[TangerineSDR] Magnetometer Prototype Testing Plan

[David G. McGaw]

Could I please be added to the initial round of testing?  Thank you.

73,

David N1HAC
Dartmouth/HamSci/TAPR

On 11/11/20 11:09 AM, Phil Erickson via TangerineSDR wrote:
> l sedsHi Nathaniel,
>
>   How about concerns over proximity to large metal structures?  A 
> useful thing to define here would be minimum distance from any metal 
> sheds, roofs, fences, etc.
>
> 73
> Phil W1PJE
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 10:55 AM Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell Ph.D. via 
> TangerineSDR <tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org 
> <mailto:tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org>> wrote:
>
>     Those are good questions, Phil.
>
>     As you suggest, I think we should be testing for:
>
>       * Varying RF/Magnetometer noise environments (e.g.
>         urban/suburban/rural)
>       * Varying climates (hot, cold, dry, wet)
>       * Ability to work in close proximity to a 100W to 1500W class
>         amateur radio station.
>
>
>     The current Round 2 test site list was chosen primarily based on
>     locations of current project participants who would be able to
>     provide reasonable engineering support. I believe it does already
>     cover a number of the different conditions above. We can certainly
>     revise the list if needed. We also kept a few units in reserve.
>
>     I would be very glad to have you field some of these and we can
>     increase your count to 3.
>
>     73 de Nathaniel
>
>     —
>     Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., W2NAF
>     HamSCI Lead
>     Assistant Professor
>     Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
>     University of Scranton
>     (973) 787-4506
>
>>     On Nov 11, 2020, at 9:45 AM, Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell Ph.D. via
>>     TangerineSDR <tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org
>>     <mailto:tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi all,
>>
>>     I’ve spoken to a number of people individually, but now I want to
>>     send a group e-mail so we are all on the same page regarding the
>>     magnetometer prototype testing plan.
>>
>>     I would like to do the distribution of prototypes in two rounds.
>>     This is because we do not yet have an established protocol for
>>     installation or basic data collection. Round 1 will be a small
>>     distribution with magnetometer boards being sent to:
>>
>>     *PROTOTYPE ROUND 1*
>>     	
>>
>>     	
>>
>>     	
>>     QTY
>>     	
>>
>>     Frissell
>>     	
>>     Nathaniel
>>     	
>>     W2NAF
>>     	
>>     Scranton
>>     	
>>     1
>>     	
>>     PSWS PI Institution
>>     Kim
>>     	
>>     Hyomin
>>     	
>>     KD2MCR
>>     	
>>     NJIT
>>     	
>>     2
>>     	
>>     Magnetometer PI Institution
>>     Witten
>>     	
>>     Dave
>>     	
>>     KD0EAG
>>     	
>>     TAPR
>>     	
>>     1
>>     	
>>     Chief Designer
>>     Madey
>>     	
>>     Jules
>>     	
>>     K2KGJ
>>     	
>>     HamSCI/TAPR
>>     	
>>     2
>>     	
>>     Design Evaluation / Major Contributor
>>     Larsen
>>     	
>>     Dave
>>     	
>>     KV0S
>>     	
>>     TAPR
>>     	
>>     1
>>     	
>>     Beta Tester (MAIL TO KD0EAG)
>>
>>
>>     During Round 1:
>>
>>      1. Dave KD0EAG will be testing his code to make sure it works
>>         with the new magnetometer layout.
>>      2. Dave KD0EAG will be developing a quick-and-dirty file-based
>>         data collection system (see below).
>>      3. Jules K2KGJ will be doing side-by-side testing of two
>>         magnetometers in Hillsdale, NY.
>>      4. Hyomin KD2MCR will lead the development of the installation
>>         instruction manual with input from Dave KD0EAG and Jules K2KGJ.
>>      5. Dave KV0S and Nathaniel W2NAF will help as needed.
>>
>>
>>     The data collection system Dave KD0EAG is going to be
>>     quick-and-dirty file-based data collection system. The goal is to
>>     simply rsync or scp *.csv.bz2 files up to a central server hosted
>>     by linode.com
>>     <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinode.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.G.McGaw%40dartmouth.edu%7Ccd87b1e7bb1f4060ff7e08d8865c5113%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637407078355250093%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=EUjXXDvsN3iAYzSi%2FHKdTwk6tJmrjxbJBnfitcKXQ3o%3D&reserved=0>
>>     on some hourly or daily basis. The goal here is simplicity and
>>     reliability to allow us to get access to data ASAP. No databases
>>     or visualization will be done at this point. This will not be the
>>     final solution, but it should be something we can get working
>>     within one to two weeks. We can use NJIT’s antarctic GMAG data
>>     server as an example:
>>     https://antarcticgeospace.njit.edu/Data/Fluxgate/
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>>
>>     Once we have that running, and an initial draft of the
>>     installation manual is complete, we will distribute the rest of
>>     the magnetometers to the people on the Round 2 list.
>>
>>     If you are on the Round 2 list and would like a magnetometer set
>>     sooner rather than later, let me know, and I am sure we can
>>     accommodate you.
>>
>>     Thanks for your hard work, everyone!
>>
>>     73 de Nathaniel W2NAF
>>
>>
>>     —
>>     Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., W2NAF
>>     HamSCI Lead
>>     Assistant Professor
>>     Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
>>     University of Scranton
>>     (973) 787-4506
>>
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