Radars

Radars

In addition to operating as a passive receiver system, KAIRA is also capable of receiving signals from nearby scientific radars. This page describes the relevant parameters.

PLEASE NOTE that KAIRA is an independent facility. Having allocated time on KAIRA does not imply the reciprocal allocation on any of these other facilities.

 

EISCAT radar parameters

Because the KAIRA system is often used in conjunction with the EISCAT VHF radar at Ramfjordmoen, near Tromsø, the following information may also be useful.

VHF transmitter direction	313.95 degrees
VHF transmitter frequencies	222.8 – 225.4 MHz

Depending on the exact radar experiment used, this will also affect which subbands are required with KAIRA.

References:

• KAIRA technical document: KAIRA-SGO-TEC-146

See also:

• EISCAT homepage
• Technical information about the EISCAT system
• KAIRA VHF altitude angles
• KAIRA VHF altitude angles (larger range)
• ISR fact sheet 

MAARSY radar parameters

A second radar in the vicinity of KAIRA is MAARSY. Relevant parameters for this facility are as follows:

MAARSY transmission frequency	53.50 MHz
Required KAIRA RCU mode	3 (w/ 200 MHz clock)
Longitude	16.04 E
Latitude	69.30 N
Equivalent KAIRA subbands	273:275

 

MORRO radar parameters

Yet another radar in the vicinity of KAIRA is MORRO. Relevant parameters for this facility are as follows:

MORRO transmission frequency	56.00 MHz
Required KAIRA RCU mode	3 (w/ 200 MHz clock)
Equivalent KAIRA subbands	284:289

Links:

• Temporary MORRO radar web site