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GW7ERI AMATEUR RADIO
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Sensor orientated East / West measuring 'BY' component. White vertical time bar indicates current upload position
The above data trace, which refreshes every 10 minutes, is provided by a home made magnetometer based around the
FGM-3 sensor manufactured by Speake & Co. Llanfapley, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, UK. Full scale deflection is from 0 to 2.56 volts, which equates to values between
-275 and +275 nano teslas
(nT) as set in the data logger preferences, and matching the scale used in the
control unit. During quiet periods I can reduce the data scale to make activity clearer on
the screen, or increase the scale for larger events. Each vertical division represents
60 minutes data, the most recent being at the position of the white vertical
time line, upload time being displayed in the panel above.
The data plots from left to right. Data in front of the time
bar shows the position of the magnetometer output trace twenty four hours previously.
Please note the magnetometer output is not calibrated. The displayed value in nT
represents either a positive or negative deflection from the center point, i.e.
0nT, and is therefore not an absolute value.
Data acquisition is provided via a DATAQ DI-148U A/D converter, and Windaq software. An introduction to geomagnetism can be found here A full description of the project and installation can be found
here.
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