1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography HF Radar Installation Info Tom Cook & Eric Terrill Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego

2. Overview Antenna to be installed above stairway. Hardware to be installed inside MCC module.

3. SIO HF Radar Components Antenna – active components housed in fiberglass mast (~25 feet ~75lbs). Cable access on side of antenna. Cables – group of 3 cables, 2 RG58 U and 1 RG 8. Approximately 1 inch diameter (without connectors). Hardware – Codar Transmitter (2U), Codar Receiver (2U), UPS (2U) and MacMini on rack mounted shelf (2U).

4. Single Antenna

5. Antenna Mount

6. Cables (see attached datasheets) Cable bundle consists of 1ea/ RG8/U type, 11 AWG stranded (7x19).108" bare copper conductor, foam polyethylene insulation, bare copper braid shield (97% coverage), PVC jacket. 2 ea/ RG 58 type, 19 AWG solid.037” bare copper conductor, gas-injected foam HDPE insulation, Duofoil (100% coverage) + tinned copper braid shield (90% coverage), polyethylene jacket.

7. Cable Bundle

8. Hardware in Electronics Control Room ComponentSize (cm)Weight (kg) Computer Rack MacMini mounted in 2U rack 9H x 48W x 34D cm 5 kg Transmitter 2U rack mount 13H x 49W x 53D cm15 kg Receiver 2U rack mount 13H x 49W x 53D cm14 kg UPS 2U rack mount TrippLite SU1500RTXL2UA 9H x 44W x 48D cm20 kg

9. TRANSMITTER RECEIVER COMPUTER

10. UPS Specs TrippLite SU1500RTXL2UA – Output: Voltage 1500 VA, Watts 1200 – Input: Current at max load: 12A – Input: 100VAC-120VAC – Recommended service: 15A 120V – Battery: 48 VDC

11. Codar Transmitter Specs Input RF Drive Level: 0 dBm Output RF Power Level: 100 watts peak, 50 watts average Power Requirements: 300 watts; 120 V AC, 50-60 Hz Design: (gated FET) modular; solid state Operation: Class AB Temperature Range (ambient): 0° F (-18° C) to 90°F (32° C)

12. Codar Receiver Specs Maximum In-band Input Level: 0 dBm Receiver Channel Impedance: 50 ohm Sensitivity (noise level): -166 dBm in 1 Hz BW Power Requirements: 100 watts; 120 V AC, 50-60 Hz Design: modular, solid state, three-channel Operation: I/Q homodyne Output: USB digital output; digital data at 4096 16-bit/second per channel Temperature Range (ambient): 0° F (-18° C) to 90°F (32° C)

13. (crude) Setup Cartoon Antenna Cables Computer Rack

14. Interconnection Ports on antenna base RECEIVER TRANSMITTER

15. Receiver/Transmitter Connections Receiver Antenna 3 Transmit Drive Transmit Control

16. Interconnection Transmit and Receiver connections to be done by Tom Cook. Only necessary to connect cables to antenna.

17. Network Requirements Static IP with reasonable bandwidth Incoming and outgoing traffic on Port 22 (ssh/scp) Port 407 (timbuktu remote desktop) Port 5000 (remote administration) Port 8080 (remote UPS monitoring)