Tools



      
What tools come with CODAR’s FSK-100 Field Service Kit?
      
What types of connectors are included with CODAR’s CAK-200 Kit?


Antenna Installation



     Antenna Performance

      
How does VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) affect signal transmission?


        LR tophat transmit antenna


      
What do the tophat, tuning coil and ground plane look like?
      
How do I set up the new “tophat” style antenna?
      
What are the dimensions of the new “tophat” style antenna?
      
What are the best frequencies for each tuning coil strap position?


       NEW Dome (whip-less) receive and Combined Rx-Tx antennas

      
  How do I setup the SeaSonde Receive-only Dome antenna?
      
  How do I setup the SeaSonde_Combine-type Dome antenna?
      
  What are the heights (dimensions) of the new Dome antennas?
      
  What are the dimensions and bolt pattern for the Dome antenna bases?


        Antenna Mounts and Examples (photo links):

            Receive antenna                                   Antenna Bases


            Elevated antennas                                Enclosures


      
How do I mount an old-style (i.e with horizontal whips) SeaSonde receive antenna?
      
Twin-Transmit antenna configuration (Trained CODAR Technicians Only)!


Electronics Hardware Installation



       Enclosures

      
What kind of enclosures are suitable for SeaSondes?
       
Can Peltier (thermoelectric) chillers be used to cool SeaSonde enclosures?
      
What type of enclosure does CODAR recommend (ENC-36)?
      
What is required to power a SeaSonde with solar power?


            Examples:


            Equipment enclosures                           Walk-ins/Structures/Fencing


       Receiver/Transmitter Connections


       Receiver

            What are the dimensions of the SeaSonde receiver and transmitter?


      Transmitter

      

       Cabling

       
What are the effects on power output when changing RG-8 cable length?
       
What are the tradeoffs between long cable runs versus long paths over land?

           

Computer Configuration


       Configuring Network Settings

        
How can I check my Internet connection speeds?


        
How can check if ports 407 (Timbuktu), 22 (ssh) and 8240 (webserver) are open   using dyndns.org port checking tools?


        
How can check if ports 407 (Timbuktu), 22 (ssh) and 8240 (webserver) are open using canyouseeme.org port checking tools?


       Configuring File Transfer Scripts

        
How do I install RSA keys on my SeaSonde sites for rsync transfers?


       
Show me how to install an RSA key using the install script.


        Configuring computer with Mac OS and SeaSonde software


   Tiger (Mac OS 10.4.11)

         
How do I configure a SeaSonde computer with Tiger OS (10.4.x)?


            Leopard  (Mac OS 10.5.8)

         
How do I configure a SeaSonde computer with Leopard OS (10.5.8)?