National Weather Service
Professional Development Series
Professional Competency Unit

ASOS (PACE) Maintenance

PCU 1: System Architecture/Operations

Producer: to be named

Description of Job Duty Competency to be Achieved

Needs understanding of ASOS system architecture to better diagnose system problems in order to perform required preventative and corrective maintenance actions.

Description of Need

Description needed.

Specific Job Task Skills and Knowledge

1. Knobology/system overview

2. Knowledge of interface to AWIPS/LDAD/PACE

3. Knowledge of communications architecture to include FAA, GTA,Telco,UHF links

4. Knowledge of grounding system/lightening protection and lightening strike recovery.

5. Remote system administration

Instructional Components

Instructional Component 1.1: To be defined.

Proposed Evaluation

Evaluation 1.1: To be determined.

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Last reviewed or updated on 6/20/00