From: <John.Reynolds_at_email.protected>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:39:57 +1100 (EST)

Jim,

I can probably do the one-off extra session on 23rd March UT without too
much trouble.

Cheers,
John R

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Bob Sault wrote:

>Jim,
>
>Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I do not see that I can change the main
>ATCA VLBI period to 14-23 March. This would require a major
>rescheduling exercise. The timing of the 6C array, and handling C1465
>(which requires two observing sessions 19 days apart - its a periodic
>source) would be difficult problems in the rescheduling.
>
>The ATCA schedule is like concrete: once it is laid down, it tends to
>set solid and be hard to change.
>
>I can change the schedule to put a second 12h VLBI session starting 23
>March 1300 UT (1030 UT would be more difficult). But this would be in
>the 6C array. If the weather is half reasonable, that should be OK at
>13cm.
>
>Cheers
>Bob
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>On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Jim Lovell wrote:
>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I'd like to propose a change to the dates for the March LBA session.
>>> This will enable us to use two allocations on DSS-43. The proposed
>>> new dates for the session are:
>>>
>>> UT: March 14 (day 73) 23.00 -> March 23 (day 82) 23.00
>>> AEDT: March 15, 10.00 -> March 24, 10.00
>>>
>>> The session could be shifted later by up to 29 hours, but no earlier
>>> without losing Tid time. Please let me know if this change is OK with
>>> you or not.
>>>
>>> The alternative is to keep the session as it currently is (March 9 to
>>> 18) and to have a 12h observation on March 23 from 10.30 to 22.30 UT.
>>> If this suits you better (or not) please let me know.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim
>>>
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>>>
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