[daip] Re: MXFQID

Eric Greisen egreisen at nrao.edu
Fri Aug 26 17:27:15 EDT 2005


George Moellenbrock writes:

 > I've got a VLBA+Y dataset with 16 different FREQIDs, and I just got
 > this message:
 > 
 > penns > ANTAB1: NXREAD: PARAMETER MXFQID NEEDS TO BE INCREASED
 > 
 > The observation was a bit querky at the VLA, with 3 different antennas
 > alternating as the VLBI antenna, and the VLBI antenna always observing
 > with the rest of the VLA, too.  All of this led to some problems with the
 > VLA Tsys that was filled with the data.  I've regenerated it properly,
 > and so I need to use ANTAB to fill it.
 > 
 > What is the value of MXFQID?  Any chance it could be made bigger?
 > If not, I guess I need to subdivide the data.  Presumably, I'll see
 > this message in other things, too.  I only need to apply
 > the amp cal and fringe fit in AIPS; then to aips++ to play around
 > with D-terms.  I'd like to keep the data in as few pieces as possible, 
 > preferrably one piece.

The limit has been raised to 25 from 12.  I inserted the fix in the
AOC linux version so you do not have to wait until tomorrow.

ERic Greisen




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