COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: VLBA correlator gate test for 126, 268 and 512 modes Exp. Code: tf030 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: Walter Brisken Address: National Radio Astronomy Observatory P. O. Box O Socorro, New Mexico, 87801 U.S.A. Phone: 505 835 7133 EMAIL: wbrisken@nrao.edu Fax: 505 835 7027 Phone during observation: 505 835 7133 Observing mode: 6cm 128-4-2 Notes: Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 2 VLBA correlator gate test for 126, 268 and 512 modes UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 30 Aug 2006 Day 242 --- Next scan frequencies: 1650.49 1650.49 Next BBC frequencies: 749.51 749.51 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 12 55 00 B0329+54 01 07 29 45.6 29.5 -2.4 -126.9 0 1 1 0 12 54 57 12 58 00 --- 01 10 30 45.9 29.1 -2.4 -127.8 180 F 1 2440 12 55 05 Next scan frequencies: 1642.49 1642.49 1658.49 1658.49 Next BBC frequencies: 757.51 757.51 741.51 741.51 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 12 59 00 B0329+54 01 11 30 46.0 29.0 -2.4 -128.1 55 1 1 2440 12 58 57 13 02 00 --- 01 14 31 46.4 28.6 -2.3 -129.0 180 F 1 4880 12 59 05 Next scan frequencies: 1650.49 1650.49 1658.49 1658.49 Next BBC frequencies: 749.51 749.51 741.51 741.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 13 03 00 B0329+54 01 15 31 46.5 28.5 -2.3 -129.3 55 1 1 4880 13 02 57 13 06 00 --- 01 18 31 46.8 28.1 -2.2 -130.2 180 F 1 6100 13 03 10 Next scan frequencies: 1642.49 1642.49 1650.49 1650.49 1658.49 1658.49 1666.49 1666.49 Next BBC frequencies: 757.51 757.51 749.51 749.51 741.51 741.51 733.51 733.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 13 07 00 B0329+54 01 19 31 46.9 27.9 -2.2 -130.5 55 1 1 6100 13 06 57 13 10 00 --- 01 22 32 47.3 27.5 -2.2 -131.4 180 F 1 7320 13 07 10 Next scan frequencies: 1650.49 1650.49 1654.49 1654.49 1658.49 1658.49 1662.49 1662.49 Next BBC frequencies: 749.51 749.51 745.51 745.51 741.51 741.51 737.51 737.51 Next scan bandwidths: 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 13 11 00 B0329+54 01 23 32 47.4 27.4 -2.2 -131.7 55 1 1 7320 13 10 57 13 14 00 --- 01 26 33 47.7 26.9 -2.1 -132.7 180 F 1 7930 13 11 22 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 3 VLBA correlator gate test for 126, 268 and 512 modes UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 30 Aug 2006 Day 242 --- Next scan frequencies: 1646.49 1646.49 1646.49 1646.49 1654.49 1654.49 1654.49 1654.49 1662.49 1662.49 1662.49 1662.49 1670.49 1670.49 1670.49 1670.49 Next BBC frequencies: 753.51 753.51 753.51 753.51 745.51 745.51 745.51 745.51 737.51 737.51 737.51 737.51 729.51 729.51 729.51 729.51 Next scan bandwidths: 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 13 15 00 B0329+54 01 27 33 47.8 26.8 -2.1 -133.0 55 1 1 7930 13 14 57 13 18 00 --- 01 30 33 48.1 26.3 -2.0 -133.9 180 F 1 8540 13 15 22 Next scan frequencies: 1652.49 1652.49 1652.49 1652.49 1656.49 1656.49 1656.49 1656.49 1660.49 1660.49 1660.49 1660.49 1664.49 1664.49 1664.49 1664.49 Next BBC frequencies: 747.51 747.51 747.51 747.51 743.51 743.51 743.51 743.51 739.51 739.51 739.51 739.51 735.51 735.51 735.51 735.51 Next scan bandwidths: 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 13 19 00 B0329+54 01 31 33 48.2 26.2 -2.0 -134.2 55 1 1 8540 13 18 57 13 22 00 --- 01 34 34 48.5 25.7 -2.0 -135.2 180 F 1 9150 13 19 22 Next scan frequencies: 1642.49 1642.49 1658.49 1658.49 Next BBC frequencies: 757.51 757.51 741.51 741.51 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 13 23 00 B0329+54 01 35 34 48.6 25.6 -2.0 -135.5 55 1 1 9150 13 22 57 13 26 00 --- 01 38 35 48.9 25.1 -1.9 -136.5 180 F 1 11590 13 23 05 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 4 VLBA correlator gate test for 126, 268 and 512 modes UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 30 Aug 2006 Day 242 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 1642.49 1642.49 1658.49 1658.49 1674.49 1674.49 Next BBC frequencies: 773.51 773.51 757.51 757.51 741.51 741.51 725.51 725.51 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 13 27 00 B0329+54 01 39 35 49.0 24.9 -1.9 -136.8 55 1 1 11590 13 26 57 13 30 00 --- 01 42 35 49.3 24.4 -1.8 -137.8 180 F 1 14030 13 27 05 Next scan frequencies: 1642.49 1642.49 1650.49 1650.49 1658.49 1658.49 1666.49 1666.49 Next BBC frequencies: 757.51 757.51 749.51 749.51 741.51 741.51 733.51 733.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 13 31 00 B0329+54 01 43 35 49.4 24.3 -1.8 -138.1 55 1 1 14030 13 30 57 13 34 00 --- 01 46 36 49.7 23.8 -1.8 -139.1 180 F 1 15250 13 31 10 Next scan frequencies: 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 Next BBC frequencies: 765.51 765.51 765.51 765.51 749.51 749.51 749.51 749.51 733.51 733.51 733.51 733.51 717.51 717.51 717.51 717.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 13 35 00 B0329+54 01 47 36 49.8 23.6 -1.8 -139.5 55 1 1 15250 13 34 57 13 38 00 --- 01 50 37 50.1 23.1 -1.7 -140.5 180 F 1 16470 13 35 10 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 5 VLBA correlator gate test for 126, 268 and 512 modes UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 30 Aug 2006 Day 242 --- Next scan frequencies: 1646.49 1646.49 1646.49 1646.49 1654.49 1654.49 1654.49 1654.49 1662.49 1662.49 1662.49 1662.49 1670.49 1670.49 1670.49 1670.49 Next BBC frequencies: 753.51 753.51 753.51 753.51 745.51 745.51 745.51 745.51 737.51 737.51 737.51 737.51 729.51 729.51 729.51 729.51 Next scan bandwidths: 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 13 39 00 B0329+54 01 51 37 50.2 22.9 -1.7 -140.8 55 1 2 16470 13 38 57 13 42 00 --- 01 54 37 50.5 22.4 -1.6 -141.8 180 R 1 15250 13 39 10 Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 1642.49 1642.49 1658.49 1658.49 1674.49 1674.49 Next BBC frequencies: 773.51 773.51 757.51 757.51 741.51 741.51 725.51 725.51 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 13 43 00 B0329+54 01 55 37 50.6 22.2 -1.6 -142.2 55 1 2 15250 13 42 57 13 46 00 --- 01 58 38 50.8 21.6 -1.6 -143.2 180 R 1 12810 13 43 05 Next scan frequencies: 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 Next BBC frequencies: 789.51 789.51 789.51 789.51 757.51 757.51 757.51 757.51 725.51 725.51 725.51 725.51 693.51 693.51 693.51 693.51 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 13 47 00 B0329+54 01 59 38 50.9 21.5 -1.6 -143.6 55 1 2 12810 13 46 57 13 50 00 --- 02 02 39 51.2 20.9 -1.5 -144.6 180 R 1 10370 13 47 05 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 6 VLBA correlator gate test for 126, 268 and 512 modes UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 30 Aug 2006 Day 242 --- Next scan frequencies: 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 Next BBC frequencies: 765.51 765.51 765.51 765.51 749.51 749.51 749.51 749.51 733.51 733.51 733.51 733.51 717.51 717.51 717.51 717.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 13 51 00 B0329+54 02 03 39 51.2 20.7 -1.5 -145.0 55 1 2 10370 13 50 57 13 54 00 --- 02 06 39 51.5 20.1 -1.4 -146.0 180 R 1 7930 13 51 05 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: L128-2-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 10 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 2 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 BBC SB= L L IF = A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1650.49 1650.49 BBC fr= 749.51 749.51 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S1 S1 S2 S1 OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= S2 S2 M1 M2 S2 OFF OFF OFF PCALFR1= 510 13510 0 0 1510 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 13510 0 0 1510 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L128-4-1.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 20 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= L L L L IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 20 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 1642.49 1642.49 1658.49 1658.49 BBC fr= 757.51 757.51 741.51 741.51 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 2 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S3 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 S2 S4 S2 S4 PCALFR1= 510 510 13510 13510 0 0 1510 1510 PCALFR2= 510 510 13510 13510 0 0 1510 1510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L128-4-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 30 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape used at high density at 80.000 ips. Time per pass is 44.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= L L L L IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 30 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 3 LO sum= 1650.49 1650.49 1658.49 1658.49 BBC fr= 749.51 749.51 741.51 741.51 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 3 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L128-8-1.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 40 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape used at high density at 80.000 ips. Time per pass is 44.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L L L L L IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 40 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 4 LO sum= 1642.49 1642.49 1650.49 1650.49 1658.49 1658.49 1666.49 1666.49 BBC fr= 757.51 757.51 749.51 749.51 741.51 741.51 733.51 733.51 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 4 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L128-8-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 50 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 4.00 Tape used at high density at 40.000 ips. Time per pass is 88.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L L L L L IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 50 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 5 LO sum= 1650.49 1650.49 1654.49 1654.49 1658.49 1658.49 1662.49 1662.49 BBC fr= 749.51 749.51 745.51 745.51 741.51 741.51 737.51 737.51 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 5 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 2510 2510 2510 2510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 2510 2510 2510 2510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L128-16-1.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 60 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 4.00 Tape used at high density at 40.000 ips. Time per pass is 88.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 60 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 6 LO sum= 1646.49 1646.49 1646.49 1646.49 1654.49 1654.49 1654.49 1654.49 1662.49 1662.49 1662.49 1662.49 1670.49 1670.49 1670.49 1670.49 BBC fr= 753.51 753.51 753.51 753.51 745.51 745.51 745.51 745.51 737.51 737.51 737.51 737.51 729.51 729.51 729.51 729.51 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 6 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L128-16-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 70 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 4.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 4.00 Tape used at high density at 40.000 ips. Time per pass is 88.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 70 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 6 LO sum= 1652.49 1652.49 1652.49 1652.49 1656.49 1656.49 1656.49 1656.49 1660.49 1660.49 1660.49 1660.49 1664.49 1664.49 1664.49 1664.49 BBC fr= 747.51 747.51 747.51 747.51 743.51 743.51 743.51 743.51 739.51 739.51 739.51 739.51 735.51 735.51 735.51 735.51 Bandwd= 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 6 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L256-4-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 80 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= L L L L IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 80 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 7 LO sum= 1642.49 1642.49 1658.49 1658.49 BBC fr= 757.51 757.51 741.51 741.51 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 7 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 13510 13510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 13510 13510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L256-8-1.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 90 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L L L L L IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 90 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 8 LO sum= 1626.49 1626.49 1642.49 1642.49 1658.49 1658.49 1674.49 1674.49 BBC fr= 773.51 773.51 757.51 757.51 741.51 741.51 725.51 725.51 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 8 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 13510 13510 13510 13510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 13510 13510 13510 13510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L256-8-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 100 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape used at high density at 80.000 ips. Time per pass is 44.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L L L L L IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 100 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 4 LO sum= 1642.49 1642.49 1650.49 1650.49 1658.49 1658.49 1666.49 1666.49 BBC fr= 757.51 757.51 749.51 749.51 741.51 741.51 733.51 733.51 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 4 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L256-16-1.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 110 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape used at high density at 80.000 ips. Time per pass is 44.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 110 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 6 LO sum= 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 BBC fr= 765.51 765.51 765.51 765.51 749.51 749.51 749.51 749.51 733.51 733.51 733.51 733.51 717.51 717.51 717.51 717.51 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 6 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L256-16-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 120 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape used at high density at 80.000 ips. Time per pass is 44.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by some other setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 120 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 6 LO sum= 1646.49 1646.49 1646.49 1646.49 1654.49 1654.49 1654.49 1654.49 1662.49 1662.49 1662.49 1662.49 1670.49 1670.49 1670.49 1670.49 BBC fr= 753.51 753.51 753.51 753.51 745.51 745.51 745.51 745.51 737.51 737.51 737.51 737.51 729.51 729.51 729.51 729.51 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 6 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L512-8-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 130 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 512 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by this setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L L L L L IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 130 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 8 LO sum= 1626.49 1626.49 1642.49 1642.49 1658.49 1658.49 1674.49 1674.49 BBC fr= 773.51 773.51 757.51 757.51 741.51 741.51 725.51 725.51 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 8 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 13510 13510 13510 13510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 13510 13510 13510 13510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L512-16-1.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 140 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 512 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by this setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 140 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 6 LO sum= 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 BBC fr= 789.51 789.51 789.51 789.51 757.51 757.51 757.51 757.51 725.51 725.51 725.51 725.51 693.51 693.51 693.51 693.51 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 6 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: L512-16-2.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 150 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 512 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. Two tape drives will be used. Required by this setup. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 150 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 6 LO sum= 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 BBC fr= 765.51 765.51 765.51 765.51 749.51 749.51 749.51 749.51 733.51 733.51 733.51 733.51 717.51 717.51 717.51 717.51 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 6 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- VLBA correlator gate test for 126, 268 and 512 modes Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * B0329+54 03 29 11.045642 * 03 32 59.347000 03 33 29.962017 0.00 54 24 37.15116 * 54 34 43.24540 54 36 00.30083 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.750 scan hours, 33.750 baseline hours above horizon. The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) B0329+54 91.5 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg