Testing out the seismometer is one of the biggest part of the job in the field. It is very important to verify that the mass is centered and responding properly to different stimulation.

The radio and antenna transmission and reception quality can be tested with the reflectivity and power of the data. We use a Bird to verify those information on the radios.

In our stations we have one seismometer per direction and they all register the data and send them to the observatory. The three different directions give us information on the localisation of the earthquake and its power.

We use VSAT and BGAN so satellite communication to send the data to the observatory. The antennas are usually hard to set up but very accurate. The satellite communication gives us good quality of data.