Observatories Report
Istituto di Radioastronomia



Noto Station
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Antenna, Receivers and Microwave Technology

At present the main issue for the antenna functionality 
is still the azimuth rail, but news from INAF report as 
the rail and grout replacemnt could be realised in 2008. 
If confirmed this job will probably stop the antenna 
activity next summer.

A new antenna driving software has been realised able to 
support all the functionalities available with the TIW 
ACU and is able to control with better precision. The new 
software have also a web interface.

The 43 GHz receiver is working with only one polarization 
and the replacement of a front-end amplifier will be done 
in the next months.

The 86 GHz is still an issue. Functionality measurements 
will be done in laboratory and a new campaign will be 
realised in January 2008.



Acquisition Terminal and Digital Technology

The DBBC development group was fully operative and new 
complete units are under production. Indeed four units 
are almost ready apart from the unit for Wettzell that 
has just been delivered. A more complete information 
is included in the DBBC Report.

Two recorders are operative in the station MK5A, still 
notupgraded to B, and MK5B+ borrowed by MPI operating 
with the digital terminals.


G. Tuccari