Campaigns
The use of the various components of the EISCAT system is charged a different rates. The time elapsed while an EISCAT experiment has been running (or "Actual Time") must be multiplied by a factor to give the number of hours which will be charged to that experiment.
These factors are changed from time to time as decided by the EISCAT Scientific Oversight Committee and Council. The current charging rates are as follows:-
| UHF Radar Monostatic only: | 1.00 | (a),(b),(c) | ||
| UHF Radar Tristatic only: | 1.50 | (a),(b),(c) | ||
| VHF Radar only: | 1.00 | (a),(b) | ||
| Heater only: | 1.00 | (a),(b) | ||
| UHF and VHF Radars together: | 2.00 | (a),(b) | ||
| UHF Radar and Heater together: | 2.00 | (a),(b) | ||
| VHF Radar and Heater together: | 2.00 | (a),(b) | ||
| UHF Radar, VHF Radar, and Heater together: | 3.00 | (a),(b) | ||
| Svalbard Radar only: | 1.00 | (d),(e) | ||
| Passive Use of One or More Antennas at the Normal Frequency: | 0.25 | (f) | ||
| Passive Use of One or More Mainland Antennas at 1400 MHz: | 0.25 | (g) |
Please note the following:-
| a) | The rates for the operation of the Mainland Facilities changed in 2007. |
| b) | The use of all three Mainland Facilities (UHF Radar, VHF Radar, and Heater) is now charged separately, irrespective of any simultaneous operation. |
| c) | Use of the UHF Radar in Tristatic mode is now charged at a higher rate than for the Monostatic mode of the Tromso Antenna. |
| d) | Use of the Svalbard Radar is accounted separately to any coincident use of the Mainland Facilities. |
| e) | There are two Svalbard Antennas: one fixed, the other steerable. They may be used singly or jointly. The charge is the same in all cases. |
| f) | The Normal Frequency is the one at which the Radar usually operates. |
| g) | There is a minmum use of 10 hours for the passive operation of the Mainland Antennas at 1400 MHz. |