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  1. Antenna : on source and tracking. Use the onsource command to check the antenna is where it should be,
  2. Time: Field System time (econtrol StatusMonitor) agrees with station time
  • Time: Maser status OK
    Check the “Standard VCH-1005A Manager” display on the Windows PC (to view it, start a VNC session via the Applications menu to time[hb|ke|yg]). Green numbers are good, red are bad. Here's an example of how it should look:

    Report any red numbers to Brett ASAP. if you see mention of 'Battery', the maser has lost mains power and is running on it's UPS. If so, tell Brett immediately.
  • Mark5: disk_pos OK
    The command disk_pos in eRemoteControl should report three values - the current number of btyes recorded, bytes at start of previous scan and bytes at start of current scan. If not currently recording, the first and third values should agree.
  1. Meteorology: Weather (wth) being logged
  2. Meteorology: Sky conditions logged (percentage cloud cover, rain etc)
  3. Tsys: S-band Tsys 50 to 70K
  4. Tsys: X-band Tsys 50 to 70K
  5. check the receiver position with rxpos. Should be -256, +248, +18 (x,y,z)
  6. Cryogenics: Vacuum pressure less than 3.5
  7. Cryogenics: 70K stage temperature below 65K
  8. Log Monitor audio check button sounds audible beep
  9. Use the “Audio test” button on the log monitor to check the alarms are audible.
  10. Make sure Skype is running to allow a chat session with all participating sites plus the on-call person
  11. System: Check and update Handover and Current Issues wiki pages
  12. System: Any problems or concerns logged
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