Point Sal

Standard Station

34.8697100 Lat; -120.6212100 Long

Land Owner
Vandenberg Air Force Base

Contact Info
Dr. Libe Washburn
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
(805)-893-7367
washburn@icess.ucsb.edu
6818 Ellison Hall, UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3060
status
Online 5 Hrs
Site Number
S06_FBK1
Affiliation
UCSB & Cal Poly
Elevation
10 meters
HF Radar Frequency
12.15 MHz
Transmit Bandwidth
100.7 kHz
Range Resolution
2 km
Range Cutoff
87.55 km
GPS Synchronization
GPS installed (not synchronized)
System Software
Mac OS X 10.4.11

up arrow
1–3
of 4
maximize down arrow
thumb
Above: Point Sal SeaSonde site: electronics shed with WildBlue satellite internet dish (right), transmit antenna (left), and receive antenna (background).
thumb
Above: Aerial view of the coastline adjacent to FBK1.
Interactive Interface: Cal. Coastline.org
thumb
Above: Google Earth view of the FBK1 SeaSonde site south of Point Sal.
Interactive Interface: Google Maps

collapse all
expand all
notes
dev
(2007-11-21 00:00:00)
FBK1 Diagnostic Website
The status of FBK1 can now be viewed online at http://cordc.ucsd.edu/projects/mapping/stats/?sta=FBK1
dev
(2007-11-20 22:00:00)
FBK1 SeaSonde Reactivated
Point Sal SeaSonde FBK1 (5.85 km southeast of the physical Pt. Sal) was reactivated. WildBlue broadband satellite internet was installed at FBK1 to provide communications.