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26m Checklist

  • Antenna : on source and tracking. Use the onsource command to check the antenna is where it should be,
  • * 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 two values - the current number of btyes recorded, and the number of bytes at start of previous scan.
  • Meteorology: Weather (wth) being logged
  • Meteorology: Sky conditions logged (percentage cloud cover, rain etc)
  • Tsys: S-band Tsys 50 to 70K
  • Tsys: X-band Tsys 50 to 70K
  • check the receiver position with rxp Should be -256, +248, +18 (x,y,z)
  • Cryogenics. The command cryomon will return information on the S/X cryogenics. The lines to look out for are the pres and 70k values…
    • Cryogenics: Vacuum pressure less than 3.5. The Vacuum pressure in the S/X dewar should be below this value (measured in microns of Mercury). If it increases above this value, it indicates a leak. Let Brett know. e.g. this readout indicates a vacuum pressure of 1.227
      2014.126.09:00:46.53/rx/17(pres),on,a,on,on,on,off,locked,1.227
    • Cryogenics: 70K stage temperature below 65K. The S/X dewar contains a 20K and a 70K stage. If the 70K stage temperature exceeds about 65K, this indicates the receiver is warming up and needs attention. Contact Brett. e.g. this readout indicates a 70K stage temperature of 167K (not good!)
      2014.126.09:01:49.97/rx/1F(70k),on,a,on,on,on,off,locked,167.0
  • Log Monitor audio check button sounds audible beep. Make sure you can hear the alarms
  • Skype. Make sure Skype is running to allow a chat session with all participating sites plus the on-call person
  • System: Check and update Handover and Current Issues wiki pages
  • System: Any problems or concerns logged. Anything else of note? Put it in the log
/home/www/auscope/opswiki/data/attic/operations/documentation.eremotecontrol_checklist_midob26.1399367583.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/05/06 09:13 by Jim Lovell