[mmaimcal] Re: qband alma

[John Carlstrom]

thanks Al.

I still think that some more thought ought to be given
to the value of initial testing at q-band. It really
has made a difference at OVRO and BIMA. We were able
to debug and fix problems that had been chronic at
both observatories for several years. You could
ask Jack Welch, Dave Woody, or Dick Plambeck, if you want a 
less biased opinion. 


Later, John



On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Al Wootten wrote:

> Hi, John
> 
> Thanks very much for your presentation on Qband.  It was very successful.
> The receivers were prioritized at the ASAC meeting, with the result that the
> four planned first light bands were endorsed (Bands 3(3mm), 6(1.3mm), 7(.85mm), 
> and 9 (.45mm). Next came bands 1 (Qband) and 4(2mmlow), with lesser 
> support for bands 2, 5, 8 and 10.  Band 5 had least support, and Band 10
> was thought to need technical maturation.  But these are given as groupings
> not as rankings, so where I typed something within each group does not
> carry any significance.  I expect the complete report by 26 March.
> 
> Clear skies,
> Al
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