VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BR099B Observer: Ros, E. Project type: VLBA Obs filename: br099bcrd.* Date/Day: 2005APR22/112 Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= Operator is Sonja Mendoza. Vclock, GPS delta and UT1-UTC time checks ok. LA writing on MkV disk pack NRAO-061, bank B. PT writing on MkV disk pack NRAO-020, bank A. KP writing on MkV disk pack NRAO-028, bank B. 1659 Begin observation. 1659 *SC Antenna undergoing major maintenance overhaul and is unavailable for observing at this time. 1659-2254 *BR recorder 1 accidentally miscabled to board 16021 100 355 set two. Data recorded on tape VLBA1240 on recorder 1 are no good. 1710 Readbacks ok. 1720 WEA: HN,LA,OV,PT,FD,BR,MK,KP: Mostly clear with high, thin clouds. Occasionally gusty winds at MK,FD WEA: NL: Overcast skies, recent rain. 1728 Readbacks ok. 1745 Readbacks ok (no readback at NL). 1803 Readbacks ok. 1809-1812 *PT Antenna not in POINT; repointed. COM 100 3 1820 Readbacks ok (no readback at FD). 1838 Readbacks ok. 1844-1849 *KP Antenna not in POINT; repointed. COM 100 5 Site took a power hit. 1849 %OV WEA: gusty winds at site. 1850 %NL WEA: precipitation starting. 1855 Readbacks ok. 1912 Readbacks ok. 1930 Readbacks ok. 1947 Readbacks ok. 2012 PT writing on MkV disk pack NRAO-021, bank B. 2031 PT writing on MkV disk pack NRAO-035, bank A. Note to correlator operator: due to a small snafu, only a small amount of data was written to NRAO-021 before the unit switched back to bank A (NRAO-035). No data should have been lost. 2022 Readbacks ok. 2040 Readbacks ok. 2057 Readbacks ok. 2123 KP writing on MkV disk pack NRAO-062. 2140 LA writing on MkV disk pack NRAO-055. 2149 Readback check ok 2150 New operator: T. Perreault 2208 Readback check ok 2224 Readback check ok 2254 End. Downtime Summary: Total downtime : 363 min Percentage downtime of observing: 10.2% Average downtime per hour : 6.1 min Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 3550 min (10) Notes: * = Entries where data was affected. % = Entries where data may have been affected. & = Entries where the site tech was called out. WEA = Weather entries. MF# = Maintenance form or major downtime category associated with a problem. %AD = The percentage of an antenna affected by a problem. AMD = Total antenna-minutes downtime for a problem. Tsys = System Temperature (TP/SP x Tcal/2) ACU = Antenna Control Unit FRM = Focus/Rotation Mount RFI = Radio Frequency Interference VME = Site control computer CB = Circuit Breaker vclock = Program that compares site clock time to a standard.