From observe@banshee.VLA.NRAO.EDU Sat Dec 30 11:34:33 1995 X-Sender: observe@banshee.vla.nrao.edu (Unverified) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="============_-1391774035==_============" Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 18:34:49 +0000 To: pdiamond@nrao.edu From: observe@banshee.VLA.NRAO.EDU (VLA Operators) Cc: vlbiobs@nrao.edu Content-Length: 6918 --============_-1391774035==_============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" --============_-1391774035==_============ Content-Type: text/plain; name="BD027_95Dec30_927.Text"; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="BD027_95Dec30_927.Text" ************************************************************************ Program: BD027 Observer: Diamond Date: Saturday, Dec 30 1995 User Number: 600 Source File: 789BD27 Subarray: #2 Observe Mode: Single Dish Operator: Larry Brothers ** Weather Information ** Time Dew Point Temp. Wind Bar. Pressure Remarks: 95Dec30 06:18:53 -10.5C -3.5C WSW at 3.5 m/sec 788mbars The sky is clear. 95Dec30 06:55:46 -11.4C -4.9C W 4.5 m/s 789mbars The sky is clear. 95Dec30 10:39:49 -12.1C -4.3C W 2.2 m/s 787mbars Sky Cover is 10%. Stratusform type. 95Dec30 15:01:09 -10.4C -1.2C w at 3 m/s 787.2mbars Sky Cover is 100%. Stratusform type. 95Dec30 15:25:31 -10.1C -0.2C w at 5 m/s 787.1mbars Sky Cover is 100%. Stratusform type. ** Visibility Tape Information ** Tape # File # Time of Final Record: N6882 1 95Dec30 at 12:19:30 N6883 1 ** Monitor Tape Information ** Tape # File # Time of Final Record: N6890 2 Antenna(s) Used: 27 ** Operator Comments ** Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 06:15:00 (in Minutes) Starting program: BD027, observe file: 789BD27. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 06:15:00 On source TXCAM with all available antennas. The band(s) used is(are) Q band(s). Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 06:15:00 The Area Frequency Coordinator at White Sands Missile Range (New Mexico, USA) reports airborne electronic jamming which may be occurring now. It is not clear to us how long this activity will last. Cannon, New Mexico (USA) Air Force Base is supposed to let VLA Operations know before activities start. Here are frequencies affected: 1225 - 1270 MHz, 1340 - 1400 MHz, 2200 - 2290 MHz, 2300 - 2400 MHz, 2690 - 2704 MHz, 2714 - 2720 MHz, 2730 - 2735 MHz,2758 - 2880 MHz, 2855 - 2880 MHz, 4800 - 4990 MHz, 4990 - 5000 MHz, 7895 - 8030 MHz, 8030 - 8100 MHz, 8400 - 8500 MHz, 8500 - 8900 MHz, 8900 - 9000 MHz, 13400 - 13900 MHz, 14500 - 15300 MHz, 15400 - 15500 MHz The jamming is authorized at the frequencies listed until Oct 31, 96. If a complaint does occur, we can shut them down, since the authorization specifically says that the jamming can proceed at those frequencies as long as the exercise does not interfere with the VLA. Contact Clint Janes for further information and to make complaints. Clint Janes, VLA Frequency Coordinator/Phillip Hicks, VLA Operations Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 06:55:48 **** K. Malolepszy & C. Barham is your operator. **** Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 07:20:24 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 07:28:27 Ran a backup on the Modcomp partition where observe files are kept. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 08:04:42 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 08:02:00 VLBA0939 BF74 has been mounted on drive #2 and is taking data at this time. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 09:14:06 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 10:04:40 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 11:04:23 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 11:28:00 0 0.00 OTHER (Miscellaneous Equipment) Problem(s); Norton Utility on operations' Macintosh Quadra generated a "catalog tree is incorrect (MacOps_TNG) message. "Ignore" option was selected. Observing Data: No Effect Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 12:08:07 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 12:20:00 TotPwr amplitudes for BBC 7 & 8 are low (these are on the edge of the band). Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 13:06:11 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 14:04:34 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 15:01:10 **** Jim Nieri is your operator. **** Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 15:12:54 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 15:37:43 Ran a backup on the Modcomp partition where observe files are kept. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 16:00:48 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 17:08:00 The telescope operator made an inspection of the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 17:10:00 There is a problemn with the Observers' log. The rest of the message does not register in the Cells, however it appears in the Function box. Your data is not affected. Start Time End Time Form # Ant # Downtime 95Dec30 18:00:24 End of program BD027. Total Downtime = 0.0 minutes (0.0% of total time). AsciiFileOut Version: 1.02 -- Version Date: July 10, 1995 --============_-1391774035==_============--