VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BI028C Observer: H. Imai Project type: VLBA Obs filename: bi028ccrd.* Date/Day: 2004FEB09/040 Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= Operator is Jim Ogle. VCLOCK and gps delta checks okay. %SC webcam shows overcast skies, heavy cloud cover. %High wind gusts at OV. HN WEA: Snow covering ~1/3 of dish. May affect data. %NL WEA: Snow, ~1 in., covering dish. May affect data 1326 Begin at all sites except MK, which starts later. 1328 HN reports broken low clouds. 1351 Begin at MK. 1411 Readbacks okay. 1435 New operator is Dave Piere. 1448 WebCam Weather Update; SC,HN,NL - Mostly cloudy. FD - Overcast. LA,PT,KP,OV - Clear. BR,MK - Still dark. 1457 All readbacks are okay. 1542 All readbacks are okay. 1601 %OV WEA: Wind gusts > 35 mph. 1628 All readbacks are okay. 1714 All readbacks are okay. WebCam Weather Update; BR,MK - Clear. 1800 All readbacks are okay. 1846 All readbacks are okay. 1905-1922 NL Lost amps on #1 EL motor, Site Techs inspecting. ACU 100 17 Two blown fuses were found. 1924 %NL WEA: Precipitation starting. 1932 All readbacks are okay. 2018 All readbacks are okay. 2036 SC finished observing. 2104 All readbacks are okay. 2126 End. Downtime Summary: Total downtime : 17 min Percentage downtime of observing: 0.4% Average downtime per hour : 0.2 min Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 4800 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.