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    BlockA2010 observing logCima log Scan listComment
    06.12.14plog061214p cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. Beam 1B off during entire scan (bad power)
    06.12.12plog061212p cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. All ok.
    06.12.11plog061211p cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. All ok.
    06.12.10plog061210p cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. GPS in one scan. All ok.
    06.12.09plog061209p cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. GPS in two scans. Problems with one FITS (same problem as 06.11.01, see log) - fixed on 2006.12.10.
    06.12.08plog061208p cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. RFI at 1380MHz.
    06.12.07plog061207p cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. No problems. No unusual RFI.
    06.12.06plog061206p cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. First three drifts may have wrong position information in header (see log). Some intermittent RFI bursts at ~1400 MHz (GPS test?).
    06.12.02log061202 cimalog fitsfiles WAPP problems; lost an hour. See log. TOGS at end.
    06.12.01log061201 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end.
    06.11.30log061130 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at end. Tiedowns disabled.
    06.11.29log061129 cimalog fitsfiles NO successful TOGS -- WAPP failure twice during TOGS at end of run. WAPP failure twice near start of run. Tiedowns disabled.
    06.11.28log061128 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at end only. WAPPs failure at very end of run, during last drift cal, before TOGS.
    06.11.27log061127 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at end only. All ok.
    06.11.26log061126 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at end only. Tiedowns disabled during lightning. All ok.
    06.11.25log061125 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All ok.
    06.11.24log061124 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All ok.
    06.11.23log061123 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All ok.
    06.11.22log061122 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. Beam 1 Pol B now fine (system was warmed up since last run).
    06.11.16log061116 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. Major WAPP errors (lost an hour) near start. Power in 1B very very low.
    06.11.08log061108 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. Note beam 1B is "warm".
    06.11.07log061107 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All ok.
    06.11.06log061106 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. Pair of WAPPS error twice (see log).
    06.11.05log061105 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All ok.
    06.11.03log061103 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All ok.
    06.11.02log061102 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All ok.
    06.11.01log061101 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. RFI at 1380 MHz weak but present all time. Problems with beam 6, 1 fits only - see log for details. WAPP software updates - see log.
    Note added: On this date and several days thereafter, observant observers noticed extra noise in Beam 1.0; see Phil's notes on the problem.
    06.10.31log061031 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All observations Ok.
    06.10.30log061030 cimalog fitsfiles WAPPS failure at beginning of TOGS. Restarted and ran OK. Operator ran start_gpib again. All observations Ok. Noticed RFI from 1400 to 1405 MHz in last drift.
    06.10.19log061019 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. Connection lost at the end of the run. Need to check files 9-18. Note: Az enc failure
    06.10.18log061018 no cimalog no fitsfiles No observing due to unscheduled maintenance. See log for details.
    06.10.17log061017 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All OK. Note: Az enc failure
    06.10.16log061016 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. Strong RFI from Puntas Salinas between LST 21:35 - 2:09, otherwise okay. Note: Az enc failure
    06.10.15log061015 cimalog fitsfiles Time only allocated for TOGS at start. All okay. Note: Az enc failure
    06.10.14log061014 cimalog fitsfiles Time only allocated for TOGS at start. All okay. Note: Az enc failure
    06.10.13log061013 cimalog fitsfiles Time only allocated for TOGS at start. All okay.
    06.10.11log061011 cimalog fitsfiles Time only allocated for TOGS at start. All okay.
    06.10.10log061010 cimalog fitsfiles Time only allocated for TOGS at start. All okay.
    06.10.09log061009 cimalog fitsfiles Time only allocated for TOGS at start. All okay.
    06.10.08log061008 cimalog fitsfiles Time only allocated for TOGS at start. All okay.
    06.10.07log061007 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All okay.
    06.10.06log061006 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All okay.
    06.10.01log061001 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at end only. All okay.
    06.09.29log060929 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start (may not be good - see log) and end. WAPP error three times (see log).
    06.09.28log060928 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. Nothing to report.
    06.09.27log060927 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All okay.
    06.09.26log060926 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All okay.
    06.09.19log060919 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems. Last run for this set.
    06.09.18log060918 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems.
    06.09.17log060917 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems.
    06.09.16log060916 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems.
    06.09.15log060915 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems.
    06.09.14log060914 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems (5B behaved well).
    06.09.13log060913 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. Beam 5B power levels bit noisy but in blue range.
    06.09.12log060912 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. Beam 5B power levels unstable early, rose to 1.5 mid-run.
    06.09.11log060911 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems tonight.
    06.09.10log060910 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems tonight.
    06.09.09log060909 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. No problems tonight.
    06.09.08log060908 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. Beam 5B acting up again; see log for details.
    06.09.07log060907 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. All OK.)
    06.09.06log060906 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start only. One WAPP error near end (calibration will need to be split)
    06.09.05log060905 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. All okay.
    06.09.04log060904 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end. Disturbing RFI in one scan.
    06.09.03log060903 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end; one scan aborted due to WAPPs error.
    06.09.02log060902 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end; Beam 5B higher power level in some scans (see log).
    06.09.01log060901 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end; no problems.
    06.08.31log060831 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end; alfadatawin would not refresh in Ithaca or at AO. Problem reported to operator and M. Lerner
    06.08.25log060825 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end; no problems.
    06.08.24log060824 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end; no problems.
    06.08.23log060823 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS run at start and end; no problems.
    06.08.22log060822 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS was run, but unsuccessfully, at beginning. TOGS run at end ok. Other than initial TOGS hiccup, no problems.
    06.08.20log060820 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS was not run at beginning. TOGS run at end ok. Intermittent problems with laser ranging (see log).
    06.08.19log060819 cimalog fitsfiles Ran TOGS at start and end; no problems.
    06.08.18log060818 cimalog fitsfiles Ran TOGS at start and end; no problems.
    06.08.17log060817 cimalog fitsfiles Ran TOGS at start and end; one scan lost to WAPP/network issues (see log).
    06.08.16log060816 cimalog fitsfiles Unable to run TOGS cal at start; ran at end. No problems.
    06.08.15log060815 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start/end. No problems.
    06.08.14log060814 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start/end. There were problems using dataview so VNC wasn't used. WAPP error midrun.
    06.08.13log060813 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start only. No problems.
    06.08.12log060812 cimalog fitsfiles TOGS at start/end. No problems. Boring is good.
    06.08.11log060811 cimalog fitsfiles We kick off the fall season! TOGS at start/end. First session with VNC worked fine. RFI spike in two beams - see note.

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