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Lori:  Please post the cover sheet for BK 122 and show it as observed 
January 10 (as segment C of BK 121).

Analysts:  Please attach this message as a note in /bk121c. 

Thanks.  - Joan

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From: Pat Van Buskirk <pvanbusk@aoc.nrao.edu>
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We've been experiencing synthesizer (flukes) problems at the VLA. One of 
the electronics technicians was called out on Sunday and thought the 
problem was fixed; however, we still continue to experience difficulties 
and believe this has affected the data for BK121C at the VLA.

At 19:07 IAT, we switched the synthesizer setting on the antenna 
dedicated to BK121C in hopes that this would solve the problem. 
Everything looks good here. Mike, please let me know what you see in the 
data.

We apologize for the inconvenience and any loss of data. These 
synthesizers are a bit of a nightmare and will be gone with EVLA.

Cheers,
Pat

ps - It is due to Ken Sowinski's knowledge that we were able to attempt 
a solution here.