Dear GMVA PIs and VLBI Schedulers,


Please find below Version 3.0 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(s) is (are) being observed.

===> PIs should contact him by 17th APRIL.
                               **********

The final, integrated schedule for the session will be made available
to the observatories by 2nd MAY, 2 weeks before the start of the
session on 16th MAY.


Antennas
--------
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, Yebes (and Onsala-20m for GR034)


Recording mode
--------------
The Europe-only project MT001A,B,C will be recorded at 1 Gbps.

The Global project GR034 will be recorded at 512 Mbps.

All observatories will record using MK5 disk systems, with
correlation at the Bonn DiFX software 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
------------
Both MT001A,B,C and GR034 request dual LHC+RHC
recording at observatories where this is possible.


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


Richard Porcas
(European Global 3mm VLBI Scheduler)

====================================================================================================
    Schedule Version 3.0 (07 May)                 GMVA    MAY  2013
    ==================================            =================

CODE   PI            SOURCE              POL      DAY NO.  UT-START    UT-STOP    COMMENTS
====== ============= ==================  ===      ======  =========== =========== ==================
c131a  KRICHBAUM     Fringe test + cal   L+R      Eu 136  1700(16/05)-2145(16/05) Eb Yb Pv Pb On

MT001A TRIPPE        Sgr A*              L+R      Eu 136  2200(16/05)-0522(17/05) 1Gbps; Eb Yb Pv Pb On

GR034  RANI          BLLac               L+R      Eu 137  0530(17/05)-2150(17/05) 512 Mbps; ToO, On stops 15 UT
                                                  US 137  0530(17/05)-1800(17/05) 512 Mbps; ToO

MT001B TRIPPE        Sgr A*              L+R      Eu 137  2200(17/05)-0522(18/05) 1Gbps; Eb Yb Pv Pb only

MT001C TRIPPE        Sgr A*              L+R      Eu 138  2315(18/05)-0522(19/05) 1Gbps; Eb Yb Pv Pb only
====================================================================================================