New continuous station NWIS
Northwest Island, Washington
funding from NSF (Seattle Fault project)
in cooperation with Puget Reference Station Network

     

Installed Feb 16-18, 2005 (communications pending)
by Andrew Miner, Rex Flake (CWU)
  
Thanks to Washington State Parks for research permit;
Spencer Reeder and Dave Steele (SRCW/DNR)
and David Habenicht (Walla Walla College Marine Station) 
for help with recon and permitting.

monument:
short drill braced in chert/mudstone
1" dia. 304 stainless rod anchored in c. 1m deep drillholes with Hilti epoxy.
SCIGN D3 antenna adapter and dome.

utilities:
box: Nema 3R (SPS MAPPS D4).
2 110W solar panels (Shell SM-110).
4 100 AHr AGM batteries (Pacific Power Batteries).
30A charge controller (Morningstar Prostar 30)
2 lightning surge protectors (NexTek PTRONFONF09S)
radio to mainland (Freewave)