VLBI teleconference, 08 November 2011
10.30 Perth, 13.30 Eastern Summer Time, 15.30 New Zealand (02.30 UT)
Phone:
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| NSW: | 02 9490 8022 |
| ACT: | 02 6276 6622 |
| Qld: | 07 3214 2311 |
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Meeting ID: 9364
Chair: Tasso Tzioumis
Attendance: Cormac Reynolds, Hayley Bignall, John Morgan, Hayden Rampadarath, Divya Palaniswamy (Curtin); Shaun Amy, Tasso Tzioumis, Chris Phillips, Yiannis Gonidakis (CASS Marsfield); Jamie McCallum, Brett Reid, Simon Ellingsen, Stas Shabala (UTas); Jamie Stevens (CASS Narrabri); Oleg Titov (GA); Shinji Horiuchi (CASS Tid); Tim Natush (AUT)
Apologies: Phil Edwards (CASS); Steven Tingay (Curtin)
Agenda
- Planning for next VLBI session
- 10-15 November 2011
- Schedules
- Telescopes
- Observers
- March 6-11 2012
- General comments
- Reports from observatories & correlator(s)
- ATNF
- UTas
- Curtin
- Tid
- NZ
- AuScope
- Hart
- VLBI SSP review report
- e-VLBI developments/demos
- official e-VLBI demo to Hobart
- e-VLBI to Brazil
- ASKAP network?
- Proposed LBA annual meeting, February 2012
- Impact on LBA of proposed ATNF changes
- Parkes changes
- Parkes Rx rationalisation
- IVS observations
- Parkes 12m developments
- Parkes long-term
- Mopra operations changes
- short term implications
- long term MP for LBA?
- * Review of Actions from last meeting 07 September 2011
- Any other issues
Actions arising
CARRIED FORWARD/UPDATED
- Consolidation of the LBA Archive to include all ATNF + Swinburne + Curtin correlated LBA data. Should also add in eVLBI output data. Maintain complete archives at Curtin and ATNF (ATNF/Curtin)
- ATNF to develop online access to this archive (ATNF) - Continuing
- Arrange ATOA on-line access to archive (ATNF)
- Copy LBA data archive from Curtin to ATNF (Curtin, Chris) continuing
- Transfer of LBA archive from Curtin to ATNF needs route. Firewall issues? (Chris, Shaun)
- Guidelines for phasing the atca more often during vlbi observations (ATNF) - to be revisited
- Implement upgrade for programmable cable changes on VLBI DAS. (Chris, Jamie S) continuing
- Contact Peter Mirtchin re DAS remote cabling changes via VSIC (Tasso)
- Update Parkes VLBI notes on Wiki (Jamie, JER, Tasso)
- Mk5 notes for Parkes on Wiki (Chris, JER, Tasso)
- Parkes Calibration notes (JER, Ettore)
- Investigate/implement mixed mode correlation (64 MHz & 4 x 16 MHz) at Curtin correlator (Cormac, Chris) continuing
- Proposal for VLBI with GMRT for next round (All) continuing
- Try automatic pcal via schedules on atca (Jamie S)
- Need to train observers for all antennas as more remote observing is anticipated (Tasso) continuing
- Organise e-VLBI demo with Brazil (Tasso)
NEW ACTION ITEMS
- Mixed-mode correlation is becoming critical issue for LBA. Needs to be brought up at DiFX meeting in December (Chris, Cormac, Tasso) done
- LBA monitoring problems due to ares issues at UTas (Jamie M)
- Ceduna issues persisting. (UTas)
- Check station clock (Brett, Stas)
- 1pps phase jumps. H-maser? Check with Russians (Brett)
- Persistent phase jumps at all bands. Try test with Rb vs H-maser at S-band during lba session (Utas, CASS, Curtin)
- Issues for next LBA session all completed
- Mp back from 64MHz (Narrabri)
- ASKAP ready at X-band. Need operations notes on Wiki (Tasso)
- Liaise with Hart re schedules and rtfc (Chris, Cormac)
- Prepare for rtfc with Mk5 at Ww and Hh (Chris, Cormac)
- Prepare Ww for session (AUT)
- eVLBI Demo to Hobart. (Ho, Ww, Mp) for 23/11/11. Postponed again
- eVLBI demo to Korea at K-band (Chris)
- Inputs to CASS changes to operations at Mopra and Parkes. Some on ATUC forum. LBA notes to be prepared. Deadine 30 Nov 11(Tasso) completed
- Next LBA annual operations meeting in Marsfield. Best common week with no conflicts is 20-25 Feb 2012. Pick 2-3 days in the middle of that week. (Tasso)
- Include session for VLBA discussion (Cormac)
Next meeting: Tuesday 13 December 2011. 13:30 Sydney summer time (0230 UT)
