UTC date: 120807 UTC time: 21:06:01 observing sessions run: Vir A Pointing Test notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: none File Locations: DRSU1: /LWADATA/056146_000064891_spectrometer.dat DRSU2: /LWADATA/056146_000064892_spectrometer.dat DRSU3: /LWADATA/056146_000064893_spectrometer.dat DRSU4: /LWADATA/056146_000064894_spectrometer.dat ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120808 UTC time: 04:59:19 observing sessions run: Cyg A Pointing Test notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: none File Locations: DRSU1: /LWADATA/056147_000003874_spectrometer.dat DRSU2: /LWADATA/056147_000003875_spectrometer.dat DRSU3: /LWADATA/056147_000003876_spectrometer.dat DRSU4: /LWADATA/056147_000003877_spectrometer.dat ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120808 UTC times: 14:00:04, 14:11:16, 14:22:18, 14:33:04, 14:43:43, 14:55:08 observing sessions run: none notes: used full bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: 6 consecutive TBW captures spaced 10 minutes apart (5 minutes duration each) problems encountered / actions taken: none File Locations: ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120808 UTC time: 18:27:39 observing sessions run: Sun Pointing Test notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: none File Locations: DRSU1: /LWADATA/056147_000006787_spectrometer.dat DRSU2: /LWADATA/056147_000006788_spectrometer.dat DRSU3: /LWADATA/056147_000006789_spectrometer.dat DRSU4: /LWADATA/056147_000006790_spectrometer.dat ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120808 UTC time: 21:59:06 observing sessions run: Vir A Pointing Test notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: communication with station briefly interrupted during run File Locations: DRU1: /LWADATA/056147_000007550_spectrometer.dat DRU2: /LWADATA/056147_000007551_spectrometer.dat DRU3: /LWADATA/056147_000007552_spectrometer.dat DRU4: /LWADATA/056147_000007553_spectrometer.dat UTC date: 120809 UTC time: 04:51:18 observing sessions run: Cyg A Pointing Test notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: File Locations: DRU1: /LWADATA/056148_000008992_spectrometer.dat DRU2: /LWADATA/056148_000008992_spectrometer.dat DRU3: /LWADATA/056148_000008992_spectrometer.dat DRU4: /LWADATA/056148_000008992_spectrometer.dat UTC date: 120810 UTC time: 00:30:00 observing sessions run: DF001 - PSR B1508+55 notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: station crashed ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120810 UTC time: 16:00:00 station is back up ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120810 UTC time: 17:15:00 station icing up, put in low power mode to thaw ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120810 UTC time: 16:00:00 station is back up station icing up, put in low power mode to thaw UTC date: 120811 UTC time: 03:00:00 observing sessions run: LR001 - PSR B1919+21, B1919+10 notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: File Metadata: DR3: 056150_000000069 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120811 UTC time: 07:45:00 observing sessions run: DG001 - PSR B2217+47 notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: File Locations: DR4: 056150_000001160 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120811 UTC time: 10:15:00 observing sessions run: DG001 - PSR B2217+47 notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: Metadata: DR4: 056150_000001958 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120811 UTC time: 18:00:00 observing sessions run: DG001 - PSR B0834+06 notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: Metadata: DR4: 056150_000003646 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120811 UTC time: 21:00:00 observing sessions run: LR001 - PSR B0950+08, B1133+16 notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: Metadata: DR4: 056150_000004529 UTC date: 120812 UTC time: 00:30:00 observing sessions run: DG001 - PSR B2217+47 notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: Metadata: DR4: 056150_000005460 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120812 UTC time: 05:00:00 observing sessions run: notes: used full bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: Cyg A pointing test problems encountered / actions taken: File Location: DR2: ~/LWADATA/056151_000006552_spectrometer.dat ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120812 UTC time: 09:15:00 observing sessions run: LL001 - Perseid Meteor Shower notes: used full bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: Metadata: DR2: 056150_000007575 DR3: 056150_000007576 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120812 UTC time: 15:30:00 observing sessions run: notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: drift scan of Tau A problems encountered / actions taken: observation was scheduled too late, only tail end of transit was recorded ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120812 UTC time: 016:30:00 Station is beginning to ice, taken offline to thaw ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120812 UTC time: 17:45:00 Station is back online ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120812 UTC time: 21:38:00 observing sessions run: notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: Vir A drift scan problems encountered / actions taken: Metadata: DR1: 056151_000010704 DR2: 056151_000010705 DR3: 056151_000010706 DR4: 056151_000010707 UTC date: 120813 UTC time: 08:43:00 observing sessions run: notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: Cas A drift scan problems encountered / actions taken: Metadata: DR1: 056152_000013065 DR2: 056152_000013066 DR3: 056152_000013067 DR4: 056152_000013068 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120813 UTC time: 22:38:00 observing sessions run: LW001 (Sun monitoring) notes: used full bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: problems encountered / actions taken: wrong session numbers entered in sdf files. This is session 13 - 16, not 9 - 12 DR1: LW001_120813_1710_0013_B1.sdf DR2: LW001_120813_1710_0014_B2.sdf DR3: LW001_120813_1710_0015_B3.sdf DR4: LW001_120813_1710_0016_B4.sdf ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120813 UTC time: 22:38:00 observing sessions run: notes: used full bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: Cyg A pointing test problems encountered / actions taken: DR1: 056152_000014852 DR2: 056152_000014853 DR3: 056152_000014854 DR4: 056152_000014855 UTC date: 120814 UTC time: 14:50:00 observing sessions run: notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: Tau A pointing test problems encountered / actions taken: DR1: LWADATA/056153_000027517_spectrometer.dat ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120814 UTC time: 19:50:00 station is back up ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120814 UTC time: 6:00:00 rebooting mcs-tp ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120814 UTC time: 6:50:00 observing sessions run: OCD observations, Cas A & Cyg A notes: frequency switch around 8:10 UTC. gain lowered from 12 to 5 around 8:30 UTC commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: started at 52 MHz for LH003, accidentally switched over to 31.9 MHz around 8:15 UTC when queuing OCD observation for later. Left it at 31.9 MHz, since almost out of requested time window for LH003 observation. Came back in morning to discover scripts: lh003_TBN_120815.sh ocd_casa_TBN_120815.sh File Locations: DRSU5: ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120814 UTC time: 14:45 observing sessions run: Tau A TBN notes: lowered gain from 12 to 2 at 15:20. So last 10 minutes of 056154_000002031 are certainly saturated. Whole dataset probably is, actually. commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: at start of session ./mesix DP_ RPT SUMMARY returned ERROR. ./medic DP_ INI run, SUMMARY returned NORMAL. scripts: ocd_taua_TBN_120815.sh File Locations: DRSU5: 056154_000002031 - 39 MHz, prob. saturated UTC date: 120815 UTC time: 17:50:00 station down for disk swap out ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120815 UTC time: 19:50:00 observing sessions run: notes: commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: ./mesix DR1 RPT DIRECTORY-ENTRY-1 returns 0.0. MCS/sch/pwrASPon.sh run. Still bad FEEs on PASI. Ran MCS/sch/setARX_split.sh, then ./mesix DP_ INI (a few times). ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120815 UTC time: 22:45:00 observing sessions run: OCD--Virgo A, 31.9 MHz, 74.0 MHz, 52.00 MHz problems encountered / actions taken: Hercules rebooted at 23:14:00 observing sessions run: LH003 for Joe Helmboldt, TBN 55.25 MHz notes: used split bandwidth. gain is 21 problems encountered / actions taken: DR5 appears to have stopped recording again. Restarted at UTC 6:20. Gives time conflict error File Locations: DRSU5: 0561545_000002185 056156_000002307 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120816 UTC time: 16:00:00 observing sessions run: Tau A TBN captures, 52 MHz & 74 MHz, 60 min each notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: hercules rebooted near end of 52 MHz capture ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120816 problems encountered / actions taken: many TBN files with "low fill percentages" rebooted mcs-tp again ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120816 UTC times: 20:00:00 observing sessions run: TBN test notes: split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: TBN test capture, 30 min problems encountered / actions taken: none File Locations: ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120816 UTC time: 22:03:00 observing sessions run: Vir A pointing test notes: used split bandwidth commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: none problems encountered / actions taken: none File Locations: DRSU3: /LWADATA/056155_000000637_spectrometer.dat ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120816 UTC time: 23:00 observing sessions run: Cosmic Dawn, Virgo problems encountered / actions taken: data never recorded? observing sessions run: NCC pulsar survey problems encountered / actions taken: DRSU1: 056156_000002363 DRSU2: 056156_000002364 DRSU3: 056156_000002365 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120817 UTC time: 14:12 observing sessions run: Cosmic Dawn -- Taurus A problems encountered / actions taken: ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120817 UTC time: 2000 notes: Joe Craig operating commisioning/engineering/diagnostic data taken: TBW SDF tests File Locations: DRSU3: 056156_000007595 USB: jcraig_sdfcapture_056156_000007595_TBW.dat DRSU3: 056156_000007559 USB: jcraig_sdfcapture_056156_000007559_TBW.dat ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120817 UTC time: 2000 handed over to Joe Craig for TBW SDF tests File Locations: DRSU3: 056156_000007595 USB: jcraig_sdfcapture_056156_000007595_TBW.dat DRSU3: 056156_000007559 USB: jcraig_sdfcapture_056156_000007559_TBW.dat observing sessions run: LH003 for Joe Helmboldt, 2 hrs TBN at 55.25 MHz notes: Greg Taylor operating File Locations: DRSU5: 056157_000009910 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120818 UTC time: 18:30 observing sessions run: pulsar monitoring File Locations: DRSU3: 056157_000012426 observing sessions run: pulsar monitoring File Locations: DRSU3: 056158_000014697 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120819 UTC time: 6:00 power outage, DP boards not responding ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120819 UTC time: 11:30 station down ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC date: 120819 UTC time: 17:00 station back up power outage observing sessions run: NCC pulsar survey notes: Jackie Monkiewicz operating problems encountered / actions taken: Beam 2 script did not work (LS002_120820_1400_0004_B2.sdf) File Locations: DRSU3: 056159_000025144 DRSU4: 056159_000025143 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UTC 120820 at 05:30---THROUGH---UTC 120821 at 16:15 observing sessions run: 7 pointing tests, Vir A, Cyg A, Cas A, on beams 1,2,3. scripts: 120821_VirA_0015.sh, 120821_VirA_0153.sh, 120821_CygA_0510.sh, 120821_CygA_0717.sh, 120821_CasA_1230.sh, 120821_CasA_1516.sh problems encountered / actions taken: two scripts did not record data (120821_CygA_0510.sh and 120821_CasA_0834.sh) File Locations: DRSU1: LWADATA/056160_000028346_spectrometer.dat through 056160_000031676_spectrometer.dat DRSU2: LWADATA/056160_000028347_spectrometer.dat through 056160_000031677_spectrometer.dat DRSU3: LWADATA/056160_000028348_spectrometer.dat through 056160_000031678_spectrometer.dat observing sessions run: Cosmic Dawn -- Taurus A File Locations: DRSU5: 056160_000031924, 056160_000032128 UTC date: 120821 UTC time: 21:35 ARCC@Brownsville took over as operator. File Locations: DRSU2: 05161_000036215 DRSU3: 05161_000036216 DRSU4: 05161_000036217 UTC date: 120822 UTC time: 08:10 through 16:16 observing session run: Cas A pointing tests scripts: 120822_CasA_0810.sh, 120822_CasA_1232.sh, 120822_CasA_1516.sh File Locations: DRSU2: 056161_000039186, 056161_000040101, 056161_000040771 DRSU3: 056161_000039187, 056161_000040102, 056161_000040772 DRSU4: 056161_000039188, 056161_000040103, 056161_000040773 UTC date:120822 UTC time: 17:30 to 21:30 FPGA down for maintenance. UTC date: 120822 UTC time: 22:00 observing session run: LH007 looking at lightning File Locations: DRSU5: 056161_000042716, 056161_000042789 UTC date: 120822 UTC time: 22:20 observing session run: LH007 looking at lightning File Locations: DRSU5: 056161_000042789 Observing Session run: NCC pulsar survey File Locations: DRSU2: 056162_000043642 DRSU3: 056162_000043643 DRSU4: 056162_000043644 UTC date: 120823 UTC time: 08:10 through 16:16 Observing Session run: Cas A pointing test Scripts: 120823_CasA_0810.sh, 120823_CasA_1232.sh, 120823_CasA_1516.sh File Locations: DRSU2: 056162_000045963, 056162_000045987, 056162_000046313 DRSU3: 056162_000045964, 056162_000045988, 056162_000046314 DRSU4: 056162_000045965, 056162_000045989, 056162_000046315 Pasi was down for almost 30 min. Observation Session run: LH005 monitoring the galactic center Scripts: LH005_120824_0200_TB.sdf, LH005_120824_0210_B2.sdf, LH005_120824_0240_TB.sdf, LH005_120824_0250_B2.sdf, LH005_120824_0320_TB.sdf File Locations: DRSU2: 056163_000048784, 056163_000048996 Notes: DP_ INI was run late and interfered with the first run, trashing it. The DR5 was not responding, so the files doing TBN and TBW didn't write to disk. Also, there was a bit of a time overlap with the TBN and TBW sdf files, therfore shifted the start time for a few of the observations. UTC date: 120824 UTC time: 02:00 through 12:22 Observation Session run: Cas A and Cyg A pointing tests Scripts: 120824_CygA_0428.sh, 120824_CygA_0635.sh, 120824_CasA_0752.sh, 120824_CasA_1222.sh File Locations: DRSU2: 056163_000049422, 056163_000049876, 056163_000050143, 056163_000050144 DRSU3: 056163_000049423, 056163_000049877, 056163_000050144, 056163_000050145 DRSU4: 056163_000049424, 056163_000049878, 056163_000050145, 056163_000050146 Observation Sesson run: Cyg A pointing test Scripts: 120825_CygA_0148.sh, 120825_CygA_0454.sh Notes: 120825_CygA_0454.sh doesn't seem to have run correctly, and wouldn't allow to write into DR. File Locations: DRSU2: 056164_000053938 DRSU3: 056164_000053939 DRSU4: 056164_000053940 UTC date: 120825 UTC time: 06:00 Observation Session run: NCC pulsar survey File Locations: DRSU2: 056164_000054837 DRSU3: 056164_000054838 DRSU4: 056164_000054839 Observation Session run: NCC pulsar survey File Locations: DRSU2: 056165_000061485 DRSU3: 056165_000061486 DRSU4: 056165_000061487 UTC date: 120826 UTC time: 13:54 through 21:45 Observation Session run: Tau A and Vir A pointing tests Scripts: 120826_TauA_1354.sh, 120826_TauA_1633.sh, 120826_VirA_1748.sh, 120826_VirA_2050.sh File Locations: DRSU2: 056165_000064659, 056165_000065205, 056165_000065487, 056165_000066142 DRSU3: 056165_000064660, 056165_000065206, 056165_000065488, 056165_000066143 DRSU4: 056165_000064661, 056165_000065207, 056165_000065489, 056165_000066144 Notes: Had to stop DP and put it in low power mode at 17:10 due to high FPGA temperatures. Then started it back up at 18:20. 120826_VirA_2050.sh seemed to not be writing to disk, and also had to stop DP and put it in low power mode due to high FPGA temperatures. UTC date: 120826 UTC time: 21:47 to 22:53 Station was down because Frank was switching DRSUs and fixed DR 5. UTC date: 120826 UTC time: 23:13 to UTC date: 120827 UTC time: 01:32 Station was put in low power mode due to HVAC icing up. Observation Session run: LH005 looking at Galactic Center File Locations: DRSU2: 056166_000067616, 056166_000067814 DRSU5: 056166_000067561, 056166_000067597, 056166_000067776, 056166_000067795, 056166_000067973, 056166_000067992