! BH115, VLBA, 256 MBPS, 4 cm RCP, 24 HRS (DYNAMIC), HOUGH ! ! 50% duty cycle, for effective 128 MBPS rate ! ! ================================================================ ! Preferred Dynamic Contraints. Alter [defaults] as desired. ! ================================================================ ! Equipment constraints: ! Stations. Below each station code, the "o" indicates an ! [optional] station that is to be used if it is available. ! Change "o" to "r" if the station is required or change ! "o" to "n" if the station is not to be used. ! SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK ! r r r r r r r r r r ! Minimum number of stations [9 (6 for 3mm)]: 9 ! May we swap PT for a single VLA antenna? no ! Bands and polarizations. Below each band code, insert "R" ! if the righthand polarization is to be used, "L" if the ! lefthand polarization is to be used, "d" if dual ! polarizations are to be used, or "o" if the band is in ! your setups but scheduling should not be constrained by ! its availability. ! 90cm 50cm 20cm 13cm 6cm 4cm 2cm 1cm 7mm 3mm ! R ! Weather constraints: none ! [appropriate for bands marked "L", "R", or "d" above ! and for at least the minimum number of stations] ! Date constraints: ! Preferred date(s), usually a series start [none]: ! Excluded dates plus reason [none]: APRIL 20-JUNE 1, ! 3C76.1 TOO CLOSE TO SUN!!! ! Preferred interval between segments in days: ! Special conditions (e.g., a series with different ! spacings in time) [none]: ! ================================================================ ! ========================================================== ! =================== Cover Information =================== ! ========================================================== ! version = 1 overwrite autotape = 2 expt = 'BH115, VLBA, 256 MBPS, 4 cm RCP, 24 HRS (DYNAMIC), HOUGH' expcode = 'BH115' obstype = 'VLBA' piname = 'David H. Hough' address1 = 'Dept. of Physics & Astronomy' address2 = 'Trinity University' address3 = 'San Antonio, TX 78212-7200' phone = '210-999-7466 (work) or 210-824-0358 (home)' obsphone = '210-999-7466 (work) or 210-824-0358 (home)' fax = '210-999-7423' email = 'dhough@trinity.edu' obsmode = 'VLBA 256-8-2; 4 cm RCP' note1 = 'Program sources: 3C31, 3C76.1, 3C296, 3C449' note2 = 'Phase ref. for 3C76.1: J0305+1734' note4 = 'Fringe finders and amplitude check: OJ287, 3C286, 3C345' ! ! ========================================================== ! =================== Correlator Information ============== ! ========================================================== ! correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 2 corchan = 16 cornant = 10 corpol = 'off' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'SCHEDULE' cortape = 'DAT' corship1 = 'David H. Hough' corship2 = 'Dept. of Physics & Astronomy' corship3 = 'Trinity University' corship4 = 'San Antonio, TX 78212-7200' cornote1 = 'PLEASE use the source positions in the SCHEDULE;' cornote2 = 'DO NOT use the VLBA Data Base!!!' ! ! ========================================================== ! ============== Source and Station Catalogs ============= ! ========================================================== ! srccat / source='3C31' RA=01:07:24.955 DEC=32:24:45.05 EPOCH='J2000' CALCODE=' ' / source='3C76.1' RA=03:03:15.014 DEC=16:26:19.01 EPOCH='J2000' CALCODE=' ' / source='3C296' RA=14:16:52.939 DEC=10:48:27.04 EPOCH='J2000' CALCODE=' ' / source='3C449' RA=22:31:20.583 DEC=39:21:29.53 EPOCH='J2000' CALCODE=' ' / source='J0305+1734' RA=03:05:10.2242 DEC=17:34:59.093 EPOCH='J2000' CALCODE=' ' / source='OJ287' RA=08:54:48.8749 DEC=20:06:30.642 EPOCH='J2000' CALCODE=' ' / source='3C286' RA=13:31:08.2880 DEC=30:30:32.959 EPOCH='J2000' CALCODE=' ' / source='3C345' RA=16:42:58.8100 DEC=39:48:36.994 EPOCH='J2000' CALCODE=' ' / endcat / STAFILE = '$SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat' ! ! ========================================================== ! ============== General Scan Information ================ ! ========================================================== ! stations = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! setup = '$SCHED/setups/v4cm-256-8-2-R.set' ! ! ========================================================== ! ============== The Scans =============================== ! ========================================================== ! ! ! ************************************************************* ! ATTENTION! Day number is "dummy" to keep sched happy; ! need to insert actual day number for observations! ! ************************************************************* ! day = 59581 LST = VLBA_PT ! ! DYNAMIC SCHEDULING! ! MUCH START/STOP RECORDING! ! ! 256 Mbps, 4 cm RCP ! ! Imaging of four 3CR FRI radio galaxy nuclei: ! ! 3C31, 3C76.1 (phase-referenced to J0305+1734), 3C296, 3C449 ! ! OJ287, 3C286, 3C345 are fringe-finders and amplitude check sources ! end end ! schedule begins: much start/stop recording !N*22m ptlst tape ! ! start = 00:00:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:15:00 dur = 00:18:00 / ! 0018 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0022 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0024 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0028 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0030 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0034 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 1 0037 22 ! start = 00:37:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:08:00 dur = 00:11:00 / ! 0048 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0052 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0054 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0058 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0100 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0104 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 2 0107 22 ! start = 01:07:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:08:00 dur = 00:19:00 / ! 0126 11 start = 01:26:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 3 0141 22 ! start = 01:41:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:07:00 / ! 0148 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0152 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0154 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0158 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0200 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0204 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 4 0207 22 ! start = 02:07:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:03:00 dur = 00:06:00 / ! 0213 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0217 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0219 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0223 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0225 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0229 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 5 0232 22 ! start = 02:32:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:08:00 dur = 00:19:00 / ! 0251 11 start = 02:51:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:09:00 dur = 00:20:00 / ! 6 0311 22 ! start = 03:11:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:07:00 / ! 0318 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0322 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0324 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0328 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0330 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0334 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 7 0337 22 ! start = 03:37:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:08:00 dur = 00:11:00 / ! 0348 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0352 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0354 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0358 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0400 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0404 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 8 0407 22 ! start = 04:07:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:08:00 dur = 00:19:00 / ! 0426 11 start = 04:26:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 9 0441 22 ! start = 04:41:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:07:00 / ! 0448 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0452 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0454 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0458 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0500 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0504 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 10 0507 22 ! start = 05:07:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:08:00 dur = 00:19:00 / ! 0526 11 start = 05:26:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 11 0541 22 ! start = 05:41:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:07:00 / ! 0548 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0552 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0554 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0558 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0600 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0604 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 12 0607 22 ! start = 06:07:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:13:00 dur = 00:16:00 / ! 0623 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0627 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0629 11 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0633 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 0635 17 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 0639 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 13 0632 22 ! start = 07:00:00 source = 'OJ287' prescan = 00:15:00 dur = 00:26:00 / ! 0726 11 start = 08:00:00 source = 'OJ287' dur = 00:26:00 / ! 14 0826 22 ! start = 09:00:00 source = '3C296' dur = 00:26:00 / ! 0926 11 start = 09:30:00 source = '3C296' dur = 00:26:00 / ! 15 0956 22 ! start = 10:00:00 source = '3C296' prescan = 00:15:00 dur = 00:26:00 / ! 1026 11 start = 10:30:00 source = '3C296' dur = 00:26:00 / ! 16 1056 22 ! start = 11:00:00 source = 'OJ287' dur = 00:26:00 / ! 1126 11 start = 11:30:00 source = '3C296' dur = 00:26:00 / ! 17 1156 22 ! start = 12:00:00 source = '3C296' prescan = 00:15:00 dur = 00:26:00 / ! 1226 11 start = 12:45:00 source = '3C296' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:11:00 / ! 18 1256 22 ! start = 13:15:00 source = '3C296' dur = 00:11:00 / ! 1326 11 start = 13:45:00 source = '3C296' dur = 00:11:00 / ! 19 1356 22 ! start = 14:05:00 source = '3C286' prescan = 00:10:00 dur = 00:21:00 / ! 1426 11 start = 14:35:00 source = '3C296' dur = 00:21:00 / ! 20 1456 22 ! start = 15:15:00 source = '3C296' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:11:00 / ! 1526 11 start = 15:45:00 source = '3C296' dur = 00:11:00 / ! 21 1556 22 ! start = 16:05:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:10:00 dur = 00:21:00 / ! 1626 11 start = 16:30:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:11:00 / ! 22 1641 22 ! start = 16:41:00 source = '3C296' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 1656 11 start = 16:56:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 23 1711 22 ! start = 17:15:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:11:00 / ! 1726 11 start = 17:26:00 source = '3C296' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 24 1741 22 ! start = 17:41:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 1756 11 start = 18:05:00 source = '3C345' prescan = 00:10:00 dur = 00:21:00 / ! 25 1826 22 ! start = 18:35:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:10:00 dur = 00:21:00 / ! 1856 11 start = 19:05:00 source = '3C31' dur = 00:21:00 / ! 26 1926 22 ! start = 19:35:00 source = '3C449' dur = 00:21:00 / ! 1956 11 start = 20:05:00 source = '3C31' dur = 00:21:00 / ! 27 2026 22 ! start = 20:35:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:10:00 dur = 00:21:00 / ! 2056 11 start = 21:05:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:10:00 dur = 00:21:00 / ! 28 2126 22 ! start = 21:50:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:10:00 dur = 00:13:00 / ! 2203 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 2207 7 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 2209 9 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 2213 13 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:02:00 / ! 2215 15 source = '3C76.1' dur = 00:04:00 / ! 2219 19 source = 'J0305+1734' dur = 00:03:00 / ! 29 2222 22 ! start = 22:22:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:08:00 dur = 00:19:00 / ! 2241 11 start = 22:41:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 30 2256 22 ! start = 22:56:00 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:07:00 / ! 2303 3 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 2307 7 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:02:00 / ! 2309 9 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 2313 13 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:02:00 / ! 2315 15 source = '3C76.1' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:04:00 / ! 2319 19 source = 'J0305+1734' prescan = 00:00:00 dur = 00:03:00 / ! 31 2322 22 ! start = 23:22:00 source = '3C449' prescan = 00:08:00 dur = 00:19:00 / ! 2341 11 start = 23:41:00 source = '3C31' prescan = 00:04:00 dur = 00:15:00 / ! 32 2356 22 ! ! ========================================================== ! ============== End of Schedule ========================== ! ========================================================== !end