[evlatests] ea 21, V-pol P-band -- still weak

Rob Long rlong at nrao.edu
Fri Nov 22 11:06:20 EST 2024


Hey Rick,


We checked vlite data this morning and sure enough, the signal looked 
great after maintenance and then just dropped out! We obviously have 
more than one issue on that antenna.


We will be out to continue the hunt next maintenance day.


Rob


On 11/21/2024 4:37 PM, Rick Perley via evlatests wrote:
> New data taken at P-band show that the gains for ea21, 'V' 
> polarization are still low by about an order of magnitude.
>
> An additional feature has appeared:  The passband now has a 
> significant ripple of 4 MHz period — corresponding to a cable 
> reflection of length about 35 meters (free space equivalent).
>
> Rick
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