[ANSS-netops] USGS Surplus equipment can be donated to other agencies

Ken Smith ken at seismo.unr.edu
Wed Jun 30 19:33:18 UTC 2010


I'd also have a use for a couple of the L4 verticals.  How many of these are
up for
surplus.

Ken

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On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Agnew, James D. <jagnew at water.ca.gov>wrote:

> We were "gifted" with 27 SSA-1 and SSA-2 dataloggers in 2006 by the
> USGS-Menlo. Woody Savage was the person who gave them to us. So, I know it
> can be done, and there is a USGS form for it. We'll take the Mark Products
> stuff if nobody else wants them.
>
> Jim Agnew
>
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>   1. Re: 200MHz antennas (Mark E. Meremonte)
>   2. Re: 200MHz antennas (mwithers at memphis.edu)
>   3. Re: 200MHz antennas and Seismometers (Mark E Meremonte)
>   4. Re: 200MHz antennas (Kent Anderson)
>   5. Re: 200MHz antennas (Kent Anderson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:46:17 +0000
> From: "Mark E. Meremonte" <meremonte at usgs.gov>
> To: anss-netops at geohazards.usgs.gov
> Cc: Stephen Hartzell <shartzell at usgs.gov>, wstephens at usgs.gov,
>        benz at usgs.gov,  Art Frankel <afrankel at usgs.gov>, Joe Fletcher
>        <jfletcher at usgs.gov>,   Christopher Dietel <dietel at usgs.gov>
> Subject: Re: [ANSS-netops] 200MHz antennas
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> Hi Dave,
>
> It would be great to build a Christmas tree out of them.  Say, can
> USGS transfer equipment to non-USGS entities?  I do not think so.  I
> tried this before and failed.
>
> Similarly I have a number of L22s (3 comp) and L4Cs (single
> comp)  that I am planning to surplus.  Most have connectors to the
> old 72A-02, 07, 08 RefTek dataloggers.   I may keep several of each
> though.  So wondering if any other USGS entity has an interest.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
> At 16:45 6/29/2010, David S. Croker wrote:
> >The USGS Menlo Park (NCSN) has 26 200MHz yagi antennas available to
> >whoever needs them, first come, first served.  USGS can't get
> >anymore RFA's in the 200MHz band, so we've basically eliminated all
> >of those frequencies in the network finally.  The antennas will get
> >surplused if we can't find a good home for them.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >__________________________________________________________
> >USGS - Earthquake Science Center - NCSN Field Operations Manager
> >David S. Croker                                         office (650)
> 329-4697
> >345 Middlefield Rd, MS 977                           fax (650) 329-4732
> >Menlo Park, CA 94025                                 cell (650) 465-4334
> >email: croker at usgs.gov
> >Quake info: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
> >USGS URL: http://www.usgs.gov/
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:50:16 -0500 (CDT)
> From: mwithers at memphis.edu
> To: "Mark E. Meremonte" <meremonte at usgs.gov>
> Cc: Stephen Hartzell <shartzell at usgs.gov>,      "wstephens at usgs.gov"
>        <wstephens at usgs.gov>, "benz at usgs.gov" <benz at usgs.gov>,  Christopher
>        Dietel <dietel at usgs.gov>, Art Frankel <afrankel at usgs.gov>,      Joe
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> Subject: Re: [ANSS-netops] 200MHz antennas
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>
> It is possible to transfer equipment from USGS to a non-USGS entity.  Or
> at least its been done before (and followed the rules).
>
> Mitch
>
> Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI)
> University of Memphis                Ph: 901-678-4940
> Memphis, TN 38152                   Fax: 901-678-4734
>
>
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010, Mark E. Meremonte wrote:
>
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > It would be great to build a Christmas tree out of them.  Say, can USGS
> transfer equipment to non-USGS entities?  I do not think so.  I tried this
> before and failed.
> >
> > Similarly I have a number of L22s (3 comp) and L4Cs (single comp)  that I
> am planning to surplus.  Most have connectors to the old 72A-02, 07, 08
> RefTek dataloggers.   I may keep several of each though.  So wondering if
> any other USGS entity has an interest.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > At 16:45 6/29/2010, David S. Croker wrote:
> > The USGS Menlo Park (NCSN) has 26 200MHz yagi antennas available to
> whoever needs them, first come, first served.  USGS can't get anymore RFA's
> in the 200MHz band, so we've basically eliminated all of those frequencies
> in the network finally.  The antennas will get surplused if we can't find a
> good home for them.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > __________________________________________________________
> > USGS - Earthquake Science Center - NCSN Field Operations Manager
> > David S. Croker                                         office (650)
> 329-4697
> > 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 977                           fax (650) 329-4732
> > Menlo Park, CA 94025                                 cell (650) 465-4334
> > email: croker at usgs.gov
> > Quake info: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
> > USGS URL: http://www.usgs.gov/
> >
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> > Mark E. Meremonte        Geophysicist    USGS/ANSS/NEIC
> >
> > U.S. Geological Survey        Work: 303-273-8670   Cell: 303-478-5766
> > MS 966, Box 25046          Email: meremonte at usgs.gov
> > Denver, CO  80225             Web: http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov
> > <http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/>
> > Ship:  U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:08:49 +0000
> From: Mark E Meremonte <meremonte at usgs.gov>
> Cc: Stephen Hartzell <shartzell at usgs.gov>, wstephens at usgs.gov,
>        benz at usgs.gov,  Christopher Dietel <dietel at usgs.gov>,
>        anss-netops-bounces at geohazards.usgs.gov, Art Frankel
>        <afrankel at usgs.gov>,    Joe Fletcher <jfletcher at usgs.gov>,
>        anss-netops at geohazards.usgs.gov
> Subject: Re: [ANSS-netops] 200MHz antennas and Seismometers
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> I also have a number of FBA-23s as well which have the old RefTek 72A-02
> type connectors on the cables.  Some cables are damaged on all systems
> described and not sure of their functionality.  We have not used these
> seismometers since the 1990s at Northridge-CA, Mississippi Embayment,
> Trinidad-CO, Izmit-Turkey.
>
>
> ******************************************************************************
> Mark E. Meremonte             Geophysicist    USGS/ANSS/NEIC
>
> U.S. Geological Survey      Work: 303-273-8670   Cell: 303-478-5766
> MS 966, Box 25046               Email: meremonte at usgs.gov
> Denver, CO  80225                Web: http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov
>
> Ship:  U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401
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>
>
> From:
> "Mark E. Meremonte" <meremonte at usgs.gov>
> To:
> anss-netops at geohazards.usgs.gov
> Cc:
> Stephen Hartzell <shartzell at usgs.gov>, wstephens at usgs.gov, benz at usgs.gov,
> Art Frankel <afrankel at usgs.gov>, Joe Fletcher <jfletcher at usgs.gov>,
> Christopher Dietel <dietel at usgs.gov>
> Date:
> 06/30/2010 14:46
> Subject:
> Re: [ANSS-netops] 200MHz antennas
> Sent by:
> anss-netops-bounces at geohazards.usgs.gov
>
>
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> It would be great to build a Christmas tree out of them.  Say, can USGS
> transfer equipment to non-USGS entities?  I do not think so.  I tried this
> before and failed.
>
> Similarly I have a number of L22s (3 comp) and L4Cs (single comp)  that I
> am planning to surplus.  Most have connectors to the old 72A-02, 07, 08
> RefTek dataloggers.   I may keep several of each though.  So wondering if
> any other USGS entity has an interest.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
> At 16:45 6/29/2010, David S. Croker wrote:
> The USGS Menlo Park (NCSN) has 26 200MHz yagi antennas available to
> whoever needs them, first come, first served.  USGS can't get anymore
> RFA's in the 200MHz band, so we've basically eliminated all of those
> frequencies in the network finally.  The antennas will get surplused if we
> can't find a good home for them.
>
> Dave
>
> __________________________________________________________
> USGS - Earthquake Science Center - NCSN Field Operations Manager
> David S. Croker                                         office (650)
> 329-4697
> 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 977                           fax (650) 329-4732
> Menlo Park, CA 94025                                 cell (650) 465-4334
> email: croker at usgs.gov
> Quake info: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
> USGS URL: http://www.usgs.gov/
>
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>
> U.S. Geological Survey        Work: 303-273-8670   Cell: 303-478-5766
> MS 966, Box 25046          Email: meremonte at usgs.gov
> Denver, CO  80225             Web: http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:26:24 -0600
> From: Kent Anderson <kent at iris.edu>
> To: David S. Croker <croker at usgs.gov>
> Cc: anss-netops at geohazards.usgs.gov
> Subject: Re: [ANSS-netops] 200MHz antennas
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> HI Dave,
>
> Is there anyone from AVO on this list?  Guy Tytgat (now at PASSCAL)
> indicated that these may be of use up in Alaska.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Kent
>
> On Jun 29, 2010, at 10:45 AM, David S. Croker wrote:
>
> > The USGS Menlo Park (NCSN) has 26 200MHz yagi antennas available to
> whoever needs them, first come, first served.  USGS can't get anymore RFA's
> in the 200MHz band, so we've basically eliminated all of those frequencies
> in the network finally.  The antennas will get surplused if we can't find a
> good home for them.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > __________________________________________________________
> > USGS - Earthquake Science Center - NCSN Field Operations Manager
> > David S. Croker                                         office (650)
> 329-4697
> > 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 977                           fax (650) 329-4732
> > Menlo Park, CA 94025                                 cell (650) 465-4334
> > email: croker at usgs.gov
> > Quake info: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
> > USGS URL: http://www.usgs.gov/
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:25:47 -0600
> From: Kent Anderson <kent at iris.edu>
> To: Mark E. Meremonte <meremonte at usgs.gov>
> Cc: Stephen Hartzell <shartzell at usgs.gov>, wstephens at usgs.gov,
>        benz at usgs.gov,  Christopher Dietel <dietel at usgs.gov>, Art Frankel
>        <afrankel at usgs.gov>,    Joe Fletcher <jfletcher at usgs.gov>,
>        anss-netops at geohazards.usgs.gov
> Subject: Re: [ANSS-netops] 200MHz antennas
> Message-ID: <12589359-7EC6-4B77-85B7-E2554E343FD9 at iris.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> HI Mark,
>
> If you can't find any takers within the USGS for the L22's and L4C's,
> PASSCAL would be interested.  This way, they still stay available to the
> community.
>
> Let me know.
>
> cheers,
>
> Kent
>
>
> On Jun 30, 2010, at 8:46 AM, Mark E. Meremonte wrote:
>
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > It would be great to build a Christmas tree out of them.  Say, can USGS
> transfer equipment to non-USGS entities?  I do not think so.  I tried this
> before and failed.
> >
> > Similarly I have a number of L22s (3 comp) and L4Cs (single comp)  that I
> am planning to surplus.  Most have connectors to the old 72A-02, 07, 08
> RefTek dataloggers.   I may keep several of each though.  So wondering if
> any other USGS entity has an interest.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > At 16:45 6/29/2010, David S. Croker wrote:
> >> The USGS Menlo Park (NCSN) has 26 200MHz yagi antennas available to
> whoever needs them, first come, first served.  USGS can't get anymore RFA's
> in the 200MHz band, so we've basically eliminated all of those frequencies
> in the network finally.  The antennas will get surplused if we can't find a
> good home for them.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> __________________________________________________________
> >> USGS - Earthquake Science Center - NCSN Field Operations Manager
> >> David S. Croker                                         office (650)
> 329-4697
> >> 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 977                           fax (650) 329-4732
> >> Menlo Park, CA 94025                                 cell (650) 465-4334
> >> email: croker at usgs.gov
> >> Quake info: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
> >> USGS URL: http://www.usgs.gov/
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >
> > U.S. Geological Survey        Work: 303-273-8670   Cell: 303-478-5766
> > MS 966, Box 25046          Email: meremonte at usgs.gov
> > Denver, CO  80225             Web: http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov
> >
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