Targets for 2001
| Dow | Date | Description | Location | Person |
|---|
| Mon |
Jan 22-May 30 |
Terminate new fiber in lab |
JL |
Ford |
| Mon |
Apr 2-May 30 |
Ship all USNO Equipment (except Mark IV) |
20 M |
Bignell/Chestnut |
| . |
Apr 2-May 11 |
Re-condition corner setting tools |
. |
Weadon/McKinnon |
| Tue |
May 1- 31 |
GBT Az wheel bearing replacment. |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 1- 30 |
Set GBT Panel corners to best surface (bird bath to accommodate painting) |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| Mon |
May 7- 9 |
NRAO Visiting Committee Meeting |
CV |
Jewell |
| . |
May 7 |
Ship Mark IV equipment to Algonquin Park, CA |
. |
Ghigo/Morgan |
| . |
May 7- 28 |
Repair water tower (water conservation in effect) |
GB |
Holstine |
| Wed |
May 9 |
NRAO GB Colloquia, Nature of ISM in Low Surface B. Gal., L. Matthews (3:30) |
JL Aud |
Minter |
| Fri |
May 11 |
Tim Boyd, GHS Science |
40 Ft |
Heatherly |
| Tue |
May 15 |
Install GBT Feed Arm Lasers (middle units) |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 15 |
Installation of Feed Arm Laser (right lower unit) |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 15 |
Use of Mainsaver within Operations group |
. |
Lawrence |
| . |
May 15 |
Preliminary VSOP2 proposal |
. |
Langston |
| Wed |
May 16 |
Installation of the Feed Arm Lasers (upper units) |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| Fri |
May 18- 19 |
Bud Oates, Astronomy Cliub |
40 Ft |
Heatherly |
| Mon |
May 21 |
Issue RFQ for Construction of NRAO Education and Visitor Center |
. |
Holstine |
| . |
May 21- 23 |
50 Years of Galactic HI Surveys |
JL Aud |
Lockman |
| Tue |
May 22 |
Contract awarded for Construction of NRAO Education and Visitor Center |
. |
Holstine |
| Fri |
May 25 |
NRAO GB Colloquia, TBD, B. Mason (3:30) |
. |
Minter |
| . |
May 25- 27 |
Tim Spuck |
40 Ft |
Heatherly |
| Mon |
May 28-Jun 2 |
Chatauqua Course |
JL Aud |
Heatherly |
| . |
May 28 |
NRAO Holiday - Memorial Day |
. |
. |
| Wed |
May 30 |
Electronic Time Entry test using ADP eTime software complete |
GB |
Gibb |
| . |
May 30 |
Installation of Optical Guide Scope complete |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 30 |
Repair and installation of track covers complete |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 30 |
MCB monitoring of backup pwr gen. and pwr xfmr complete. |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 30 |
Quadrant detector installation complete |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 30 |
Installation of telephone to PF & subr. areas complete |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 30 |
Second of the new cryo compressors fabricated. |
. |
McKinnon |
| . |
May 30 |
Position GBT reflector surface electronically to conform to Photgrammetry results |
. |
McKinnon |
| Fri |
Jun 1 |
GB deadline for NRAO Newsletter articles |
. |
Langston |
| . |
Jun 1 |
Begin Operations of GBT from the Janksy Lab |
. |
McKinnon |
| Sat |
Jun 2 |
Begin Weekend operations on the GBT |
GBT |
McKinnon |
| Sun |
Jun 3- 7 |
American Astronomical Society Meeting |
Pasadena |
. |
| Tue |
Jun 5 |
SAO Maser electronics upgraded (hot spare for Sigma Tau) |
GB |
Ford/Stennes |
| Thu |
Jun 7- 9 |
Gettysburg College |
40 Ft |
Heatherly |
| . |
Jun 7 |
WVMR Recording of NRAO Radio Show (tba 2nd Sat of month) - Ghigo |
. |
Lockman |
| Sat |
Jun 9- 15 |
Hands-on Universe Workshop |
JL Aud |
Heatherly |
| Sun |
Jun 10- 15 |
NAIC-NRAO School on Single-Dish Radio Astronomy |
Arecibo |
Jewell |
| Fri |
Jun 15 |
Begin documentation of R&R maintenance procedures using new system |
. |
Meadows |
| Sun |
Jun 17- 30 |
RARECATS |
JL Aud |
Heatherly |
| Wed |
Jun 20- 21 |
Mainsaver Training (general and supervisor) |
JL Aud |
Lawrence |
| Sun |
Jul 1 |
Start construction of NRAO Education and Visitor Center |
. |
Holstine |
| . |
Jul 1 |
Test of GBT VLBI equipment (using the 20m) |
GBT |
Ghigo |
| . |
Jul 1 |
Conversion of Ops Manual using new templates |
. |
Lawrence |
| Wed |
Jul 4 |
NRAO Holiday - Independence Day |
. |
. |
| Thu |
Jul 5 |
WVMR Recording of NRAO Radio Show (tba 2nd Sat of month) - Braatz |
. |
Lockman |
| Sun |
Jul 15- 18 |
SARA |
JL Aud |
Heatherly |
| Sat |
Jul 21- 27 |
Hand-on Universe Workshop |
JL Aud |
Heatherly |
| Wed |
Jul 25- 27 |
NRAO Business Managers Meeting |
CV |
Holstine |
| Sat |
Jul 28 |
GB Annual Picnic |
Rec Area |
. |
| . |
Jul 28 |
NRAO GB Summer Picnic |
Rec Area |
. |
| Sun |
Jul 29-Aug 11 |
RARECATS |
JL Aud |
Heatherly |
| Wed |
Aug 1 |
New main breaker for power distribution installed |
. |
Holstine |
| . |
Aug 1 |
Rewire site switch |
. |
Holstine |
| . |
Aug 1 |
Rewiring of power distribution complete |
. |
Holstine |
| Sun |
Aug 12- 19 |
ERIRA, Penn State, Dan Reichart |
40 Ft |
Heatherly |
| Fri |
Aug 31 |
GB deadline for NRAO Newsletter articles |
. |
Langston |
| Sat |
Sep 1 |
Mothball 20m |
. |
Chestnut |
| Mon |
Sep 3 |
NRAO Holiday - Labor Day |
. |
. |
| Sat |
Oct 6- 8 |
Penn State Erie, Darren Williams |
40 Ft |
Heatherly |
| Mon |
Oct 8 |
NRAO Holiday - Columbus Day |
. |
. |
| Thu |
Nov 22 |
NRAO Holiday - Thanksgiving Day |
. |
. |
| Fri |
Nov 23 |
NRAO Holiday |
. |
. |
| Mon |
Dec 24 |
NRAO Holiday |
. |
. |
| Tue |
Dec 25 |
NRAO Holiday - Christmas Day |
. |
. |
| Mon |
Dec 31 |
NRAO Holiday |
. |
. |