CHECKLIST FOR VLBA DATA CHECKOUT  (Version 6.2   13 January 2006)
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PROJECT: RDV63   ON 2007Jun26  AT 1729   TO Jun27   AT 1732

JOBS: 9620-9642   CORR. DATE: 2007July11-12  #TAPES: none

STATIONS: VLBA + HH,WZ,NY,KB,KK   #stns _15_

_x_  1. Check tape distribution log against job creation checksheet.

_-_  2. If necessary, copy the proposal coversheet and place in project folder.

_-_  3. Make a file called 'sniffer_srcs.lis' with a list of sniffing sources
	 with a format like:   3C84  CONT  1.5 (time in hours between plots)

_x_  4. Run fitex1 or fitex2 <refant> LIST <startfile> <endfile>.

		  refants   startfile   endfile           source list  LIN/CON

    Pass 1: hh,hn,la,mk,wz    9620       9642                 all       con    
	

_x_  5. a. Was polarization requested? no   Is it ON? no

       b. If special coordinates were requested, from where? n/a


  *** Check the plots for the following ***

_x_  1. WEIGHTS: gaps? stations missing? low values?

	FD weights were noisy during the first two hours, for 9620.
        
_x_  2. AUTOCORRELATION: plots for all stations? consistent amplitudes?

        RFI is prevalent at most sites, BBC 5, S band.

_x_  3. CROSS-CORRELATION: plots for all stations?  linear phase solutions?
	
	HH does not fringe in BBCs 5 and 7.

_x_  4. RAPD: good delay, phase and amplitude solutions for all calibrator 
	scans? (range of 20 mHz for rate and 100 ns for delay)

_-_  Give the folder and data tape to local contact.

Additional Notes: 

FD had respectable wind gusts, ~50mph, between 6:00UT and 8:00UT.

MK had breezy conditions.

NL had rain throughout the run.

SC may have been damp from prior precipitation. 
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