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VLBI/eVLBI operations and technical meeting, Sydney, 21-22 Feb 2012

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ACTIONS list

The ordering of this action list roughly follows the agenda of the meeting. Some actions were carried forward and modified from the previous meeting(s). A consolidated and integrated list is given here.

1. ACTION: Proposals and scheduling
   • Monitor available LBA time and over-subscription (Phil)
   • Increase LBA time? (Phil)
   • Encourage more ToOs (ATNF)
   • More sessions of fewer days? Produce early schedules and information. (Phil)
   • Offer Mk5 subnet recording alternative with higher-BW in call for proposals (ATNF)
   • More disks at Ceduna from correlator (Correlator)

1. ACTION: SCHED issues
   • Keep PIs informed on SCHED developments (Cormac,Phil)
   • Cal flags in SCHED? Update sources.dat file with calibrator flags (Cormac,Chris)
     • fringe-finders; phase reference sources; calibrators on long baselines; new calibrators via eVLBI
     • ATCA developments for flag support (Jamie, Chris)
     • VEX2 implementation for flags (Cormac, Chris)
     • Flags in correlators and eVLBI (Chris, Cormac)
   • Support in SCHED for new DAS
     • dBBC is SCHED? (Cormac, Stewart)
       • FS issues for dBBC via Ed Himwich (NZ)
     • DFB3 in SCHED (Chris, Cormac)
       • DFB3 specs to Cormac (Chris)
   • Mixed mode scheduling in SCHED for ATNF (Cormac, Chris)

1. ACTION: Wiki/Web
   • Continuing Wiki reorganisation/maintenance for accessibility (Chris,Cormac)
   • Automate creation of Tsys and flagging files on Wiki (Cormac,Chris)
   • Link Ho, Cd and Ww cal files to wiki (Cormac)
   • Development of Ww noise cal systems and logs (NZ, LBA)
   • ATCA Tsys in Zoom modes (ATNF)
   • Check correct ATCA DAS modes on Wiki (Chris, Cormac)
   • Calibration data instructions on Wiki (Hayden, Hayley)

1. ACTION: Observing and monitoring
   • L-band feed at Ww (NZ)
   • Ww Tsys monitoring (NZ)
   • Pursue phase problems at Cd (UTas, correlator)
     • Narrow-band test observations for e-transfer
     • Bruce-DAS at Cd for testing? (UTas, Curtin)
     • Nathan's super-Bruce DAS to Cd for testing? (Curtin, UTas)
   • Tropospheric data for Katherine (AuScope)
   • Better LBA monitoring
     • Include LBA-live pages in recmon-like page? (Chris, Simon)
     • Use cdisko catalogs and extract file lists (Jamie)
     • Get Tid monitoring? (Shinji, Chris)
     • Ww monitoring via scripts (Stewart, Cormac)
     • Try Monica polling (Jamie)
     • Test monitoring error thresholds (Chris)
   • Test longer recorded data files (Chris)
   • ATCA correlator modes. Check via fringe-checking in green time (ATNF)
   • Streamline fringe-checks for Mk5 (Chris)
   • Use Mk5a at Ho and Tid for higher BW
   • Investigate IVS special observations. Develop proposals. (Oleg)
   • When 2 antennas used at Tid, record in different directories (Shinji)
   • Utilise all available time at Tid (Shinji, ATNF)
   • Get Parkes calibration data (Tasso, JER, Ettore)
   • Get Tsys data on ATCA (Chris, Tasso)
   • ATCA Array phasing issues (Chris, Jamie, Tasso)
   • Implement VSIC mods for automatic recorder setup (ATNF)

1. ACTION: eVLBI pointing for Ww (Chris, Cormac, Jamie M, NZ)

1. ACTION: Data storage and transfers
   • Investigate future ARCS transfers or alternatives (ATNF)
   • Mk5 in Canberra for Tid transfers or ship Mk5 disks to Hobart? (Shinji, ATNF, UTas)

1. ACTION: Correlators
   • Advance warning to correlator of technical requirements of observations (PIs)
   • Feedback from PIs (Phil, PIs)
   • Reduction pipeline on Cave for e-VLBI (Chris, Cormac)
   • Copy LBA data archive to ATNF (Curtin, ATNF)
     • investigate RPFITS issues with Adam.
   • LBA archive online via ATOA? (Tasso)
     • Investigate RPFITS and IDIFITS issues in ATOA (ATNF)
   • Aim for Tsys extraction at correlator (Curtin, ATNF)

1. ACTION: Networks and e-VLBI Demos
   • Overseas telescopes in eVLBI? (Tasso)
     • Indian connectivity?
     • Regular Asia eVLBI tests?
   • NEXPReS BoD (Tasso, AARNet)

1. ACTION: e-VLBI developments
   • Promote eVLBI better (All)
   • eVLBI scheduling (cf EVN of ~10sessions/year) (ATNF)
   • Advertise better e-VLBI capabilities with DiFX 2.0 (Tasso)
   • Utilise more e-VLBI test-time (ATNF)
   • Finalise VTP standard (Chris)
   • Investigate Tid e-VLBI connectivity (Tasso)

1. ACTION: DAS and Recorders/Disks
   • Monitor developments of DBBCs, DBEs etc (All)
     • Procure new DAS?
   • Investigate Tsys logging in DBBC
     • Collaboration with Gino and Bonn?
   • Monitor recorder/Disk developments (all)
     • Replacement of LBA recorders/Disks?

1. ACTION: Next Ops meeting venue. UTas? (Tasso)