Contents

• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• INTRODUCTION
• SCHEDULE FILES
• LOG & CALIBRATION FILES
• ABSENTEE OBSERVING
• SCHEDULE FILE PREPARATION
• POLARIZATIONS & SPANNED BANDWIDTHS
• STANDARD SETUPS
• RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
• VLA OBSERVING MODES
  • Single Antenna
  • Phased Array
  • Selecting a Phased-Array Mode
  • Monitoring the Phased-Array Performance
  
  
• CALIBRATION INFORMATION
• GAIN CURVES
• SCHEDULING HINTS
• VLA SIGNAL PATH
• VLBI SIGNAL PATH
• VLBI SETUP DETAILS
• MODCOMP COMPUTER CONTROL
  • Modcomp Data Corrections
  • The VLA Observe File
  • Other Modcomp Control Files
  • VLBLOG
  
  
• KEY PERSONNEL
• About this document ...