[daip] ANTAB: error when station name is FT

[Eric Greisen]

Arnaud Collioud wrote:
> Dear AIPS developers,
> 
> I am using the task ANTAB to import the gain and tsys values for the station Fortaleza from an external file.
> The file begins as:
> GAIN FT  ELEV DPFU=0.013,0       FREQ=8030.1,9130.1
> POLY=1.0000E+00
> /
> TSYS FT FT=1.0 TIMEOFF=0
> INDEX= 'R1:R2', 'X', 'R3', 'R4', 'X', 'X', 'X', 'X'
> /
> 
> The problem is that the station short name is 'FT' (as specified in the AN table), which is also a parameter of the ANTAB task (multiplying factor).
> This leads to the following error message:
> 
> Task ANTAB  (release of 31DEC11) begins
> ANTAB1: ZTXOP2: using translated file name =
> ANTAB1: ZTXOP2: RDV88_reste_X.antabfs
> ANTAB1: TXTCAL: GAIN RECORD MISSING STATION NAME
> ANTAB1: Purports to die of UNNATURAL causes
> 
> How should I specify the station name to get rid of this error? Could I use an alias?
> 
> Best regards,
> Arnaud

Use the verb TABPUT to change the station name in the AN file and an 
editor (e.g. emacs) to change the name in the external file.

Eric Greisen