ARMOR RADAR VCP Directory

VCP: 10 RHI


    SCAN: RHI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1175 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 834                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 EL RATE: 5 deg/s             AZ ANGLES: 52.7 52.7 295.4 295.4 deg
   RANGE: 125.1 km             EL RANGE: 0-60 60-0 0-60 60-0 deg
    DESC: RHI over the UAH Berm Disdrometers and NSSL CLAMPS with two RHIs over each

VCP: 11 RHI_2


    SCAN: RHI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 696                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 EL RATE: 3 deg/s             AZ ANGLES: 52.7 52.7 295.4 295.4 deg
   RANGE: 104.4 km             EL RANGE: 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 deg
    DESC: RHI over the UAH Berm Disdrometers and NSSL CLAMPS with two RHIs over each

VCP: 12 RHI_3


    SCAN: RHI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 833                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 EL RATE: 3 deg/s             AZ ANGLES: 275 275 306 306 deg
   RANGE: 124.95 km            EL RANGE: 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 deg
    DESC: RHI at user defined azimuth with up and down RHI at one AZ

VCP: 13 RHI_4


    SCAN: RHI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 833                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 EL RATE: 3 deg/s             AZ ANGLES: 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 306 deg
   RANGE: 124.95 km            EL RANGE: 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 deg
    DESC: 5 minute volume of consecutive up-down RHIs

VCP: 14 RHI_5


    SCAN: RHI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 833                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 EL RATE: 3 deg/s             AZ ANGLES: 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 deg
   RANGE: 124.95 km            EL RANGE: 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 0-45 45-0 deg
    DESC: 5 minute volume of consecutive up-down RHIs

VCP: 15 RHI_6


    SCAN: RHI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 866                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 EL RATE: 3 deg/s             AZ ANGLES: 52.7 295.4 deg
   RANGE: 129.9 km             EL RANGE: 0-45 45-0 deg
    DESC: RHI over the UAH Berm Disdrometers and NSSL CLAMPS

VCP: 19


    SCAN: RHI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: / Hz                   PULSES: /
    BINS:                      BIN SIZE:  m
      PW:                     ANGLE RES:  deg
 EL RATE:  deg/s              AZ ANGLES:   deg
   RANGE:  km                  EL RANGE: - - deg
    DESC:  RHI over the UAH Berm and WAFF Tower

VCP: 101 SEC-1


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 0
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 210-30 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11 12.5 14 16 18 20 deg
    DESC: Sector scan facing the west

VCP: 102 SEC-2


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 0
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 210-30 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11 12.5 14 16 18 20 deg
    DESC: Sector scan facing the east

VCP: 200 SUR_1


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 250 Hz                 PULSES: 0
    BINS: 2000                 BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 1 deg
 AZ RATE: 6 deg/s              AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 300 km              EL ANGLES: 0.5 1.2 deg
    DESC: Surveillance Scan

VCP: 201 BL-1


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 500 Hz                 PULSES: 64
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 4                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 7 deg/s              AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.5 deg
    DESC: full volume focusing on the boundary layer with low level tilts and increased pulse width

VCP: 202 BL-2


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1000 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 1026                 BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 3                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 14 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 153.9 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.2 1.6 2 2.5 3 3.7 4.5 5.3 deg
    DESC: full volume focusing on the boundary layer with low level tilts and increased pulse width

VCP: 203 BL-3


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: 1000/500 Hz            PULSES: 64/32
    BINS: 1026                 BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 3                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 14 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 153.9 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.2 1.6 2 2.5 3 3.7 4.5 5.3 deg
    DESC: full volume focusing on the boundary layer with low level tilts and increased pulse width with split cut to remove second trip echo

VCP: 206 BL-NEW


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1000 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 1026                 BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 3                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 14 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 153.9 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 8 12 deg
    DESC: full volume focusing on the boundary layer with low level tilts and increased pulse width

VCP: 210 CON-1


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.5 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.5 9 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 211 CON-2


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 50
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 21 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11 12.5 14 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 212 CON-3


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 0
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 24 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11 12.5 14 16 18.5 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a static angle resolution 
 full volume for convection using single PRF and a static angle resolution

VCP: 213 CON-4


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: 1200/960 Hz            PULSES: 50/40
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 21 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11 12.5 14 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using dual PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 214 13-TILT FULL VOLUME


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 0
    BINS: 833                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 1 deg
 AZ RATE: 22 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 124.95 km           EL ANGLES: 0.70000005 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 10.5 12 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a static angle resolution

VCP: 215 CON-6


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: 1200/900 Hz            PULSES: 64/48
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11 12.5 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using dual PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 216 CON-7


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: 1200/900 Hz            PULSES: 64/48
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.5 9 11 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using dual PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 217 CON-8


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.5 9 11 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 218 CON-9


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 7 8.5 10 12 14 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 219 CON-10


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 20 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 7 8.5 10 12 14 16 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 220 CON-11


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 18 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 7 8.5 10 12 14 16 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 221 CON-12


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: 1200/960 Hz            PULSES: 32/26
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 18 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 7 8.5 10 12 14 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using dual PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 222 CON-13


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: 1200/800 Hz            PULSES: 32/21
    BINS: 866                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 18 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 129.9 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 7 8.5 10 12 14 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using dual PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 223 CON-14


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: 1200/900 Hz            PULSES: 32/24
    BINS: 866                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 18 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 129.9 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 7 8.5 10 12 14 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using dual PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 224 CON-15


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: DUAL PRF
     PRF: 1200/960 Hz            PULSES: 32/26
    BINS: 866                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 18 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 129.9 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 7 8.5 10 12 14 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using dual PRF and a dynamic angle resolution

VCP: 235 CON-26


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 0
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 18 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 7 8.5 10 12 14 16 deg
    DESC: Full volume with shortened pulse width. Used for convection within 100 km range

VCP: 212 CON-3


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 0
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 24 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11 12.5 14 16 18.5 deg
    DESC: full volume for convection using single PRF and a static angle resolution 
 full volume for convection using single PRF and a static angle resolution

VCP: 250 QVP_1


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 852                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 127.8 km            EL ANGLES: 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11 12.5 14 16 18.5 21 25 30 deg
    DESC: full volume with high elevation angles to allow to Quasi-Vertical Profile analysis

VCP: 260 UAH 5-TILT 125KM PW2 SCAN


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1175 Hz                PULSES: 32
    BINS: 870                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 130.5 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 deg
    DESC: full volume with 5 elevation tilts in the low levels

VCP: 261 UAH 3-TILT 125KM PW2 SCAN


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1175 Hz                PULSES: 32
    BINS: 870                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 1                   ANGLE RES: 0.9 deg
 AZ RATE: 16 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 130.5 km            EL ANGLES: 0.7 1.3000001 3.4 deg
    DESC: full volume with 3 elevation tilts in the low levels

VCP: 262 PPI-SAILS-TEST


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1175 Hz                PULSES: 0
    BINS: 870                  BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 1 deg
 AZ RATE: 22 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 130.5 km            EL ANGLES: 0.70000005 1.3 2 2.7 3.4 0.8 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 10.5 deg
    DESC: full volume with a second base level scan mid way through

VCP: 400 BIRD_BATH


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1175 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 84                   BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 8 deg/s              AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 12.6 km             EL ANGLES: 90 90 90 90 90 90 deg
    DESC: vertically pointing scan for ZDR calibration

VCP: 401 CLUTTER SCAN


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 500 Hz                 PULSES: 0
    BINS: 1000                 BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 4                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 12 deg/s             AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 150 km              EL ANGLES: 0 0.5 0.7 1.5 2.3 3.1 3.8 4.5 5.2 5.9 deg
    DESC: low-level elevation scan at slow rotation rate to map clutter

VCP: 402 BIRD_BATH_2


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 84                   BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 8 deg/s              AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 12.6 km             EL ANGLES: 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5 deg
    DESC: vertically pointing scan for ZDR calibration

VCP: 403 BIRD_BATH_3


    SCAN: PPI                      MODE: SINGLE PRF
     PRF: 1200 Hz                PULSES: 64
    BINS: 84                   BIN SIZE: 150 m
      PW: 2                   ANGLE RES: 0.5 deg
 AZ RATE: 8 deg/s              AZ RANGE: 0-360 deg
   RANGE: 12.6 km             EL ANGLES: 89.9 89.9 89.9 89.9 89.9 deg
    DESC: vertically pointing scan for ZDR calibration