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GBT Operations & Commissioning Meeting

26 October 2007

GB137 and by video-con from CV-Conf

AGENDA


Upcoming Activities -- Carl

Activities List


Operations


Scheduling Status -- Carl



Observing News -- Ron

We supported 20 projects in 30 observing session, including 3 VLB runs. The telescope was also scheduled for 8.5 hrs of maintenance, 7 hrs of C-band tests, 5 hrs of PTCS tests, and 2 hrs of LTA DC offsets in the spectrometer and Ka-band nodding tests. Lost time was 5.5 hrs (3.5%).

Items to note:


Commissioning Plans -- Ron

On Sunday, Toney performed some tests of the config-tool changes for C-Band. On Wed., Dana started C-band commissioning. Andy Harris has a draft memo on their Zpec commissioning. I sent a prototype vector Tcal algorithm for Ka-band subreflector nodding to DJ, Bob G., Toney, and Jim for their comments. C-band commissioning continues through next week, followed by Roger's C- and X-band baseline tests.

BTW... I've shortened the following list by dropping all items from before Oct. 1. As a reminder, on the commissioning schedule there's a Nov 2 deadline for some decisions concerning traditional holography.

Carl and I are requesting that everyone must submit all requests for telescope time for the 8A trimester by mid Nov. Requests should be entered at http://wiki.gb.nrao.edu/bin/view/Observing/Planning08A


GBT Telescope Operations -- Bob


Mechanical Division Operations -- Dennis


Microwave Electronics Operations -- Steve


Digital Electronics Operations -- Randy


RFI Group Operations -- Carla


Software Operations -- Amy


Computing Operations -- Chris

/home/sdfits disc upgraded to 230Gb from 65Gb


Business Services -- Mike


43m Operations -- Glen


Project and Development Work


Dynamic Scheduling -- Karen


MUSTANG -- Brian


PTCS program -- PTCS Team


CICADA program -- CICADA Team


Ka-band Rx / Zpectrometer -- Galen


K-band Focal Plane Array -- Steve


Other Project Notes


Any other Business

Office Space

We had a discussion of office space yesterday. The proposed solution includes combining the "Fred Lo" visitor office with Connie Williams's office, and using the upstairs terminal room and conference room as office space (moving these in to the basement). There will need to be some moves, as follows:

This should keep us going for a while....

Return WVU day

A number of us will be visiting WVU on Tuesday November 13th for "return WVU day".

Potential NSF visit

We may have a visit from our NSF Program Officers on November 14/15th. Please be prepared to be on your best behavior.

-- RichardPrestage - 11 Oct 2007

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