VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BL132 Observer: Lazio, T.J. Project type: VLBA Obs filename: bl132crd.* Date/Day: 2005AUG21/233 Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK Y GB =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= Operator is Sonja Mendoza. HN writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-033, bank A. FD writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-014, bank A. LA writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-095, bank B. PT writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-062, bank B. KP writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-086, bank B. MK writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-117, bank A. WEA FD: Recent rains, wet. WEA LA: Occasionally gusty winds. Vclock, GPS delta and UT1-UTC time checks all ok. *HN,FD,LA,PT,KP,OV: Intermittant RFI on various INT channels. 0530 Begin observation. 0530-0732 *PT AZ #1 armature/electronics circuit breaker 16738 100 122 fault; site tech called out and working on antenna. 0551 Readback at OV ok. 0731 Readbacks ok. 0933 Readbacks ok. 0934 MK joins observation. 0944 %WEA HN: Percipitation starting. 1134 Readbacks ok. 1226 %WEA SC: Precipitation starting. 1336 Readbacks ok. 1345 New operator is Jim Ogle. 1416 HN now writing to Mk5 disc pack NRAO-077 in bank B. 1417 PT now writing to Mk5 disc pack NRAO-094 in bank A. 1445-1446 *KP autostowed, commercial power glitch. Repointed. COM 100 1 1449 LA now writing to Mk5 disc pack NRAO-105 in bank A. 1517 %High wind gusts at MK. 1538 Readbacks okay. 1740 Readbacks okay. 1915 End at SC. 1921-1922 *LA autostowed, apparently due to high wind gusts WEA 100 1 that just started. Repointed. 1936 OV reports clear skies. 1942 %Raining at PT. 1943 Readbacks okay. 2041 %Raining at LA. 2053 MK now writing to Mk5 disc pack NRAO-097 in bank B. 2129 End. Downtime Summary: Total downtime : 124 min Percentage downtime of observing: 1.2% Average downtime per hour : 0.7 min Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 10549 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.