VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG
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Project:        RDV49
Observer:       Gordon, D.
Project type:   GEO
Obs filename:   rdv49crd.*
Date/Day:       2005FEB09/040
Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK

=UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD=
     1759  Begin file                                                           
           VCLOCK check ok. SC at -0.118                                        
           UT1-UTC check ok. (-0.53)                                            
           GPS delta < 10 us                                                    
           LA recording Mark V bank A disc pack NRAO-040                        
           Operator: T. Perreault                                               
     1759 %NL wea: light snow                                                   
1817-2143  PT on dial backup. Major reconfiguration of                          
           network services at the VLA for EVLA upgrade.                        
           PT Internet comm is routed through the VLA.                          
     1829 %KP seeing elevated system temperatures at 13cm -      INT            
           suspect RFI.                                                         
     1944  MK wea: overcast, light wind, no precipitation                       
     2029 %HN site tech report major snowstorm starting                         
           tonight and continuing for up to 24 hrs.                             
     2130 %KP wea: overcast high clouds, no precipitation                       
2143-2147 %PT loss of comm - router was searching for                           
           IP addresses and getting organized.                                  
     2143  Tested VLA dial backup modem. Worked fine.                           
     2240  New operator is Paul Dyer.                                           
     0000  Date is 2005FEB10/041.                                               
0019-0021 *KP Autostowed. No error message but probably          COM    100    2
           a power glitch.                                                      
     0237 *SC WEA: Raining.                                                     
     0252  LA is writing Mark V disc pack NRAO-024 in bank B.                   
     0445 *HN WEA: Raining.                                                     
     0630  New operator is Jim Ogle.                                            
     1305  SC reports broken, low clouds.                                       
     1333 *HN reports overcast skies, low clouds, heavy snow.                   
     1356 %FD reports overcast skies, wet ground.                               
     1441  Operator is Sonja Mendoza                                            
     1441  WEA: KP,PT,LA: Overcast skies, dry.                                  
     1444  WEA: NL Clear skies, dry and cold.                                   
     1444  WEA SC: Clearing, scattered clouds.                                  
     1444  WEA OV: Mostly clear, scattered clouds, dry.                         
1446-1450 *HN WEA: dumping snow from the dish.                   WEA    100    4
     1521  WEA: BR: Clear skies, ground and dish have frost.                    
     1651 %NL WEA: Precipitation starting.                                      
1701-1703 *KP Antenna not pointed, perhaps due to                COM    100    2
           a power glitch. Repointed.                                           
1737-1740 *HN WEA: Dumping snow from dish                        WEA    100    3
     1745 %KP WEA: Site tech reports drizzle, overcast skies.                   
1750-1812 *HN WEA: Loss of power, site on generator, antenna     COM    100   22
           autostowing.                                                         
     1804  SC ends observation as scheduled.                                    
     1812  End.                                                                 


Downtime Summary:
	Total downtime : 33 min
	Percentage downtime of observing: 0.2%
	Average downtime per hour : 0.1 min

    Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 14530 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.