Weather: Cool and foggy morning, followed by overcast conditions for the remainder of the day.
Tasking:
S4 (San Marcos Foothills Preserve) teardown. Meeting ranger for access at 8:30 am. Went smoothly save for the following issues:
- After speaking with a local strolling by, it sounds as though a retention basin for a new housing development is slated to be installed at the current site location. This will have to be addressed for SWEX 2021.
- CSAT 3A stiffener brace weld broke, will need to be epoxied. Second sonic found with this issue.
- Battery voltage was measured around 1.5V. Unknown cause but the solar panel > station cable is suspect. Will be high pot testing all cables back in Boulder.
- Flora surrounding station grew much taller than expected, and enveloped rad tripod.
Plan for tomorrow
- S14 (Sedgwick Reserve) teardown
- Assist Bill and Mack in lowering their tower at Lake Cachuma