[evlatests] Update on Positions; Phase stability; RTP on EA14.
Rob Long
rlong at nrao.edu
Mon Jan 22 11:26:05 EST 2007
Do we need to take a look at the elevation riser on 14 to make sure it
isn't damaged?
Rob
Doug Gerrard wrote:
> No work has been done to the fiber in the last several months, other
> than normal moves and/or any module swap outs.
>
> Doug
>
> Vivek Dhawan wrote:
>
>>1. EA 14, 16, and 24 moved last week. Two baseline runs were
>> done on Saturday, and positions could be found for all EVLA
>> antennas including 17.
>>
>>2. Residual phase changes with elevation are +_1 radian on
>> the older antennas 13,14,16, and even less on the newer
>> 23, 24, 26, 17. (All at X band)
>>
>>3. L352 round-trip meters appear to exist at 13,14,18 and two
>> more unidentified antennas.
>>
>> mib-1-22 was working, but I dont know on which antenna.
>> mib-0-52 was logging at once/min instead of once/10s, and
>> its reading was unchanging.
>>
>> The meter on EA14 now changes its response by 5 ps as the
>> elevation changes on that antenna, and seems to know when
>> the antenna goes over the top (EL >90). It is the only meter
>> doing this, it is a new phenomenon, and I noticed it first on
>> January 10th, i.e. it started before EA14 was moved.
>> From the monitor data archive, it was present Dec 6th. (I do
>> not have this monitor point in Oct-Nov). Was the fiber on
>> EA 14 'fixed' in some way before Dec 6th?
>> I don't know if the meter is telling the truth, but it seems
>> to show the diurnal temperature trend correctly.
>>
>>Vivek.
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