VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BP133B Observer: Petrov, L. Project type: VLBA Obs filename: bp133bcrd.* Date/Day: 2007JAN11/011 Ants Scheduled: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= operators Jim Ogle and Alan Kerr vclock, GPS, UT1, all OK %BR high wind gusts 1834 begin 1908 %High wind gusts at KP. 1917 %High wind gusts at FD. 1950 MK reports overcast skies, light winds. 2129 KP reports scattered low clouds. 2140-2141 *PT autostowed, commercial power glitch. Repointed. COM 100 1 2205 %NL reports misty conditions, turning to rain. 2223-2224 *PT autostowed, power glitch. Repointed. COM 100 1 2241 %Raning at NL. 2245 Operator is Anthony Sowinski. 2245 %Windy at OV. 2307 Operators are Betty Ragan and Anthony Sowinski. 2355 OV reports clear and dry weather. 0115-0118 *OV autostowed due to high wind. WEA 100 3 0119-0126 *OV autostowed again. WEA 100 7 0142-0149 *KP autostowed due to high wind. WEA 100 7 0151-0205 *KP autostowed again. WEA 100 14 0206-0223 *OV autostowed again. WEA 100 17 0207-0216 OV internet comms down. Dialing in. COM 0234-0400 *OV put in standby to clear motor current warnings. WEA 100 86 Errors cleared immediately. Waiting for wind to calm. 0415-0422 *KP autostowed again. WEA 100 7 0440-0647 *KP autostowed. WEA 100 127 0554 %FD high wind gusts. 0615-0629 *OV autostowed. WEA 100 14 0645 New operator is Heidi Gerhardt 0700-0726 *KP autostow due to high winds WEA 100 26 0759-0817 *KP autostow due to high winds WEA 100 18 0849-1044 *KP autostow due to high winds, 55+ MPH wind stow WEA 100 115 0924-0927 *PT autostowed, power glitch COM 100 3 1020 %OV 35+ MPH wind caution WEA 1027 %LA precipitation starting 1109-1138 *KP autostow due to high winds. WEA 100 29 1138-1444 *KP Taking out of project temporarily due to WEA 100 186 consistantly high winds and autostowing. 1444 Putting KP back into observing, winds appear to have calmed down enough. 1445 New operator is Jim Ogle. 1501 %KP reports overcast skies, low clouds, foggy. 1517-1519 *KP autostowed, wind gusts. Repointed. WEA 100 2 1520 %LA reports overcast skies, icy. 1603-1611 *KP autostowing repeatedly due to winds. Will WEA 100 8 wait a while before repointing. 1613 OV reports partly cloudy skies. 1625-1626 *KP autostowed, wind gusts. Repointed. WEA 100 1 1656-1717 *KP autostowing due to winds, going to wait WEA 100 21 a while before repointing again. 1741-1746 *KP autostowing, wind gusts. WEA 100 5 1750-1751 *KP autostowed, winds. Repointed. WEA 100 1 1835 End. Downtime Summary: Total downtime : 699 min Percentage downtime of observing: 6990.0% Average downtime per hour : 4194.0 min Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 10 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.