VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG
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Project:        BD099A
Observer:       Dallacasa, D.
Project type:   VLBA
Obs filename:   bd099acrd.*
Date/Day:       2004AUG12/225
Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK Y

=UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD=
           Operator is Cyrus M Reed.                                            
           VCLOCK and GPS DELTA OK.                                             
           UT1-UTC OK (-0.45).                                                  
           WEA: Cloud cover via webcam unavailable;                             
           WEA: night at all sites.                                             
           WEA: Rain at KP - other sites dry.                                   
     0700  Begin observing. All antennas on source.                             
0700-0800 %KP wea: rain causing elevated system                  WEA     67   40
           temperatures at 6cm and 4cm.                                         
     0715  All readbacks OK.                                                    
0729-0751 %MK source below horizon - disabled EL axis to                        
           save wear on EL motors.                                              
0730-1000 %FD wea: rain causing elevated system                  WEA     67  100
           temperatures at 6cm and 4cm.                                         
     0748  All readbacks OK.                                                    
0815-0825 *FD Autostowed due to power glitch - power problems    COM    100   10
           caused several servo faults. Cleared faults and                      
           repointed antenna.                                                   
0826-0841 *FD Autostowed due to power problems - leaving         COM    100   15
           antenna stowed until storms pass.                                    
0826-0835 %MK FRM rotation axis stalling, but still within                      
           0.1deg.                                                              
     0928  All readbacks OK.                                                    
     1131  All readbacks OK.                                                    
     1211  All readbacks OK.                                                    
     1300  WEA: Cloud cover via webcam:                                         
           WEA: SC,FD,BR Clear skies. HN,NL Stratus (100%).                     
           WEA: LA,KP Stratocumulus (95%,100%).                                 
           WEA: PT Cirrus (25%). MK Unknown (night).                            
           WEA: OV Unknown (webcam not updating).                               
           WEA: Recent precipitation at FD,KP. Other sites dry.                 
     1335  SC wea: clear, no precipitation                                      
     1340  New operator: T. Perreault                                           
     1345  Readback check ok                                                    
     1349  LA wea: scattered low clouds, no precipitation                       
     1359  BR wea: clear, no precipitation                                      
     1504  KP wea: low overcast, no precipitation                               
           Site tech reports rock slides on road to the site.                   
           Ran TSMPLOT for weather - 1.9 cm of rain fell in                     
           approx. 40 minutes (0410 - 0450 UT).                                 
     1519  Readback check ok                                                    
     1542  SC observing ends                                                    
     1601  End.                                                                 


Downtime Summary:
	Total downtime : 165 min
	Percentage downtime of observing: 2.8%
	Average downtime per hour : 1.7 min

    Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 5951 min (11)

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.