Dear Observatory Staff and Global 3mm VLBI PIs,

Please find below Version 2 of the Block Schedule for the coming
Global 3mm VLBI session in May. The projects which are scheduled
have been approved by the VLBA Scheduler and myself, on the basis of
the proposal reviews in Europe and at NRAO.

Thomas Krichbaum will assist in making an integrated observing
schedule for the session, and PIs are asked to contact him, to specify
to what extent they wish to be involved in the schedule making for the
part of the schedule when their source is being observed. Please
contact him by 10th APRIL.

The final, integrated schedule will be made available to the
observatories by 23th APRIL, 2 weeks before the start of the
session on 7th MAY.

Antennas
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The antennas available at the VLBA are NL,FD,LA,PT,KP,BR,OV,MK.  The
European telescopes ("Eu" on the block schedule) are Pico Veleta,
Plateau de Bure, Effelsberg, Onsala-20m and Metsahovi.

Recording mode
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All GMVA continuum projects will be observed with a recorded bit-rate
of 512 Mb/s, since at 3mm wavelength the short atmospheric coherence
is the main limitation to detection sensitivity. All observatories
will record using MK5A disk systems, with correlation at the Bonn
correlator.  MK5 disk availability, and VLBA disk-change logistics
will determine the fraction of the scheduled time which can be spent
recording data.  Walter Alef will make a final decision on this when
all the constraints have been considered.

Polarization
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Note that projects GF014A, AG024D, GF014A and GM063B/C request dual LHC+RHC recording at
observatories where this is possible.

7mm at VLBA
-----------
Note that project GF014A will also involve interleaved 7mm
observations at the VLBA.


General considerations
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Please contact me (porcas@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de) IMMEDIATELY if you find
any mistakes or problems with this version of the schedule.

Regards

Richard Porcas
(European Global 3mm VLBI Scheduler)

    Schedule Version 2     (5 May 2009)          GMVA      MAY  2009
    ===================================          ===================

                                                  START
CODE   PI            SOURCE              POL      DAY NO.  UT-START    UT-STOP
====== ============= ==================  ===      ======  =========== ===========
GF014A FUHRMANN      ToO: 1502+106       L+R     Eu  127  2200(07/05)-0600(08/05)
                                                 US  128  0000(08/05)-1200(08/05)

AG024D AGUDO         NRAO150             L+R     Eu  128  0800(08/05)-2200(08/05)
                                                 US  128  1200(08/05)-0200(09/05)

GK042A KRICHBAUM     CYGNUS A            L       Eu  128  2200(08/05)-1400(09/05)
                                                 US  129  0200(09/05)-2000(09/05)

GK041A KRICHBAUM     M87                 L       Eu  129  1700(09/05)-0300(10/05)
                                                 US  129  2100(09/05)-0900(10/05)

GM063B MARSCHER      GLAST sources       L+R     Eu  130  0300(10/05)-1900(10/05)   
                                                 US  130  0900(10/05)-2100(10/05)   

GK041B KRICHBAUM     M87                 L       Eu  130  1900(10/05)-0300(11/05)
                                                 US  130  2100(10/05)-0900(11/05)

GM063C MARSCHER      GLAST sources       L+R     Eu  131  0300(11/05)-2400(12/05)   
                                                 US  131  0900(11/05)-2400(12/05)