The procurement of the buildings needed for our EISCAT_3D antenna stations in Finland, Norway and Sweden has now started. In short, we need 3 x site buildings with some specialities and 3 x garages. See https://eiscat.se/business/tenders/e3ds1-buildings/ for details
The first article of the E3D receiver, the First Stage Receiver Unit, was recently shipped from the vendor, DA-Design in Finland, to the EISCAT_3D test site in Kiruna. After unpacking and initial power up checks, it was moved to the Read more…
Introduction EISCAT Scientific Association invites applications for observing time on the EISCAT facilities in 2020, by individual scientists, research groups, and consortia throughout the world on equal, competitive basis. This opportunity opens in total 200 h of experiment time for Read more…
The ground works done in Finland and Norway this summer are soon being completed – just in time before snow comes– as planned. Both the Skibotn and Karesuvanto sites will now rest over winter. Next spring, buildings will be constructed, Read more…
Updated on October 15, 2019 by Emma Unander Have a look at our Tromsø site This is the EISCAT Tromsø site. Here we have different antenna installations. The parabolic dish, UHF, the curved and square VHF antenna, the first EISCAT_3D Read more…
Take a quick tour around the EISCAT Kiruna site We got some snow here in Kiruna. It fell the last day of September, which are a bit early even for us, and it seems to be staying.
Four new talents for the EISCAT_3D project This autumn, four new colleagues have joined us, here at EISCAT Headquarters. Algorithms Engineer The position as Algorithms Engineer went to Esa Wikström, from Kiruna. Esa: “I have always been interested in space, Read more…
The Skibotn site Roads around the EISCAT 3D Skibotn site are starting to take shape. The ground is getting prepared to handle the weight of the antenna field that is going to be placed in the middle of the area.
DA-Design Oy has now assembled the first FSRU. After factory tests, it will be shipped to EISCAT for First Article Testing in Kiruna.
Ground works for the Finnish EISCAT_3D site has not started yet. The areal-photo shows the location of the site (the old gravel pit in the centre of the photo). In the far distance you see the Karesuvanto village and the Read more…
The EISCAT_3D site itself will only occupy 120×120 meters but extensive works need to be done to secure the area from land-slide risks. For that work, we need to build a temporary construction road to be used to transport material Read more…
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The Skibotn ground works have now started Our contractor, ONOS Ole Nordmo & Sønn AS, has now started preparing the EISCAT_3D Skibotn site for use. First tasks are to build a road to three of the outrigers (NW1, NW2 and Read more…
The EISCAT_3D site in Finland will be provided in-kind by Finland The site will be prepared this summer. A request for tenders relating to the ground works is currently out: https://www.hankintailmoitukset.fi/sv/notice/view/2019-012173 Bids deadline is 14 June 2019
Updated on May 22, 2019 by Henrik Andersson Preparing for first article tests The first article of the Antenna Unit (AU) will arrive at the Production Engineering and Test (PET) test site, located at EISCAT in Kiruna, in July. After Read more…