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+======  VLBI teleconference, Monday 24 June 2013 ======
+=====  02:00 UT  - 10:00 Perth, 12:00 AEST, 14:00 New Zealand  =====
+Phone:
+| Vic:|03 9545 8222 |
+| NSW:|02 9490 8022 |
+| ACT:|02 6276 6622 |
+| Qld:|07 3214 2311 |
+|  WA:|08 6436 8844 |
+|  SA:|08 8273 8122 |
+|  NT:|08 8944 8488 |
+| Tas:|03 6232 5188 |
+Meeting ID: 1886
+Chair: Tasso Tzioumis
+Attendance: Cormac Reynolds, Hayley Bignall (Curtin); Tasso Tzioumis, Chris Phillips, Phil Edwards, Yiannis Gonidakis, John Reynolds (CASS Marsfield); Jamie Stevens (CASS Narrabri); Jamie McCallum (UTas);  Richard Dodson (UWA)
+Apologies: Jonathan Quick (Hart) [Written report supplied]
+**Agenda**
+  *  Debrief from last LBA session 13-18 June 2013
+    *  Reports from the telescopes
+      *  ATNF
+      *  UTas
+      *  NZ
+      *  Hart
+    *  Rtfc and correlation
+    *  ATCA phasing at 22 GHz
+    *  Tests
+      *  With KVN
+      *  NEXPRES & BoD
+    *  Any other issues
+  *  Upcoming observations
+    *  14-19 August 2013 LBA session
+      *  NTFN testing
+    *   RadioAstron observations ?
+  *  Report from Radioastron RISC meeting.
+  *  Wiki logs
+  *  Data transfers.
+  *  e-VLBI developments/demos
+  *  Future plans: LBA wide-banding?
+    *  Xcube tests
+    *  telescope issues
+    *  correlator issues
+    *  e-VLBI
+  *  Organise scientific meeting in Northern Territory in 2014?
+  *  Review of  [[lbaops:telecon2013jun06 | Actions from  meeting on 06 June 2013]]
+  *  AOB
+**Actions arising**
+CARRIED FORWARD/UPDATED/CONTINUING
+  *  LBA data archive consolidation and copy at CASS. (CASS, Curtin)
+    *  LBA data archive. Need ATNF disk space (Tasso, Shaun) ** Continuing **
+  *  ATCA phasing. Check performance and implementation (Jamie S, Richard)** Updated **
+    *  Definitely need >200 mJy calibrators. Stress in documentation. (ATNF)
+    *  Recommend strong calibrators >> 200 Mjy ~every hour (depends on weather) + possible weaker calibrators more often (ATNF)
+    *  Ask PIs to nominate phase-cals and check fluxes BEFORE scheduled observations (Phil, Jasmie S)
+  *  ATCA Tsys via CABB (CASS) ** Updated **
+    *  Investigate implementation by Bob Sault (Tasso)
+    *  Consult with Carrad and Sault about Tsys implementation on the CABB (Tasso)
+    *  Check with WEW and test whether acal scale preserved when mode changed to VLBI (Jamie S)
+    *  Review ATCA VLBI configs (Jamie S, Tasso) ** Done **
+  *  Observer training and remote observing (Tasso) ** Continuing **
+  *  Wiki logs (All) ** Continuing **
+    *  Log transfers quickly to FTP area and/or Wiki (ALL) ** Continuing **
+    *  Annual "best" wiki-log competition. To be judged by correlator. (Cormac)
+  *  Schedule more 32 GHz tests with ATCA? (Phil) ** Continuing **
+  *  Pawsey centre access for VLBI and eVLBI (Chris, Cormac) ** Continuing **
+  *  Linear to Circular polarisation conversion. (Chris, Richard, Cormac) ** Continuing **
+  *  Monitoring "check-list" for ATNF telescopes (Chris, Jamie S) ** Continuing **
+  *  Monica implementation at Ceduna (Jamie & Jamie) ** Continuing **
+  *  Remote access to Ceduna VNC via Hobart? (Tasso, Jamie M.) ** Continuing **
+    *  VNC within VNC ? (Jamie M, Tasso)
+  *  Remote access to Ww (Stuart, Tasso) ** Continuing **
+  *  Simon Ellingsen complex schedules. Send frequency changes list to Ettore (Parkes) and Quick (Hart) for development of LO setups (Simon, Chris) ** Updated **
+    *  Rationalise Simon's schedules (Cormac, Simon, Chris)
+NEW ACTION ITEMS
+  *  DASPRO for Parkes needs updating to reflect Mars Rx changes (Chris)
+  *  NEXPReS BoD tests and demo would need time around June 2013 (Tasso, Phil) ** Updated **
+    *  BoD test. Scheduled for 27 June 2013(Chris, Tasso) ** Done **
+  *  Check-list for ASKAP Rx changes. Especially 100 MHz reference for X-band. (Tasso, Suzy).
+    *  Include on Wiki documentation (Tasso)
+  *  RTFC needs >0.5 hours for Mk5 and complex (e.g Simon's) setups (Phil)
+  *  Eliminate separate rtfc schedules except for special mosed (Cormac)
+    *  include in main schedules for 1st hour
+    *  Inform PIs of suitable fringe-finders from block-schedule (Cormac, Chris)
+    *  List of 22 GHz calibrators for Hart (Chris)
+    *  Ask Roopesh for calibrator update at 8 and 22 GHz (Chris)
+  *  X-raid disks failing e.g at Ceduna. Manage at correlator (Cormac, Hayley)** Done **
+    *  Sent to correlator for replacement of disk (UTas)
+    *  Curtin to keep stock of 750 GB disks (from failing set)  (Cormac)
+    *  Curtin has stock of 500 GB spare disks. ATNF also has spares and can provide extras.
+  *  NZ slow transfer issues  ** Resolved **
+    *  Possible cache size in Mk5 sofware. Email to Stuart, Chris, Cormac (Jamie M)
+  *  No phase-cal extraction from Mk5 in LBA corrlator. Inform Hart. (Tasso) ** Done **
+  *  Include Hart 15m availability in LBA. Already in SCHED.  ** Done **
+    *  Include in OPAL
+    *  Supply web link
+    *  On wiki documentation
+    *  Inform Leonid Petrov
+  *  For ATCA include in Wiki log: ref ant, pad, tied-array. Default ant03 on W104. (Jamie S)
+  *  Develop LBA 64 MHz setups for X and K bands (Cormac) ** Done **
+  *  For Tid, determine which antenna is scheduled in block-schedule and modify setup files (Cormac, Shinji, Phil)
+  *  Allow cdisko/server to select 1 x 64 MHz channel (Jamie S) ** Done **
+  *  KVN test data to Richard Dodson (Chris) ** Done **
+  *  Xcube developments by August session (Xcube, Tasso, Chris)
+STANDING ACTION ITEMS
+  *  VLBI science meeting in 2014 at Darwin (?) and setup LOC, SOC (Tasso)
+Next meeting: 09 August 2013

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