VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG
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Project:        BL149BA
Observer:       Lister, M.
Project type:   VLBA
Obs filename:   bl149bacrd.*
Date/Day:       2008AUG06/219
Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK

=UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD=
           Operator is A. Sowinski.                                             
           UT1-UTC -0.46, gps delta and vclock OK.                              
          *FD dew point sensor not working, damaged by a         23144          
           lightning strike last month. FRM also a bit glitchy                  
           for the same reason.                                                 
     1010  Begin.                                                               
     1109 *HN Raining.                                                          
     1238  FD reports wea: clear, dry.                                          
     1333  New operator is Jim Ogle.                                            
1349-1350 *FD focus brake fault.                                 23144  100    1
1428-1431 *FD focus brake fault.                                 23144  100    3
     1505  OV reports clear skies.                                              
     1526  KP reports scattered high clouds.                                    
1616-1620 *FD focus brake fault.                                 23144  100    4
1714-1717  HN comm down still observing                                         
1718-1721  SC comm down still observing                                         
1728-1730 *FD focus brake fault.                                 23144  100    2
     1932  MK reports scattered cirrus clouds.                                  
     2120  New operator: T. Perreault                                           
2125-2130 *FD focus brake fault - cleared                        23144  100    5
     2128  KP wea: scattered low clouds, no precipitation                       
2212-2220 *PT autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.               COM    100    8
2232-2238 *PT autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.               COM    100    6
           Autostowed again following another power glitch                      
           while slewing to source. Repointed.                                  
2244-2249 *FD focus brake fault                                  23144  100    5
2250-2254 *PT autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.               COM    100    4
2309-2312 *PT autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.               COM    100    3
     2310  MK wea: scattered cirrus                                             
     2347  OV wea: cloudy, no precipitation                                     
2355-2359 *FD Master/Control Bus error                           FRM    100    4
     0000  Date is 2008AUG07/220.                                               
0004-0005 *FD focus brake fault                                  23144  100    1
0018-0023 *KP autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.               COM    100    5
0038-0045 *KP autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.               COM    100    7
0050-0056 *KP autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.               COM    100    6
0143-0150 *KP autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.               COM    100    7
           Autostowed again almost as soon as antenna was on                    
           source. Repointed.                                                   
0322-1006 %SC FRM control board shorted out, it's in the         23237  100  404
           correct position but focus may be off slightly since                 
           it's no longer being adjusted for elevation.                         
0343-0351 *FD focus brake fault                                  23144  100    8
0438-0443 *FD off position in focus                              FRM    100    5
0451-0502 *FD focus brake fault                                  23144  100   11
0507-0515 *FD focus brake fault                                  23144  100    8
0533-0536 *FD focus brake fault                                  23144  100    3
     0547  Operator is A. Sowinski.                                             
0547-1006 *FD Frequent FRM focus brake faults.                   23144   10   25
     1006  End.                                                                 


Downtime Summary:
	Total downtime : 535 min
	Percentage downtime of observing: 3.7%
	Average downtime per hour : 2.2 min

    Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 14360 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.