Local Arrangements/Opening Remarks (Alef, Lindqvist)
Approval & last minute additions to Agenda (all)
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Review of Action Items from last meeting (all; see appended list)
RadioNet3 (Lindqvist)
Reliability/Performance of the EVN
Reliability/Performance of the EVN
(Yang)
Pre-session checks, e.g., sampler stats, phase-cal, RFI … (Yang)
NME results (Yang)
Feedback from last sessions (Yang)
Amplitude Calibration
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Timely delivery of ANTAB-files? (Yang)
DBBC ANTAB-files (Yang)
ANTAB-files other new systems (Yang)
DBBC Continuous calibration (Bach)
Digital BBC-systems
DBBC development and production status,
(Tuccari)
DBBC experience at stations (all)
DBBC feedback from JIVE (Campbell)
Operational issues with R1002 and CDAS (all)
R1002 and CDAS feedback from JIVE (Campbell)
JIVE
Technical Operations and R&D at JIVE,
(Szomoru)
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Digital BBC-systems, Mark 5C etc.
New wide-band frequency standards
DBBC IF-channel naming convention in Sched
2-4 Gbps observations EVN, EVN+VLBA
Technical priorites for the EVN
RadioNet3 JRA DIVA Task 1: Low-noise wide-band integrated amplifiers for VLBI antennas
(Alef)
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Mark 6, XCube, Flexbuff
(Alef)
Field System, status and new features
Haystack
Mark 5,6
Status: Mark 5A/B/B+/C, 6, software, firmware, SDK9
(Ruszczyk)
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Mark 5 problems encountered during last session, (all)
Disk inventory and purchase status – 7000 € per station/year (Lindqvist, all)
Disk throughput at JIVE, balancing with NRAO, Astro/Geo pool (Campbell)
Mark 5 logistics (repairs, shipping rules, VLBA shipping requirements, boxes, labels, etc.) (all)
NRAO
Activities at EVN stations (all)
Activities at potential new EVN stations
Upcoming meetings (Lindqvist)
TOW, Haystack, May 6-9, 2013
2nd International VLBI Technology Workshop, Jeju Island, Korea, 10-12 October, 2013
ERATec, TWS, Calibration workshop, Octtober 28-29, 2013
Date and place of the next TOG meeting
AOB
Campbell to let friends know where to find relevant SCHED catalogue information. Note that there is a permanent action item, “stations should ensure SCHED catalogue information is up-to-date.”
Szomoru to investigate if/how the number of ftp-tests could be increased, as a high time priority of the NEXPReS project.
Lindqvist/Bach to circulate input from Graham concerning implementing of continuous calibration with the DBBC.
Lindqvist to make sure that the next TOW covers all topics related to checking out a VLBI station.
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Bach: Send out information on the Effelsberg 22
GHz phasecal system.
Tuccari: investigate if the DBBC 16
MHz band shape can be improved.
Lindqvist: put script that transfer GPS-data to vlbeer on the wiki.
All L- and C-band stations: determine beam shapes at L- and C-band, if possible at different elevations. Send results, as well as the elevation intervals used, to Keimpema.
Yang, Bach, Lindqvist, Himwich and Graham: discuss new ANTAB script, present conclusions at next TOG.
Lindqvist/Szomoru: get Haystack Observatory to send official invitation to Nosov so he can participate in the DBC comparison workshop.
All: Make sure that your station spends 7 keur/year on the purchase of disks.