2024 March¶
Daily observation notes published from the eovsadata canonical log.
March 01¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| Problems: | ||
| 21:50 phase tracking stopped | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Events
2 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 00:18 and 19:33 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 02¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| dpp is not recording: 18:30 UT / Helios locked up at 18:30 UT. Resume ar 20:53 UT | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 03¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Observations
Imported source block (date does not match record 2024-03-03)
Tohban notes for Saturday Mar 02:
The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further
notice.
Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet.
Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue
Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor.
Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem
can be identified and fixed.
Report problems here:
dpp is not recording: 18:30 UT
Helios locked up at 18:30 UT. Resume ar 20:53 UT
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 04¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 5 | Sol module 1 Fault |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 12 | CRIO webserver was down |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 05¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Observations
Imported source block (date does not match record 2024-03-05)
Tohban notes for Saturday Mar 02:
The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further
notice.
Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet.
Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue
Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor.
Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem
can be identified and fixed.
Report problems here:
16:20 Restarted VNC server on windows server
Ant5 had a Sol Module 1 Fault - Slot1 CTNet Invalid Baud Rate.
Resetting the antenna controller fixed the fault.
Ant12 crio webserver was down. Cycled power to the crio allowed
communications to be restored.
18:00 Shut down helios to replace memory.
19:15 Helios back on - No memory erors.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 06¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Observations
Imported source block (date does not match record 2024-03-06)
Tohban notes for Saturday Mar 02:
The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further
notice.
Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet.
Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue
Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor.
Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem
can be identified and fixed.
Report problems here:
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 07¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Events
2 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 16:50 and 22:10 UT. See dynamic spectra at <http://ovsa.njit.edu/wiki/index.php/2024#March> this link\].
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 08¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Events
2 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 21:24 and 23:05 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 09¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| 2 | Ant 2 front end temp was off - troubleshooting resulting in stoppage - fixed | |
| 2 | Ant 2 temp still off | |
| 8 | Ant 8 temp issue won't fix - sort of fixed eventually - returned to off | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 10¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| 15:10UT IDB Files not saved until 18:30 (change in schedule) rmlock did / not work / 19:10UT Ant3 Elevation axis lock. Power cycled the antenna and resumed / tracking. | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 11¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| 3 | 19:00 UT: Ant3 stopped tracking in elevation. Stops tracking after a $pcycle. / Moved the antenna up and down using the hand controller. The drive ran / smoothly. Was able to resume tracking after the manual test. | |
| 3 | 20:40 UT ant 3 stuck again. $pcycle seemed to fix the problem. | |
| 21:37 UT Phase Trackin off. Started with $scan-start | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Events
1 B-class flare observed by EOVSA at 22:18 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 12¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| 15:30 UT Frequency scanning did not start. Stopping and restarting the / schedule resumed scanning. | ||
| 20:03 UT-20:08 UT Tracking didn't restart after GAINCALTEST / All ants showed runmode STOP / STOP/START of schedule seems to have fixed | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 13¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| System started normally today | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Events
1 C-class flare observed by EOVSA at 23:30 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 14¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| System started normally today | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Observations
Ant 10 FEM is in the lab for RCM4300 testing--no data from it for today
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 15¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 9 | Pointing problems |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Observations
Imported source block (date does not match record 2024-03-15)
Tohban notes for Saturday Mar 16:
The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further
notice.
Ant 10 FEM is in the lab for RCM4300 testing--no data from it for today
Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet.
Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue
Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.
Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor.
Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem
can be identified and fixed.
Report problems here:
System started normally today
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 16¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| System started normally today | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 9 | Pointing problems |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Events
1 M-class and 1 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 16:42 and 19:12 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Ant 10 FEM is in the lab for RCM4300 testing--no data from it for today
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 17¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| System started normally today / 20:00-20:22UT Data Missing, Scan Locked Up / 21:30- 22:15UT Data Missing Scan Locked Up, then schedule froze | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 9 | Pointing problems |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Observations
Ant 10 FEM is in the lab for RCM4300 testing--no data from it for today
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 18¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| ACC restarted. System started normally today, but ant11 was not stowed. / I issued stow ant11 manually. / Data recording resumed ~15:46 UT | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 9 | Pointing problems. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Events
1 M-class flare observed by EOVSA at 19:18 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Ant 10 FEM is in the lab for RCM4300 testing--no data from it for today
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 19¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to the 27 m wrong receiver position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Ant 14 receiver is out of position, so use "No 27m" checkbox until further / notice. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 RX select has an Amp fault. Poor calibrations until the problem / can be identified and fixed. | |
| 9 | Ant9 CRIO locked up at sunrise. Needed to cycle power from the viking web / page. Tracking resumed at 15:37UT | |
| 18:45 UT Phase tracking state is OFF, ran $scan-start | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 9 | Pointing problems. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 13 | The solar cell batteries and cables were replaced. But, due to the 27m problems, the antenna is not full operational. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | The hydraulic fault on 27m antenna was solved. But, the receiver is out of position. No calibrations until the fault is rectified. |
Events
1 M-class and 1 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 19:54 and 23:25 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Ant 10 FEM is in the lab for RCM4300 testing--no data from it for today
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 20¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01:14 (03/21) | 79.2 | 1-6, 8-9, 11-13 | Reference calibration successful; written to SQL (14:00 UT). |
| 17:14 | 15.7 | 1-6, 8-9, 11-13 | Phase calibration successful; written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 10 | Ant 10 Laird values are all 0 / Calibrations to check out 27-m caused a late start. / Solar observations started at 17:04 UT. / Solar observations will be interrupted starting at 18:19 UT for two hours / for additional calibrations. | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 9 | Pointing problems. |
Events
1 M-class and 1 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 22:55 and 23:15 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Ant 14 is back!
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 21¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:44 | 76.4 | 1-6, 8-9, 11-13 | Reference calibration successful; written to SQL. |
| 17:14 | 15.7 | 1-6, 8-9, 11-13 | Phase calibration successful; written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| Ant 10 Laird values are all 0. $pcycle of the FEM did not restore temp / controller operation. However, manually cycling power to the FEM with / the breakers restored operation. / re-track ant3 ~19:50/20:55 / FETemp@Ant4 has been over 30C. |
Events
1 C-class flare observed by EOVSA at 18:07 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Ant 14 is back!
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 22¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| --:-- | -- | -- | 27 m problems. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| This morning's early refcal (and last night's) was done with the 27-m / receiver in the wrong position (rotated 90 degrees) due to an error. / The rotation was corrected at 11:05 UT this morning. | ||
| 27m didn't track during the eveing calibration. |
Events
1 M-class and 1 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 20:09 and 20:26 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Ant 14 is back!
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 23¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| --:-- | -- | -- | 27 m problems. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 is in an E-STOP condition--we'll be on No 27m until this is checked. | |
| 27m is still not tracking during the morning calibration. E-STOP condition. / stateframe frozen at ~18:15, ACC down?(have everything back to normal at / ~19:50) |
Events
1 X-class and 3 M-class flares observed by EOVSA at 01:10, 15:08, 16:44 and 23:46 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 24¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| --:-- | -- | -- | 27 m problems. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 14 | Ant 14 is in an E-STOP condition--we'll be on No 27m until this is checked. | |
| 27m is still not tracking during the morning calibration. E-STOP condition. / Restart of ACC this morning. Missed first 10 min (Recording state OFF). |
Events
1 C-class flare observed by EOVSA at 00:56 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 25¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04:52 (03/26) | 59.6 | 1-6, 8-9, 11-13 | Reference calibration successful; written to SQL (14:00 UT). |
| 23:19 | 15.3 | 1-6, 8-9, 11-13 | Phase calibration successful; written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
Events
9 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 14:57, 16:03, 17:40, 20:11, 20:48, 21:26, 22:11, 22:29 and 23:50 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Imported source block (date does not match record 2024-03-25)
Tohban notes for Sunday Mar 24:
Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet.
Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue
Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.
Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor.
Report problems here:
27m is back operational at 20:30UT. Nothing was changed or adjusted,
Cycling the power to the controller a few times seemed to fix the problem.
Restart of ACC this morning. Missed first 10 min (Recording state OFF).
Phase tracking failed to start after the 18:30UT SOLPNTCAl. $scan-start
fixed the problem.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 26¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04:28 (03/27) | 79.4 | 1-9, 11-13 | Reference calibration successful; written to SQL (14:00 UT). |
| --:-- | -- | -- | No Phase calibration due to high winds. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 27m is back | ||
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| 27m is back operational at 20:30UT. Nothing was changed or adjusted, / Cycling the power to the controller a few times seemed to fix the problem. |
Events
1 M-class and 2 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 00:35, 01:12 and 17:37 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Imported source block (date does not match record 2024-03-26)
Tohban notes for Tuesday Mar 27:
27m is back
Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet.
Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue
Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.
Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor.
Report problems here:
27-m in E-STOP again this morning. Lo freq calibration worked,
but Hi freq was cut short.
17:25 UT Cleared E-stop on 27m from the Teepee.
17:30 Ant8 dBm VPol is 40 dBm with full attenuation. $pcyling the FEM did
not resolve the problem.
pcycle to the ant12 ~23:41 UT
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 27¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:18 | 73.7 | 1-6, 8, 11-13 | Reference calibration successful; written to SQL (10:44 UT). |
| 15:14 | 15.6 | 1-6, 8, 11-13 | Phase calibration successful; written to SQL. |
| 04:45 | 59.7 | 1-6, 8, 12-13 | Phase calibration successful; written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 27m is back | ||
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| Special calibration today, starting at 17:22 UT, until 19:30 UT. / Quite high winds during the calibration--Ant14 not tracking well. |
Events
2 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 20:02 and 20:22 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 28¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to 27m Pointing Calibration and high wind.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 27m is back | ||
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| All day 27-m pointing calibration today (24 hours, until tomorrow) | ||
| 2 and 5 | Ants 2 and 5 had El permit alarms. | |
| Ant 2 reset fine, but Ant 5 needed 2 power cycles. / Phase tracking stopped at about 1500UT. Restarted with $scan-start / Also at ~1700 UT, restarted with $scan-start / 1756 UT / Windscram at 17:30 UT--very high winds coming up... / Giving up on calibrations and going to the solar schedule. / Restarted the calibration at 03:44 UT. / Calibration stopped then the solar.scd started at 10:05 UT. |
Events
1 X-class flare observed by EOVSA at 20:50 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 29¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:15 | 74.2 | 1-6, 8-9, 11-13 | Reference calibration successful; written to SQL (10:35 UT). |
| 15:14 | 15.3 | 1-6, 8-9, 11-13 | Phase calibration successful; written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 27m is back | ||
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.; It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 10 | Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor. | |
| High wind speed during the evening calibration | ||
| 04:16–23:59 | 14 | Emergency Stop Tripped. |
Events
1 M-class and 4 C-class flares observed by EOVSA at 00:53, 17:21, 19:23, 20:32 and 22:01 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 30¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to high winds and 27m Emergency Stop
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | Emergency Stop Tripped. |
Events
2 M-class flares observed by EOVSA at 21:27 and 22:49 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Observations
Imported source block (date does not match record 2024-03-30)
Tohban notes for Monday Apr 01:
Ant 4 FE Temp is out of range--no solution yet.
Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue
Ant 7 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link. HPOL also down.
Ant 10 has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link.
Ant 10 FE Temp reporting bad temperature due to failed sensor.
Report problems here:
Phase tracking stopped @ 16:24. Restarted with $scan-start @ 16:59
stopped @23:34, restarted with scan-start @00:09
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
March 31¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is moderate.
Calibrations
No Calibrations due to high winds and 27m Emergency Stop
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | It has no VPOL power probably due to a failed optical link |
| 00:00–23:59 | 14 | Emergency Stop Tripped. |
Events
1 C-class flare observed by EOVSA at 01:15 UT. See dynamic spectra at this link.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.