VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BH097J Observer: I. Hoffman Project type: VLBA Obs filename: bh097jcrd.* Date/Day: 2003FEB24/055 Ants Used: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK Y =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= Operator is Jim Ogle. %High wind gusts at KP. VCLOCK and gps delta check okay. 1230 Begin. *Intermittent RFI occuring on all channels at most sites. 1232-1304 *Y RCP channels (1 and 3) appear dead. LOIF 50 16 1234 SC reports light scattered low clouds. 1237 Readbacks okay. 1246 Readbacks okay. 1304 Y operator found the RCP cable hanging unconnected. Reconnected it and things are looking normal now. 1309 HN reports broken low clouds, ice in dish. 1330 Readbacks okay. 1339 *LA bad readbacks on track 2, drive #1. May be due to low data rate and not an actual problem. Other sites all okay. 1345 %NL reports light snow falling, about 1/4" to 1/2" on the ground. 1401 FD reports overcast skies. 1405 PT reports overcast skies. 1417-1419 *KP autostowed, wind gusts. WEA 100 2 1425-1246 *KP autostowed again. WEA 100 1 1431 *LA bad readbacks on tracks 2 and 10. Other sites okay. 1441 New operator: T. Perreault 1447 LA bad readback drive 1 track 2. All others okay 1449 KP wea: low overcast, no precipitation 1451 LA wea: overcast, no precipitation 1502-1509 *KP autostowed. 55+ mph wind gusts. Repointed. WEA 100 7 1515 BR wea: clear, no precipitation 1539 Readback check okay 1546 Readback check okay 1637 Readback check okay 1726 FD bad readback drive 1 track 4. All others okay 1732 End. 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 = TP/SP x Tcal/2