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Contents 

1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 5

 

2 Items required for wave measurement ........................................................ 5

 

3 Dangers and warnings .................................................................................. 6

 

3.1 Dangers.................................................................................................... 6

 

3.2 Warnings .................................................................................................. 6

 

4 Starting the buoy ........................................................................................... 7

 

4.1 Buoy tester application ............................................................................. 7

 

5 Receiving antenna installation ..................................................................... 7

 

6 RX-C4 and RX-D buoy receiver .................................................................... 7

 

7 Software ......................................................................................................... 8

 

7.1 Waves4 .................................................................................................... 8

 

7.1.1 Basic ................................................................................................. 8

 

7.1.2 Extended ........................................................................................... 9

 

8 Mooring preparation 

(not for DWR-G4)

 .......................................................... 11

 

9 Buoy Deployment ........................................................................................ 11

 

10 Buoy Recovery .......................................................................................... 13

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Waverider DWR-MkIII

Page 1: ...atawell Waverider Installation Guide DWR MkIII DWR G WR SG RX D RX C Waves4 February 2019 Service Sales Voltastraat 3 1704 RP Heerhugowaard The Netherlands 31 72 534 5298 31 72 572 6406 www datawell n...

Page 2: ...case a transmitter is used within territorial waters a radio permit from the local authorities is obligatory The transmitting frequency band 28 0 29 7 is reserved for amateur radio operators and needs...

Page 3: ...6 3 1 Dangers 6 3 2 Warnings 6 4 Starting the buoy 7 4 1 Buoy tester application 7 5 Receiving antenna installation 7 6 RX C4 and RX D buoy receiver 7 7 Software 8 7 1 Waves4 8 7 1 1 Basic 8 7 1 2 Ex...

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Page 5: ...ll Sales has collected all information necessary to provide you with the most suitable choice of instruments and options including a tailor made mooring on request based on your specified local condit...

Page 6: ...source sparks until you have removed the hatchcover and allowed for 10 minutes of natural ventilation Do not use empty batteries as ballast in the buoy Dispose the empty batteries immediately after u...

Page 7: ...or the buoy output on your PC Datawell has also developed the Buoy Tester application only for DWR MKIII to check whether all sensors on your buoy are working properly 4 1 Buoy tester application In o...

Page 8: ...yment scenarios 7 1 1 A setup with one buoy and an HF receiver 7 1 2 A site with several buoys using multiple HF receivers and satellite options 7 1 1 Basic This section describes the setup for the ba...

Page 9: ...ction Acquisition systems Computer A1 The computer receives the data of Buoy 1 On this computer the following parts of the Waves4 suite are installed buoyd using the A1 as ID of the buoyd instance Com...

Page 10: ...wing parts of the Waves4 suite are installed Waves4 In this example the HF receivers are received with two systems It is also possible to receive them on a single computer system with one buoyd servic...

Page 11: ...uoy If this is your first buoy deployment lay out the mooring on land at ease as an exercise study it and pack it into the blue containers again 9 Buoy Deployment Now that you have set up and checked...

Page 12: ...til the ship has gained enough distance to steer clear of the buoy and mooring line Should anything go wrong do not recover the buoy by pulling on the rubber cords This is dangerous If you can reach t...

Page 13: ...ely locked with nut and split pin Free all securing lines to the mooring and the Waverider buoy lift the buoy and lower back onto the water During the above operation a member of the recovery team equ...

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