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====== AuScope VLBI Operations meeting : 29 Aug 2013 ====== | ====== AuScope VLBI Operations meeting : 29 Aug 2013 ====== | ||
- | **Present:** Jim Lovell, Jamie McCallum, Ellen Manning, Imogen Jones, Mark Howe, Dave Horsley, Jacqui Howe, Mark Howe | + | **Present:** Jim Lovell, Jamie McCallum, Ellen Manning, Imogen Jones, Mark Howe, Dave Horsley, Jacqui Howe, Warren Hankey |
- Review of recent experiments. The following items were raised following an examination of recent operator logs, correlator reports and analyst reports: | - Review of recent experiments. The following items were raised following an examination of recent operator logs, correlator reports and analyst reports: | ||
- | - Experiments discussed are listed below and a table summarysing them is on the wiki here : http://auscope.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:obssummary. Those marked with a * should be re-visited in future meetings when a correlator/analyst report becomes available: | + | - Experiments discussed are listed below and a table summarising them is on the wiki on the [[operations:obssummary|Operations Summary page]]. Those marked with a * should be re-visited in future meetings when a correlator/analyst report becomes available: |
* R1595 | * R1595 | ||
* RD1305 * | * RD1305 * | ||
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* RD1306 * | * RD1306 * | ||
* R4599 * | * R4599 * | ||
- | - Hobart 26m : We are experiencing occasional formatter problems which Jamie suspects are due to timing distribution issues. Further investigation is needed (action: Jamie, Brett) | + | - Items arising: |
- | - On one or two experiments recently we've been getting close to module capacity or just going over. More care needed to make sure modules are big enough (action Jim, Jamie) | + | - Hb has had a couple of experiments recently where data were lost because the delay through the DBBC and Mark5 was unstable and drifting. The only solution seems to be power-cycling the DBBC. Please keep a close eye on the delay difference. [[operations:starting_monitoring_9.10.5|Documentation on what to look out for and how to monitor it is here]]. See the section "clkoff reading is drifting or far from the maser-GPS offset". |
- | - Sometimes we send Hb or Ho data to Japan for Ultra-rapid experiments. Sometimes we forget to notify observers that they are on, and, as the procedure files are slightly different, no data are sent on the network. Ultra-Rapid experiments should be tagged in the schedule and observers notified (action Jim) | + | - Hobart 26m : We are experiencing occasional formatter problems which Jamie suspects are due to timing distribution issues. Further investigation is needed (action: Jamie, Brett) |
- | - The Ke control room needs an internal light that can be turned on/off remotely so observers can read the Mark5 module VSNs at night. (Action Brett, Martin) | + | - On one or two experiments recently we've been getting close to module capacity or just going over. More care needed to make sure modules are big enough (action Jim, Jamie) |
- | - Yg earthing has been changed recently (following Brett's maintenance visit, completed July 31) and there's been a great improvement. However there were multiple clock drifts/jumps during R4599 and another one after setup for CRF77, but before it started, then again at ~04:15 UT (0.03 us). Please continue to watch out for clock jumps and note times. More discussions with MOBLAS staff needed to try and improve things. | + | - Sometimes we send Hb or Ho data to Japan for Ultra-rapid experiments. Sometimes we forget to notify observers that they are on, and, as the procedure files are slightly different, no data are sent on the network. Ultra-Rapid experiments should be tagged in the schedule and observers notified (action Jim) |
+ | - The Ke control room needs an internal light that can be turned on/off remotely so observers can read the Mark5 module VSNs at night. (Action Brett, Martin) | ||
+ | - Yg earthing has been changed recently (following Brett's maintenance visit, completed July 31) and there's been a great improvement. However there were multiple clock drifts/jumps during R4599 and another one after setup for CRF77, but before it started, then again at ~04:15 UT (0.03 us). Please continue to watch out for clock jumps and note times. More discussions with MOBLAS staff needed to try and improve things. | ||
- Roster | - Roster | ||
- Please let Jim know if you have any questions | - Please let Jim know if you have any questions | ||
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- Q & A | - Q & A | ||
- Next meeting : 10 Sep at 2 PM | - Next meeting : 10 Sep at 2 PM | ||
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