VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG
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Project:        RDV48
Observer:       D. Gordon
Project type:   GEO
Obs filename:   rdv48crd*
Date/Day:       2004DEC01/336
Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK

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           VCLOCK okay for all sites except LA (Clk-UTC=.237).                  
           may be due to longer network path to site.                           
           Time check okay.                                                     
           GPS check okay.                                                      
           Weather: SC, NL, FD, LA, OV clear skies. Rain at                     
           HN. Partly cloudy at PT. Light fog at MK. Cloudy at                  
           BR.                                                                  
     1750  Start of observation.                                                
1750-1801 %Occasional RFI seen in 13cm channels - most sites                    
     1754  On source.                                                           
     1754 *MK High winds, 35+mph.                                               
1754-1758 *SC Subreflector out of position.                      FRM    100    4
1808-1851 *KP Lost commercial power.                             COM    100   43
1820-1915 *MK Lost communications. Having problems with Mark5    COM    100   55
     1930 %MK - windy, raining4cm tsys 2-3x higher than                         
           expexcted                                                            
           On duty operator: Peggy Perley                                       
     2115 %HN - winds gusting over 35mph occasionally                           
     2250  HN wind gusting over 35MHH occasionally                              
     2300  New operator is Brian Willard.                                       
     0000  Date is 2004DEC02/337.                                               
0011-0016 *HN: high wind autostow. Repointed.                    OTHER  100    5
0038-0044 *HN: high wind autostow. Repointed.                    OTHER  100    6
0045-0132 *HN: high winds autostow. Repointed.                   OTHER  100   47
0105-0116 *MK: autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed.              COMM   100   11
0345-0502 *HN: numerous power problems.                          15295  100   77
     0640  New operator is Paul Dyer.                                           
     0900 *KP RFI at 13cm sometimes very strong.                                
1336-1354 *HN Ran out out tape. Site tech must be in             HUERR  100   18
           route, no answer at home or at the site.                             
     1432  New operators: T. Perreault & S. Mendoza                             
     1452  KP wea: clear, no precipitation                                      
     1459  LA wea: clear, no precipitation                                      
     1525  BR wea: low overcast                                                 
     1605  OV wea: partly cloudy, no precipitation                              
     1801  End.                                                                 


Downtime Summary:
	Total downtime : 266 min
	Percentage downtime of observing: 1.8%
	Average downtime per hour : 1.1 min

    Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 14510 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.