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VT Radar Schedules

See the web page for the Scheduling Working Group

Although the coded files are specifically for each radar, the Scheduling Working Group (SWG) files apply to all radars in the SuperDARN network.

November 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
01
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
02
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

03
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
04
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
05
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
06
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
07
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
08
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
09
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

10
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
11
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
12
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
13
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
14
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
15
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
16
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

17
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
18
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
19
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
20
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
21
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
22
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
23
0000-2400 Special Time (see Note B)

24
0000-2400 Special Time (see Note B)
25
0000-2400 Special Time (see Note B)
26
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-1200 Special Time (see Note A)
1200-1800 Common Time (1-min)
1800-2400 Special Time (see Note A)
27
0000-0600 Special Time (see Note A)
0600-2400 Common Time (1-min)
28
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-2400 Special Time (see Note A)
29
0000-0600 Special Time (see Note A)
0600-2400 Common Time (1-min)
30
0000-1800 Special Time (see Note A)
1800-2400 Common Time (1-min)

Notes:

Note A: This time covers the 'Pulsating Aurora' request (Hosokawa). All radars should
run themisscan during this interval. This mode has a camping beam which is sounded
on every 6 seconds. The scanning scheme is such that the field of view scan is
interleaved with the camping beam.

Note B: This time covers the 'ULF Wave' request (Shi). All radars should run rbspscan
during this interval. This mode consists of a full scan of at least 16 beams with an
interleaved mini-scan of 3 beams, with a scan time of 2-min.

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December 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
01
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
2
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
03
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-1200 Common Time (1-min)(Note A)
1200-2400 Discretionary Time
4
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
05
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
06
0000-1200 Discretionary Time
1200-2400 Common Time (1-min)
7
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

08
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
09
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-2400 Discretionary Time
10
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
11
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
12
0000-0600 Discretionary Time
0600-1200 Common Time (1-min)(Note A)
1200-2400 Common Time (1-min)
13
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
14
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

15
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
16
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
17
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
18
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
19
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-1800 Special Time (THEMIS)
1800-2400 Common Time (1-min)
20
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
21
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-1200 Common Time (1-min)(Note A)
1200-1800 Special Time (THEMIS)
1800-2400 Common Time (1-min)

22
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
23
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
24
0000-2400 Special Time (RBSP)
25
0000-2400 Special Time (RBSP)
26
0000-2400 Special Time (RBSP)
27
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-1800 Special Time (THEMIS)
1800-2400 Common Time (1-min)
28
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

29
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-1800 Special Time (THEMIS)
1800-2400 Common Time (1-min)
30
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-1200 Common Time (1-min)(Note A)
1200-2400 Common Time (1-min)
31
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

Notes:

Note A: NORMALSCAN - This is a spacecraft working group request to support
the Cluster mission during conjunctions with the EISCAT radar. All radars should
run a 1-min normalscan (no frequency switching) during this interval.

Note B: THEMISSCAN - This time covers the 'Pulsating Aurora' request (Hosokawa).
All radars should run themisscan during this interval. This mode has a camping beam
which is sounded on every 6 seconds. The scanning scheme is such that the field of
view scan is interleaved with the camping beam.

Note C: RBSPSCAN - This time covers the 'ULF Wave' request (Shi). All radars
should run rbspscan during this interval. This mode consists of a full scan of at
least 16 beams with an interleaved mini-scan of 3 beams, with a scan time of 2-min.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					01 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	02 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
03 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	04 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	05 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	06 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	07 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	08 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	09 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
10 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	11 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	12 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	13 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	14 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	15 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	16 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
17 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	18 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	19 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	20 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	21 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	22 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	23 0000-2400 Special Time (see Note B)
24 0000-2400 Special Time (see Note B)	25 0000-2400 Special Time (see Note B)	26 0000-0600 Common Time (1-min) 0600-1200 Special Time (see Note A) 1200-1800 Common Time (1-min) 1800-2400 Special Time (see Note A)	27 0000-0600 Special Time (see Note A) 0600-2400 Common Time (1-min)	28 0000-0600 Common Time (1-min) 0600-2400 Special Time (see Note A)	29 0000-0600 Special Time (see Note A) 0600-2400 Common Time (1-min)	30 0000-1800 Special Time (see Note A) 1800-2400 Common Time (1-min)

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