[evlatests] more 3-bit samplers

Keith Morris kmorris at nrao.edu
Thu Sep 22 22:26:00 EDT 2011


These antennas have not received T304 updates yet.  Recall that the
unmodified T304s have 20dB less output power than the modules with the new
equalizer boards.  Among modules with the older equalizer boards, there
can be 8 - 10dB difference in overall module gain.  This gain difference
is being addressed during the retrofit.  I can check serial numbers
tomorrow.

New EQ boards have been inspected and tested and are presently being
retrofit into modules.  I expect that we will have these modules ready for
antennas within 2 weeks.


> Pairs of DTS modules were installed in ea06 and e26 today.
>
> The pair in ea26 was only made to work late in the day and
> has not been tested at all.
>
> The pair in ea06 works, but there may be a T304 problem.
> There is plenty of power into the T304, but all four channels
> (two in IF A and two in IFC) have very little output power
> even with the output attenuators wide open.  These tests
> were made at C band.
>
> During tests fringes were obtained between three antennas
> in both of the AC IF pairs, and between seven antennas in
> the A1Ca IF pair.  Data is in hand to allow a preliminary
> sensitivity estimate for all the IFs for all antennas but
> ea26.
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