VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: GG053A Observer: M.A. Garrett Project type: NUG Obs filename: gg053acrd.* Date/Day: 2004FEB20/051 Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= Operator is Paul Dyer. VCLOCK, GPS Delta, and UT1-UTC check ok. 2310 Begin at all stations. 2310-2352 *HN Antenna was left in emergency stop by the HUERR 100 42 site tech. I can't point till they release it. I've called all possible phone numbers and left messages. 2325 HN I talked to the off duty site tech and he will go to the site and release the antenna.(Mark) 0000 Date is 2004FEB21/052. 0040 *NL Bad readbacks on drive 1, all tracks except 02,06,08,10.12,18,20,22, and 24. Readbacks at all other sites were good. 0126 All readbacks ok. 0212 %NL Bad readbacks on drive 1, all tracks except 2,4,6.8.10.12.18.20.22. and 28. Tape was at the end of the reverse pass. All other sites are ok. 0258 %FD Bad readback on drive 1, track 32. All other sites are ok. 0344 *NL Bad readbacks as above. The readback may be occurring while the tape is reversing or the first few feet of the tape may be bad. All other stations had good readbacks. 0430 %FD Bad readback on drive 1, track 32. All other sites are ok. 0442 Readbacks at all sites are ok. 0521 *NL Bad readbacks as before. Tape was moving in reverse, with only 300ft on takup reel. 0521 %FD Bad readback on drive 1, track 32. Readbacks at all other sites were ok. 0607 All readbacks ok. 0635 New operator is Dave Pierce. 0653 *NL Bad readbacks as previously noted. All other site readbacks are okay. 0717-0719 *KP Autostowed. Power bump? Repointed. COM 100 2 0739 %FD Bad readback on Drive #1, track 32. %PT Bad readback on Drive #1, track #4. All other site readbacks are okay. 0825 *NL Bad readbacks as previously noted, All other site readbacks are okay. 0911 %FD Bad readback on Drive #1, track 32. %PT Bad readback on Drive #1, track 5. All other site readbacks are okay. 0957 End. Downtime Summary: Total downtime : 44 min Percentage downtime of observing: 0.8% Average downtime per hour : 0.5 min Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 5823 min (9) 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.