Transponder _______ _______ Spare Transponder (if possible) Correct USB cord for transponder _______ (depends on transponder version, either DB9 to Type A USB or Type B USB to Type A USB) Fully charged transponder battery _______ (a 12 volt 2.9 amp hour SLA battery) Spare charged transponder battery _______ GPS _______ (capable of recording tracks with time stamps at least every 5-10 seconds and capable of range to target readout) _______ Spare GPS (if possible) Sighting Compass _______ 4 and/or 8 Foot Whips for Transponder _______ (see Crib sheet) (WALKING PATTERNS AND 25/42 MHz BOAT PATTERNS) 4 Piece Green Antenna _______ (5/13 MHz BOAT PATTERNS) Green Antenna Base _______ (5/13 MHz BOAT PATTERNS) Green Antenna- Transponder Cable _______ (5/13 BOAT PATTERNS) Transponder Grounding Wire _______ (5/13 MHz BOAT PATTERNS) Communications Equipment _______ (walkie talkies, charged VHF radios, or cell phones if coverage is good) Batteries _______ (e.g. for GPS,walkie-talkies,etc) APM instructions including CODAR APM Crib sheet _______ Laptop with SeaSonde software _______ (for programming transponder, highly recommended, simpler than using site computer and you never know when reprogramming may be necessary) Other Equipment _______ Portable Disk Drive _______ Site keys Appendix C: Antenna Mount Contributed by Mark Bushnell, CoastalObsTechServices
_______ Transponder _______ Spare Transponder (if possible) _______ Correct USB cord for transponder (depends on transponder version, either DB9 to Type A USB or Type B USB to Type A USB) _______ Fully charged transponder battery (a 12 volt 2.9 amp hour SLA battery) _______ Spare charged transponder battery _______ GPS (capable of recording tracks with time stamps at least every 5-10 seconds and capable of range to target readout) _______ Spare GPS (if possible) _______ Sighting Compass _______ 4 and/or 8 Foot Whips for Transponder (see Crib sheet) (WALKING PATTERNS AND 25/42 MHz BOAT PATTERNS) _______ 4 Piece Green Antenna (5/13 MHz BOAT PATTERNS) _______ Green Antenna Base (5/13 MHz BOAT PATTERNS) _______ Green Antenna- Transponder Cable (5/13 BOAT PATTERNS) _______ Transponder Grounding Wire (5/13 MHz BOAT PATTERNS) _______ Communications Equipment (walkie talkies, charged VHF radios, or cell phones if coverage is good) _______ Batteries (e.g. for GPS,walkie-talkies,etc) _______ APM instructions including CODAR APM Crib sheet _______ Laptop with SeaSonde software (for programming transponder, highly recommended, simpler than using site computer and you never know when reprogramming may be necessary) Other Equipment _______ Portable Disk Drive _______ Site keys Appendix C: Antenna Mount Contributed by Mark Bushnell, CoastalObsTechServices
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