==================================== r1873 ===================================== Ke : Did not participate. DBBC failure. Ny : Many antenna off-source due to El encoder fault. Sa : Started at 12:42. Tracking problems (14:08-14:36). Yg : Late start (18:00). No problems found for : Ft, Is, Kb, Kk, Mc, On, Wn, Wz ================================ r1873ft READY ================================= 2018-12-17 17:12:44 R1873, Fortaleza, Ready-message Session R1873 ready-message for Fortaleza. ------------------------------------------- Comments: We are with problems in receiver box temperature control system. The receiver box is working open. First source: 0059-581 at 351 - 17:00:00 UT. FMOUT-GPS: 0.598 microseconds. Sky Conditions: Overcast, with light rain. Cable difference is: longer cable makes the reading larger by 108.2 microseconds and is nominal. Pointing values: SEFD (X/S) Source Az/El Offset1 Offset2 3848.8/6214.4 Cygnus-A 011/44 0.035 0.003 -- FORTALEZA VLBI TEAM. ================================ r1873ft START ================================= 2018-12-17 17:14:10 R1873, Fortaleza, Start-message Session R1873 start message for Fortaleza. -------------------------------------------- Started recording with source: 0059-581 at 351 - 17:00:00 UT as scheduled. -- FORTALEZA VLBI TEAM. ================================= r1873ft STOP ================================= 2018-12-18 18:35:19 R1873, Fortaleza, Stop-message Fortaleza finished R1873 session at scheduled time. End of schedule: 352 - 16:59:55 UTComments:All scans recorded. Data will be to BONN by e-transfer . Disk Inventory Size D/2000GB = 03 Size G/4000GB = 02 Size H/6000GB = 01 Size J/8000GB = 08 Other Size (1000GB) = 01 Last update: DEC/2018. VLBI TEAM. ================================ r1873is READY ================================= 2018-12-17 06:29:46 [vlbi] q18351, r1873 and t2129, Ishioka, Ready-message Ishioka is ready for q18351, r1873 and t2129. First source of q18351 is 1751+288 at 351day 07:00:00(UT). First source of r1873 is 0059+581 at 351day 17:00:00(UT). First source of t2129 is 1055+018 at 352day 17:30:00(UT). The data recorder is K5/VSI system. All systems are normal. Weather is fine Temp:11.9 C, Hum:80.9 %, Pres:990.1 hPa FMOUT - GPS = +304.8 nsec at 351-06:11 Tsys: X-band=45.2 K, S-band=342.4 K (EL=90) SEFD: X-band=1481.8 Jy, S-band=2145.6 Jy (Cas-A, AZ=33.1, EL=58.5) About q18351 data transfer, Correlator is BONN. data server(BONN) -> io10 data directory(BONN) -> /data/q18351/is data server(GSI) -> iserv02 data directory(m5b) -> /ddn/vlbi/data/q18351is/m5b We will inform BONN, when the data is ready. About r1873 data transfer, Correlator is BONN. data server(BONN) -> io10 data directory(BONN) -> /data/r1873/is data server(GSI) -> iserv02 data directory(m5b) -> /ddn/vlbi/data/r1873is/m5b We will inform BONN, when the data is ready. About t2129 data transfer, Correlator is BONN. data server(BONN) -> io10 data directory(m5b) -> /data/t2129/is data server(GSI) -> iserv02 data directory(m5b) -> /ddn/vlbi/data/t2129is/m5b We will inform Bonn, when the data is ready. Sincerely, Kentaro Nozawa, GSI/AES =================================================== GSI VLBI group Geospatial Information Authority of Japan e-mail: gsi-vlbi-oper@ml.mlit.go.jp web: http://www.spacegeodesy.go.jp/vlbi/en/ =================================================== ================================ r1873is START ================================= 2018-12-17 17:04:21 r1873, Ishioka, Start-message Session r1873 start message for Ishioka ---------------------------------------------------------------- Started recording with source 0059+581 at 2018/351/17:00:00UT FMOUT-GPS : +0.305 microseconds Wx: Temperature(C): 7.9 Pressure(hPa): 992.4 Humidity(%): 76.3 ================================= r1873is STOP ================================= 2018-12-20 00:34:15 [vlbi] r1873 and t2129, Ishioka, Stop-message Ishioka finished r1873 and t2129. Comments: All scans were recorded. --- Automatic measurement results at about 352-16:57 --- Temp: 6.5 C, Hum:58.3 %, Pres:1001.7 hPa FMOUT - GPS = +309.6 nsec at 352-16:57 (UT). Tsys: X-band=46.1 K, S-band=86.8 K (EL=90) SEFD: X-band=1445.0 Jy, S-band=2424.0 Jy (Taurus-A, AZ=259.1, EL=52.4) --- Automatic measurement results at about 353-17:14 --- Temp: 6.6 C, Hum:74.8 %, Pres:1003.0 hPa FMOUT - GPS = +307.2 nsec at 353-17:14 (UT). Tsys: X-band=47.2 K, S-band=244.5 K (EL=90) SEFD: X-band=1502.4 Jy, S-band=2207.7 Jy (Taurus-A, AZ=264.6, EL=46.3) We put the file "r1873is.log" and "t2129is.log" on "cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov". Sincerely, Kentaro Nozawa, GSI/AES =================================================== GSI VLBI group Geospatial Information Authority of Japan e-mail: gsi-vlbi-oper@ml.mlit.go.jp web: http://www.spacegeodesy.go.jp/vlbi/en/ =================================================== ================================ r1873kb READY ================================= 2018-12-20 06:21:58 r1873, Kashima34, Ready and start message Dear colleagues, Kashima34 was ready for r1873 session and I was able to confirm the schedule started with first source 0059+581. GPS-maser clock offset is 0.5 us for Kashima34 on 351/08:00 UT. The weather was cloudy for Kashima. Temp: 6.8 C, Pressure: 1001.9 hPa, Humid: 95.8 % for Kashima34 on 2018.351.02:28 UT. Pointing values are as follows: Kashima34 SEFD(Jy) X/S Source Az/El Az off/El off Tsys(X/S) 400/400 Cas-A 40/43 0.009/-0.002 68/107 Best regards, KAWAI, Eiji Kashima Space Technology Center ================================ r1873kb START ================================= 2018-12-20 06:21:58 r1873, Kashima34, Ready and start message Dear colleagues, Kashima34 was ready for r1873 session and I was able to confirm the schedule started with first source 0059+581. GPS-maser clock offset is 0.5 us for Kashima34 on 351/08:00 UT. The weather was cloudy for Kashima. Temp: 6.8 C, Pressure: 1001.9 hPa, Humid: 95.8 % for Kashima34 on 2018.351.02:28 UT. Pointing values are as follows: Kashima34 SEFD(Jy) X/S Source Az/El Az off/El off Tsys(X/S) 400/400 Cas-A 40/43 0.009/-0.002 68/107 Best regards, KAWAI, Eiji Kashima Space Technology Center ================================= r1873kb STOP ================================= 2018-12-20 06:23:02 r1873, Kashima34, Stop message Dear Colleagues, We have completed all observations of r1873 session at Kashima34 with out any known problem. GPS-formatter clock offset is 0.4 us for Kashima34. The weather of Kashima was almost fine. The observation log file was uploaded to the server, depot.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov. Best regards, KAWAI, Eiji Kashima Space Technology Center ================================ r1873ke OTHER ================================= 2018-12-18 21:41:14 R4872 R1873 Katherine Katherine did not participate in R4872 nor R1873 due to DBBC failure. We will attempt to fix hardware issue and observe R4873, Warren Dr. Warren Hankey School of Mathematics & Physics University of Tasmania Private Bag 37 Hobart Tasmania 7001 Room: 225 Mobile: 0488 042 857 Office: 61 3 6226 1087 Fax: 61 3 6226 2410 University of Tasmania Electronic Communications Policy (December, 2014). This email is confidential, and is for the intended recipient only. Access, disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance on any of it by anyone outside the intended recipient organisation is prohibited and may be a criminal offence. Please delete if obtained in error and email confirmation to the sender. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily the views of the University of Tasmania, unless clearly intended otherwise. ================================= r1873ke WIKI ================================= 2018-12-17 18:28:00 r1873 Katherine 12m Disk VSN : NYAL-019/2000. Data volume at the beginning 0 GB The connection to the mk5 seems to be off and it seems unresponsive in general. The fmset does not return any of the three clock times; it just shows an error message. The autocorrelations are also off the charts, a problem which seemed to have arisen in the earlier experiment itself. Warren said that he would coordinate with the person at Ke in the morning and try sorting it out (Prad). ================================ r1873kk READY ================================= 2018-12-17 16:38:43 r1873, Kokee Park, Ready-message Session r1873 ready message for Kokee Park. ------------------------------------------- Comments: Cryogenic system cold. Current temperatures- 15k: 10.75 50k: 76.7k First source: 0727-115 at 351/1700:00 UT FMOUT-GPS: +10.429 microseconds Wx: Temperature (C): 11.1 Pressure (mBar): 892 Humidity (%): 93.9 Sky Conditions: clear sky Cable difference is: longer cable makes the reading smaller by 52.0 microseconds and is nominal Pointing values: SEFD X/S Source Az/El Offset1 Offset2 1661/566 virgoa 123/73 0.029 0.014 1611/654 3c286 66/63 0.043 0.008 Tsys (x1/s/x2): 67/32/38 ================================ r1873kk START ================================= 2018-12-17 17:00:00 r1873, Kokee Park, Autostart-message Session r1873 auto-start message for Kokee Park. ------------------------------------------------ Started recording with source: 0727-115 at 351.17:00:00 UT ================================= r1873kk STOP ================================= 2018-12-18 17:11:35 r1873, Kokee Park, Stop-message Session r1873 stop message for Kokee Park. ------------------------------------------ Comments: Data on diskpack MPI-0066 to be sent out via FedEx AWB# 7739 9111 6234. Problem scans: Source Scan start Explanation of problem 1639-062 351/1753:32 RFI on IFB 0736+017 352/0733:51 RFI on IFB 1639-062 352/1633;02 RFI on IFB Disk Inventory: A 2, B 0, C 0, D 14, E 4, F 0, G 1, H 2, (other larger) 3 Observation finished at: 352/1659:55 UT ================================ r1873mc READY ================================= 2018-12-17 16:54:06 r1873, Medicina, Ready-message Session r1873 ready message for Medicina. ----------------------------------------- First source: 0059+581 at 17:00 UT GPS-FMOUT: 7.15 microseconds Wx: Temperature (C): 3.1 Pressure (mBar): 1022.4 Humidity (%): 81.80 Sky Conditions: cloudy Cable difference is: na Pointing values: SEFD X/S Source Az/El Offset1 Offset2 0/0 3c84 58/28 0.004 0.001 710/861 3c380 294/59 0.003 0.000 Tsys (x1/s/x2): 53/50/42 ================================ r1873mc START ================================= 2018-12-17 17:00:01 r1873, Medicina, Autostart-message Session r1873 auto-start message for Medicina. ---------------------------------------------- Started recording with source: 0059+581 at 351.17:00:01 UT ================================= r1873mc STOP ================================= 2018-12-18 17:02:28 r1873, Medicina, Stop-message Session r1873 stop message for Medicina. ---------------------------------------- Observation finished at: 17:00 UT ================================ r1873ny READY ================================= 2018-12-17 16:51:17 r1873, Ny-Alesund, Ready-message Session r1873 ready message for Ny-Alesund. ------------------------------------------ First source: 0059+581 at 17:00:00 UT GPS-FMOUT: 36.87 microseconds Wx: Temperature (C): -15.8 Pressure (mBar): 1016.7 Humidity (%): 67.6 Sky Conditions: Clear Cable difference is: longer cable makes the reading larger by 670.2 microseconds and is nominal Pointing values: SEFD X/S Source Az/El Offset1 Offset2 798/1348 Cygnusa 229.56/48.56 -0.0002 0.0057 908/1367 Casa 168.47/69.84 -0.0046 0.0084 Tsys (IFA/IFB/IFC): 48/53/130 ================================= r1873ny STOP ================================= 2018-12-18 17:09:59 r1873, Ny-Alesund, Stop-message Session r1873 stop message for Ny-Alesund. ----------------------------------------- Comments: El enocder fault at 01:24:00-01:38:07. A lot of "antenna off-source" as well. Disk Inventory: A 0, B 0, C 0, D 7, E 0, F 0, G 0, H 0, (other larger) 10 Observation finished at: 16:59:55 UT ================================ r1873on READY ================================= 2018-12-17 15:11:43 R1873 ready message for ONSALA Session R1873 ready message for ONSALA " First source: 0059+581 at 17:00 UTC " DBBC-GPS: +21.488 microseconds " Wx: Temperature (C): 0.4 Pressure (mBar): 1019.6 Humidity (%): 85.5 % "Sky Conditions: 100 cc ================================ r1873on START ================================= 2018-12-17 17:08:03 R1873 start message ONSALA "R1873 start message for ONSALA " Started recording with source 0059+581 at 17:00 UTC ================================= r1873on STOP ================================= 2018-12-18 17:21:56 R1873 stop message for ONSALA60 R1873 stop message for ONSALA60: No problems to report ================================ r1873sa OTHER ================================= 2018-12-15 18:10:59 R1873 Schedule File - Santa Maria tagged Hello R1873 Stations, A new schedule file was just posted for the R1873 session which runs on Monday, December 17th. The ONLY change is that Santa Maria was tagged along. So the only station that needs to get the new schedule file is Santa Maria. Happy Holidays, Cynthia ================================ r1873wn READY ================================= 2018-12-17 16:49:57 r1873, Wettzell (wn), Ready-message Wettzell (wn) is ready for R1873 at scheduled time. First source (wn): 0059+581 at 17:00:00 UT (start data). System status: OK. WX: mostly covered. Regards, Wettzell obs. ================================ r1873wn START ================================= 2018-12-17 17:01:20 r1873, Wettzell (wn), Start-message Wettzell (wn) started R1873 at scheduled time. First source (wn): 0059+581 at 17:00:00 UT (start data). System status: OK. WX: mostly covered. Regards, Wettzell obs. ================================= r1873wn STOP ================================= 2018-12-18 17:00:40 r1873 Wettzell (wn), Stop-message Wettzell (wn) finished r1873 at scheduled time. Last source (wn): 0119+041 at 16:59:55 UT (stop data) All scans were recorded. WX/mostly covered. Regards, Wettzell obs. ================================ r1873wz READY ================================= 2018-12-17 16:50:00 r1873, Wettzell (wz), Ready-message Wettzell (wz) is ready for R1873 at scheduled time. First source (wz): 0059+581 at 17:00:00 UT (start data). Delta ut(ref-efos18) = 4.030 micsec at 351.16:45 UT. Delta ut(ref-tac2) = 0.856 micsec at 351.16:45 UT. System status: OK. WX: mostly covered. Regards, Wettzell obs. ================================ r1873wz START ================================= 2018-12-17 17:01:10 r1873, Wettzell (wz), Start-message Wettzell (wz) started R1873 at scheduled time. First source (wz): 0059+581 at 17:00:00 UT (start data). System status: OK. WX: mostly covered. Regards, Wettzell obs. ================================= r1873wz STOP ================================= 2018-12-18 17:00:43 r1873 Wettzell (wz), Stop-message Wettzell (wz) finished r1873 at scheduled time. Last source (wz): 0059+581 at 16:59:55 UT (stop data) All scans were recorded. WX/mostly covered. Regards, Wettzell obs. ================================= r1873yg WIKI ================================= 2018-12-17 18:28:00 r1873 Yarragadee 12m Disk VSN : A MPI-0419/3200. Data volume at the beginning 0.481 GB 1758 UT: Experiment started late. First scan was 351-1810 (Prad). ================================================================================