2024 November¶
Daily observation notes published from the eovsadata canonical log.
November 01¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:51 (Nov 1) | 79 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 46. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-01 11:00. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:03 | 16 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant 3 has no HPOL optical power, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes 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 VPOL Optical link failure, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant7 VPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| 16:03UT ACC was stuck. Ant9 Crio needed restart. / 16:25UT Ant9 cannot find stow. CRIO restarted and it's back wotking at 19:55 UT |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 02¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:58 | 79 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-02 14:23. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Ant7 VPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 03¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant 3 has no HPOL optical power, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes 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 VPOL Optical link failure, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant7 VPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| 15:10UT ACC locked up. Missed morning calibration. |
Observations
No Calibrations due to Windscram.
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 04¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:18 (Nov 5) | 79 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 33. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-04 11:00. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant 3 has no HPOL optical power, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes 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 VPOL Optical link failure, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant7 VPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| Windscrams today / ADC_PLOT was not running today. Restarted at 19:36 UT. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 05¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:02 | 79 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-05 14:27. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant 3 has no HPOL optical power, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 7 | Ant 7 VPOL Optical link failure, FEM currently in the lab. | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| ADC levels updated before morning refcal. | ||
| 4 | Ant4 stuck in Az on going to the Sun. Rebooted. | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Wrong pointing position. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 06¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:31 (Nov 7) | 79 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 45. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-06 11:00. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant 3 has no HPOL optical power, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 7 | Ant 7 VPOL Optical link failure, FEM currently in the lab. | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| Updated pointing on all antennas @16:50 UT (they needed it!). / New pointing measurement (just completed) shows great improvement. | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 7 | Wrong pointing position. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 07¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:27 (Nov 8) | 79 | 1-2, 4-12 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-07 11:00. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:49 | 16 | 1-2, 4-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant 3 has no HPOL optical power, FEM currently in the lab.; Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| The ACC was in a weird state this morning. The refcal failed. Things appear / to be back @15:50 UT, during the first solar scan. | ||
| 6 | Ant6 TEC controller is not working (reporting all zeroes) | |
| 11 | Ant11 TEC controller is not regulating properly. / The array flipped out at second SOLPNTCAL (2130 UT). | |
| 13 | Ant13 FEM is down for last part of the day. | |
| Ant3 FEM is back on the antenna! It wasn't tracking for evening refcal. / Another HI refcal was done at 06:00 UT with Ant 3 tracking (but Ant6 FEM is down). |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 08¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:05 | 79 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-08 14:30. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:45 | 16 | 1-2, 4-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| Ant3 was stuck in elevation and ant4 in azimuth at 16:05 UT | ||
| 3 | Ant3 repeatedly gets stuck in elevation. | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 17:00–23:59 | 13 | Ant13 only worked on the first morning callibration. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 09¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:24 | 79 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-09 14:49. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 03:25 (Nov 10) | 67 | 1-2, 4-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| Delayed start due to system gain calibration (mainly for Ant 3) / Argh. Ant3 keeps having an El axis permit alarm. Will wait for warmer temps. | ||
| 12 | Ant12 wasn't tracking after the Phasecal (17:14 UT). Rebooted at 18:08 UT. | |
| 13 | Ant13 FEM was down for at least part of the day (found it that way after / refcal. | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 17:00–23:59 | 13 | Ant13 only worked on the first morning callibration. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 10¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:08 | 79 | 1-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-10 14:33. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:37 | 16 | 1-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 00:15 (Nov 11) | 60 | 1-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| 3 | Ant3 delays successfully set today, prior to morning refcal. | |
| 3 | Ant3 elevation is having issues, showing Axis lock few minutes after reboot | |
| 13 | Ant13 Power and Attenuation FEN is showing NAN. | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 17:00–23:59 | 13 | Ant13 only worked on the first morning callibration. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 11¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:09 | 79 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-11 14:34. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 5, 6-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 00:11 (Nov 12) | 60 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| Ants 3 and 4 were not tracking this morning. Ant 3 El permit, ant 4 Az permit. | ||
| Ant4 recovered at 15:50 UT. Have to wait for warmer temps for Ant3. | ||
| Ant3 is tracking as of 16:35 UT or so. / Working on debugging ant5 DCM issues around 16:50 UT. | ||
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 12¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:31 | 60 | 1-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands \> 7 and < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-12 14:35. |
| 22:29 | 16 | 1-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 00:09 (Nov 13) | 60 | 1-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 13¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:08 (Nov 14) | 60 | 1-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands \> 7 and < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-13 11:00. |
| 14:33 | 59 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:25 | 16 | 1-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| 4 | Ant4 got stuck. It's rebooted at 16:20UT | |
| 3 | Ant3 elavation isn't working. / Rebooting ACC @17:16UT, 17:10UT cal will be bad. | |
| Ant3 won't sync at 17:30UT / rebooted ant4 drive at 18:00UT | ||
| 3 | Ant3 started tracking at 18:33 | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 3 | Ant3 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 14¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23:46 | 79 | 1-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 30. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-14 11:00. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| Ant3 and Ant4 weren't tracking. They're back at 16:23UT |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 15¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) |
Observations
No Calibration available
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 16¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:15 | 78 | 1-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-16 11:00. |
| 22:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 00:05 (Nov 17) | 16 | 1-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| 18:00 UT Replaced ant12 Finder unit. Resumed operation at 18:20UT |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 17¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:04 (Nov 18) | 60 | 1-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-17 11:00. |
| 14:38 | 59 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| 4 | 15:25 UT Ant4 stuck in elevation.restarted antenna. Rebooted again at / 15:55UT |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 18¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:18 | 79 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-18 14:43. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol temp reads 1800 (bad signal on interface board) | |
| 3 and 4 | Ants 3 and 4 were both stuck (in El and Az, respectively) this morning. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 Az tension adjusted and back tracking at 17:05 UT. | |
| 3 | Ant 3 Moved from El stow position and resumed tracking at 17:28UT | |
| Ant 10 HPol adc level is low and unresponsive. Ant10 DCM is being pulled / out for evaluation. We determined that HPol optical Xmtr is 15 dB down. / It will have to be replaced/repaired. | ||
| 14 | Ant 14 was not tracking for 22:10 phasecal, for no known reason. Tracking / again at 22:17 UT. Aghh, WINDSCRAM at 22:18 UT. | |
| 18:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant10 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 19¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:19 | 79 | 1-2, 5-9, 11-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-19 14:44. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 5-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:14 | 16 | 1-2, 5-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant10 HPol problems. FEM in the Lab; Ant10 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 3 and 4 | Ants 3 and 4 were both stuck (in El and Az, respectively) this morning. | |
| 4 | Ant 4 back tracking at 16:00 UT. | |
| 3 | Ant 3 Moved from El stow position and resumed tracking at 16:20UT | |
| 4 | Ant 4 wasn't tracking after the 17:14 UT Phasecal. Back tracking at 17:55 UT. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 20¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:20 | 79 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-20 14:45. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 00:02 (21 Nov) | 59 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant10 HPol problems. FEM in the Lab; Ant10 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| Ant3 Stuck in El at sunrise. Moved antenna from the Ant3_HMI program and / resumed tracking at 16:06UT | ||
| 4 | Ant 4 wasn't tracking after the 17:14 UT Phasecal. Back tracking at 17:45 UT |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 21¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:20 | 79 | 1-9, 11-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 41. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-21 14:45. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:14 | 16 | 1-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 00:02 (22 Nov) | 60 | 1-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant10 HPol problems. FEM in the Lab; Ant10 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 22¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:20 | 79 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-22 14:45. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 00:02 (23 Nov) | 59 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant10 HPol problems. FEM in the Lab. DCM also pulled out.; Ant10 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 3 | Ant3 stuck in elevation at sunrise. Restarted at 16:27UT. | |
| 10 | Ant10 DCM removed for testing. | |
| Ant12 FEM was down until 18:05 UT, but recovered on a pcycle. / Note: There were significant times when testing of Ant10 DCM caused / incorrect attenuations on other antennas, notably 8, 12, and 14. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 23¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:20 | 79 | 1, 3-9, 11-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 35 (Ant1 < 20).Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-23 14:45. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1, 3-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant10 HPol problems. FEM in the Lab. DCM also pulled out.; Ant10 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 2 | Ant 2 got stuck. It's rebooted at 15:58 UT | |
| Ant 1 and Ant 4 had AZ problems due high winds. $pcycle at 22:08 UT |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 24¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:20 | 79 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40 (Ant1 < 21).Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-24 14:45. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant10 HPol problems. FEM in the Lab. DCM also pulled out.; Ant10 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| 3 | Ant 3 got stuck. It's rebooted at 16:13 UT |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 25¶
Observer: Caius Selhorst
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:20 | 79 | 1-9, 11-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40 (Ant1 < 26).Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-25 14:45. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 00:00–23:59 | 10 | Ant10 HPol problems. FEM in the Lab. DCM also pulled out.; Ant10 HPOL Optical link failure. FEM in the Lab. |
| Working on Ant 10 DCM (both FEM and DCM in the lab). Maybe fixed! / I stowed Ant3 a couple of times in the 21:39 UT scan to test a new stow / position. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 26¶
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| 10 | Ant10 HPol problems. FEM in the Lab. DCM also pulled out. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 27¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23L57 | 59 | 1-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands 5 to 39. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-27 15:30. |
| 14:41 | 16 | 1-11 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:14 | 74 | 1-12 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| Both Ant12 and Ant13 power stations are down due to several days of cloudy / weather. Ant12 back at 17:08 UT. Ant13 seems to have powered on, but / a network port error made it seem unpowered. After getting it running, / the FEM can a connection error (@19:10 UT). Found a loose wire in the / AUX box. Finally fixed at 22:30 UT. Did not get back to the Sun until | ||
| 23:15 UT or so, since it was not stowed properly. | ||
| 16:27 UT Ant1 and Ant3 came back strongly after cleaning the fiber into the / DCMs! | ||
| Ant10 Laird is being replaced to see if that restores communication. Yes, / changing the Laird board did the trick. Ant10 back @17:10 UT. On source / at 17:16 UT. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 28¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:05 | 79 | 1-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-28 15:30. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 23:58 | 16 | 1-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| Got a 30-min late start today due to last night's calibration. / Both Ants 2-3 have an El permit (maybe due to cold). Recovered Ant2 at 15:14 UTAnt 3 won't move, and is behaving strangely in other ways. Will wait for the / day to warm up. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 29¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23:57 | 79 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands 7 to 37. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-29 11:00. |
| 14:52 | 16 | 1, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:40 | 16 | 1-2, 4-6, 8-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| Today Ants 2, 3, and 5 all have an El permit (they really don't like the cold). Recovered Ant3 at 16:30 UT. Ants 2 and 5 recovered around 16:41 UT. / Refcal missed for these antennas. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.
November 30¶
Observer: Owen Giersch
Solar activity: Solar activity is low.
Calibrations
| Start (UT) | Duration (min) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:32 | 79 | 1-2, 4, 6-9, 11-13 | Successful Reference calibration for bands < 42. Analysis written to SQL @2024-11-30 14:57. |
| 17:14 | 16 | 1-2, 4, 6-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 22:36 | 16 | 1-2, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
| 23:57 | 59 | 1-2, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-13 | Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL. |
Issues and outages
| Time (UT) | Antennas | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ant 4 FE Temp is sometimes out of range--no solution yet. | |
| 5 | Ant 5 has low VPOL power probably due to DCM issue | |
| Today Ants 3 and 5 have an El permit. Recovered Ant5 at 16:13 UT. Ant 3 won't / start. We'll have to wait for it to warm up. Ant10 crio is down and time / is stuck at around 20UT yesterday!. Ant12 FEM was down briefly. / Refcal missed for antennas 3, 5, and 10. | ||
| 10 | Ant10 tracking at 16:34 UT. |
Antenna availability: automatic assessment.