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3rd GTG Meeting Granada

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    Table of contents
      1. 1.1. Meeting page:
      2. 1.2. Agenda
    2. 2. Presentations
    3. 3. Action Items

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    Agenda

    1. Local Arrangements/Opening Remarks (de Vicente)
    2. Agenda
    3. Minutes and Action Items from last meeting
    4. Reports from the stations (all)
      • Report from NRAO (Brisken)
    5. Report from correlator
      • Changes in procedures/personnel (Rottmann)
        • Ros to replace Porcas as scheduler
        • Yurii P. for GMVA correlation support and test observations
      • Session 1/2017 (Yurii P.)
      • Session 2/2017 (Yurii P.)
      • Session 1/2018 (Yurii P.)
    6. GMVA observations & operations
      • 4 Gbps mode @ VLBA
      • 4 Gbps mode w. DBBC2/3
      • Media / disk space
    7. GMVA calibration - Discussion session
      • Problems with sensitivity of VLBA antennas (Krichbaum/Rottmann)
    8. AOB:
    9. closing remarks
     

    Presentations

    W. Brisken:
    Y. Pidopryhora:
    H. Rottmann: GMVA 4Gbps possible modes
    H.Rottmann: gain of VLBA antennas
     

    Action Items

    1. (Bach) Compile and publish station  pre-check list.          open
    2. (All stations): invesitgate possibility for front-end tone injection.        partly open: yebes
    3. (Bach, Ef): improve Effelsberg bandpass @3mm         open
    4. (Himmwich, Bach, Rottmann): Find solution for creating working FS procedures from vex when using PFB flexmode       open
    5. (Alef, Rottmann): Obtain and circulate information from Tuccari on additional requirements for running in full_auto mode.   obsolete
    6. (Alef): Arrange with GMVA scheduler for inclusion of calibration and fringe check blocks (prior to UT 16:00)   done
    7. (Alef): Arrange with GMVA scheduler for extension of scan length & gaps to 10 minutes.    done
    8. (Rottmann, de Vicente): Compile information from stations about software tools in use. Setup software repository.       open
    9. (Krichbaum, stations): increase preob time from 10s to 30s.        open
    10. (Alef, Rottmann, Bach, Tuccari): Investigate Tsys calculation for full_auto mode    obsolete
    11. (On, Mh): Measure gain curve before fall 2017 session.     open
    12. (de Vicente): Talk to J. Cernicharo about using ATM code for tau calculation      done
    13.  (Krichbaum): distribute document describing station calibration procedure on the GMVATech exploder.      open
    14. (Correlator): establish calibration quality control at correlator         open
    15. (de Vicente): arrange for SiO maser observations approx. 1 month before GMVA session.     done