Operation and Maintenance Manual

RDACS User’s Guide
August 2000
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This menu is similar to that explained in the previous sections except you have two
additional options-Linear Intensities and Load Settings.
1. Linear Intensities determines which format of reflectivity data the radar uses
when it is one of the Doppler modes. If you do not select this option, the
radar uses Log reflectivity data.
a. The use of the Linear Intensities option depends on which version of the
RDACS controller executable is installed. If you have the early file,
HDDE.EXE, both linear reflectivity and log reflectivity are available. Since
log reflectivity data usually provides higher quality data, do not select this
option. If you have a later version of the RDACS controller executable,
H250S.EXE, you have access only to linear data and you must select this
option.
2. Load Settings accesses a saved RDACS configuration. You can use the
RDACS control program to create and save up to 10 configurations (numbers
0 through 9). Configuration 0 is loaded when you restart RDACS. You can
set other configurations to your personal preferences and needs. For
example, you can use a different color table to implement a clear-air mode in
Configuration 1. Configurations 8 and 9 are temporary saves of the test
configuration.