Dawson-Los Manos Canyon Reserve Annual Report

A radio antenna and an equipment shelter has been installed and operated on the Reserve for several years. Three antennas operate together (the other two are at Borrego and La Posta). They are used primarily to measure the solar wind which is a tenuous hot hydrogen gas blowing outwards from the sun. This antenna is passive and is fully remote-controlled. Data are received 18 hours a day over a microwave telemetry link. The site is visited about once a month for maintenance. The principle investigators are: B. J. Rickett, V. H. Ruinsey and W. A. Coles who is on sabbatical leave this year.本保护区内已安装并运行一套无线电天线（radio antenna）及设备方舱（equipment shelter）至今已有数年。整套系统由三台天线协同工作，另外两台分别设于博雷戈（Borrego）与拉波斯塔（La Posta）。其核心功能为测量太阳风——一种从太阳向外喷流的稀薄高温氢气。该天线为无源天线（passive antenna），支持全远程操控。每日通过微波遥测链路（microwave telemetry link）接收18小时的观测数据。该观测站点每月约需开展一次维护巡检。项目首席研究员为：B·J·里基特（B. J. Rickett）、V·H·鲁因西（V. H. Ruinsey）以及本年度处于学术休假状态的W·A·科尔斯（W. A. Coles）。