Eva Report
03/25/2013
Adrien Russel
Eva Number:
2
Eva Date:
03/25/2013
Time Slot:
laterPM
Purpose:
The objectives of this EVA was to calibrate our XBee chips.
We planned to measure the received signal strength depending on the distance of the chips.
We had to do this outside the Hab, because the Hab is too small and there might be a lot more interferences in the hab than in the middle of the desert.
Narrative:
After gathering the needed gear for our EVA, Nicolas and I out our suits on and entered the Airlock.
We depressurized as planned for 10 minutes, before exciting the Hab.
As we needed a computer with a power supply for our measurements, and needed to be as far as possible from the Hab to remove the most interference produced by its WIFI network, we plugged an extension cord in at the MUSK power supply and moved as far as possible into the desert.
We then realized we didn't have a power adaptor (we use European plugs and the whole MDRS is furnished with American plugs), so we contacted the Hab and they put an adaptor in one of the airlocks while we finished setting up our stuff.
After getting the adaptor we could plug in our laptop and start our measurements.
We then realized that using a laptop with our suits, in the desert wasn't easy: One can't see anything on the screen because of the bright environment and the suit helmet, it is also very hard to move a touch-pad mouse with gloves on. But in the end we succeeded to make our measurements, by playing with our shadows.
Once all measurements made, we packed our stuff and went back to the Hab to analyze the result we obtained.
Eva Depart Time:
15h30
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Eva Return Time:
17h15
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