• Centre freq = 2268 MHz
• Polarisation = RCP
• 1st LO = 2000 MHz
• mix to 160 MHz into DAS
• so 2nd LO for USB mix = 2268 - 2000 + 160 = 428 MHz
• DAS profile = vsop_f.pro
• receiver config RCP → LNA2 (low noise path) → out (output 1 for SNT monitoring). So `SRLA2O1

• Tapes
  • get labels
  • load first set
• Block 0 track config
• PCFS
  • sched files
    • fix timing
    • snap2sidereal, send to ws2
  • modify PRC file
    • ND control
      • copy calon, caloff, toload, tosky from ndtest.prc
    • VFC patching
      • patch in S-band and set LOs to 260 and 276 MHz
    • S2 config
• start DAS software
  • configuration
  • adjust attenuators
• telnet s2
  • check time
• tidvsi
  • 203.5.58.205
  • check time
  • start disko
    • configure and start
• NMC
  • Link
    • Build link with antenna and receiver, spacecraft 50 (VLBI), pass 0, any receiver.
  • antenna startup
    • in NMC:CTRL Connection Control:
      • AP D TRK (to show the track display)
        • Check for:
        • * delut ~ +291 ms
        • * models for encoder and position should be 3SPIG.AC1 and 3SCIB.SEM respectively
      • ap band s
      • ap move r=240
      • ap semn 3spig.ac1
      • ap semn 3scib.sem
      • ap radec 291.30763 -29.23144 (1921-293)
      • ap mode ac1
      • ap d sts (check all green. click on antenna to see brakes status)
      • ap trk (start the antenna)
      • (make safety page)
      • ap resm trk
  • start various blocks
    • connection blocks → NDcontrol (Note PID)
    • connection blocks → UWVcontrol (Note PID)
    • connection blocks → sidereal_apc
      • SRC tracking = no
      • end time
  • receiver config
    • us d smap
    • us d xmap
    • (double-click on dichroic to move it IN)
    • (configure with double-clicks)
    • D1 D CNF
    • (select S band and [apply])
    • if fails, try SC 99
    • if fail to pick up correct LNA:
      • D1 set uwv reset
      • d1 set uwv srla2o2
    • configure noise diode
      • d1 d prf
      • click on REC button in CNF window
      • select 12.5K and frequency = on, apply
      • then enable/disable
      • to modulate
      • * 0.25 K, 20 Hz, 30s, enable
• xplot
• start PCFS software
  • ssh ops@pcfs40
  • pcfsa-remote
    • S2, S-RCP, S-LCP, maintenance
  • load procedure file
  • configure VFCs
• boresight
  • manual offsets
    • ap po xel 0.1
• PCFS
  • start the schedule
  • check atten levels

• in cc@nmc-wsN:$NMCOPSBLOCKDIR/conn/hostRA/sked_files
• File name should be sched_daynumber_antenna e.g sched_070_43
• Format:

028:20:55:00 200116.6 -174808 300.3195 -17.8023 OV-198 ddd:hh:mm:ss HHmmss.s DDmmss RA_deg Dec_deg Name

• Note that sidereal_apc uses RA_deg and Dec_deg, ignores sexigesimal formated columns
• Ra and Dec must be in geocentric apparent coordinates

define ifds 06067051402x ifd=,,nor,nor lo=lo1,2000,usb,rcp,1.0,0 patch=lo1,1h,2h,3h,4h,5h,6h,7h,8h,9h,10h,11h,12h,13h,14h enddef define vclba 06067051359x vc01=251.99,16.00,ul vc02=251.99,16.00,ul vc03=251.99,16.00,ul vc04=251.99,16.00,ul vc05=251.99,16.00,ul vc06=251.99,16.00,ul vc07=251.99,16.00,ul vc08=267.99,16.00,ul vc09=267.99,16.00,ul vc10=267.99,16.00,ul vc11=267.99,16.00,ul vc12=267.99,16.00,ul vc13=267.99,16.00,ul vc14=267.99,16.00,ul !+1s valarm enddef define caloff 00000000000x “relies on NDcontrol block, will silently fail without “really just switch back to 0.25K modulated so DCC's can log SNT too sy=echo “SET SNT NDS=0.25 MFQ=20 INT=5” | netcat -q 2 nmc-ws4 6643 !+1s “sy=echo “SET SNT E” | netcat -q 2 nmc-ws4 6643 ”!+2s “sy=tk.prompt “Please turn noise diodes OFF” 0 enddef define calon 00000000000x “relies on NDcontrol block, will silently fail without sy=echo “SET SNT NDS=12.5 MFQ=ON” | netcat -q 2 nmc-ws4 6643 !+1s “sy=echo “SET SNT E” | netcat -q 2 nmc-ws4 6643 ”!+2s “sy=tk.prompt “Please turn noise diodes ON” 0 enddef define toload 00000000000x “DSS-43 (70m) S2R IF1 X1R IF2 “S sy=echo “MOD 5 C” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 11 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 15 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 18 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 “X sy=echo “MOD 21 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 25 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 !+10s enddef define tosky 00000000000x “DSS-45 (HEF) X2R IF1 S1R IF2 “S sy=echo “MOD 4 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q6540543 sy=echo “MOD 2 C” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q6540543 sy=echo “MOD 1 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q6540543 sy=echo “MOD 5 A” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 11 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 14 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 15 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 18 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 “X sy=echo “MOD 21 A” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 sy=echo “MOD 25 B” | netcat nmc-ws4 -q 2 6543 !+10s enddef