New Station Start Start recording in P59T ringbuffers at YOUB.
1968 2003-02-22 21:30 P60T New Station Start Start recording in P60T ringbuffers at SILB. SILB New Station Code Start recording in SILB ringbuffers.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1969 2003-05-17 01:49 P62T New Station Start Start recording in P62T ringbuffers at TSJB.
1970 2003-05-29 21:00 P75T New Station Start Start recording in P57T ringbuffers at HBDB.
1971 2003-07-29 14:29 P81T New Station Start Start recording in P81T ringbuffers at TOBO.
1972 2003-07-25 17:25 P82T New Station Start Start recording in P82T ringbuffers at CLWO.
1973 2003-07-27 16:47 P83T DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
1974 2003-07-27 16:47 P83T Gain Check Station Started at software gain of 0.5, sample rate 100 sps.
1975 2003-07-27 16:47 P83T Hardware List CYG417 TRD501 CMG-40T 4567, SSPB A0305A
1976 2003-07-27 16:47 P83T New Station Start Start recording in P83T ringbuffers at KLBO.
1977 2003-07-27 16:47 P83T Site Geology Bedrock
1978 2003-07-27 16:47 P83T VSAT Start Co-pol 25 X-pol 0
1979 2003-08-21 16:17 P84T DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
1980 2003-08-21 16:17 P84T Gain Check Station Started at software gain of 0.5, sample rate 100 sps.
1981 2003-08-21 16:17 P84T Hardware List CYG180 TRD319 CMG-3ESP T3D83, SSPB A0303A
1982 2003-08-21 16:17 P84T New Station Start Start recording in P84T ringbuffers at PLIO.
1983 2003-08-21 16:17 P84T Site Geology Limestone with shallow overburden.
1984 2003-08-21 16:17 P84T VSAT Start Co-pol 25 X-pol 0
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
1985 2003-10-02 18:58 P85T Hardware List Cyg 175, Trd 073, Trillium 0075, SSPB A0171A.
1986 2003-10-02 18:58 P85T New Station Start Start recording in ALFO ringbuffers. Cold Boot ok.
1987 2003-10-02 18:58 P85T New Station Start Start recording in P85T ringbuffers at ALFO.
1988 2003-10-02 18:58 P85T Site Geology Bedrock
1989 2003-10-02 18:58 P85T VSAT Start Co-pol 31 X-pol 1.
1990 2003-11-10 21:20 P86T New Station Start Electronics from HGVO under test at UWO.
1991 2004-05-04 18:05 P99T New Station Start Started recording at TORO in temp P99T ringbuffers.
1992 2004-05-04 18:10 P99T VSAT Check Co/X Pol 35/2 dB.
1993 2003-10-31 14:41 PCTO Firmware Upgrade Installed Trident 1.7210 in A.
1994 2002-09-06 19:10 PECO New Station Code Start recording in PECO ringbuffers.
1995 2002-09-06 19:10 PECO New Station Code Start recording in PECO ringbuffers.
1996 2002-09-06 19:10 PECO Seismo Check Started the station with CMG-40T.
1997 2002-09-16 22:15 PECO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
1998 2002-09-16 22:15 PECO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
1999 2002-09-20 17:04 PECO Gain Check Software gain was 0.1, IIR filter on at 0.001
2000 2002-09-20 17:04 PECO Seismo Swap Changed seismometer from CMG-40T to CMG-3ESP.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2001 2009-04-30 14:39 PECO Service Visit To change gain and batteries and service power supply and VSAT, etc.
2002 2009-04-30 14:41 PECO Power Check Repllaced 2 of 20A PV breaders with 2 new 30A, 80A main with new 60A,
2003 2009-04-30 14:42 PECO Power Check Old batteries were load tested and were low under load, 6 new batteries installed.
2004 2009-04-30 14:43 PECO VSAT Check Improved from 22 to 29 dB.
2005 2009-04-30 15:03 PECO DC Filter Change From on to off.
2006 2009-04-30 15:03 PECO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0.
2007 2002-11-13 22:45 PEMO New Station Code Start recording in PEMO ringbuffers.
2008 2003-02-14 16:50 PEMO Hardware Swap Trident 076 replaced with TRD 122.
2009 2003-02-19 23:30 PEMO Hardware Swap Cygnus 174 replaced with Cygnus 184.
2010 2003-05-08 15:34 PEMO Site Visit Cygnus installed in battery box. more batteries? GPS cable in conduit. Battery box dug in a bit more.
2011 2003-05-08 15:34 PEMO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
2012 2003-05-08 15:34 PEMO VSAT Check Co-pol 34, X-pol 4dB. Adjusted, co-pol 33, X-pol 2 dB. IFL loss set to 2 dB.
2013 2004-05-26 14:30 PEMO Service Visit To upgrade seismometer.
2014 2004-05-26 14:31 PEMO Seismo Swap CMG-40T s/n T4185 removed. ESP s/n T3J31 installed.
2015 2004-05-26 14:32 PEMO Comments Evidence of mice in seismometer vault.
2016 2004-05-26 14:33 PEMO Seismo Check Mass centered and calibrated ok.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2017 2004-05-26 14:34 PEMO Gain Check Unchaged at 0.5.
2018 2004-05-26 14:35 PEMO DC Filter Check Unchaged from On at 1 mHz.
2019 2004-05-26 14:36 PEMO Firmware Upgrade Trident upgraded to 1.7201, epld 1.23. TS was running current v 1.23. Unable to upgrade Libra, kept old version 5.42 in A. Newer 5.6201 loaded in B but fails to test.
2020 2009-04-27 21:08 PEMO Service Visit To change gain and batteries, upgrade power supply, and swith TX to Ottawa Hub.
2021 2009-04-27 23:28 PEMO VSAT Check 2w sspb installed. VSAT good but improved from 17 to 27dB.
2022 2009-04-27 23:29 PEMO Power Check 6 new battereis installed, 2 of the 20A PV breakers replaced with 30A, 80A main breaker with new 60A, cooling fan operational.
2023 2009-04-27 23:34 PEMO Comments Moved from London to Ottawa Hub.
2024 2009-04-27 23:35 PEMO Comments Fixed water leak in battery box, cleared trees in front of solar panels.
2025 2009-04-27 23:46 PEMO DC Filter Change From on to off.
2026 2009-04-27 23:46 PEMO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0
2027 2002-02-26 PGCB New Station Start First station of BC array. AC powered.
2028 2002-07-19 PGCB Closed Finished with training station.
2029 2004-02-20 11:00 PGCB VSAT Start Restarted test station, X/Co: 2/31dB. CMG40T 4688, cyg 172, trd 369
2030 2002-11-14 23:05 PIMB New Station Code Start recording in PIMB ringbuffers.
2031 2003-06-18 PIMB Service Visit All OK. Screw fixed in junction box.
2032 2005-07-28 01:38 PIMB Closed End of operation.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2033 2004-06-15 15:10 PKLO New Station Code Started on Naqs2, Ottawa Hub, in PKLO buffers.
2034 2004-06-15 15:14 PKLO New Station Code Started on Naqs1, Ottawa Hub, in PKLO buffers.
2035 2009-05-29 18:29 PKLO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
2036 2009-05-29 18:29 PKLO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
2037 2002-01-30 PKRO New Station Start SOSN/POLARIS. AC Powered.
2038 2002-08-13 18:44 PKRO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
2039 2002-09-17 02:00 PKRO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
2040 2002-09-17 02:00 PKRO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
2041 2002-09-23 20:12 PKRO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
2042 2003-05-05 22:15 PKRO Hardware Swap Now running CYG172 TRD66.
2043 2003-05-05 22:15 PKRO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
2044 2003-10-19 15:30 PKRO Service Visit Station was down due to bad Cygnus.
2045 2003-10-19 15:56 PKRO Hardware Swap Cyg 222 installed, 172 removed.
2046 2004-06-17 18:00 PKRO Service Visit To improve VSAT power.
2047 2004-06-17 18:10 PKRO Comments Weeds were blocking feedhorn and antenna. All cleaned up. Power went up by 5 dB.
2048 2004-06-17 18:20 PKRO VSAT Check Antenna re-pointed. X/Co: 0/30 dB.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2049 2004-06-17 18:21 PKRO Comments No additional improvement in power level.
2050 2004-06-17 18:22 PKRO Gain Check Unchanged at 0.5
2051 2004-06-17 18:23 PKRO DC Filter Check Unchanged at on and 0.001 Hz.
2052 2004-06-17 18:25 PKRO Firmware Upgrade All firmeware are up-to-date.
2053 2004-06-17 18:40 PKRO Cold-Boot Cold boot is standard procedure at the end of visit.
2054 2004-06-17 18:50 PKRO Comments Covered ground with rubber mat to prevent weeds growing.
2055 2004-09-01 18:00 PKRO Service Visit To fix battery charger. Fuse was blown in charger and charger was bust. Replacing fuse did not fix the problem. Charger replaced.
2056 2004-09-01 18:15 PKRO Battery Check Old, likely bad, DC-Type batteries removed, new AC-Type batteries installed.
2057 2004-09-01 19:14 PKRO Restart Station back on. Shutting down again to check VSAT.
2058 2004-09-01 19:40 PKRO VSAT Check X pol 0 dB, co-pol not measured due to modulated signal.
2059 2004-09-01 20:56 PKRO Gain Check Unchaged at 0.5.
2060 2004-09-01 20:57 PKRO DC Filter Check Unchaged at on at 0.001 Hz.
2061 2004-09-01 20:58 PKRO Comments Fuses left at the site for battery charger.
2062 2005-06-17 17:00 PKRO Re-Point X/Co 30/0, 6 dB improved by clearing weeds and re-pointing.
2063 2009-04-16 18:40 PKRO VSAT Check 35/5 dB isolation.
2064 2009-04-16 18:50 PKRO Seismo Swap ESP removed, Trillium 120P SN 129 installed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2065 2009-04-16 18:53 PKRO DC Filter Change Changed from on to Off.
2066 2009-04-16 18:53 PKRO Gain Change Software gain was changed from 0.5 to 1.0
2067 2005-09-16 21:57 PLBC New Station Code PLCB is renamed to PLBC, Ottawa, Naqs2 data starts.
2068 2005-09-16 22:05 PLBC Comments Ottawa Hub, Dataserver restarted.
2069 2005-09-16 22:05 PLBC Name Change PLCB is renamed to PLBC, Ottawa, Naqs1 data starts.
2070 2007-06-11 21:26 PLBC Comments Stopped POLARIS VSAT, restarted as CNSN.
2071 2005-09-03 21:11 PLCB Comments Renamed to PLBC, later.
2072 2005-09-03 21:11 PLCB DC Filter Check Off.
2073 2005-09-03 21:11 PLCB Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
2074 2005-09-03 21:11 PLCB Hardware List Cyg 277, Trd, 276, esp s/n t3n05
2075 2005-09-03 21:11 PLCB Require GPS Lock On.
2076 2005-09-03 21:11 PLCB VSAT Check 30 db Isolation on Telesat.
2077 2005-09-16 21:55 PLCB Closed Changed name to PLBC.
2078 2003-08-22 16:00 PLIO New Station Code Start recording in PLIO ringbuffers.
2079 2006-08-04 17:05 PLIO SSPB Check Damaged sspb repaired.
2080 2006-08-04 17:05 PLIO Service Visit To restore dead station.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2081 2006-08-04 17:10 PLIO Hardware Swap New SSPB is A0165A, LNB 12200294.
2082 2006-08-04 17:20 PLIO VSAT Check 26/0.
2083 2006-08-04 17:30 PLIO Seismo Check Seismo is about 15 cm above water level.
2084 2006-08-04 17:40 PLIO Comments First site serviced by Bicyle (KA, BD).
2085 2006-11-01 19:27 PLIO MT Station Started MT recording, live to London Hub.
2086 2008-04-23 11:00 PLIO Service Visit To repair and restart station.
2087 2008-04-23 11:30 PLIO Comments Damage to SSPB and solar panel.
2088 2008-04-23 12:00 PLIO Hardware Swap Feedhorn replaced.
2089 2008-04-23 12:30 PLIO VSAT Check 30 dB isolation.
2090 2008-04-23 18:10 PLIO Restart Station is up and runing.
2091 2009-09-01 15:00 PLIO Service Visit To replace dead Nims box.
2092 2009-09-01 16:00 PLIO MT Station Nims 25039 was replaced with Nims 2405-5.
2093 2004-05-13 20:30 PLVO DC Filter Check DC filter is on at 0.001 HZ, startup.
2094 2004-05-13 20:30 PLVO Gain Check Gain is at 0.5 for startup.
2095 2004-05-13 20:30 PLVO Hardware List CYG541, TS694, TRD733, SSPB A0172A, Seis. ESP T3H25 (from UWO).
2096 2004-05-13 20:30 PLVO VSAT Check Co/X 32/.4 dB.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2097 2004-05-13 22:30 PLVO New Station Code Started recording at PLVO ringbuffers.
2098 2006-10-18 16:00 PLVO Service Visit To connect MT station.
2099 2006-10-18 16:10 PLVO Comments MT battery box and recorder missing.
2100 2006-10-18 16:20 PLVO VSAT Check 25/0 dB, improved by 3.5 dB.
2101 2006-10-26 19:36 PLVO MT Station Started MT recording, live to London Hub.
2102 2006-12-11 17:00 PLVO MT Station North e-line was cut by animale bite. Added 25' splice, soldered, heat tape applied and bagged in silicon.
2103 2007-10-15 16:45 PLVO Service Visit To swap MT Nims box, check VSAT, swap batteries.
2104 2007-10-15 17:30 PLVO Battery Check 8 New batteries installed.
2105 2007-10-15 18:15 PLVO VSAT Check 30 dB x-pol, no need to re-point.
2106 2007-10-15 18:20 PLVO Hardware Swap New upgraded NIMX box 2508-1 installed.
2107 2007-10-15 18:30 PLVO Comments Ellectordes checked OK, no need to replace.
2108 2007-10-15 18:35 PLVO Comments Pin 2 on DB25 connector at Cyg. end was cut to disable interactive com port.
2109 2007-10-15 18:40 PLVO Power Check Showing 12.1 VDC on cloudy day.
2110 2007-10-15 18:44 PLVO Comments MT data flowing. End of service.
2111 2007-10-15 19:02 PLVO Power Check Terminal block on power system shows brown spot. Filter and LA removed as a possible remedy.
2112 2008-11-24 13:15 PLVO MT Station Restarted Nims box to get GPS stamp back. MT data flowing again.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2113 2009-04-29 14:26 PLVO Service Visit To change gain and batteries and service power supply, seismometer, etc.
2114 2009-04-29 14:28 PLVO Power Check All breakers OK, not changed. Added battery box with six new batteries.
2115 2009-04-29 14:28 PLVO VSAT Check Not checked, looked OK.
2116 2009-04-29 14:29 PLVO Comments Cooling fan working operational.
2117 2009-04-29 14:29 PLVO Seismo Swap New seismometer, ESP SN T35041 and new cable installed.
2118 2009-04-29 15:09 PLVO Hardware Swap Seismometer and cable replac
2119 2009-04-29 15:11 PLVO Seismo Check All seismic channels OK now, Mass-centered OK.
2120 2009-04-29 15:12 PLVO MT Station MT data flowing after station reset.
2121 2009-04-29 15:20 PLVO DC Filter Change From on to off.
2122 2009-04-29 15:20 PLVO Gain Change Changed from 0.5 to 1.0
2123 2009-05-09 20:12 PLVO MT Station Suddenly stopped TX, for no obvious reason.
2124 2009-05-11 13:13 PLVO MT Station Cold boot issued to restart station.
2125 2004-06-18 20:48 PNPO New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs2 in PNPO ringbuffers.
2126 2004-06-18 20:57 PNPO Comments Sensor Calibration ok.
2127 2004-06-18 21:03 PNPO New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs1 in PNPO ringbuffers.
2128 2004-06-18 21:04 PNPO Comments Observation: If Cyg/Trd do not match in naqs.stn, then the code attached to the correct Trident will tranport the data.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2129 2004-06-20 23:00 PNPO Comments Stopped sending GPS soh data. Why?
2130 2009-05-29 18:07 PNPO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
2131 2009-05-29 18:07 PNPO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
2132 2002-02-05 PTCO New Station Start DC (Solar Panels).
2133 2002-02-07 PTCO Seismo Swap Changed from CMG-3ESP to CMG-40T.
2134 2002-02-21 PTCO Seismo Swap Changed from CMG-40T to CMG-3ESP.
2135 2002-08-13 23:42 PTCO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
2136 2002-09-17 00:15 PTCO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
2137 2002-09-17 00:15 PTCO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
2138 2002-09-20 19:30 PTCO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
2139 2003-04-15 PTCO Power Upgrade Added 2 more batteries.
2140 2003-04-15 PTCO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
2141 2003-04-15 PTCO Wildlife Alert Snake visit (below battery box). Wasps in battery box.
2142 2003-10-31 18:07 PTCO Closed Moving to more secure location (BUKO).
2143 2003-10-31 18:08 PTCO Comments 2 solar panel stolen, one shattered.
2144 2003-10-31 18:09 PTCO Comments Old large seismo valut and fence left at the site.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2145 2004-07-11 19:18 PTCO Reopened In original location. Started recording in PTCO ringbuffers at Ottawa Hub on both NaqsServers.
2146 2004-07-11 19:23 PTCO Hardware List CYG171,TRD070, TS034, SSPB a0307A, SEISM. 40T, 4401
2147 2004-07-11 19:30 PTCO VSAT Check Co/x 35/3 dB.
2148 2004-07-11 19:32 PTCO Cold-Boot Will screen capture.
2149 2004-07-11 19:32 PTCO Comments Lots of people on road about 50 m from seism. Station visible from the road.
2150 2004-07-11 19:32 PTCO Site Geology Solid bedrock.
2151 2004-07-11 19:42 PTCO Gain Check Restarted with Ontario default gain of 0.5 at 100 sps.
2152 2004-07-11 19:43 PTCO DC Filter Check Restarted with Ontario default DC filter on at 0.001Hz.
2153 2004-07-21 17:55 PTCO Service Visit Stoped to change seismo and trident.
2154 2004-07-21 18:00 PTCO Seismo Swap ESP T3K14 installed. CMG-40T 4401 removed.
2155 2004-07-21 18:10 PTCO DC Filter Check DC filter is on at 0.001 HZ, unchanged.
2156 2004-07-21 18:10 PTCO Gain Check Gais is 0.5 is unchanged.
2157 2004-07-21 18:10 PTCO Hardware Swap Trident 070 removed, TRD747 installed.
2158 2004-07-21 18:47 PTCO Comments Cygnus ringbuffers restarted.
2159 2004-07-21 18:49 PTCO Cold-Boot Cold Boot.
2160 2004-07-21 18:50 PTCO Comments Problem restarting VSAT after cold boot. Source unknown. Increasing TX power did not help.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2161 2004-07-21 19:10 PTCO Restart All OK and station started.
2162 2004-07-21 19:12 PTCO Comments Trident gain and DC filter checked again, they are unchanged after cold boot.
2163 2005-01-25 16:10 PTCO Service Visit To restore power and check VSAT. Ice cleanded off antenna and solar panels.
2164 2005-01-25 16:20 PTCO VSAT Check Co/x at 28/0 dB, no adjustment needed.
2165 2005-01-25 16:30 PTCO Power Check Loose wire fixed in charge controller.
2166 2005-01-25 19:03 PTCO Restart Station is back up. Signal looks good.
2167 2006-04-30 15:30 PTCO Closed End of Operation.
2168 2004-09-04 22:11 QILN New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs2 in QILN ringbuffers.
2169 2004-09-04 22:14 QILN New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs1 in QILN ringbuffers.
2170 2004-09-04 22:15 QILN Gain Check Gain of 1.0 at 40 sps.
2171 2004-09-04 22:16 QILN DC Filter Check DC filter not on.
2172 2004-09-04 22:54 QILN VSAT Check Eirp increase up from 4 to 6 dB to improve TX power. TX DAC increased from 10.50 to 16.25.
2173 2004-09-04 22:56 QILN Hardware List Cygnus 555, Trident 737, TimeServer 675. Seismo. ESP T3K94, SSPB A0397A.
2174 2006-09-03 21:04 RAMB New Station Code South West of Quesnel, Ramsey Rd, BC, Ottawa Hub, Telesat.
2175 2006-09-03 21:05 RAMB Hardware List Cyg182, Trd63, TS53, seismometer 40T, s/n T4769, sspb A0160A.
2176 2006-09-03 21:06 RAMB DC Filter Check Off.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2177 2006-09-03 21:06 RAMB Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
2178 2006-09-03 21:07 RAMB Battery Check 6 new batteries, 8 panels.
2179 2006-09-03 21:07 RAMB Require GPS Lock On.
2180 2006-09-03 21:07 RAMB VSAT Check 31 db isolation.
2181 2006-09-03 21:08 RAMB Site Geology Silt.
2182 2004-06-13 17:47 RDLO New Station Code Started recordoring on Naqs2 in RDLO ringbuffers.
2183 2004-06-13 17:51 RDLO New Station Code Started recording on Naqs1 in RDLO ringbuffers.
2184 2004-07-07 12:04 RDLO Seismo Check HHN component was noisy yesterday, looks ok today.
2185 2004-09-29 16:00 RDLO Closed Moved to new location RLKO on Nov. 19, 2004.
2186 2004-11-19 15:36 RLKO New Station Code Started recording at both Naqs in Ottawa Hub.
2187 2005-08-10 21:30 RLKO Service Visit To fix lack of data problem.
2188 2005-08-10 21:31 RLKO Hardware Swap Cyguns 621, trd 867, seismo T3P07 installed.
2189 2005-08-10 21:33 RLKO Hardware List Cygnus 536, trd 695 removed.
2190 2005-08-10 21:34 RLKO Comments Old cygnus was not providing power on the bus. Cable was tested ok, cygnus faulty.
2191 2005-08-10 21:35 RLKO VSAT Check 30/0 dB. No adjustment needed.
2192 2005-08-10 21:47 RLKO Comments Site undisturbed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2193 2005-08-10 21:57 RLKO Comments Finished service. New ESP seismo mass-centered ok.
2194 2005-08-10 22:51 RLKO Gain Check 100 SPS, Gain 0.5
2195 2005-08-10 22:52 RLKO Comments Require GPS lock to lock is on.
2196 2005-08-10 22:52 RLKO DC Filter Check DC filer on at 1 mHz.
2197 2005-08-11 14:55 RLKO Seismo Swap Bad HHE component with new T3P07 seismo, replaced with original T3762, 3T seismo.
2198 2005-08-11 15:02 RLKO Comments End of Service visit. Site is back to normal.
2199 2005-11-01 21:00 RLKO Comments New seismometer T3P06 has electonics mass unlock.
2200 2005-11-01 21:00 RLKO Seismo Swap T3762 removed, ESP T3P06 installed.
2201 2005-11-01 21:00 RLKO Service Visit To replace seismometer with bad ns component.
2202 2006-10-03 13:50 RLKO Service Visit TimeServer failure, both Cygnus and Trident replaced.
2203 2006-10-04 13:50 RLKO VSAT Check X-pol 29 dB.
2204 2007-08-13 12:05 RLKO Seismo Check Seismomter railed, not responding to mass-center or calibration.
2205 2007-08-29 18:18 RLKO Comments Cygnus and Trident rebooted but seismometer still railed.
2206 2007-08-29 18:18 RLKO Comments Port 2 on Cygnus was open but not used. Closed.
2207 2007-08-29 18:39 RLKO TDMA Halt Removed from TDMA to forece a cold boot.
2208 2007-08-29 23:19 RLKO Restart TDMA authorized to restart station.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2209 2007-08-29 23:21 RLKO Comments Station is back and catching up with data at remote.
2210 2008-08-15 16:50 RLKO Closed End of operation.
2211 2007-08-12 02:44 ROMN New Station Code Started new station near Roman Lake, NWT, Ottawa Hub Naqs1 and Naqs2.
2212 2007-08-12 02:50 ROMN Hardware List Same as GBLN, Cyg 260, Ts 202, Trd 513. ESP T3J66 .
2213 2007-08-12 02:55 ROMN Gain Check Software gain 1.0, Vpp 40, at 40 sps.
2214 2007-08-12 03:00 ROMN DC Filter Check Off.
2215 2007-08-12 03:00 ROMN Require GPS to Lock On.
2216 2007-08-12 03:15 ROMN Comments Mass-centered and calibrated OK.
2217 2007-08-12 03:30 ROMN VSAT Check 35/4 dB.
2218 2004-08-05 17:59 RSPO New Station Code Started at Ottawa Hub, Naqs2 ringbuffers.
2219 2004-08-05 18:03 RSPO New Station Code Started at Ottawa Hub, Naqs1 ringbuffers.
2220 2009-05-29 17:07 RSPO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
2221 2009-05-29 17:07 RSPO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
2222 2009-04-29 11:18 S ONTARIO Service Visit To change gain and batteries and service power supply and VSAT at BANO, PLVO, DELO, PECO and DREO,
2223 2005-10-13 19:56 SABG New Station Start Started recording from Sable Island at London Hub.
2224 2005-10-19 19:12 SABG Gain Check Gain 1.0, SPS 100.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2225 2005-10-19 19:13 SABG Comments Small 1.2 m antenna used.
2226 2005-10-19 19:13 SABG DC Filter Check Off.
2227 2005-10-19 19:13 SABG VSAT Check 27/0 dB.
2228 2005-10-19 19:14 SABG Seismo Check ESP, s/n TBD at 43.93124 -60.00843 0.
2229 2006-08-25 17:34 SABG Comments Switched from SES-AM to Telesat, Carina 116.
2230 2006-08-25 17:35 SABG VSAT Check Signal from this 1.2 m antenna is strong at ERIP increase of 0 dB.
2231 2009-04-29 12:51 SABG TDMA Halt Station to be closed, TDMA stopped for now due to bad VSAT power.
2232 2006-08-24 15:42 SEDN New Station Code Sedna, Hudson Bay, on Ottawa Hub Naqs2, Telesat.
2233 2006-08-24 15:52 SEDN New Station Code Sedna, Hudson Bay, on Ottawa Hub Naqs1, Telesat.
2234 2006-08-24 17:08 SEDN Hardware List Cyg245, Trd423, TS190, ESP T3A90, SSPB 1645-0503, redeployed from LDGN.
2235 2006-08-24 17:09 SEDN Site Geology Bedrock at the end of runway strip.
2236 2006-08-24 17:10 SEDN DC Filter Check Off.
2237 2006-08-24 17:10 SEDN Gain Check 1.0 at 40 sps.
2238 2006-08-24 17:10 SEDN Require GPS Lock On.
2239 2006-08-24 17:11 SEDN Battery Check 16 new batteries, 12 solar panels.
2240 2006-08-24 17:11 SEDN VSAT Check 32 dB isolation.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2241 2007-08-17 00:57 SEDN Service Visit To fix problem with solar panel legs.
2242 2007-08-17 00:58 SEDN VSAT Check Steady at 34 dB.
2243 2007-08-17 00:59 SEDN Comments Rocks placed on solar panel legs to make them steady.
2244 2007-08-17 00:59 SEDN Comments Station in good condition, no damage to anything.
2245 2006-07-04 19:09 SILB Closed End of Operation.
2246 2003-06-09 12:31 SILO Hardware List Cyg 378, TRD365, ESP T3E88. SPS 100, Gain 1.
2247 2003-06-09 12:31 SILO New Station Code Start recording in SILO ringbuffers.
2248 2003-06-09 12:31 SILO Site Geology Hard solid bedrock.
2249 2003-06-09 12:31 SILO VSAT Start X-pol 0, Co-pol 27 dB.
2250 2003-08-11 19:24 SILO DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
2251 2003-08-11 19:24 SILO Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.0.
2252 2004-02-21 00:01 SILO VSAT Check Modulation increased from 64 to 112KB to improve bandwidth use.
2253 2005-05-05 13:00 SILO VSAT Check IFL loss faked from 2 to 5 dB. Eirp increase is at 9 dB in attempt to reduce ReTX.
2254 2007-04-12 18:40 SILO VSAT Check Changed modulation from 112 to 64KB to improve transmission.
2255 2009-06-01 15:38 SILO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
2256 2009-06-01 15:38 SILO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2257 2008-07-12 22:00 SNLN New Station Start At Sandy Lake, EAP, NWT.
2258 2008-07-12 22:35 SNLN Comments Statrted recording at Ottawa Hub Naqs2 and Naqs1.
2259 2008-07-13 00:51 SNLN Hardware List Cyg258, Trd76, ESP T35043.
2260 2008-07-13 00:52 SNLN DC Filter Check Off.
2261 2008-07-13 00:52 SNLN Gain Check Gain 1, 40 SPS, 40 Vpp.
2262 2008-07-13 00:52 SNLN Require GPS to Lock On.
2263 2008-07-13 00:53 SNLN Comments Mass-center and calibration ok.
2264 2008-07-13 00:53 SNLN Power Check 6 Batteries and 6 solar panels.
2265 2008-07-13 00:53 SNLN VSAT Check 3 and 33 dB.
2266 2006-08-23 17:30 SNO New Station Start First Taurus Internet station started at SNO Lab, Sudbury.
2267 2002-07-31 19:15 SNPN New Station Code Start recording in SNPN ringbuffers.
2268 2002-08-13 23:28 SNPN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
2269 2002-09-14 21:30 SNPN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
2270 2002-09-20 00:49 SNPN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
2271 2003-07-19 19:54 SNPN Before Re-Point Before any re-adjustment, co-pol was 28 and x-pol was 0 dB, indicating stable antenna base.
2272 2003-07-19 19:54 SNPN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New cables and conduits installed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2273 2003-07-19 19:54 SNPN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed.
2274 2003-07-19 19:54 SNPN Re-Point After re-pointing, co-pol was 32 with x-pol of 1 dB.
2275 2003-07-19 19:54 SNPN Service Visit Site was working OK. Stopped for service. Solar panel rack was loose, fixed.
2276 2003-07-19 20:45 SNPN Restart Calibrated ok, mass-centred ok.
2277 2003-09-27 22:13 SNPN Bird-protection No bird damage observed but additional tie-wraps were installed on feed arms.
2278 2003-09-27 22:13 SNPN Re-Point X-pol 0 Co-pol 20 dB.
2279 2003-09-27 22:13 SNPN Service Visit Visit initiated due to poor VSAT performance.
2280 2003-09-27 22:13 SNPN VSAT Check Bad co-pol due probably to shifting of antenna. X-pol 0 Co-pol 7dB.
2281 2003-09-27 22:36 SNPN Cold-Boot Restarted from cold boot. Eirp increase adjusted to 5 dB at Hub.
2282 2004-08-21 16:12 SNPN Service Visit To add MT.
2283 2004-08-21 16:13 SNPN Hardware Swap Moved from London to Ottawa Hub.
2284 2004-08-21 16:16 SNPN Restart Recording at Ottawa Hub on Naqs1 and Naqs2.
2285 2004-08-21 16:26 SNPN Comments MT installation in progress.
2286 2004-08-21 20:50 SNPN Comments MT data started. Temperature option of SOH monitor disconnected.
2287 2004-08-21 20:59 SNPN Comments MT team are digging electric lines.
2288 2004-08-23 15:11 SNPN Comments MT station was found to be in GPS mode. Switched to normal mode by Zoc telenet login, and then ^C command.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2289 2005-07-19 20:59 SNPN Service Visit MT electordes changed.
2290 2005-07-19 20:59 SNPN VSAT Check Repoint from 15/0 to 30/1 dB.
2291 2005-07-19 21:00 SNPN Comments GPS antenna connector was loose. Fixed and antenna mast installed.
2292 2005-07-19 21:01 SNPN Comments Large blase planned at 6 local time at Snap Lake.
2293 2005-07-19 21:01 SNPN Comments Staion looked good, couple of loose bolts fixed.
2294 2007-08-11 15:00 SNPN Service Visit Station closed, EOP.
2295 2006-09-20 04:00 SNQN New Station Code Internet, Ottawa Hub, at Sanikiliuq, Hudson Bay.
2296 2006-09-20 04:10 SNQN Hardware List Taurus 207, ESP T3P17.
2297 2006-09-20 04:20 SNQN 40 sps, Gain 1, No DC filter, Require GPS Lock Checked.
2298 2006-09-20 04:25 SNQN Internet Station On VPN.
2299 2009-04-14 10:00 SOSN Service Visit To upgrade power supply, swap seismometers, reset digitizer gain at WLBO, PKRO, ACTO, STCO and BRCO.
2300 2009-04-14 11:00 SOSN Comments TYNO seismometer was replaced earlier, digitizer gain was reset via VSAT.
2301 2009-04-19 21:00 SOSN Comments End of service visit.
2302 2005-08-21 21:09 SRLN New Station Start At Sarcpa Lake old Dewline station, recording on Naqs2, Ottawa.
2303 2005-08-21 21:12 SRLN New Station Start At Sarcpa Lake old Dewline station, recording on Naqs1, Ottawa.
2304 2005-08-21 21:14 SRLN Hardware List Cyg244, Trd136, Seismometer Esp T3B37(confirm with pics).
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2305 2005-08-21 21:15 SRLN Gain Check Gain of 1.0, sps 40.
2306 2005-08-21 21:16 SRLN DC Filter Check DC filter is not on.
2307 2005-08-21 21:17 SRLN Require GPS Lock Require GPS Lock is on.
2308 2005-08-21 21:18 SRLN Site Geology Solid bedrock.
2309 2005-08-21 21:19 SRLN Comments Antenna and parts of solar panel frames bolted to rock.
2310 2002-12-04 17:30 SSIB DC Filter Check Starting with DC filter on at 0.001 Hz.
2311 2002-12-04 17:30 SSIB Gain Check Starting with software gain of 0.1.
2312 2002-12-04 17:30 SSIB New Station Code Start recording in SSIB ringbuffers.
2313 2006-06-16 17:11 SSIB Closed End of Operation.
2314 2006-11-09 17:15 SSNO Internet Station Started at shallow SNO, Ottawa Hub Naqs1,2.
2315 2006-11-09 17:16 SSNO Hardware List Taurus 476. Trillium 120P s/n to be reported.
2316 2006-11-09 17:17 SSNO Gain Check Gain 1.0 at 200 sps.
2317 2006-11-09 17:18 SSNO DC Filter Check Off.
2318 2006-11-09 17:19 SSNO Require GPS to Lock on.
2319 2008-11-06 13:00 SSNO Service Visit To swap Taurus and seismometer
2320 2008-11-06 13:11 SSNO Hardware Swap Taurus 215 and T20 0257 installed.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2321 2008-11-06 13:15 SSNO Restart Ottawa Hub Naqs1 and Naqs2 restarted.
2322 2001-11-09 STCO New Station Start SOSN/POLARIS. AC Powered.
2323 2002-06-26 STCO Hardware Swap Replaced Cygnus 155/HRD 185 to Cygnus 182/Trident 82.
2324 2002-08-09 21:30 STCO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
2325 2002-09-16 21:55 STCO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
2326 2002-09-16 21:55 STCO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
2327 2002-09-24 21:45 STCO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
2328 2005-04-19 00:30 STCO Require GPS Lock New Instrument installed.
2329 2005-06-17 23:45 STCO VSAT Check SSPB mounting screw is damaged, cound not adjust SSPB. X/Co 35/2, 2 dB improvement.
2330 2005-06-17 23:50 STCO Service Visit New SSPB A0304A, LNB 16201509.
2331 2009-04-18 18:50 STCO VSAT Check 30/0 dB isolation.
2332 2009-04-18 19:00 STCO Seismo Swap ESP removed, Trillium 120P SN 125 installed.
2333 2009-04-18 19:10 STCO DC Filter Change Changed from on to Off.
2334 2009-04-18 19:10 STCO Gain Change Software gain was changed from 0.5 to 1.0
2335 2006-08-18 01:43 STLN New Station Start Stellar Camp, Hudson Bay, Ottawa Naqs2, Telesat.
2336 2006-08-18 01:44 STLN Hardware List Cyg 242, Trd 183, TS 138, ESP T3A67, redeployed LGSN.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2337 2006-08-18 01:45 STLN New Station Start Stellar Camp, Hudson Bay, Ottawa Naqs1.
2338 2006-08-18 01:45 STLN VSAT Check 36 dB isolation!
2339 2006-08-18 01:49 STLN Comments Dataserver restarted on Naqs1.
2340 2006-08-18 12:33 STLN DC Filter Check Off.
2341 2006-08-18 12:33 STLN Gain Check Gain of 1 at 40 sps.
2342 2006-08-18 12:33 STLN Require GPS Lock On.
2343 2006-08-18 15:05 STLN Site Geology On Esker deposits, 1 Km from camp, south of airport.
2344 2006-08-18 15:06 STLN Battery Check 12 New battereies.
2345 2006-08-18 15:07 STLN Hardware List SSPB A0028A.
2346 2007-08-27 19:10 STLN Service Visit To fix VSAT.
2347 2007-08-27 19:20 STLN VSAT Check No ballast found, fixed and improved from 21 to 45 dB.
2348 2007-08-27 19:25 STLN Battery Check Connections secured.
2349 2007-08-27 19:30 STLN Comments New feed window installed.
2350 2007-12-02 14:19 STLN TDMA Halt Station down, removed from tdma (cyg242, carina116) for now.
2351 2008-04-28 13:50 STLN Restart TDMA reinstated, station restarted and sending data.
2352 2006-09-05 12:46 SULB New Station Code South of Vanderhoof, BC, Ottawa Hub, Telesat.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2353 2006-09-05 12:47 SULB Hardware List Cyg219, Trd080, TS090, SSPB A0156A, 3ESP T3D96.
2354 2006-09-05 12:49 SULB DC Filter Check Off.
2355 2006-09-05 12:49 SULB Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
2356 2006-09-05 12:49 SULB Require GPS Lock On.
2357 2006-09-05 12:50 SULB Site Geology Gravel pit.
2358 2006-09-05 12:50 SULB VSAT Check 27.5 dB isolation on Telesat.
2359 2006-09-05 12:51 SULB Comments This is the 7th and last of the Nechako Basin.
2360 2006-09-05 14:55 SULB Comments Trident SN in Remote Cygnus Ringbuffer corrected to TRD080.
2361 2008-06-16 18:00 SULB VSAT Check 30 dB isolation.
2362 2008-06-16 18:37 SULB Hardware Swap Cyg219/Trd080 removed, Cyg264/Trd083 installed.
2363 2008-06-16 18:38 SULB Comments Either old Cyg219 or old Trd080 at fault, creating bad seismic signal, need to be checked.
2364 2008-06-16 19:21 SULB Comments Still problem with site, changing seismo cable, again.
2365 2008-06-16 20:30 SULB Seismo Swap T3D96 removed T3E02 installed.
2366 2008-06-16 21:00 SULB Comments Too many seismometers and cables had to be swapped to find the fault, either in seismometer cable or in original and second seismometer. Third seismometer/cable worked.
2367 2009-08-25 12:00 SULB Closed End of Operation. Station was vandalized, 4 solar panels taken.
2368 2003-06-23 21:15 SUNO New Station Code Start recording in SUNO ringbuffers.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2369 2003-06-23 21:15 SUNO Hardware List CYG388 TRD360 CMG-40T T4776, SPS 100, Gain 1.
2370 2003-06-23 21:15 SUNO Site Geology Bedrock
2371 2003-06-23 21:15 SUNO VSAT Start co-pol 34 x-pol 2
2372 2003-08-11 19:50 SUNO DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
2373 2003-08-11 19:50 SUNO Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.0.
2374 2003-10-31 13:04 SUNO Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in B. B is active.
2375 2003-10-31 15:06 SUNO Service Visit Station was working, some hardware needed tigthening.
2376 2003-10-31 15:08 SUNO VSAT Check Before 32/5 after 32/1 dB.
2377 2003-10-31 15:09 SUNO VSAT Start Cold boot and restarted VSAT.
2378 2003-11-03 17:33 SUNO Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A. A is active.
2379 2003-11-03 17:34 SUNO Comments Libra firmware is out of date (5.50)
2380 2003-12-08 20:00 SUNO Service Visit Added 6 more batteries to power system.
2381 2003-12-08 20:30 SUNO Battery Check Started charging batteries with generator.
2382 2003-12-08 20:54 SUNO Battery Check Battery volt is now at 12.58VDC.
2383 2003-12-09 15:20 SUNO Battery Check Stopped generator. Batteries are at 12.94 VDC.
2384 2003-12-09 15:28 SUNO Seismo Check NS component has large DC offset, looks odd. Bad Seismo??
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2385 2004-02-21 22:01 SUNO VSAT Check EIRP level reduced from 10 to 6 dB balance levels.
2386 2004-06-19 17:00 SUNO Service Visit To upgrade seismometer. VSAT kept on. Bus cable disconnected to swap seismo.
2387 2004-06-19 17:14 SUNO Seismo Swap CMG-40T s/n T4776 removed, ESP s/n T3J32 installed.
2388 2004-08-20 13:48 SUNO Service Visit To add four more solar panels.
2389 2004-08-20 14:03 SUNO Restart Station restarted adding solar panels. A total of 12 panels power the system now.
2390 2004-08-20 14:04 SUNO VSAT Check Co/X 33/1 dB, unchanged.
2391 2004-08-20 16:04 SUNO Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
2392 2004-08-20 16:06 SUNO Gain Check Unchaged at 1.0 (this is default for FedNor1).
2393 2004-08-20 16:07 SUNO DC Filter Check Unchaged at on and 1 mHz.
2394 2004-08-20 16:08 SUNO Comments Station in good condition.
2395 2009-05-29 17:43 SUNO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
2396 2009-05-29 17:43 SUNO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
2397 2006-08-28 00:54 TALB New Station Code Tatla Lake, BC, Ottawa Hub, Naqs1,2, Telesat.
2398 2006-08-28 00:55 TALB Hardware List Cyg285, Trd83, TS194, 3ESP T3E02, SSPB 1W A0124A.
2399 2006-08-28 00:56 TALB DC Filter Check Off.
2400 2006-08-28 00:56 TALB Gain Check 1.0 at 100 sps.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2401 2006-08-28 00:57 TALB Battery Check 6 new batteries, 8 solar panels.
2402 2006-08-28 00:57 TALB Require GPS Lock On.
2403 2006-08-28 00:57 TALB Site Geology Soft soil
2404 2006-08-28 00:57 TALB VSAT Check 28 dB isolation.
2405 2008-06-11 17:18 TALB Closed End of Operation.
2406 2006-08-27 00:48 THMB New Station Code Started Thunder Mountain, BC, Ottawa Hub Naqs1,2 on Telesat.
2407 2006-08-27 00:49 THMB Hardware List Cyg271, Trd256, TS230, ESP T3D79, SSPB A0159A.
2408 2006-08-27 00:51 THMB Battery Check 6 new batteries, 8 solar panels.
2409 2006-08-27 00:51 THMB DC Filter Check Off.
2410 2006-08-27 00:51 THMB Gain Check Gain of 1.0 at 100 sps.
2411 2006-08-27 00:51 THMB Require GPS Lock On.
2412 2006-08-27 00:51 THMB VSAT Check 28 dB isolation.
2413 2006-08-27 00:52 THMB Comments Initial problem with GPS, long wait before fine lock.
2414 2006-08-27 00:52 THMB Site Geology Soft soil.
2415 2006-08-27 00:53 THMB Comments Bad seismometer cable, replaced with good one.
2416 2007-06-27 20:00 THMB Service Visit To improve VSAT.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2417 2007-06-27 20:01 THMB Seismo Check Re-levelled. Cable connector cleaned up.
2418 2007-06-27 20:01 THMB VSAT Check 36 dB separation.
2419 2007-06-27 20:03 THMB Comments Mass-centered and calibrated OK.
2420 2007-11-30 22:30 THMB VSAT Check Improved power by adjusting tdma erip to avoid re-Tx.
2421 2007-12-02 14:27 THMB VSAT Check Mod. reduced to 64kb to improve Tx.
2422 2008-06-10 23:15 THMB Closed End of Operation.
2423 2005-09-29 02:15 TIGG New Station Start Tignish, PEI, first of re-deployment.
2424 2005-10-02 23:31 TIGG Recording Hub London.
2425 2005-10-02 23:32 TIGG Gain Check Gain 1.0, sps 100.
2426 2005-10-02 23:33 TIGG DC Filter Check DC filter is off.
2427 2005-10-02 23:33 TIGG Require GPS Lock On.
2428 2005-10-02 23:34 TIGG Hardware List Cyg172, TRD78, sspb h0018a, esp s/n t3d95, IP 172.
2429 2005-10-02 23:35 TIGG VSAT Check 0/16 dB. Poor.
2430 2006-08-30 20:58 TIGG Carina Swap Switched from SES-AM to Telesat at Ottawa Hub.
2431 2006-08-30 20:59 TIGG SSPB Check Gain adjusted to 50 dB, EIRP adjusted to match.
2432 2006-08-30 20:59 TIGG VSAT Check 28 dB isolation while raining at the site.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2433 2007-11-05 20:20 TIGG Closed End of operation.
2434 2005-07-25 19:26 TIMO New Station Code O62T is now started in TIMO at Ottawa Hub Naqs 2.
2435 2005-07-25 19:28 TIMO New Station Code Started at Ottawa Hub Naqs1 in name TIMO.
2436 2005-07-27 01:40 TIMO Cables Problem with RF out at SSPB end fixed. Station restarted.
2437 2009-05-29 17:40 TIMO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
2438 2009-05-29 17:40 TIMO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
2439 2009-03-12 22:00 TLCB New Station Start Started third CNSN/ETS Taurus Internet station at Ottahwa hub, both Naqs.
2440 2009-03-12 22:10 TLCB Hardware List Taurus 381, Trillium 120P sn 0196.
2441 2009-03-13 16:03 TLCB Comments 100 SPS, Input 40 vpp.
2442 2009-03-13 16:03 TLCB DC Filter Check Off.
2443 2009-03-13 16:03 TLCB Gain Check Software gain 1.
2444 2009-03-13 16:04 TLCB Require GPS to Lock On.
2445 2003-07-29 15:43 TOBO DC Filter Check On at 0.001 Hz.
2446 2003-07-29 15:43 TOBO Gain Check Station Started at software gain of 0.5, sample rate 100 sps.
2447 2003-07-29 15:43 TOBO Hardware List CYG413 TRD363 CMG-40T 4401, SSPB A0308A
2448 2003-07-29 15:43 TOBO New Station Code Start recording in TOBO ringbuffers.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2449 2003-07-29 15:43 TOBO Site Geology Limestone bedrock.
2450 2003-07-29 15:43 TOBO VSAT Start Co-pol 28 X-pol 2
2451 2003-11-22 20:45 TOBO Temp Halt Station stopped. No AC power, Battery volts at 8.7 VDC.
2452 2004-03-26 22:45 TOBO Service Visit To replace seismo. Station found in good and secure condition.
2453 2004-03-26 22:55 TOBO Hardware Swap 40T removed, ESP (T3G89) installed.
2454 2004-03-26 23:10 TOBO Comments Laptop did not work so no re-pointing possible. No software changes. Serviced by KA, database entry IA.
2455 2006-11-04 12:17 TOBO Hub Swap Finished hub swap. TX disabled on carina 28 and 29.
2456 2009-05-21 19:00 TOBO Service Visit To change gain etc.
2457 2009-05-21 19:30 TOBO VSAT Check Imroved from 25 to 34dB.
2458 2009-05-21 20:10 TOBO DC Filter Change From on to off.
2459 2009-05-21 20:10 TOBO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0.
2460 2009-02-14 01:55 TOFB New Station Start Started first CNSN/ETS Internet station in BC, on Naqs1, Ottawa.
2461 2009-02-14 14:06 TOFB New Station Start TOFB is now recording on Naqs2, Ottawa as well.
2462 2009-02-14 14:10 TOFB Hardware List Taurus 394, ESP 100 sec SN T3L37.
2463 2009-02-14 14:20 TOFB Gain Check Software gain 1.
2464 2009-02-14 14:30 TOFB DC Filter Check Off.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2465 2004-05-04 19:00 TORO New Station Code Started recording at TORO ringbuffres.
2466 2004-05-04 19:10 TORO Hardware List Cyg173 TRD059 CMG-40T T4565 SSPB A0157A
2467 2004-05-04 19:11 TORO Gain Check Software gain 0.5 at 100 SPS.
2468 2004-05-04 19:12 TORO DC Filter Check Filter on at 1 mHZ (check 1 mHz again).
2469 2004-05-04 19:15 TORO Site Geology Man-made fill.
2470 2004-05-10 15:10 TORO DC Filter Change DC filter incorrectly set to 0.1 Hz.
2471 2004-05-10 15:10 TORO Hardware Swap Trd. 077 installed, 059 removed.
2472 2004-05-10 18:33 TORO DC Filter Change Corrected cutoff freq. to 0.001 HZ.
2473 2004-06-07 13:32 TORO Cables Seismo cable replaced to fix EW component. Some noise heard before cable swap, not after.
2474 2004-06-07 13:34 TORO Comments No system shut down. Cable swap took a couple of minutes. Waveform show good traces for now.
2475 2004-09-02 13:10 TORO Service Visit To improve bad VSAT power.
2476 2004-09-02 13:30 TORO Re-Point Antenna was off. Before 20 dB. After, 31/0 dB.
2477 2004-09-02 13:47 TORO Comments Non-POLARIS lock on battery box. BAD!!!
2478 2009-09-03 13:44 TORO Service Visit Dead site, feedhorn vandalized, bees nested in it. Repaired.
2479 2009-09-03 13:45 TORO VSAT Check 30 dB isolation.
2480 2003-05-18 14:?? TSJB Hardware List Guralp ESP T3D84 Cygnus 266 Trident 76
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2481 2003-05-18 14:?? TSJB New Station Code Start recording in TSJB ringbuffers.
2482 2006-06-18 23:50 TSJB Closed End of Operation.
2483 2002-11-27 00:11 TWBB New Station Code Start recording in TWBB ringbuffers.
2484 2002-11-27 00:12 TWBB Gain Check Starting with software gain of 0.1.
2485 2002-11-27 00:12 TWBB DC Filter Check Starting with DC filter on at 0.001 Hz.
2486 2004-08-05 18:00 TWBB Service Visit Station vandalized, battery box left open and was full of water. Battery positive terminal corroded. Positive lead disconnected. Box drained. Batteries cleaned and connected. Appear to be working.
2487 2004-08-05 19:40 TWBB VSAT Check Co/X 34/5 dB.
2488 2004-08-05 19:42 TWBB Cold-Boot Standard procedure.
2489 2004-08-05 19:49 TWBB Restart Station restarted, all OK.
2490 2005-08-26 18:30 TWBB Service Visit To replace broken Cygnus 177.
2491 2005-08-26 18:35 TWBB Hardware Swap Cyg177 removed, Cyg285 installed.
2492 2005-08-26 18:40 TWBB VSAT Check Co/x 18/0, low.
2493 2005-08-26 18:42 TWBB Comments Site is back to normal.
2494 2006-06-20 18:06 TWBB Closed End of Operation.
2495 2002-11-25 TWGB New Station Code Start recording in TWGB ringbuffers.
2496 2002-11-25 19:40 TWGB Gain Check Starting with software gain of 0.1.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2497 2002-11-25 19:40 TWGB DC Filter Check Starting with DC filter on at 0.001 Hz.
2498 2004-08-05 20:15 TWGB Service Visit On the way back from TWBB, power cable from junction box bitten but OK. Loose connector fixed.
2499 2005-05-10 19:11 TWGB Closed End of Operation.
2500 2002-11-20 23:30 TWKB Gain Check Starting with software gain of 0.1.
2501 2002-11-20 23:30 TWKB DC Filter Check Starting with DC filter on at 0.001 Hz.
2502 2002-11-20 23:30 TWKB New Station Code Start recording in TWKB ringbuffers.
2503 2003-08-25 17:15 TWKB Service Visit Station shut down to check seismometer orientation.
2504 2003-08-25 18:00 TWKB Orientation Change Seismometer orientation was 179 degrees worng. Corrected.
2505 2003-08-25 18:15 TWKB Restart Restarted.
2506 2004-02-12 19:20 TWKB Seismo Check HHN Component is bust. Mass-center did not help. Calibration shows odd signal on HHN but other two chans. ok. Seismo stuck?
2507 2004-03-15 21:40 TWKB Hardware Swap TRD071, CMG-3ESP T3D91 removed. TRD425, CMG-3ESP T3G52 installed.
2508 2004-03-15 21:41 TWKB DC Filter Check DC filter on at 0.0010 Hz
2509 2004-03-15 21:42 TWKB Gain Check Software gain = 0.5
2510 2006-05-14 10:26 TWKB Closed End of Operation.
2511 2001-07-27 TYNO New Station Start First POLARIS station. HRD digitizer and CMG-3ESP. SOSN/POLARIS. AC Powered.
2512 2002-10-31 22:00 TYNO Hardware Swap Replaced Cygnus 154/HRD 184 to Cygnus 282/Trident 259.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2513 2003-04-11 TYNO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
2514 2003-12-19 18:00 TYNO Service Visit Station down about 1/2 hour to swap batteries.
2515 2003-12-19 18:35 TYNO Battery Check AC-type batteries and LVD installed.
2516 2004-09-15 17:30 TYNO Require GPS Lock GPS receiver installed on Libra com port, recording at London Hub.
2517 2005-03-16 14:30 TYNO Service Visit To improve VSAT.
2518 2005-03-16 14:45 TYNO VSAT Check Co/X improved to 28/0 dB. Power level up by 5 dB.
2519 2005-03-16 15:00 TYNO Cold-Boot System restarted.
2520 2005-06-17 22:00 TYNO VSAT Check Co/x was good at 32/0 dB. Station need sspb temperature sensor.
2521 2008-09-09 14:00 TYNO VSAT Check Improved by 2 dB from 28dB..
2522 2008-09-23 14:00 TYNO Service Visit To upgrade power supply and swap seismometer.
2523 2008-09-23 15:00 TYNO Seismo Check ESP T3A88 removed, Trillium 120P SN 0256 installed.
2524 2008-09-23 16:00 TYNO Power Check Power supply upgraded.
2525 2009-04-14 15:31 TYNO DC Filter Change Changed from on to Off.
2526 2009-04-14 15:31 TYNO Gain Change Software gain was changed from 0.5 to 1.0
2527 2007-10-20 19:00 UBRB New Station Start Started, Ottawa Hub Naqs1,2, new VSAT at Upper Baezaeko River , BC, near Nazko Cone.
2528 2007-10-20 19:10 UBRB Hardware List Cyg. 616, Ts 817, Trd854, 40T 4316.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2529 2007-10-20 19:20 UBRB Gain Check Gain 1, 100 SPS, 40 Vpp.
2530 2007-10-20 19:30 UBRB DC Filter Check Off.
2531 2008-06-15 04:00 UBRB Seismo Swap 40T (SN T4316) removed, 3ESP (SN T3K45) installed.
2532 2008-06-15 04:30 UBRB Power Check 6 batteries in a new battery box and 2 solar panels added.
2533 2008-06-15 05:00 UBRB VSAT Check 30 dB isolation.
2534 2001-07-16 UWO Hub Start First POLARIS Hub started at UWO.
2535 2008-05-31 08:30 UWO-HUB Power Failure Too long for UPS to handle, no power until 16:30.
2536 2002-08-14 22:14 UWO-Hub Hub Down UWO Hub Power Failure. Loss of at least 1/2 hour of data on the network.
2537 2002-02-26 UWOO New Station Start AC powered. Noisy site on UWO campus.
2538 2002-05-08 UWOO Closed Finished with test station.
2539 2003-06-11 13:00 VIMO Hardware List Cyg 364, Trd 370, ESP T3F09. SPS 100, Gain 1.
2540 2003-06-11 13:00 VIMO New Station Code Start recording in VIMO ringbuffers.
2541 2003-06-11 13:00 VIMO Site Geology Limestone.
2542 2003-06-11 13:00 VIMO VSAT Start X-pol 0, Co-pol 32 dB.
2543 2003-08-11 19:30 VIMO DC Filter Check Unchanged from ON at 0.001 Hz.
2544 2003-08-11 19:30 VIMO Gain Check Software gain unchanged from 1.0.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2545 2003-11-03 18:09 VIMO Comments Libra firmware is out of date (5.50)
2546 2003-11-03 18:35 VIMO Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
2547 2004-02-21 00:03 VIMO VSAT Start Modulation reduced from 112 to 64 KB to improve chance of connecting to the station.
2548 2004-02-21 00:04 VIMO VSAT Check EIRP level increased from 6 to 8 dB to get the station up again.
2549 2004-02-21 22:00 VIMO VSAT Check Station back up after VSAT adjustments.
2550 2009-06-01 15:41 VIMO DC Filter Change From on to off (via VSAT link).
2551 2009-06-01 15:41 VIMO Gain Change From 0.5 to 1.0 (via VSAT link).
2552 2005-06-20 14:56 VSAT Comments New GE Test Frequencies: Tx 14031.0 MHz, Rx 11731.0 MHz reported by KA.
2553 2006-08-20 20:36 WAGN New Station Code Wager Bay, Hudson Bay, Naqs2, Ottawa Hub, Telesat.
2554 2006-08-20 20:47 WAGN Hardware List Cyg232, TS188, Trd179, ESP T3A89, SSPB H0017A, redeployed from YNEN.
2555 2006-08-20 20:48 WAGN DC Filter Check Off.
2556 2006-08-20 20:48 WAGN Gain Check 1.0 at 40 sps.
2557 2006-08-20 20:48 WAGN Require GPS Lock On.
2558 2006-08-20 20:48 WAGN VSAT Check 30 dB isolation on Telesat.
2559 2006-08-20 20:49 WAGN Battery Check 16 new batteries, 12 solar panels.
2560 2006-08-20 20:49 WAGN Site Geology On Esker near small stream 50 m off runway.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2561 2006-08-20 20:50 WAGN New Station Code Wager Bay, Hudson Bay, Naqs1, Ottawa Hub, Telesat.
2562 2006-08-20 20:54 WAGN Comments Dataserver started on Naqs1.
2563 2006-08-21 11:59 WAGN Comments Site location is at Sila Lodge air strip, Wager Bay.
2564 2007-08-25 23:30 WAGN Service Visit To fix dead station.
2565 2007-08-25 23:40 WAGN VSAT Check Antenna had moved and was not pointing to Telesat at all. Very little ballast found on leg. Repointed and obtained 30 dB isolation.
2566 2007-08-26 00:25 WAGN Seismo Check Mass-centered and calibrated OK.
2567 2007-08-26 00:30 WAGN Comments First time 100 stations are live, at the same time.
2568 2007-09-18 15:00 WEBQ Service Visit To tune vsat and install Mag.
2569 2005-06-23 16:25 WEMQ New Station Code Started on Naqs2 at Ottawa around 16:25 and on Naqs1 around 16:31.
2570 2005-06-23 16:30 WEMQ Hardware List Cyg601, trd 833 ts 737, ESP, S/N T3P32, Sspb a0017a.
2571 2005-06-23 16:31 WEMQ VSAT Check 32 dB isolation but very difficult to start. Had to increase Eirp to +10 dB, fake sspb gain by 3 dB and IFL Loss to 5 dB.
2572 2005-06-23 16:32 WEMQ Gain Check SPS 100, Gain 1.0, Vpp 40.
2573 2005-06-23 16:33 WEMQ DC Filter Check No DC filter.
2574 2005-06-23 16:35 WEMQ Site Geology Solid bedrock.
2575 2005-06-27 17:35 WEMQ Service Visit To check VSAT antenna. No problems noted.
2576 2007-09-18 16:00 WEMQ VSAT Check 30 dB isolation.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2577 2007-09-18 16:40 WEMQ Re-Point Poor vsat coverage at this location, site TX power is low.
2578 2007-09-19 20:00 WEMQ MT Station Mag installed and started recording.
2579 2007-09-23 17:59 WEMQ SR Change Reduced sr from 100 to 40 sps due to lack of bandwidth, restart on digitizer at this time.
2580 2007-09-23 18:07 WEMQ SR Change Reduced sr from 100 to 40 sps due to lack of bandwidth, restart on Ottawa Hub Naqs2 at this time.
2581 2007-09-23 18:09 WEMQ SR Change Reduced sr from 100 to 40 sps due to lack of bandwidth, restart on on Ottawa Hub Naqs1 at this time.
2582 2007-09-23 18:58 WEMQ VSAT Check Poor TX power, max hub eirp of 10, sspb gain reduced to 44 db and IFL loss increased to 5 dB to improve transmit power.
2583 2008-09-23 20:30 WEMQ Service Visit To upgrade Tx power and swap NIMS box.
2584 2008-09-23 20:40 WEMQ SSPB Check 3 W sspb and power supply for sspb installed.
2585 2008-09-23 20:50 WEMQ MT Station Nims box replaced, Mag oriented to due north, new Lantronix box installed.
2586 2008-09-23 20:50 WEMQ VSAT Check 29 dB.
2587 2008-07-10 18:14 WHFN New Station Start At White Fish Lake, East Arm Park, NWT.
2588 2008-07-11 11:24 WHFN Hardware List Cyg251, Trd172, ESP T3J30, 1 W sspb.
2589 2008-07-11 11:25 WHFN DC Filter Check Off.
2590 2008-07-11 11:25 WHFN Gain Check Software Gain 1, SR 40 sps at 40 Vpp.
2591 2008-07-11 11:25 WHFN Require GPS to Lock On.
2592 2008-07-11 11:26 WHFN Power Check 12 batteries and 12 solar panels.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2593 2008-07-11 11:26 WHFN VSAT Check 0/28 dB isolation.
2594 2002-01-29 WLVO New Station Start SOSN/POLARIS. AC Powered.
2595 2002-09-16 23:25 WLVO DC Filter Change From off to on. At 0.001 mHz corner frequency.
2596 2002-09-16 23:25 WLVO Gain Change From 1.048576 to 0.1.
2597 2002-09-16 23:35 WLVO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
2598 2002-09-23 17:39 WLVO Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
2599 2002-11-07 18:35 WLVO Hardware Swap Replaced Cygnus 171/Trident 63 to Cygnus 276/Trident 258.
2600 2003-04-10 17:10 WLVO Site Visit Maintenance visit.
2601 2003-04-10 17:10 WLVO VSAT Check Realigned. Co-pol 28, X-pol 0 dB.
2602 2004-12-16 16:00 WLVO Service Visit To install DC power system. AC power not available any more.
2603 2004-12-16 19:30 WLVO Reopened Station started with solar power. No change in configuration.
2604 2004-12-16 19:56 WLVO VSAT Check No change at 30/0 dB.
2605 2005-03-16 17:30 WLVO Service Visit To improve VSAT.
2606 2005-03-16 17:45 WLVO VSAT Check Co/X improved to 27/0 dB. Power level up by 6 dB.
2607 2005-03-16 18:00 WLVO Cold-Boot Station restarted.
2608 2009-04-15 19:00 WLVO VSAT Check 30/0 dB isolation.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2609 2009-04-15 19:20 WLVO Seismo Swap ESP removed, Trillium 120P SN 130 installed.
2610 2009-04-15 19:22 WLVO DC Filter Change Changed from on to Off.
2611 2009-04-15 19:22 WLVO Gain Change Software gain was changed from 0.5 to 1.0
2612 2006-08-27 21:12 YBKN New Station Code Baker Lake, Hudson Bay, Ottawa Hub, Naqs1,2, Telesat.
2613 2006-08-27 21:13 YBKN Hardware List Cyg283, Trd936, TS187, ESP T3B15, SSPB, 1W H0026A.
2614 2006-08-27 21:14 YBKN Gain Check 1.0 at 40 sps.
2615 2006-08-27 21:15 YBKN DC Filter Check Off.
2616 2006-08-27 21:15 YBKN Require GPS Lock On.
2617 2006-08-27 21:15 YBKN Site Geology Gravel, airport area.
2618 2006-08-27 21:15 YBKN VSAT Check 27 dB Isolation.
2619 2006-08-27 21:16 YBKN Battery Check 2 DC-type batteries used in this AC site.
2620 2006-08-27 21:17 YBKN Comments Dish in low-lying area, 20 m away from Env. Canada Bldg.
2621 2006-08-27 21:17 YBKN Power Check AC Power to be connected in a day or so.
2622 2007-08-22 12:00 YBKN Service Visit To fix VSAT.
2623 2007-08-22 12:30 YBKN Comments Antenna had moved and was not pointing to Telesat at all. Very little ballast on antenna legs.
2624 2007-08-22 16:30 YBKN Comments Waiting for delivery of sand bags for antenna legs.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2625 2007-08-22 20:00 YBKN VSAT Check 2 tonnes of ballast placed on antenna legs. Repointed, 30 dB isolation.
2626 2007-08-22 20:20 YBKN Restart Now recording at Ottawa Naqs2.
2627 2007-08-22 20:30 YBKN Hardware Swap Cygnus 283 not working, replaced with 261.
2628 2007-08-22 20:35 YBKN Comments One bus post on Cygnus 261 is not working but no other spare available.
2629 2007-08-22 20:47 YBKN Comments Now recording at Ottawa Naqs1.
2630 2007-08-22 20:54 YBKN Seismo Check Mass-centered and calibrated OK.
2631 2007-08-22 20:55 YBKN VSAT Check SSPB gain backed up by 2 dB, Eirp increase at 6 dB.
2632 2001-09-07 YMBN New Station Start First station of NWT array. DC (Solar Panels).
2633 2002-07-21 YMBN Hardware Swap Cygnus 157/HRD 210 replaced with Cygnus 246/Trident 235.
2634 2002-07-21 YMBN Temp Stop Stopped recording in ringbuffers YMBN to swap electronics.
2635 2002-07-21 19:00 YMBN SR Change Sampling rate from to 20 sps to 40 sps.
2636 2002-07-21 23:00 YMBN Restart Started recording in new YMBN ringbuffers.
2637 2002-09-19 22:40 YMBN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
2638 2002-09-19 22:40 YMBN Repair Wildlife damage repaired. Station re-started.
2639 2002-09-25 18:55 YMBN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
2640 2003-07-09 20:42 YMBN Service Visit Site was working OK. Stopped for service.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2641 2003-07-09 21:48 YMBN Before Re-Point Before any re-adjustment, co-pol was 27 and x-pol was 0 dB, indicating stable antenna base.
2642 2003-07-09 21:48 YMBN Clean up Garbage and old battery box prepared for removal.
2643 2003-07-09 21:48 YMBN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
2644 2003-07-09 21:48 YMBN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201 installed. SSPB S/N H0013A.
2645 2003-07-09 21:48 YMBN Re-Point After re-pointing, co-pol was 28 with x-pol of 0 dB. Not much improved as expected.
2646 2003-07-09 21:48 YMBN Seismo Check Blue tarp was off the vault. Buried the vault. No mass-centering needed. Calibrated ok.
2647 2004-09-15 16:41 YMBN MT Station Libra ports not showing any read or write. MT data stopped.
2648 2004-09-17 13:51 YMBN MT Station Rebooting Cygnus did not restart the MT instrument . MT Station is down.
2649 2004-09-17 14:00 YMBN MT Station Rebooted MT instrument by sending Ctrl-C on telnet port. Station restarted.
2650 2006-07-10 14:48 YMBN Closed End of Operation.
2651 2002-07-24 18:00 YNEN LVD Check The Low Volt Disconnect set to 11.0 VDC instead of 11.5.
2652 2002-07-24 18:00 YNEN New Station Code Start recording in YNEN ringbuffers.
2653 2002-07-25 01:00 YNEN New channel prototype Channel prototype to Broad band, Trident and CMG-40T seismometer (BHZ-2 to BHZ-3, BHN-2 to BHN-3, BHE-2 to BHE-3).
2654 2002-08-21 19:45 YNEN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra V5.20, TS V1.20, TR V1.50 EPLD V1.08
2655 2002-09-22 16:51 YNEN Firmware Upgrade Upgraded to Libra Firmware version 5.31.
2656 2002-09-22 16:51 YNEN Repair Wildlife damage repaired. Station re-started.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2657 2002-09-25 18:10 YNEN SSPB Check Corrected SSPB temperature profile from flat 45 dB to manufacturer specs.
2658 2003-07-06 20:11 YNEN Feed Horn Box New Feed Horn protective box installed. New conduits installed.
2659 2003-07-06 20:11 YNEN Firmware Upgrade Libra 5.6201, TS 1.23, Trd 1.7201, EPLD 1.23
2660 2003-07-06 20:11 YNEN Hardware Swap New SSPB installed. S/N H0017A.
2661 2003-07-06 20:11 YNEN Hub Swap Served by Ottawa Hub.
2662 2003-07-06 20:11 YNEN Re-Point Co-pol 25, X-pol 0 dB.
2663 2003-07-06 20:11 YNEN SOH Monitor Working OK.
2664 2003-07-06 20:11 YNEN Service Visit Wildlife damage to SSPB.
2665 2003-08-12 12:18 YNEN DC Filter Check Unchanged from Off.
2666 2003-08-12 12:18 YNEN Gain Change Software gain changed from 1.048576 to 1.0.
2667 2003-11-04 16:44 YNEN Firmware Upgrade Trident EPLD 1.23 installed in B.
2668 2003-11-04 16:54 YNEN Firmware Upgrade Trident 1.7210 in A and B. B is active.
2669 2006-07-09 15:59 YNEN Closed End of Operation.
2670 2005-06-26 20:47 YOSQ New Station Code Started on Naqs2 at Ottawa around 20:47 and on Naqs1 around 20:52 UT.
2671 2005-06-26 20:50 YOSQ Hardware List Cyg-599, trd-832, ts 834, esp s/n t3n25, sspb a0018a 2 watt.
2672 2005-06-26 20:51 YOSQ Gain Check SPS 100, Gain 1.0, Vpp 40.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2673 2005-06-26 20:52 YOSQ DC Filter Check No DC filter.
2674 2005-06-26 20:53 YOSQ VSAT Check Antenna was not aligned correctly. Had to re-define sweet spot.
2675 2005-06-26 20:55 YOSQ Site Geology Seismometer vault in sand over solid bedrock
2676 2007-08-13 17:40 YOSQ TDMA Halt Removed from TDMA until next serice visit.
2677 2008-10-01 13:30 YOSQ Service Visit LNB cable was damaged, replaced.
2678 2008-10-01 13:40 YOSQ SSPB Check 3 W sspb and power supply for sspb installed.
2679 2008-10-01 13:50 YOSQ Hardware Swap Cyg607, trd853 esp T3L40 installed.
2680 2008-10-01 14:00 YOSQ VSAT Check 39 dB.
2681 2008-10-01 14:15 YOSQ Comments Mass center and cal OK. Trident backplate sealed to avoid flooding, seismo vault had flooded.
2682 2008-10-08 17:45 YOSQ Gain Check Gain 1, SPS 100, Vpp 40, as expected.
2683 2008-10-08 17:46 YOSQ DC Filter Check Off as expected.
2684 2008-10-08 17:46 YOSQ Require GPS to Lock On as expected.
2685 2003-05-15 15:20 YOUB Hardware List Guralp ESP T3D81 Cygnus 187 Trident 81
2686 2003-05-15 15:20 YOUB New Station Code Start recording in YOUB ringbuffers.
2687 2008-08-08 01:19 YOUB Service Visit Battery box flooded, about 2-3 inches above batteries.
2688 2008-08-08 01:20 YOUB Power Check Only 4 batteries are usable.
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2689 2008-08-08 01:20 YOUB VSAT Check 0/40 dB.
2690 2008-08-08 01:21 YOUB Comments All else look ok, 8 solar panels.
2691 2008-08-08 01:21 YOUB Reminder More batteries needed.
2692 2008-08-08 01:22 YOUB Gain Check Gain is at 0.5, as it has always been. SR 100, vPP 40.
2693 2008-08-08 01:23 YOUB DC Filter Check On at 0.001 hZ.
2694 2008-08-08 01:24 YOUB Require GPS to Lock On.
2695 2008-08-14 17:00 YOUB Power Check 8 batteries installed, power supply OK now.
2696 2004-09-06 22:31 YRTN New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs2 in YRTN ringbuffers.
2697 2004-09-06 22:33 YRTN New Station Code Started recording at Ottawa Naqs1 in YRTN ringbuffers.
2698 2004-09-06 22:35 YRTN Hardware List Cygnus 550, Trident 767, TimeServer 633, sspb A0400A. ESP .
2699 2004-09-06 22:36 YRTN Seismo Check Bottom of seismometer vault was wet.
2700 2004-09-06 22:37 YRTN Gain Check Started with gain of 1.0 at 40 sps.
2701 2004-09-06 22:38 YRTN DC Filter Check Started with DC filter off.
2702 2004-10-07 15:40 YRTN Service Visit To replace seismometer, repoint
2703 2004-10-07 15:41 YRTN Comments Seismo vault flooded. seimo sub-merged. Vault re-built with raised pier.
2704 2004-10-07 15:42 YRTN Hardware Swap Cyg 217, Trd 070, ESP T3L28 installed. New sspb a0498a .
No Date Time UT Location Activity Comments
2705 2004-10-07 15:43 YRTN VSAT Check Faild sspb replaced. Power is good. Eirp inc at +2 dB.
2706 2004-10-07 15:45 YRTN Gain Check Unchaged at 1 and 40 sps.
2707 2004-10-07 15:46 YRTN DC Filter Check Unchaged at no DC filter.
2708 2007-08-17 21:00 YRTN Service Visit Just to check.
2709 2007-08-17 21:15 YRTN VSAT Check Improved from 26 to 35/0 dB.
2710 2007-08-17 21:30 YRTN Seismo Check Calibration and Mass-center ok.
2711 2007-08-17 21:35 YRTN Comments All ok at site. No damage.
2712 2007-11-21 00:29 YRTN TDMA Halt Station has been out for weeks. TDMA mod. changed to 112 kb to free bandwidth.