Operator: Frank Schinzel Start: 11/05/2012 10:10 MST End: ... TBN running @ 37.90 MHz DG001 schedule PSR B1508+55 observation for 11:47 Beam 3 and 4 11:35 MST: Run TBW check cd MCS/exec ./acquireTBW.py cd ~/tbwspecs ./runLatestCheck.sh ./checkStatusChanges.sh file.txt 11:40 MST: INI DP 11:42 MST: set ARX full bandwidth Run set_ASP_full 11:47 MST: (18:47 UTC) DG001 start Beam 3: 056236_000015867 (265.64 GB) Beam 4: 056236_000015868 (265.64 GB) 12:47 MST: DG001 stop 12:58 MST: stop beams, commands rejected 12:59 MST: DP_ INI 13:04 MST: set ARX split bandwidth Run set_ASP_split 13:08 MST: Start TBN split ./startTBN_split38.sh 13:47 MST: Scheduled DG001 to start at 0227 19:15 MST: DP_ INI at 19:15 11/5/12 -f INIdp.sh (147) 19:16 MST: set ASP full at 19:16 11/5/12 -f setASP_full.sh (148) 19:27 MST: Start DG001 Target: PSR B2217+47 Beam 3: 056237_000017835 (265.64 GB) Beam 4: 056237_000017836 (265.64 GB) 20:27 MST: DG001 ends 20:30 MST: DP_ INI at 20:30 11/5/12 -f INIdp.sh (151) at 20:31 11/5/12 -f setASP_split (152) at 20:45 11/5/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (153) at 00:05 11/6/12 -f acquireTBW.py (161) at 00:20 11/6/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (162) at 03:30 11/6/12 -f acquireTBW.py (166) failed? 3:50 acquireTBW.py at 03:40 11/6/12 -f INIdp.sh (154) at 03:45 11/6/12 -f setASP_full.sh (155) 04:00 MST LL001 Observation begins TBN: 056237_000020115 (699.45 GB) 06:00 MST LL001 Observation ends Beam 4 pulsar obs started before it was suppossed, degrading the last half hour of the TBN LL001 run. PASI didn't recognize frequency for TBN run, didn't run in parallel. at 06:02 11/6/12 -f INIdp.sh (156) 06:08 MST LC001 observation begins Observation lost DP not ready Beam 1: 056237_000020657 (0 GB) Beam 2: 056237_000020658 (0 GB) Beam 4 lost 06:15 MST DG001 observation begins Beam 3: 056237_000020733 (265.64 GB) - delete Beam 4: 056237_000020406 (154.41 GB) - delete Caused by wrong MPM value in beam 4 sdf. Scrubbing LC001/DG001 and delete files from DRSUs 07:15 MST DG001 observation ends 07:48 MST LC001 observation ends at 07:50 11/6/12 -f INIdp.sh (163) at 07:51 11/6/12 -f setASP_split.sh (164) at 08:00 11/6/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (165) 9:24 MST: 056237_000020733 and 056237_000020406 deleted 10:55 MST: acquire_TBW.py cd ~/tbwspecs ./runLatestCheck.sh ./checkStatusChanges.sh file.txt 11:01 MST: startTBN_split38.sh Many bad dipoles that are marked good: There appear to be 79 bad dipoles. Restarting ASP 11:07 MST: Issues ASP SHT ./msei ASP INI 33 ./setASP_split.sh ./mesix ASP FPW 000111 ./mesix ASP FPW 000211 ./mesix ASP FPW 259100 ./mesix ASP FPW 259200 11:12 MST: Repeat TBW capture Result even worse Re-initialized ASP again without scripts, TBW capture is OK Trying to set ASP_split and run TBW capture again checks out OK No running setASP_full and run TBW capture again one bad antenna Switching back with setASP_split and run TBW capture again no new bad antennas reported 11:59 MST: continue running PASI 01:19 MST: scheduled LL001 and DG001 echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 22:00 11/6/12 (171) no change to dipole health 3:30 setASP_full.sh at 03:30 11/7/12 -f setASP_full.sh (172) 3:31 DP_ INI at 03:31 11/7/12 -f INIdp.sh (173) 3:45 TBW capture echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 03:45 11/7/12 (174) no new bad antennas reported RFI spectrum cleaner compared to the day before 4:00 LL001 begins TBN: 056238_000026118 (713.32 GB) 6:00 LL001 ends 6:01 DP_ INI at 06:01 11/7/12 -f INIdp.sh (175) 6:15 DG001 begins beam 3: 056238_000026581 (265.64 GB) beam 4: 056238_000026582 (265.64 GB) 7:15 DG001 ends 7:20 DP_ INI at 07:20 11/7/12 -f INIdp.sh (176) 7:21 setASP_split.sh at 07:21 11/7/12 -f setASP_split.sh (177) 7:30 TBW capture echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 07:30 11/7/12 (178) somehow produced garbage, reran: nop ne bad antennas reported stronger low frequency RFI 7:35 start PASI at 07:35 11/7/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (179) 11:23 MST: acquireTBW.py no new bad antennas reported 11:27 MST: DP_ INI 11:33 MST: startTBN_split38.sh 02:26 MST: scheduled LL001 for 2012/11/08 21:30 MST: echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 21:30 11/7/12 (187) no status change 3:30 setASP_full.sh at 03:30 11/8/12 -f setASP_full.sh (180) 3:31 DP_ INI at 03:31 11/8/12 -f INIdp.sh (181) 3:45 TBW capture echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 03:45 11/8/12 (182) 4:00 LL001 begins TBN: 056239_000031481 (713.32 GB) 6:00 LL001 ends 6:01 DP_ INI at 06:01 11/8/12 -f INIdp.sh (183) at 06:05 11/8/12 -f setASP_split.sh (184) echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 06:10 11/8/12 (185) 6:15 MST: startTBN_split38.sh at 06:10 11/8/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (186) ASP antennas starting to degrate again, a few bad dipoles need to investigate later 09:04 MST: acquireTBW.py 09:48 MST: manually set filter settings mesix ASP FIL 00000 mesix ASP AT1 00013 mesix ASP AT2 00013 mesix ASP FIL 00000 mesix ASP ATS 00015 mesix ASP AT1 00008 mesix ASP AT2 00006 acquireTBW.py no change try unpowering and repowering FEEs ./mesix ASP FPW 000100 ./mesix ASP FPW 000200 ./mesix ASP FPW 000111 ./mesix ASP FPW 000211 ./mesix ASP FPW 259100 ./mesix ASP FPW 259200 acquireTBW.py Reduced 13 bad marked as good -> 5 bad running setASP_split.py acquireTBW.py ./mesix ASP SHT ./mesix ASP INI 33 ./setASP_split.sh ./mesix ASP FPW 000100 ./mesix ASP FPW 000200 ./mesix ASP FPW 000111 ./mesix ASP FPW 000211 ./mesix ASP FPW 259100 ./mesix ASP FPW 259200 acquireTBW.py 11:12 MST DP_ INI Restart TBN startTBN_split38.sh 14:45 DP_ INI at 14:45 11/8/12 -f INIdp.sh (188) 14:55 at 14:55 11/8/12 -f COMFS_121108_2200_b1.sh (189) 15:00 MST COMFS - Target: 3C 380 begins beam 1: 056239_000034060 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056239_000034082 SPC (201M) beam 3: 056239_000034083 (265.65 GB) 16:00 MST COMFS ends 16:00 at 16:01 11/8/12 -f COMFS_121108_2305_b1.sh (226) 16:05 COMFS - Target: Cyg A begins beam 1: 056239_000034301 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056239_000034319 SPC (201M) beam 3: 056239_000034320 (265.65 GB) 16:15 COMKO - Target: GRB beam 4: 056239_000034361 SPC (668M) 17:05 COMFS ends 19:35 MST COMKO ends 19:35 MST COMKO begins beam 3: 056240_000035725 SPC (435M) at 19:45 11/8/12 -f COMFS_121109_0250_b1.sh (227) 19:50 COMFS - Target: Cas A begins beam 1: 056240_000035776 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056240_000035799 SPEC (201M) beam 4: 056240_000035800 (265.65 GB) 20:50 COMFS ends 21:45 MST: COMKO ends at 21:45 11/8/12 -f INIdp.sh (199) at 21:55 11/8/12 -f COMFS_121109_0500_b1.sh (228) 22:00 COMFS/COMGT begin target 3C48/PSR B0148-06: beam 1: 056240_000036356 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056240_000036375 SPC (201M) beam 3: 056240_000036376 (265.65 GB) beam 4: 056240_000036377 (265.65 GB) 23:00 COMFS/COMGT end 23:05 DP_ INI at 23:05 11/8/12 -f INIdp.sh (201) at 23:15 11/8/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (202) echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 23:20 11/8/12 (203) 01:45 MST: DP_ INI at 01:45 11/9/12 -f INIdp.sh (204) 01:55 MST: at 01:55 11/9/12 -f COMFS_121109_0900_b1.sh (229) 02:00 MST: COMFS begins, target: Tau A beam 1: 056240_000037307 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056240_000037325 SPC (201M) beam 4: 056240_000037326 (265.65 GB) 03:00 MST: COMFS ends 03:05 MST: DP_ INI at 03:05 11/9/12 -f INIdp.sh (206) at 03:15 11/9/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (207) 04:15 MST: DP_ INI at 04:15 11/9/12 -f INIdp.sh (208) 04:30 MST: COMGT begins target: PSR B0820+02 beam 3: 056240_000037852 (265.65 GB) 04:55 MST: at 04:55 11/9/12 -f COMFS_121109_1200_b1.sh (230) 05:00 MST: COMFS begins target: 3C196 beam 1: 056240_000037998 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056240_000038028 SPC (201M) beam 4: 056240_000038029 (265.65 GB) 05:30 MST: COMGT ends 06:00 MST: COMFS ends 06:00 MST: COMGT begins target: PSR B0943+10 beam 3: 056240_000038311 (265.65 GB) 07:00 MST: COMGT ends 07:05 MST: DP_ INI at 07:05 11/9/12 -f INIdp.sh (210) at 07:15 11/9/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (243) 08:40 MST: DP_ INI at 08:40 11/9/12 -f INIdp.sh (211) 08:50 MST: at 08:50 11/9/12 -f COMFS_121109_1555_b1.sh (231) 08:55 MST: COMFS begins target: Vir A beam 1: 056240_000039076 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056240_000039095 sPC (201M) beam 3: 056240_000039094 (265.65 GB) 09:55 MST: COMFS ends 09:55 MST: at 09:55 11/9/12 -f COMFS_121109_1700_b1.sh (232) 10:00 MST: COMFS begins target: 3C286 beam 1: 056240_000039309 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056240_000039327 SPC (201M) beam 3: 056240_000039328 (265.65 GB) 11:00 MST: COMFS ends 11:05 DP_ INI at 11:05 11/9/12 -f INIdp.sh (214) 11:15 PASI at 11:15 11/9/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (215) 11:20 acquireTBW echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 11:20 11/9/12 (216) 11:45 DP_ INI at 11:45 11/9/12 -f INIdp.sh (217) 12:00 COMMGT begins target: PSR B1540-06 beam 4: 056240_000039753 (265.65 GB) no bams after 19:43 There were some issues with this observation. It caused MCS/exec to shutdown 13:00 COMMGT ends 13:05 DP_ INI at 13:05 11/9/12 -f INIdp.sh (218) 13:15 PASI at 13:15 11/9/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (219) 08:57 Restarting MCS after it shut itself down? MCS/exec and MCS/sch restarted LH004 and COMFS rescheduled 23:10 DP_ INI at 23:00 11/09/12 -f INIdp.sh (244) 23:15 setASPfull.sh at 23:10 11/09/12 -f configASP_fullBW.sh (245) 23:15 MST LH004 begins beam 2: 056241_000000434 (795.47 GB) beam 3: 056241_000000435 (795.47 GB) 02:15 MST LH004 ends 02:20 DP_ INI at 02:20 11/10/12 -f INIdp.sh (248) 02:25 setASPsplit at 02:25 11/10/12 -f configASP_splitBW.sh (249) 02:30 at 02:30 11/10/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (251) 2:35 MST: acquireTBW.sh echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 02:35 11/10/12 (252) 10:15 MST: DP_ INI at 10:15 11/10/12 -f INIdp.sh (221) 10:25: at 10:25 11/10/12 -f COMFS_121110_1730_b1.sh (233) 10:30 COMFS begins target: 3C295 beam 1: 056241_000003613 (264.91 GB) beam 2: 056241_000003631 SPC (201M) beam 4: 056241_000003632 (265.65 GB) 11:30 COMFS ends 11:35 DP_ INI at 11:35 11/10/12 -f INIdp.sh (223) 11:50 PASI at 11:50 11/10/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (224) 11:55 acquireTBW.sh echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 11:55 11/10/12 (225) 23:00 MST echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 23:00 11/10/12 (258) 08:18 MST DP_ INI 11:35 MST DP_ INI at 11:35 11/11/12 -f INIdp.sh (254) 11:52 MST COMGT begins, target: PSR B1540-06 beam 4: didn't run 12:52 MST COMGT ends 12:55 MST DP_ INI at 12:55 11/11/12 -f INIdp.sh (255) 13:05 MST TBN at 13:05 11/11/12 -f startTBN_split38.sh (256) 13:10 MST acquireTBW echo "python acquireTBW.py" | at 13:10 11/11/12 (257) 19:19 MST beam former calibration lost DP_ INI 06:46 MST DP_ INI 06:49 MST acquireTBW all good 10:00 MST handed off station to Chris Wolfe