COVER INFORMATION Station: KUNMING (Code Km ) Experiment: Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi Exp. Code: EM163 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Marcote Address: JIVE Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 Dwingeloo Netherlands Phone: +31 521 596 508 EMAIL: marcote@jive.eu Fax: Phone during observation: +31 521 596 508 Observing mode: vlbi Notes: ##### Please, make sure PHASE CAL is OFF ##### Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 2 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- Next scan frequencies: 4824.00 4824.00 4824.00 4824.00 4888.00 4888.00 4888.00 4888.00 4952.00 4952.00 4952.00 4952.00 5016.00 5016.00 5016.00 5016.00 Next BBC frequencies: 624.00 624.00 624.00 624.00 688.00 688.00 688.00 688.00 752.00 752.00 752.00 752.00 816.00 816.00 816.00 816.00 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 14 00 00 J1310+3220 14 02 53 76.6 -54.4 0.9 119.4 0 0 14 00 00 14 03 00 =1308+326 14 05 53 76.1 -55.7 0.9 117.7 180 46 14 00 01 14 04 30 J1427+2348 14 07 23 85.1 104.7 -0.3 -73.2 -75 46 14 04 30 14 06 30 =1424+240 14 09 24 85.6 106.4 -0.3 -71.7 45 77 14 04 31 14 06 30 SDSSJ1430 14 09 24 84.6 111.3 -0.4 -66.5 -9 77 No stop 14 10 00 --- 14 12 54 85.3 115.2 -0.3 -62.9 201 131 14 06 31 14 10 30 J1427+2348 14 13 24 86.4 110.9 -0.2 -67.6 21 131 14 10 30 14 11 30 =1424+240 14 14 24 86.6 112.4 -0.2 -66.2 60 146 14 10 31 14 11 30 SDSSJ1430 14 14 24 85.6 117.3 -0.3 -61.0 -9 146 No stop 14 15 00 --- 14 17 55 86.3 123.3 -0.2 -55.3 201 200 14 11 31 14 15 00 J1427+2348 14 17 55 87.3 119.4 -0.2 -59.6 -8 200 No stop 14 16 30 =1424+240 14 19 25 87.6 123.6 -0.1 -55.5 82 223 14 15 01 14 16 30 SDSSJ1430 14 19 25 86.6 126.6 -0.2 -52.2 -7 223 No stop 14 20 00 --- 14 22 56 87.2 136.8 -0.1 -42.4 203 277 14 16 31 14 21 30 SDSSJ1430 14 24 26 87.4 142.4 -0.1 -36.9 86 277 14 21 30 14 25 00 --- 14 27 57 87.8 159.5 -0.1 -20.2 210 331 14 21 31 14 26 30 J1424+225A 14 29 27 87.6 201.7 0.1 21.3 48 331 14 26 30 14 30 00 --- 14 32 57 87.2 217.6 0.1 36.9 210 385 14 26 31 14 31 30 SDSSJ1430 14 34 28 87.8 199.5 0.1 19.2 61 385 14 31 30 14 35 00 --- 14 37 58 87.4 216.8 0.1 36.1 210 438 14 31 31 14 35 30 J1427+2348 14 38 28 87.3 241.4 0.2 60.3 2 438 14 35 30 14 36 30 =1424+240 14 39 29 87.1 243.6 0.2 62.5 60 454 14 35 31 14 36 30 SDSSJ1430 14 39 29 87.2 222.6 0.1 41.8 -24 454 No stop 14 40 00 --- 14 42 59 86.6 232.9 0.2 51.7 186 508 14 36 31 14 40 00 J1427+2348 14 42 59 86.3 249.5 0.2 68.0 -21 508 No stop 14 41 30 =1424+240 14 44 29 86.0 251.4 0.3 69.7 69 531 14 40 01 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 3 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 14 41 30 SDSSJ1430 14 44 29 86.3 236.3 0.2 54.9 -19 531 No stop 14 45 00 --- 14 48 00 85.7 242.5 0.3 60.8 191 585 14 41 31 14 45 30 J1427+2348 14 48 30 85.2 255.2 0.3 73.1 13 585 14 45 30 14 46 30 =1424+240 14 49 30 84.9 255.9 0.4 73.7 60 600 14 45 31 14 46 30 SDSSJ1430 14 49 30 85.4 244.6 0.3 62.7 -15 600 No stop 14 50 00 --- 14 53 01 84.6 248.5 0.4 66.3 195 654 14 46 31 14 50 00 J1427+2348 14 53 01 84.2 258.2 0.4 75.6 -14 654 No stop 14 51 30 =1424+240 14 54 31 83.8 259.0 0.4 76.2 76 677 14 50 01 14 51 30 J1424+225A 14 54 31 83.1 253.1 0.5 70.2 -10 677 No stop 14 55 00 --- 14 58 02 82.3 255.2 0.5 71.9 200 731 14 51 31 14 55 30 J1427+2348 14 58 32 82.9 260.8 0.5 77.6 21 731 14 55 30 14 56 30 =1424+240 14 59 32 82.7 261.2 0.5 77.9 60 746 14 55 31 14 56 30 SDSSJ1430 14 59 32 83.2 253.7 0.5 70.8 -11 746 No stop 15 00 00 --- 15 03 02 82.5 255.8 0.5 72.5 199 800 14 56 31 15 00 30 J1427+2348 15 03 32 81.8 262.5 0.6 78.9 19 800 15 00 30 15 01 30 =1424+240 15 04 33 81.6 262.8 0.6 79.1 60 815 15 00 31 15 01 30 SDSSJ1430 15 04 33 82.1 256.5 0.6 73.1 -10 815 No stop 15 05 00 --- 15 08 03 81.4 258.1 0.6 74.4 200 869 15 01 31 15 05 00 J1427+2348 15 08 03 80.8 263.8 0.7 79.7 -10 869 No stop 15 06 30 =1424+240 15 09 33 80.5 264.2 0.7 79.9 80 892 15 05 01 15 06 30 SDSSJ1430 15 09 33 81.0 258.7 0.6 74.8 -9 892 No stop 15 10 00 --- 15 13 04 80.2 260.0 0.7 75.7 201 946 15 06 31 15 10 30 J1427+2348 15 13 34 79.5 265.1 0.8 80.4 21 946 15 10 30 15 11 30 =1424+240 15 14 34 79.3 265.3 0.8 80.5 60 962 15 10 31 15 11 30 SDSSJ1430 15 14 34 79.9 260.5 0.7 76.0 -9 962 No stop 15 15 00 --- 15 18 05 79.1 261.5 0.8 76.7 201 1015 15 11 31 15 15 00 J1427+2348 15 18 05 78.5 266.0 0.8 80.8 -9 1015 No stop 15 16 30 =1424+240 15 19 35 78.2 266.3 0.9 80.9 81 1038 15 15 01 15 16 30 J1424+225A 15 19 35 77.5 262.7 0.9 77.2 -8 1038 No stop 15 20 00 --- 15 23 06 76.7 263.5 1.0 77.6 202 1092 15 16 31 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 4 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 15 20 30 J1427+2348 15 23 36 77.3 266.9 0.9 81.2 23 1092 15 20 30 15 21 30 =1424+240 15 24 36 77.1 267.1 0.9 81.2 60 1108 15 20 31 15 21 30 SDSSJ1430 15 24 36 77.7 263.1 0.9 77.7 -8 1108 No stop 15 25 00 --- 15 28 06 76.9 263.9 0.9 78.1 202 1162 15 21 31 15 25 30 J1427+2348 15 28 37 76.1 267.7 1.0 81.4 22 1162 15 25 30 15 26 30 =1424+240 15 29 37 75.9 267.8 1.0 81.4 60 1177 15 25 31 15 26 30 SDSSJ1430 15 29 37 76.5 264.2 1.0 78.3 -8 1177 No stop 15 30 00 --- 15 33 07 75.7 264.9 1.0 78.6 202 1231 15 26 31 15 30 00 J1427+2348 15 33 07 75.1 268.3 1.1 81.5 -7 1231 No stop 15 31 30 =1424+240 15 34 38 74.8 268.5 1.1 81.6 83 1254 15 30 01 15 31 30 SDSSJ1430 15 34 38 75.4 265.2 1.1 78.7 -7 1254 No stop 15 35 00 --- 15 38 08 74.6 265.8 1.1 78.9 203 1308 15 31 31 15 35 30 J1427+2348 15 38 38 73.9 269.0 1.2 81.7 23 1308 15 35 30 15 36 30 =1424+240 15 39 38 73.7 269.1 1.2 81.7 60 1323 15 35 31 15 36 30 SDSSJ1430 15 39 38 74.3 266.0 1.1 79.0 -7 1323 No stop 15 40 00 --- 15 43 09 73.5 266.6 1.2 79.2 203 1377 15 36 31 15 40 00 J1427+2348 15 43 09 72.9 269.5 1.3 81.7 -7 1377 No stop 15 41 30 =1424+240 15 44 39 72.5 269.7 1.3 81.7 83 1400 15 40 01 15 41 30 J1424+225A 15 44 39 71.8 267.2 1.3 79.1 -6 1400 No stop 15 45 00 --- 15 48 10 71.0 267.7 1.4 79.2 204 1454 15 41 31 15 45 30 J1427+2348 15 48 40 71.6 270.1 1.3 81.7 24 1454 15 45 30 15 46 30 =1424+240 15 49 40 71.4 270.2 1.4 81.7 60 1469 15 45 31 15 46 30 SDSSJ1430 15 49 40 72.0 267.5 1.3 79.5 -7 1469 No stop 15 50 00 --- 15 53 11 71.2 268.0 1.4 79.6 203 1523 15 46 31 15 50 30 J1427+2348 15 53 41 70.5 270.6 1.4 81.7 23 1523 15 50 30 15 51 30 =1424+240 15 54 41 70.2 270.7 1.4 81.7 60 1538 15 50 31 15 51 30 SDSSJ1430 15 54 41 70.9 268.2 1.4 79.6 -7 1538 No stop 15 55 00 --- 15 58 11 70.1 268.6 1.4 79.7 203 1592 15 51 31 15 55 00 J1427+2348 15 58 11 69.4 271.1 1.5 81.7 -6 1592 No stop 15 56 30 =1424+240 15 59 42 69.1 271.2 1.5 81.6 84 1615 15 55 01 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 5 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 15 56 30 SDSSJ1430 15 59 42 69.7 268.8 1.5 79.7 -6 1615 No stop 16 00 00 --- 16 03 12 68.9 269.2 1.5 79.7 204 1669 15 56 31 16 00 30 J1427+2348 16 03 42 68.2 271.6 1.6 81.6 24 1669 16 00 30 16 01 30 =1424+240 16 04 42 68.0 271.7 1.6 81.6 60 1685 16 00 31 16 01 30 SDSSJ1430 16 04 42 68.6 269.4 1.6 79.7 -6 1685 No stop 16 05 00 --- 16 08 13 67.8 269.7 1.6 79.8 204 1738 16 01 31 16 05 00 J1427+2348 16 08 13 67.2 272.0 1.7 81.5 -6 1738 No stop 16 06 30 =1424+240 16 09 43 66.8 272.1 1.7 81.5 84 1762 16 05 01 16 06 30 J1424+225A 16 09 43 66.2 270.2 1.7 79.5 -6 1762 No stop 16 10 00 --- 16 13 14 65.4 270.5 1.8 79.5 204 1815 16 06 31 16 10 30 J1427+2348 16 13 44 65.9 272.4 1.8 81.4 24 1815 16 10 30 16 11 30 =1424+240 16 14 44 65.7 272.5 1.8 81.3 60 1831 16 10 31 16 11 30 SDSSJ1430 16 14 44 66.3 270.4 1.7 79.8 -6 1831 No stop 16 15 00 --- 16 18 15 65.5 270.8 1.8 79.7 204 1885 16 11 31 16 15 30 J1427+2348 16 18 45 64.8 272.9 1.8 81.2 24 1885 16 15 30 16 16 30 =1424+240 16 19 45 64.6 272.9 1.9 81.2 60 1900 16 15 31 16 16 30 SDSSJ1430 16 19 45 65.2 270.9 1.8 79.7 -6 1900 No stop 16 20 00 --- 16 23 16 64.4 271.3 1.9 79.7 204 1954 16 16 31 16 20 00 J1427+2348 16 23 16 63.8 273.2 1.9 81.1 -6 1954 No stop 16 21 30 =1424+240 16 24 46 63.4 273.3 1.9 81.1 84 1977 16 20 01 16 21 30 SDSSJ1430 16 24 46 64.0 271.4 1.9 79.7 -6 1977 No stop 16 25 00 --- 16 28 16 63.3 271.7 1.9 79.6 204 2031 16 21 31 16 25 30 J1427+2348 16 28 46 62.5 273.7 2.0 81.0 24 2031 16 25 30 16 26 30 =1424+240 16 29 47 62.3 273.7 2.0 80.9 60 2046 16 25 31 16 26 30 SDSSJ1430 16 29 47 62.9 271.9 2.0 79.6 -6 2046 No stop 16 30 00 --- 16 33 17 62.1 272.2 2.0 79.5 204 2100 16 26 31 16 30 00 J1427+2348 16 33 17 61.5 274.0 2.1 80.8 -6 2100 No stop 16 31 30 =1424+240 16 34 47 61.2 274.1 2.1 80.8 84 2123 16 30 01 16 31 30 J1424+225A 16 34 47 60.5 272.6 2.2 79.2 -6 2123 No stop 16 35 00 --- 16 38 18 59.7 272.9 2.2 79.1 204 2177 16 31 31 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 6 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 16 35 30 J1427+2348 16 38 48 60.3 274.4 2.2 80.6 25 2177 16 35 30 16 36 30 =1424+240 16 39 48 60.0 274.5 2.2 80.6 60 2192 16 35 31 16 36 30 SDSSJ1430 16 39 48 60.6 272.8 2.1 79.4 -6 2192 No stop 16 40 00 --- 16 43 19 59.9 273.1 2.2 79.3 204 2246 16 36 31 16 40 30 J1427+2348 16 43 49 59.1 274.8 2.3 80.4 24 2246 16 40 30 16 41 30 =1424+240 16 44 49 58.9 274.9 2.3 80.4 60 2262 16 40 31 16 41 30 SDSSJ1430 16 44 49 59.5 273.2 2.2 79.3 -6 2262 No stop 16 45 00 --- 16 48 20 58.7 273.5 2.3 79.2 204 2315 16 41 31 16 45 00 J1427+2348 16 48 20 58.1 275.1 2.3 80.3 -6 2315 No stop 16 46 30 =1424+240 16 49 50 57.8 275.2 2.4 80.2 84 2338 16 45 01 16 46 30 SDSSJ1430 16 49 50 58.4 273.6 2.3 79.2 -6 2338 No stop 16 50 00 --- 16 53 20 57.6 273.9 2.4 79.1 204 2392 16 46 31 16 50 30 J1427+2348 16 53 51 56.9 275.5 2.4 80.1 24 2392 16 50 30 16 51 30 =1424+240 16 54 51 56.6 275.6 2.4 80.0 60 2408 16 50 31 16 51 30 SDSSJ1430 16 54 51 57.2 274.0 2.4 79.0 -6 2408 No stop 16 55 00 --- 16 58 21 56.5 274.3 2.5 78.9 204 2462 16 51 31 16 55 00 J1427+2348 16 58 21 55.8 275.9 2.5 79.9 -6 2462 No stop 16 56 30 =1424+240 16 59 52 55.5 276.0 2.5 79.8 84 2485 16 55 01 16 56 30 J1424+225A 16 59 52 54.8 274.6 2.6 78.5 -5 2485 No stop 17 00 00 --- 17 03 22 54.0 274.9 2.6 78.4 205 2538 16 56 31 17 00 30 J1427+2348 17 03 52 54.6 276.2 2.6 79.6 25 2538 17 00 30 17 01 30 =1424+240 17 04 52 54.4 276.3 2.6 79.6 60 2554 17 00 31 17 01 30 SDSSJ1430 17 04 52 55.0 274.8 2.6 78.7 -5 2554 No stop 17 05 00 --- 17 08 23 54.2 275.1 2.6 78.6 205 2608 17 01 31 17 05 30 J1427+2348 17 08 53 53.5 276.6 2.7 79.4 25 2608 17 05 30 17 06 30 =1424+240 17 09 53 53.3 276.7 2.7 79.4 60 2623 17 05 31 17 06 30 SDSSJ1430 17 09 53 53.8 275.2 2.6 78.5 -5 2623 No stop 17 10 00 --- 17 13 24 53.1 275.5 2.7 78.4 205 2677 17 06 31 17 10 00 J1427+2348 17 13 24 52.5 276.9 2.8 79.2 -5 2677 No stop 17 11 30 =1424+240 17 14 54 52.1 277.0 2.8 79.2 85 2700 17 10 01 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 7 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 17 11 30 SDSSJ1430 17 14 54 52.7 275.6 2.7 78.4 -5 2700 No stop 17 15 00 --- 17 18 25 51.9 275.9 2.8 78.2 205 2754 17 11 31 17 15 30 J1427+2348 17 18 55 51.2 277.3 2.8 79.0 25 2754 17 15 30 17 16 30 =1424+240 17 19 55 51.0 277.4 2.9 78.9 60 2769 17 15 31 17 16 30 SDSSJ1430 17 19 55 51.6 276.0 2.8 78.2 -5 2769 No stop 17 20 00 --- 17 23 25 50.8 276.2 2.9 78.0 205 2823 17 16 31 17 20 00 J1427+2348 17 23 25 50.2 277.6 2.9 78.8 -5 2823 No stop 17 21 30 =1424+240 17 24 56 49.9 277.7 2.9 78.7 85 2846 17 20 01 17 21 30 J1424+225A 17 24 56 49.2 276.6 3.0 77.6 -5 2846 No stop 17 25 00 --- 17 28 26 48.4 276.9 3.0 77.5 205 2900 17 21 31 17 25 30 J1427+2348 17 28 56 49.0 278.0 3.0 78.5 25 2900 17 25 30 17 26 30 =1424+240 17 29 56 48.7 278.1 3.0 78.5 60 2915 17 25 31 17 26 30 SDSSJ1430 17 29 56 49.3 276.7 3.0 77.8 -5 2915 No stop 17 30 00 --- 17 33 27 48.5 277.0 3.0 77.6 205 2969 17 26 31 17 30 30 J1427+2348 17 33 57 47.8 278.4 3.1 78.3 25 2969 17 30 30 17 31 30 =1424+240 17 34 57 47.6 278.4 3.1 78.2 60 2985 17 30 31 17 31 30 SDSSJ1430 17 34 57 48.2 277.1 3.1 77.6 -5 2985 No stop 17 35 00 --- 17 38 28 47.4 277.4 3.1 77.4 205 3038 17 31 31 17 35 00 J1427+2348 17 38 28 46.8 278.7 3.2 78.0 -5 3038 No stop 17 36 30 =1424+240 17 39 58 46.5 278.8 3.2 78.0 85 3062 17 35 01 17 36 30 SDSSJ1430 17 39 58 47.1 277.5 3.1 77.3 -5 3062 No stop 17 40 00 --- 17 43 29 46.3 277.7 3.2 77.2 205 3115 17 36 31 17 40 30 J1427+2348 17 43 59 45.6 279.0 3.3 77.8 25 3115 17 40 30 17 41 30 =1424+240 17 44 59 45.4 279.1 3.3 77.7 60 3131 17 40 31 17 41 30 SDSSJ1430 17 44 59 45.9 277.9 3.2 77.1 -5 3131 No stop 17 45 00 --- 17 48 29 45.2 278.1 3.3 77.0 205 3185 17 41 31 17 45 00 J1427+2348 17 48 29 44.6 279.4 3.3 77.5 -5 3185 No stop 17 46 30 =1424+240 17 50 00 44.3 279.5 3.4 77.4 85 3208 17 45 01 17 46 30 J1424+225A 17 50 00 43.5 278.5 3.4 76.5 -5 3208 No stop 17 50 00 --- 17 53 30 42.7 278.7 3.5 76.4 205 3262 17 46 31 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 8 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 17 50 30 J1427+2348 17 54 00 43.4 279.7 3.4 77.2 25 3262 17 50 30 17 51 30 =1424+240 17 55 01 43.1 279.8 3.4 77.2 60 3277 17 50 31 17 51 30 SDSSJ1430 17 55 01 43.7 278.6 3.4 76.7 -5 3277 No stop 17 55 00 --- 17 58 31 42.9 278.9 3.5 76.5 205 3331 17 51 31 17 55 30 J1427+2348 17 59 01 42.2 280.1 3.5 77.0 25 3331 17 55 30 17 56 30 =1424+240 18 00 01 42.0 280.2 3.5 76.9 60 3346 17 55 31 17 56 30 SDSSJ1430 18 00 01 42.6 279.0 3.5 76.4 -5 3346 No stop 18 00 00 --- 18 03 32 41.8 279.2 3.5 76.3 205 3400 17 56 31 18 00 00 J1427+2348 18 03 32 41.2 280.4 3.6 76.7 -5 3400 No stop 18 01 30 =1424+240 18 05 02 40.9 280.5 3.6 76.6 85 3423 18 00 01 18 01 30 SDSSJ1430 18 05 02 41.5 279.3 3.6 76.2 -5 3423 No stop 18 05 00 --- 18 08 33 40.7 279.6 3.6 76.0 205 3477 18 01 31 18 05 30 J1427+2348 18 09 03 40.0 280.8 3.7 76.4 25 3477 18 05 30 18 06 30 =1424+240 18 10 03 39.8 280.9 3.7 76.4 60 3492 18 05 31 18 06 30 SDSSJ1430 18 10 03 40.3 279.7 3.6 75.9 -5 3492 No stop 18 10 00 --- 18 13 34 39.6 280.0 3.7 75.8 205 3546 18 06 31 18 10 00 J1427+2348 18 13 34 39.0 281.1 3.8 76.2 -5 3546 No stop 18 11 30 =1424+240 18 15 04 38.7 281.2 3.8 76.1 85 3569 18 10 01 18 11 30 J1424+225A 18 15 04 37.9 280.3 3.8 75.3 -5 3569 No stop 18 15 00 --- 18 18 34 37.1 280.6 3.9 75.1 205 3623 18 11 31 18 15 30 J1427+2348 18 19 05 37.8 281.5 3.9 75.9 25 3623 18 15 30 18 16 30 =1424+240 18 20 05 37.6 281.6 3.9 75.8 60 3638 18 15 31 18 24 30 J1310+3220 18 28 06 21.7 296.6 5.3 73.3 455 3638 18 24 30 18 27 30 =1308+326 18 31 06 21.1 296.8 5.3 73.0 180 3685 18 24 31 18 29 00 J1427+2348 18 32 37 34.8 282.5 4.1 75.1 66 3685 18 29 00 18 30 30 =1424+240 18 34 07 34.4 282.6 4.1 75.0 90 3708 18 29 01 18 30 30 SDSSJ1430 18 34 07 35.0 281.5 4.0 74.7 -5 3708 No stop 18 34 00 --- 18 37 38 34.2 281.7 4.1 74.5 205 3762 18 30 31 18 34 30 J1427+2348 18 38 08 33.6 282.9 4.2 74.7 25 3762 18 34 30 18 35 30 =1424+240 18 39 08 33.3 282.9 4.2 74.7 60 3777 18 34 31 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 9 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 18 35 30 SDSSJ1430 18 39 08 33.9 281.8 4.1 74.4 -5 3777 No stop 18 39 00 --- 18 42 38 33.1 282.1 4.2 74.2 205 3831 18 35 31 18 39 00 J1427+2348 18 42 38 32.6 283.2 4.2 74.5 -5 3831 No stop 18 40 30 =1424+240 18 44 09 32.2 283.3 4.3 74.4 85 3854 18 39 01 18 40 30 SDSSJ1430 18 44 09 32.8 282.2 4.2 74.1 -5 3854 No stop 18 44 00 --- 18 47 39 32.0 282.5 4.3 73.9 205 3908 18 40 31 18 44 30 J1427+2348 18 48 09 31.4 283.6 4.3 74.1 25 3908 18 44 30 18 45 30 =1424+240 18 49 09 31.1 283.7 4.4 74.1 60 3923 18 44 31 18 45 30 SDSSJ1430 18 49 09 31.6 282.6 4.3 73.8 -5 3923 No stop 18 49 00 --- 18 52 40 30.9 282.9 4.4 73.6 205 3977 18 45 31 18 49 00 J1427+2348 18 52 40 30.4 283.9 4.4 73.8 -5 3977 No stop 18 50 30 =1424+240 18 54 10 30.0 284.0 4.4 73.7 85 4000 18 49 01 18 50 30 J1424+225A 18 54 10 29.3 283.3 4.5 73.1 -5 4000 No stop 18 54 00 --- 18 57 41 28.5 283.5 4.5 72.9 205 4054 18 50 31 18 54 30 J1427+2348 18 58 11 29.1 284.3 4.5 73.5 25 4054 18 54 30 18 55 30 =1424+240 18 59 11 28.9 284.4 4.5 73.4 60 4069 18 54 31 18 55 30 SDSSJ1430 18 59 11 29.4 283.4 4.5 73.2 -5 4069 No stop 18 59 00 --- 19 02 42 28.7 283.6 4.5 73.0 205 4123 18 55 31 18 59 30 J1427+2348 19 03 12 28.0 284.7 4.6 73.2 25 4123 18 59 30 19 00 30 =1424+240 19 04 12 27.8 284.8 4.6 73.1 60 4138 18 59 31 19 00 30 SDSSJ1430 19 04 12 28.3 283.7 4.5 72.9 -5 4138 No stop 19 04 00 --- 19 07 42 27.6 284.0 4.6 72.7 205 4192 19 00 31 19 04 00 J1427+2348 19 07 42 27.1 285.0 4.7 72.9 -5 4192 No stop 19 05 30 =1424+240 19 09 13 26.7 285.2 4.7 72.8 85 4215 19 04 01 19 05 30 SDSSJ1430 19 09 13 27.2 284.1 4.6 72.6 -5 4215 No stop 19 09 00 --- 19 12 43 26.5 284.4 4.7 72.4 205 4269 19 05 31 19 09 30 J1427+2348 19 13 13 25.9 285.5 4.8 72.5 25 4269 19 09 30 19 10 30 =1424+240 19 14 14 25.6 285.5 4.8 72.4 60 4285 19 09 31 19 10 30 SDSSJ1430 19 14 14 26.1 284.5 4.7 72.3 -5 4285 No stop 19 14 00 --- 19 17 44 25.4 284.8 4.8 72.1 205 4338 19 10 31 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 10 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 19 14 00 J1427+2348 19 17 44 24.9 285.8 4.8 72.2 -5 4338 No stop 19 15 30 =1424+240 19 19 14 24.5 285.9 4.9 72.1 85 4362 19 14 01 19 15 30 J1424+225A 19 19 14 23.8 285.2 4.9 71.6 -5 4362 No stop 19 19 00 --- 19 22 45 23.0 285.5 5.0 71.3 205 4415 19 15 31 19 19 30 J1427+2348 19 23 15 23.7 286.2 4.9 71.8 25 4415 19 19 30 19 20 30 =1424+240 19 24 15 23.5 286.3 4.9 71.7 60 4431 19 19 31 19 20 30 SDSSJ1430 19 24 15 23.9 285.3 4.9 71.7 -5 4431 No stop 19 24 00 --- 19 27 46 23.2 285.6 4.9 71.4 205 4485 19 20 31 19 24 30 J1427+2348 19 28 16 22.6 286.6 5.0 71.5 25 4485 19 24 30 19 25 30 =1424+240 19 29 16 22.4 286.7 5.0 71.4 60 4500 19 24 31 19 25 30 SDSSJ1430 19 29 16 22.8 285.7 5.0 71.3 -5 4500 No stop 19 29 00 --- 19 32 47 22.1 286.0 5.0 71.1 205 4554 19 25 31 19 29 00 J1427+2348 19 32 47 21.6 287.0 5.1 71.1 -5 4554 No stop 19 30 30 =1424+240 19 34 17 21.3 287.1 5.1 71.0 85 4577 19 29 01 19 30 30 SDSSJ1430 19 34 17 21.7 286.1 5.0 71.0 -5 4577 No stop 19 34 00 --- 19 37 47 21.0 286.4 5.1 70.8 205 4631 19 30 31 19 34 30 J1427+2348 19 38 17 20.4 287.4 5.2 70.8 25 4631 19 34 30 19 35 30 =1424+240 19 39 18 20.2 287.5 5.2 70.7 60 4646 19 34 31 19 35 30 SDSSJ1430 19 39 18 20.7 286.5 5.1 70.7 -5 4646 No stop 19 39 00 --- 19 42 48 19.9 286.8 5.2 70.4 205 4700 19 35 31 19 39 00 J1427+2348 19 42 48 19.4 287.8 5.2 70.4 -5 4700 No stop 19 40 30 =1424+240 19 44 18 19.1 287.9 5.3 70.3 85 4723 19 39 01 19 40 30 J1424+225A 19 44 18 18.3 287.3 5.3 69.9 -5 4723 No stop 19 44 00 --- 19 47 49 17.5 287.6 5.4 69.6 205 4777 19 40 31 19 44 30 J1427+2348 19 48 19 18.2 288.3 5.3 70.0 25 4777 19 44 30 19 45 30 =1424+240 19 49 19 18.0 288.3 5.4 69.9 60 4792 19 44 31 19 45 30 SDSSJ1430 19 49 19 18.5 287.3 5.3 70.0 -5 4792 No stop 19 49 00 --- 19 52 50 17.7 287.6 5.4 69.7 205 4846 19 45 31 19 49 30 J1427+2348 19 53 20 17.2 288.7 5.4 69.6 25 4846 19 49 30 19 50 30 =1424+240 19 54 20 17.0 288.8 5.4 69.6 60 4862 19 49 31 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 11 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 19 50 30 SDSSJ1430 19 54 20 17.4 287.8 5.4 69.6 -5 4862 No stop 19 54 00 --- 19 57 51 16.6 288.1 5.4 69.3 205 4915 19 50 31 19 54 00 J1427+2348 19 57 51 16.2 289.0 5.5 69.3 -5 4915 No stop 19 55 30 =1424+240 19 59 21 15.9 289.2 5.5 69.2 85 4938 19 54 01 19 55 30 SDSSJ1430 19 59 21 16.3 288.2 5.5 69.2 -5 4938 No stop 19 59 00 --- 20 02 52 15.6 288.5 5.5 69.0 205 4992 19 55 31 19 59 30 J1427+2348 20 03 22 15.0 289.5 5.6 68.9 25 4992 19 59 30 20 00 30 =1424+240 20 04 22 14.8 289.6 5.6 68.8 60 5008 19 59 31 20 00 30 SDSSJ1430 20 04 22 15.2 288.6 5.6 68.9 -5 5008 No stop 20 04 00 --- 20 07 52 14.5 288.9 5.6 68.6 205 5062 20 00 31 20 04 00 J1427+2348 20 07 52 14.1 289.9 5.7 68.5 -5 5062 No stop 20 05 30 =1424+240 20 09 23 13.7 290.0 5.7 68.4 85 5085 20 04 01 20 05 30 J1424+225A 20 09 23 12.9 289.4 5.7 68.0 -5 5085 No stop 20 09 00 --- 20 12 53 12.2 289.7 5.8 67.7 205 5138 20 05 31 20 09 30 J1427+2348 20 13 23 12.9 290.4 5.8 68.1 25 5138 20 09 30 20 10 30 =1424+240 20 14 23 12.7 290.5 5.8 68.0 60 5154 20 09 31 20 10 30 SDSSJ1430 20 14 23 13.1 289.5 5.7 68.1 -5 5154 No stop 20 14 00 --- 20 17 54 12.3 289.8 5.8 67.8 205 5208 20 10 31 20 14 30 J1427+2348 20 18 24 11.8 290.8 5.8 67.7 25 5208 20 14 30 20 15 30 =1424+240 20 19 24 11.6 290.9 5.9 67.6 60 5223 20 14 31 20 15 30 SDSSJ1430 20 19 24 12.0 289.9 5.8 67.7 -5 5223 No stop 20 19 00 --- 20 22 55 11.3 290.2 5.9 67.4 205 5277 20 15 31 20 19 00 J1427+2348 20 22 55 10.9 291.2 5.9 67.3 -5 5277 No stop 20 20 30 =1424+240 20 24 25 10.6 291.4 5.9 67.2 85 5300 20 19 01 20 20 30 SDSSJ1430 20 24 25 11.0 290.4 5.9 67.3 -5 5300 No stop 20 24 00 --- 20 27 56 10.2 290.7 5.9 67.0 205 5354 20 20 31 20 24 30 J1427+2348 20 28 26 9.7 291.7 6.0 66.8 25 5354 20 24 30 20 25 30 =1424+240 20 29 26 9.5 291.8 6.0 66.7 60 5369 20 24 31 20 25 30 SDSSJ1430 20 29 26 9.9 290.8 6.0 66.9 -5 5369 No stop 20 29 00 --- 20 32 56 9.2 291.2 6.0 66.6 205 5423 20 25 31 Schedule for KUNMING (Code Km ) Page 12 Tick-tock: exploring the imminent merger of a supermassive black hole bi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jun 2022 Day 160 --- 20 29 00 J1427+2348 20 32 56 8.8 292.1 6.1 66.4 -5 5423 No stop 20 30 30 =1424+240 20 34 27 8.4 292.3 6.1 66.3 85 5446 20 29 01 20 30 30 J1424+225A 20 34 27 7.6 291.7 6.1 66.0 -5 5446 No stop 20 34 00 --- 20 37 57 6.9 292.0 6.2 65.7 205 5500 20 30 31 20 34 30 J1427+2348 20 38 27 7.6 292.7 6.2 66.0 25 5500 20 34 30 20 35 30 =1424+240 20 39 28 7.4 292.8 6.2 65.9 60 5515 20 34 31 20 35 30 SDSSJ1430 20 39 28 7.8 291.8 6.1 66.1 -5 5515 No stop 20 39 00 --- 20 42 58 7.0 292.1 6.2 65.8 205 5569 20 35 31 20 39 30 J1427+2348 20 43 28 6.6 293.1 6.3 65.5 25 5569 20 39 30 20 40 30 =1424+240 20 44 28 6.3 293.2 6.3 65.4 60 5585 20 39 31 20 40 30 SDSSJ1430 20 44 28 6.7 292.2 6.2 65.6 -5 5585 No stop 20 44 00 --- 20 47 59 6.0 292.6 6.3 65.3 205 5638 20 40 31 20 44 00 J1427+2348 20 47 59 5.6 293.6 6.3 65.1 -5 5638 No stop 20 45 30 =1424+240 20 49 29 5.3 293.7 6.4 65.0 85 5662 20 44 01 --- Fri 10 Jun 2022 Day 161 --- 01 57 00 J2236+2828 02 01 50 44.6 286.3 3.4 82.0 18544 5662 01 57 00 02 00 00 =2234+282 02 04 51 43.9 286.5 3.5 81.7 180 5708 01 57 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess222.C4096 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 11 Station: KUNMING Total bit rate: 2048 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 12 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4824.00 4824.00 4824.00 4824.00 4888.00 4888.00 4888.00 4888.00 4952.00 4952.00 4952.00 4952.00 5016.00 5016.00 5016.00 5016.00 BBC fr= 624.00 624.00 624.00 624.00 688.00 688.00 688.00 688.00 752.00 752.00 752.00 752.00 816.00 816.00 816.00 816.00 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 12 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 26, 2, 10, 20, 28, 4, 12, 22, 30, 6, 14, 24, 32, 8, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * SDSSJ1430 14 27 59.587526 * 14 30 16.040960 14 31 17.709404 0.00 23 17 01.74515 * 23 03 44.53870 22 57 53.48423 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1424+225A 14 22 20.997855 * 14 24 38.118000 14 25 40.056440 0.00 23 09 32.78519 * 22 56 00.89000 22 50 03.48944 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1308+326 13 08 07.560130 * 13 10 28.663850 13 11 32.081242 0.22 * J1310+3220 32 36 40.23884 * 32 20 43.78291 32 13 47.16499 0.20 J1310+32 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 116159 observations. 1424+240 14 24 44.222625 * 14 27 00.391778 14 28 01.929142 0.03 * J1427+2348 24 01 25.78942 * 23 48 00.03753 23 42 05.46557 0.03 J1427+23 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 1168 observations. 2234+282 22 34 01.728802 * 22 36 22.470847 22 37 24.984734 0.34 * J2236+2828 28 13 23.21045 * 28 28 57.41317 28 35 39.87633 0.31 J2236+28 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 91001 observations. SOURCE SCAN SUMMARY FOR SOURCES LISTED ABOVE Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Setup file Frequency sets Observing hours (duplicates not shown) Scan Baseline SDSSJ1430 sess222.C4096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 + 6.300 721.043 J1424+225A sess222.C4096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 + 1.575 180.699 J1310+3220 sess222.C4096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 + 0.150 19.000 J1427+2348 sess222.C4096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 + 2.783 311.149 J2236+2828 sess222.C4096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 + 0.050 5.425 EFFECT OF SOLAR CORONA The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) SDSSJ1430 119.7 J1424+225A 118.9 J1310+3220 100.4 J1427+2348 118.6 J2236+2828 86.3 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg