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 October. 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 8th SEPTEMBER.
                           *************

The final, integrated schedule will be made available to the
observatories by 23th SEPTEMBER, 2 weeks before the start of the
session on 8th OCTOBER.

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 (possibly) 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
------------
Note that projects GM065A/B, GG071 and GA024E 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.

Regards

Richard Porcas
(European Global 3mm VLBI Scheduler)

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    Schedule Version 2   (28 August)          GMVA      OCTOBER  2009
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                                                  START
CODE   PI            SOURCE              POL      DAY NO.  UT-START    UT-STOP    COMMENTS
====== ============= ==================  ===      ======  =========== =========== ==================
GM065A MARSCHER      FERMI sources       L+R     Eu  281  2300(08/10)-1700(09/10)
                                                 US  281  2300(08/10)-1700(09/10)

GG071  GABUZDA       1749,1803,1156      L+R     Eu  282  1700(09/10)-1700(10/10)
                                                 US  282  1700(09/10)-1700(10/10) +1.3/0.7cm at VLBA

GK042B KRICHBAUM     CYGNUS A            L       Eu  283  1700(10/10)-0400(11/10)
                                                 US  283  1700(10/10)-0500(11/10)

GM065B MARSCHER      FERMI sources       L+R     Eu  284  0500(11/10)-0200(13/10)  45h
                                                 US  284  0500(11/10)-0200(13/10)  45h

GA024E AGUDO         NRAO150             L+R     Eu  286  0200(13/10)-1200(13/10)
                                                 US  286  0200(13/10)-1700(13/10)

GF014B FUHRMANN      ToO: 1502+106       L+R     Eu  286  1200(13/10)-2000(13/10)
                                                 US  286  1700(13/10)-2300(13/10)
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