GBT Support and Troubleshooting
This page provides links to various topics related to providing support and troubleshooting to GBT observers. In particular, it includes fixes and workarounds from the GBT support scientist's weekly meetings. Although provided as a resource for GBT support staff, experienced GBT observers may find these postings useful.
Also see Frequently Asked Questions.
- Astrid Scripts and Configuration
- 2008_07_07 Astrid Script Guide and advice.
- 2007-12-17 Subreflector Nodding (PDF)
- 2009_02_04 Advanced Mapping Advice
- Kepley's Simple Scripts - Partially Complete Project
- Misc
- 2011-05-16 Updating the Propoer's and Observer's Guides (PDF)
- 2008-03-03 Estimating Observing Time (PDF)
- 2008-03-03 Observing Time Spreadsheet (OO)
- 2009-12-18 Clock Monitoring; Site Time system.
- Useful Scripts and Tools
- Ron Maddalen's Useful Scripts
- Tracking solar system objects
- Holography presentation
- Useful Linux Command Line Tools
- MJD
- MJD ?
- LST
- LST T
- psum project_code
- getastridlog project_code
- Receivers
- 2008-02-11 Balancing Guidelines (PDF)
- 2015-07-14 Observing with the 4mm Rx (PDF)
- Instructions for Adjusting KFPA cals
- Backends
- 2016-07-08 Radar Observing Advice
- 2014-02-18 The VEGAS Troubleshooting Guide.
- 2014-02-18 VEGAS status page.
- 2014-02-18 VEGAS web page/b>.
- 2012-07-23 The Guppi Support Guide.
- 2011-11-08 Mustang Observer's Checklist.
- 2011-11-08 Mustang Operator's Checklist.
- 2009-02-16 The Zpectrometer: everything you need to know including setup and Observing advice.
- 2008-03-10 Spectrometer Setup Problem - examples of bad lags - (PDF)
- 2008-03-10 CCB Overview (PDF)
- 2009-02-23 CCB Observing Intro(PDF)
- 2016-07-08 Radar Observing Advice
- 2008-07-08 VLBI Setup info and CheckList
- 2009-03-23 Tuning MUSTANG
- 2009-03-23 Older Notes about MUSTANG
- Support Documents
- GB Support Bible
- GBTIDL to CASA notes
