VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BK121A Observer: M. Garrett Project type: VLBA Obs filename: bk121acrd.* Date/Day: 2005JAN05/005 Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK Y =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= PT writing to Mk5 disc pack NRAO-032. VCLOCK and gps delta checks okay. 1437 %SC started writing to tape early. 1445 Begin file. Operator: T. Perreault 1445-1448 *SC not observing. Antenna taken locally by site OTHER 100 3 tech for VIP tour. 1445-1507 *Y not observing: the observation file for the VLA SCH 100 22 is not yet available. Removed VLBA observing file from the VME until the VLA begins observing. 1447 NL wea: snow & ice storm 1452 *NL bad readback drive 1 track 5; all other sites ok 1456 KP wea: broken high clouds, ice covering 90% of dish 1502 HN wea: overcast, light snow 1515 BR wea: clear, dish is "frosty" 1534 Readback check ok 1549 Readback check ok 1611 OV wea: clear, no precipitation 1643 Readback check ok 1704 PT recording Mark 5 bank B disk pack NRAO-060 1710 Readback check ok 1737 Readback check ok 1804 Readback check ok 1831 Readback check ok 1858 *MK bad readback drive 1 tracks 2,4; all other sites ok 1913 MK wea: clear, no precipitation 1925 Readback check ok 1952 Readback check ok 2019 Readback check ok 2025 HN readback check ok 2031-2035 *FD autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed. COM 100 4 2034 HN readback check ok 2046 Readback check ok 2052 HN readback check ok 2053-2100 *FD autostowed. Power glitch. Repointed. COM 100 7 2101 SC readback check ok 2110 SC readback check ok 2120 Readback check ok 2127 KP wea: low overcast, some fog, dish 10% covered with ice 2143 End. Downtime Summary: Total downtime : 36 min Percentage downtime of observing: 0.8% Average downtime per hour : 0.5 min Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 4686 min (11) 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.