[evlatests] MCAF/TelCal test

[Joseph P. McMullin]

Can someone elaborate on what changes in MCAF/TelCal you were testing
(i.e., what were you expecting to see?); I wasn't aware of looming changes
this week.
Thanks.

Joe

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Rick Perley <rperley at nrao.edu> wrote:
>    Ken/Bryan ran a short test, with changes to MCAF/TelCal.
>
>    Results:
>
>    Test 1:  An 'OSRO'-style observation at X-band:
>
>    All data look fabulous.  The only issue seen is that antenna 26
> gives only noise -- no fringes -- and is not flagged.  (Ken says he is
> aware of this, and has no idea what is wrong).
>
>    Test 2:  A 'RSRO'style observation at X and C bands:
>
>    Same as above -- phases and amplitudes are stable and strong (with
> the exception noted above.  Note that antenna 26 fringes nicely at
> C-band).
>    One small curiosity -- presumably unrelated to the test:  ea11, at
> C-band, and in IF 'C' only, dropped its amplitude by about half near the
> end of the test.  The transition from high to low was essentially
> instantaneous.
>
>
>
> Ken Sowinski wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 Sep 2011, Bryan Butler wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> so rick will look at the data (cursorily - just load it and make sure
>>> it's not non-sensical).
>>
>> Rick,
>>
>> I put a page on your keyboard with the names of two test
>> observations that were just run:
>>
>> X_osro.005
>> CrsroXrsro_3C84
>>
>>
>> Ken
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