Meeley Site		AWS 8915

18/01/83	78.52 S, 170.18 E, 30 m (est)

Aerovane 12-78-10 removed

Aerovane 03-78-09 installed

Beacon Frequency 235.65 mHz

Field Calibration;

Item			Test Set	Measured	Correction

Air temperature		  		  -2.5 C

Pressure		 987.9 mb	 987.5 mb	  -0.5 mb

Wind speed	Wind speed (m/s) = .2296*(#bits) -.508

Wind direction	North= +353.6 deg, increasing clockwise	  +6.4 deg

The site was not serviced last season.  The old batteries were charged briefly and the new box of 12 volt batteries and the solar panel were installed and checked to see that the connection were correct.  The new battery was buried on top of the old batteries.  The beacon transmitter was installed.  The flag on the bamboo pole on the tower was ragged and may have interferred with the wind measurement.  This is only speculation but the torn rag could have tangled with the prop.  Boom height above the snow was about 9 feet.  The aerovane prop was rubbing on the decal which could have decreased the wind speed.  There was a slight hollow in the snow(5 cm) at the tower.  The guys were in good shape and the tower was erect.  Snow accumulation data is not available because time did not allow photographs to be taken during installation in AS 80-81.