cal diode calibration

mar,2004

Cal diode calibration is done on the antenna test range using a hot load and sky. It is also done on the telescope using absorber (hot load) and sky. This page points to some (but not all) of the calibrations done for the diodes.

Sections:

General informaion
cals by receiver
miscellaneous
history

General information: (top)

Controlling the cals in the gregorian.
A description of measuring the cals on the telescope using sky and absorber
How the cal data is reduced.
Accessing the cal values.

Cals by receiver: (top)

327 cals
430 dome cals
430 carriage house cals
lband narrow cals
lband wide cals
Alfa cals
sbn cals (2.38 Ghz)
sband wide cals (1.7 to 3.1Ghz).
sband high (3-4 Ghz) cals.
cband cals.
xband cals

Miscellaneous: (top)

08jun01: Time for cal to rise last 5% of maximum.

History: (top)

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