Wind Safety Issues
  • Gusts of 40mph or more will cause a warning message to appear in the VL overlay.

  • To clear message, enter ctrl+w
  • Use the WE (weather) overlay to see the reading for each individual antenna
  • Wind gusts of 45mph or more will cause the antenna(s) to auto stow and drop out of DPM

  • To use the antenna again after this has occurred:
    Reset ACU in the Y-mon
    Bring up antenna in ACU overlay and USE, POINT
  • If you can't point the antenna, let it remain in its stowed position

  • In ACU overlay, put it in TAKE
    Using Y-mon, set the emergency stop
    Try using the antenna again every half-hour or so
  • Down time gets charged to weather in the observing log