[daip] FITLD problem

[Amy Mioduszewski]

Hi Gabi,

I doubt this is a FITLD problem.  Could you do a TASAV on your file and send the 
saved tables to me.  I want to check out the FG table.  Also, how do you know 
for sure that the flags are not being applied to IF2?

Amy

gcastell at iafe.uba.ar wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I am processing data using 31DEC08 version. I have installated this version
> using Debian 3.1  with a compilator GCC3.X.
> I use FITLD to store my uv file which has two IF and 1 FG table. The 
> problem is that when I plot the data using UVPLT, AIPS only seems to see
> the flags made on IF-1. Of course the FG table also includes a lot of
> flags for IF-2, but this is not taken into account when I plot the uv data
> with bif 2 eif 2 flagver 1. I don't understand what is wrong! I will be
> very gratefull if you could help me with this.
> 
> thank you very much!
> Gabi
> 
> 
> The inputs used in FITLD were
> 
> INTAPE        1                    Input tape drive # (0 => 1)
> AIPS 2: NFILES        0                    # of files to advance on tape
> AIPS 2: INFILE     'FITS:IC443/AG697/IC443 Disk file name
> AIPS 2:            -4AB.SPLIT.1.FITS'
> AIPS 2: OUTNAME    'IC443-4AB'             File name (name)
> AIPS 2: OUTCLASS   'SPLIT'                 File name (class)
> AIPS 2: OUTSEQ        0                    File name (seq. #)
> AIPS 2:                                       0 => highest unique number
> AIPS 2:                                         => matching (on VLBA) AIPS
> 2:                                      -1 => FITS tape value AIPS 2:
> OUTDISK       4                    Disk drive # (0 => any) AIPS 2: OPTYPE 
>    ' '                     Type of data to load,
> AIPS 2:                                    '  ' => all types
> AIPS 2:                                    'UV' => UV data
> AIPS 2:                                    'IM' => images
> AIPS 2: NCOUNT        1                    Number of files to load. AIPS
> 2: DOTABLE       1                    True (1.0) means load tables AIPS 2:
>                                    for images.
> AIPS 2: DOUVCOMP     -1                    >0 => compressed data (FITS)
> AIPS 2: DOCONCAT     -1                    >0 -> if VLBA or uv table, AIPS
> 2:                                    append data to existing AIPS 2:     
>                               files, or if no appropriate AIPS 2:         
>                           files exist create a new file AIPS 2:           
>                         and append all data to that AIPS 2:               
>                     file.
> AIPS 2:                                    *****************************
> AIPS 2:                                    Following adverbs are useful
> AIPS 2:                                    only when reading VLBA
> AIPS 2:                                    distribution tapes.
> AIPS 2:                                    *****************************
> AIPS 2: CLINT         0                    CL entry interval (min) AIPS 2:
>                                    0 => 1 minute.
> AIPS 2: SOURCES    *all ' '                Source list to accept.
> AIPS 2: QUAL         -1                    Source qualifier -1=>all AIPS
> 2: TIMERANG   *all 0                  Timerange selected
> AIPS 2: BCHAN         0                    Lowest spectral channel AIPS 2:
>                                    number to select in each IF. AIPS 2:   
>                                 0=>1
> AIPS 2: ECHAN         0                    Highest spectral channel AIPS
> 2:                                    number to select in each IF. AIPS 2:
>                                    0=>highest
> AIPS 2: BIF           1                    Lowest IF number 0=>1
> AIPS 2: EIF           2                    Highest IF number 0=>all AIPS
> 2: DIGICOR       1                    Controls the application of AIPS 2: 
>                                   the VLBA correlator's digital AIPS 2:   
>                                 correction.
> AIPS 2:                                    0 or 1 => perform corrections
> AIPS 2:                                    2 => perform cross-power AIPS
> 2:                                      corrections, do total-power AIPS
> 2:                                      only if zero padding used. AIPS 2:
>                                    -1 => do NOT perform
> AIPS 2:                                      corrections.
> AIPS 2:                                    SEE HELP for more details AIPS
> 2: SELBAND      -1                    Bandwidth to select (kHz) AIPS 2:
> SELFREQ      -1                    Frequency to select (MHz). AIPS 2:     
>                               See HELP.
> AIPS 2: FQTOL        -1                    Frequency tolerance assigned
> AIPS 2:                                    to SELFREQ, FITLD will select
> AIPS 2:                                    data with freq. of SELFREQ AIPS
> 2:                                    +/- FQTOL.
> AIPS 2:                                    The unit of FQTOL is kHz. AIPS
> 2:                                    <=0 => 10 kHz
> AIPS 2: WTTHRESH      0                    Flagging threshold based on
> AIPS 2:                                    weights. See HELP.
> AIPS 2:                                    0 => no flagging
> AIPS 2:                                    1 => will flag ALL data AIPS 2:
> OPCODE     ' '                     Specify if wish to keep VT AIPS 2:     
>                               (VLBA Tape Statistics) table AIPS 2:        
>                            and other tables.  See HELP. AIPS 2:           
>                         '  ' => do not save tables AIPS 2: NPIECE        0
>                    Maximum uv table piece to AIPS 2: ERROR         1      
>              >= 2 -> do not use AIPS AIPS 2:                              
>      history in the FITS file
> 
> 
> 
> 
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