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2025 March

Daily observation notes published from the eovsadata canonical log.

March 01

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
12:01 79 1-2, 5-9, 12-13 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-01 12:26 UT.
17:14 16 1-2, 5-9, 12-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
22:14 16 1-2, 5-9, 12-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Schedule started normally today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 02

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
00:56 (Mar 3) 79 1-2, 5-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-02 11:00 UT.
22:14 16 1-2, 5-9, 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Data recording stopped yesterday afternoon. Restarted at 16:04 UT
12 Ant12 got stuck. pcycle at 17:09 UT
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 03

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Normal startup today. Recording stopped at 20:34 UT. Restarted 21:17 UT. / Skipped last phasecal of the day due to windscram.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Observations

No Calibrations due to Windscram.

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 04

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
00:58 (Mar 4) 79 1-2, 4-9 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-04 11:00 UT.
12:10 60 1-2, 4-9 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
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.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 05

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
00:55 (Mar 5) 79 1-2, 4-9 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-05 11:00 UT.
12:06 60 1-2, 4-9 12-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
22:14 16 1-2, 4-9 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Normal startup today.
11 Ant11 bad calibrations in the morning.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 06

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Observations

Normal startup today.

No Calibrations due to Windscram.

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 07

Observer: Owen Giersch

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Windscram at 16:00 UT--not sure about during refcal. Ant 11 was stuck / trying to get to stow. Tracking Sun at 16:08 UT.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Observations

No Calibrations due to Windscram.

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 08

Observer: Owen Giersch

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:02 (Mar 9) 79 1-2, 4-9 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-08 11:00 UT.
17:14 16 1-2, 4-9 12-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
22:14 16 1-2, 4-9 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 09

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
11:29 79 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 42. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-09 11:54 UT.
17:14 16 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 10

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
11:25 79 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 42. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-10 11:50 UT.
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.
01:25 (Mar 11) 60 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Array normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 11

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
11:22 79 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 42. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-11 11:47 UT.
17:14 16 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Array normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 12

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
11:18 79 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 41. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-12 11:43 UT.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
1 Ant 1 crio is down at solar observations start as Gelu is upgrading the code.
Ant6 and Ant12 got stuck. $pcycle at 15:46 UT / Old antennas (9,11, 13)had problems to start tracking. Back tracking @17:10UT
1 Ant1 back tracking @19:42UT
High Winds during the afternoon > 30mph.
Ant1 and Ant6 got stuck in AZ. Rebooted @ 22:00 UT.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 13

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
11:14 79 6-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 41. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-13 11:39 UT.
17:14 16 6-9, 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
1-5 Ant 1-5 didn't start in the morning.
1 Ant 1 back operating @15:25 UT.
2, 4, 5 Ant 2, 4, 5 required the CRIO restart. They're all back @15:50UT
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 14

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:08 (Mar 15) 79 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-14 11:00 UT.
11:31 60 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
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.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 15

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:09 (Mar 16) 79 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-15 11:00 UT.
11:27 60 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
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.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 16

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
11:02 79 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 41. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-16 11:28 UT.
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.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 17

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
10:58 79 1-2, 4-9, 11-13 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 41. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-17 11:23 UT.
17:14 16 1-2, 4-8, 12-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
9 Ant 9 is currently being replaced.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 18

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:33 60 1-2, 4-8, 12-13 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-18 11:00 UT.
11:145 60 1-2, 4-8, 12-13 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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 Ant 10 is currently being replaced with a new antenna.
9 Ant 9 is currently being replaced.
11 Ant 11 is currently being replaced also, today.
Appears to be a normal startup today. Ant 11 taken offline around 18:00 UT.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant10 is being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 19

Observer: Owen Giersch

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
10:50 79 1-2, 4-8, 12-13 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 42. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-18 11:15 UT.
17:14 16 1-2, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 20

Observer: Owen Giersch

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:35 (Mar 21) 60 1-2, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for bands \>6. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-20 11:00 UT.
11:07 60 1-2, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
17:14 16 1-2, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
22:14 16 1-2, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 21

Observer: Owen Giersch

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:36 (Mar 22) 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-21 11:00 UT.
11:03 60 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
17:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
22:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 22

Observer: Owen Giersch

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:37 (Mar 23) 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-22 11:00 UT.
10:59 60 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
17:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
22:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
2 Ant2 Drive still stuck. Reseated all of the drive control cables and this / cleared error on the controller LCD, but it is still not responding / to remote commands. Azimuth keeps reporting axis lock. / 17:00UT Windows machine had locked up, had to reboot. / 17:12UT Had to reload CRIO6 ini file
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 23

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:17 (Mar 24) 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-23 11:00 UT.
10:55 60 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
17:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
22:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
2 Ant 2 Drive is stuck. Reseated all of the drive control cables and this / cleared error on the controller LCD, but it is still not responding / to remote commands. Azimuth keeps reporting axis lock.
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 24

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
01:18 (Mar 25) 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for all bands. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-24 11:00 UT.
10:51 60 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
22:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
2 Ant 2 Drive is stuck. Reseated all of the drive control cables and this / cleared error on the controller LCD, but it is still not responding / to remote commands. Azimuth keeps reporting axis lock.
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 25

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
10:26 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 42. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-25 10:51 UT.
15:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
19:54 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
23:20 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
01:40 (Mar 26) 60 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
2 Ant 2 Drive is stuck. Reseated all of the drive control cables and this / cleared error on the controller LCD, but it is still not responding / to remote commands. Azimuth keeps reporting axis lock.
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 26

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
10:23 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 42. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-26 10:48 UT.
15:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
19:54 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
23:17 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
04:50 (Mar 27) 60 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 27

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
10:19 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-27 10:44 UT.
15:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
19:54 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
2 Ant 2 Drive is stuck. Reseated all of the drive control cables and this / cleared error on the controller LCD, but it is still not responding / to remote commands. Azimuth keeps reporting axis lock.
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today. / 16:15UT: Spectrum and flare detection are bad. Stopped dppxmp and removed / lockfile. Data does not seem to be in the IDB files even though they are / created. Although starting and stopping the schedule fixed it.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 28

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
10:15 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-28 10:40 UT.
15:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
19:54 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
23:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 29

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
10:11 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-29 10:36 UT.
15:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
19:54 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
23:54 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
04:38 (Mar 30) 60 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
2 Ant 2 Drive is stuck. Reseated all of the drive control cables and this / cleared error on the controller LCD, but it is still not responding / to remote commands. Azimuth keeps reporting axis lock.
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 30

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
10:07 79 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for bands < 40. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-30 10:32 UT.
15:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.
19:54 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
2 Ant 2 Drive is stuck. Reseated all of the drive control cables and this / cleared error on the controller LCD, but it is still not responding / to remote commands. Azimuth keeps reporting axis lock.
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.

March 31

Observer: Caius Selhorst

Solar activity: Solar activity is low.

Calibrations

Start (UT) Duration (min) Antennas Details
04:30 (Apr 1) 60 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Reference calibration for bands \>7 and <31. Analysis written to SQL @2025-03-31 11:00 UT.
23:14 16 1, 4-8, 12 Successful Phase calibration. Analysis written to SQL.

Issues and outages

Time (UT) Antennas Details
2 Ant 2 Drive is stuck. Reseated all of the drive control cables and this / cleared error on the controller LCD, but it is still not responding / to remote commands. Azimuth keeps reporting axis lock.
3 Ant 3 The Elevation drive gearbox had water in it and had rusted. The / motor has also seized. Awaiting spend permission to replacement gearbox
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
9-11 and 13 Ant 9-11 and 13 are currently being replaced with a new antennas.
Appears to be a normal startup today.
00:00–23:59 3 Ant3 isn't working. EL motor failure.
00:00–23:59 10 Ant9-11, 13 are being replaced with an Alt-Az mount

Antenna availability: automatic assessment.