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operations:documentation.station_ready_email [2012/09/04 05:25] Jim Lovell created |
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====== The Station Ready email ====== | ====== The Station Ready email ====== | ||
+ | **Note: This step should be done after the experiment has started** (Arwin) | ||
- | A script will eventually be written to draft an email with information extracted from the log, but for now, here's a template: | + | A script is available to extract information from the schedule and log file and prepare and send a station ready email to IVS. Before sending it, you will be asked to read it and make any necessary corrections or additions. |
+ | Details on Tsys, SEFD and fringe checks are not currently | ||
+ | extracted from the log and so will need to be included by hand. | ||
- | <code> | + | To run the script, log on to ops2 and type <code>ready_message.pl</code> and follow the prompts. |
- | To: ivs-ops@ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov | + | |
- | Subject: r1234, Hobart12 (Hb), Ready-message | + | Below is an example ready message: |
- | + | ||
- | Body: | + | |
+ | <code> | ||
Session r1234 ready message for Hobart12 (Hb) | Session r1234 ready message for Hobart12 (Hb) | ||
--------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ||
- | First source: 1921-293 at 17:00:00 UT | + | First source: 0637-752 at 18:07:56 UT |
- | FMOUT-GPS: 8.6755 us | + | Formatter to GPS difference (fmout-GPS) is 8.4375 us at 320.17:58:23 UT |
- | Weather: Temperature (C): 12.2, Pressure (hPa): 1001.2, Humidity (%): 34.0 | + | Weather: |
- | Sky conditions: clear | + | Temperature (C): 9.6, Pressure (hPa): 1000.8, Humidity (%): 64.1 |
+ | Additional operator comments (if any): 100% overcast, dry | ||
Pointing results: | Pointing results: | ||
- | SEFD S/X Source Az/El Offset (Az) Offset (El) | + | SEFD S/X Source Az/El Offset (xEl) Offset (El) |
- | 3600/3900 Virgo A 12/33 0.012 0.008 | + | 3600/3900 virgoa 328.0/29.1 -0.022 0.003 |
- | 3600/3900 Hydra A -20/23 0.016 0.01 | + | |
Tsys (S/X): 93.1 / 87.3 | Tsys (S/X): 93.1 / 87.3 | ||
Fringe check: | Fringe check: | ||
- | Source: 1921-293 | + | Source: 1921-293 |
- | Array: Hb-Ke-Yg | + | Array: Hb-Ke-Yg |
- | Result: Fringes seen on all baselines | + | Result: Fringes seen on all baselines |
- | Comments: | + | Additional Comments: |
- | All OK | + | Broadband SEFDs on 3C353 (3 measurements per band): |
- | </code> | + | X-band: 3299, 3283, 2980 Jy, Average = 3200 Jy |
+ | S-band: 4675, 4738, 4547 Ju, Average = 4700 Jy | ||
+ | |||
+ | Additional setup notes (OK = done, NOK = not checked/done): | ||
+ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ||
+ | Checklist "Before observation" | ||
+ | Sent by Jim Lovell (user alias: oper) | ||
+ | System: Schedule file prepared OK | ||
+ | Time: Maser ok OK | ||
+ | DBBC: configured OK | ||
+ | . | ||
+ | . | ||
+ | . | ||
+ | </code> | ||