[daip] [bananas] MAC PPC back up, first 31DEC09 patches

[Eric W Greisen]

Elias Brinks wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> On 19 Jan 2010, at 17:29, Eric Greisen wrote:
>
>   
>> 2. Bandpass application acquired an error probably on September 20,
>> 2009.  This error caused it to use all channels in computing the average
>> amplitude correction to be used in adjusting the weights.  Bad
>> calibrations at the edge channels can make this a very bad idea.  The
>> code that causes all arrays but VLBA and EVN to use the central 75% was
>> reinstated.  This correction involves a lot of link edits - a MNJ is the
>> best way to fix up your code.
>>     
>
> Does this affect the MACPPC only, or is this an installation wide issue?
> Just checking...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Elias
>   
This is installation wide.  If the bandpass function was reasonable, 
then it is a slight adjustment
to the weights and so not important.  It was catastrophic when the 
bandpass was unreasonable at the edge channels.

Eric Greisen