FTH Profiler Project Gallery

Ft Huachuca Profiler Project


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Construction and testing Erie, CO


NOAA 449 MHz Proflier antenna and TARS balloon during site evaluation
Tom Ayers attaching ground plane to antenna frame
449 MHz antenna sticks
Cabling under antenna

Scott Mclaughlin (left) and Rick Hayton discussing future plans
Dual air conditioners for electronics shelter
Front of electronics shelter
Shelter controls (A/C, lighting supression, breaker box)

View inside electronics shelter
User PC and monitor to be installed @ TARS site
Dick Strauch testing new 2kW transmitter
Profiler Electronics inside shelter

Beamsplitter
Radian Electronics
Top-Dwell Engine PC Bot-Signal Processing PC
New 2kW transmitter w/power supply

Site Preparation Ft Huachuca, AZ

6/13/2001


Profiler site survey
Profiler site survey (GPS)
Trenching work (De Concini Hill)
Trenching/conduit work (De Concini Hill)

7/19/2001


Site trenching for antenna ground plane
Site Trenching for antenna ground plane
Paul and Kristine w/electrical vault

8/8/2001


Antenna platform caission work from top of hill looking east
Antenna platform caission work
Antenna platform caission work

Antenna platform grounding
Pouring caissions
Poured caissions

8/15/2001


Electronics shelter caissons and conduit for power/comms
Antenna caissions
Antenna caissions

9/6/2001


Profiler site looking across valley towards TARS site (~S)
Shelter caisons (4) on the left
Transformer (green box) to the right
Transformer
Antenna caissions looking ~W

Antenna caissons looking ~N
Transformer connections
Antenna caissions looking ~ESE

9/6/2001


Profiler site looking across valley
Profiler site looking up valley
Profiler site: close-up of fence and shelter area

Please direct any comments or questions to Dan Wolfe or Scott Mclaughlin

Last update: September 6, 2001