This page contains links to a number of ATNF Technical Memos, many dating back to the 1980s and related to planning for the Australia Telescope Compact Array. More recent memos are available on our current technical memos page.

10.1 Systems and Performance

10.3 Receivers, LO Systems, and Data Links

10.4 Correlator Systems

10.5 Computers & Processing

14.4 LO Systems and Data Links (Fibre Optics & Microwave Links)

14.6 Computers & Processing II

14.7 General

15.5 Site Development & Construction – Interference Studies

15.6 Culgoora

17.2 Technical Advisory Groups – Configuration Study Group

17.3 Long Baseline Array

18.2 Working Documents

20.1 Overall Systems Performance & Operation – File Notes

20.1.1 Overall Systems Performance & Operation – Technical Notes & Reports

20.1.2 System Testing

20.2 Internal Memos

20.3 Meetings of Working Group

  • 20.3/001 REPORT OF AT SYSTEM CONCEPT WORKSHOP HELD AT PARKES 7-9 DECEMBER 1982 – SEE 10.1.027

20.8 System Definition Documents

21.1.1 Antenna Systems – File Notes

21.1.1.1 Antenna Systems – Technical Notes & Reports

21.3.1.1 Feeds – Technical Notes & Reports

21.4.1.1 Servo Mechanisms – Technical Notes & Reports

21.5.1.1 Subreflectors – Technical Notes & Reports

22.1.1 Receivers – Technical Notes & Reports

23.4 LO Systems

23.4.1 LO Systems – Technical Notes & Reports

24.1.1 Correlator Systems – Technical Notes & Reports

25.1 Computers & Processing – File Notes

25.1.1 Computers & Processing – Technical Notes & Reports

27.7 VLBI

29.1 QUASAT – File Notes and General

39.0 AT Operations Files – Technical Documents

39.1 AT Manuals

39.2 AT Technical Data

39.3 AT Technical Document Series

40.3 Parkes Technical Document Series

LBA eVLBI memos

  1. eVLBI Science Case (Chris Phillips) July 2004
  2. CABB eVLBI Requirements (Chris Phillips) November 2005
  3. LBA disk recorder header format (Chris Phillips) November 2005
  4. eVLBI network requirements (Chris Phillips) February 2006
  5. VSIB onboard modifications
  6. Recording system documentation (outdated) (Richard Dodson) September 2004
  7. BG2 connection schematic
  8. BG3 connection schematic (outdated)
  9. Polarisation gain terms for LBA data (Richard Dodson)
  10. Absolute Polarisation Calibration for LBA from ATCA data (Richard Dodson and Tasso Tzioumis)
  11. DiFX Performance Testing
  12. Continuous Calibration for LBA with CABB (Richard Dodson and Jamie Stevens)