[evlatests] L-Band RFI -- again

[Charles Kutz]

According to my handy dandy NTIA US Frequency Allocation Chart, 1435 
MHz-1525 MHz is allocated for Mobile Aeronautical Telemetering. Probably 
flight test activity at White Sands.

Where is Mertely when you need him? :-)

Chuck

Rick Perley wrote:
>     A continuum L-band observation was taken near noon.  The first 
> observation, at 11:53 through 11:58 MST, was completely wiped out -- all 
> the hallmarks of RFI.   By far the worst offenders are clustered at the 
> center of the array -- antennas 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20 and 24.  The second 
> observation was taken at 12:37 through 12:42 -- these data are just 
> fine.   A check done a few minutes ago (2PM), show all is fine. 
> 
>     I note that the time of wipeout was just before lunchtime, and was 
> at the same local time as yesterday's spectral line observation which 
> was wiped out by an *enormous* emission centered at 1484 MHz.   Might we 
> have some microwave oven gone wild?  Or perhaps some piece of equipment, 
> used intermittently? 
> 
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