VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BW088F Observer: Walker, R. C. Project type: VLBA Obs filename: bw088fcrd.* Date/Day: 2007APR23/113 Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= Operator is Alan Kerr Weather: SC overcast; FD,LA,PT cloudy. OV windy. GPS delta (NL 8.8) UT1-UTC -0.10, vclock OK 0039 Begin all sites except MK. 0039-0059 *FD FRM FOCUS error requiring MASTER CLEAR reset. 20242 10 2 The subreflector is sporadically setting up at incorrect FOCUS position after a source/position change in ELEVATION. This position is about 3.3 counts off. Can command to the correct position by issuing a MASTER CLEAR reset and then doing a SKIP 0 to re-read the current scan. Downtime is estimated. 0127 Begin at MK. 0148 New operator: T. Perreault 0254 %NL wea: raining, elevated system temperatures 0443 BR UPS battery alarm. Contacted oncall site tech, he said that it is a "non-event," that there is a logic problem with the charger and that the batteries are fully charged. 0855 SC, HN observing ends 1016-1023 *KP autostowed following temporary loss of COM 100 7 commercial power. Repointed. 1018 NL observing ends 1036 End. Downtime Summary: Total downtime : 9 min Percentage downtime of observing: 0.2% Average downtime per hour : 0.1 min Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 5970 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.