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Records of the NRAO > New Mexico Operations Series > VLA Unit > VLA Operations Subunit

Collection Items

VLA Bibliography, etc., 1964-1980

Description: VLA Bibliography, Chronological History, Journal Cuts

Start Date: 1964-08

Report of Plague Infected Rodent

Report of Plague Infected Rodent

VLA Operations Memo No. 101, 23 October 1975

Start Date: 1975

First Radio Observation with Antenna #01, 24 October 1975

Description: Framed.

Start Date: 1975-10-24

VLA Operations Personnel, 1975-1983

Start Date: 1975

Movement of VLA Antennas, 1975-1984

Start Date: 1975

VLA Observers Questionnaire Sheets, 1975-1991

Description: Includes observer comments (as letters or memos) 1975-May 1980, questionnaires 1980-1991

Start Date: 1975

First Fringes, 18 February 1976

Description: Framed.

Start Date: 1976-02-18

VLA Computer and Software Plans, 1976-1977

Start Date: 1976

VLA Operations Notes, 1976-1978

Start Date: 1976

VLA Antenna Layout, 1976-1978

Description: Includes observing schedules and proposed antenna move schedules.

Start Date: 1976

VLA Post Processing, 1976-1981

Description: Memos and reports. Includes materials of Post Processing Committees

Start Date: 1976

Coordination Meeting Reports, 1976-1989

Start Date: 1976-08

VLA User Manual, April 1977

VLA User Manual, April 1977

Start Date: 1977-04-00

VLA Budget Allocations for CY1977

Start Date: 1977

VLA Scientific Support Staff, 1977

Start Date: 1977-07-22

Test/Operations Coordination Meetings, 1977-1978

Start Date: 1977

Maintenance Records, 1977-1978

Description: Narrative summaries of maintenance tasks for October 1977 and February 1978.

Start Date: 1977

An Introduction to the NRAO Very Large Array, November 1978

Description: Frequently called The Green Book

Start Date: 1978-11-00

VLA Post Processing Committee Meetings, 1978-1981

Description: Meeting agendas, notes, reports, memos

Start Date: 1978

VLA Data Reduction, 1979-1980

Start Date: 1979-07-09

Microcomputer Image Processing System (MIPS), 1979-1982

Description: Memos and reports about his project from R.M. Hjellming to R.D. Ekers and H. Hvatum

Start Date: 1979

Digital Electronics, 1979-1987

Description: Memos and correspondence by David Weber on various aspects of digital electronics, including focus rotation and antenna control

Start Date: 1979-04

VLA Computer Planning, 1979-1991

Description: Correspondence, memos, reports

Start Date: 1979-08-16

VLA Pointing, 1979-1991

Description: Two documents on pointing: Dreher - VLA Thermal Pointing Effects, 5 November 1979; Morris - A Review of VLA Pointing, 25 February 1991.

Start Date: 1979-11-05

First Fringes with Antenna #28, 8 August 1980

Description: Framed and signed.

Start Date: 1980-08-08

VLA Data Analysis at University of Minnesota, 1980

Description: Correspondence, proposal

Start Date: 1980

Computer Bottleneck, 1980

Description: Correspondence and memos regarding data reduction congestion

Start Date: 1980

VLA Notes, 1980

Start Date: 1980

The VLA Product, 1980

Description: Memos; reports

Start Date: 1980-07-15

A Suggested Analysis Procedure for VLA Data, 1980

Start Date: 1980-07-24

Correspondence: Access Roads and Airstrip, 1980

Start Date: 1980

VLA Miscellaneous Papers, 1980-1981

Start Date: 1980

VLA Memos, 1980-1984

Start Date: 1980-03-21

First Fringes with 27 Antennas, 22 January 1981

Description: Framed and signed.

Start Date: 1981-01-22

Lancaster Retirement Dinner, 28 March 1981

Description: Invitation and materials used in preparation for 3/28/1981 retirement dinner for Jack Lancaster

Start Date: 1981-03-28

National Society of Professional Engineers Award, July 1981

Description: Mounted on wood.

Start Date: 1981-07

ANTSOL Miscellany, 1981-1982

Description: Correspondence, notes, forms

Start Date: 1981-03-05

ANTSOL Notebook - R. Newell, 1981-1982

Start Date: 1981-07-01

VLA Post Processing in Charlottesville, 1981-1982

Start Date: 1981-12-14

Energy Conservation Committee, 1981-1983

Start Date: 1981-01-07

Miscellaneous Site Maintenance, 1981-1992

Description: Correspondence, memos, drawings

Start Date: 1981-10-16

Final Report on the Analysis of the Electrical Distribution System and Emergency Generator Capacity of the VLA Site, March 1982

Start Date: 1982-03

Very Large Array Completion Report, July 1982

Very Large Array Completion Report, July 1982

Start Date: 1982-07

VLA Transporter Derailment, 1982

Description: Documents related to investigation of derailment of loaded transporter on 10/29/1982

Start Date: 1982-11-16

VLA Pipeline, 1979-1988

Description: Memos, correspondence, reports, pipeline tasks, and other materials related to the design, development, and use of the VLA pipeline.

Start Date: 1979-12-00

VLA Power Distribution, 1982-1989

Description: Blueprints, memos, notes, correspondence, "The VLA Power Distribution System" by William delGiudice, "Recabling the VLA Power Distribution System" by William delGiudice

Start Date: 1982-11-04

An Introduction to the NRAO Very Large Array, April 1983

An Introduction to the NRAO Very Large Array, April 1983

Description: Frequently called The Green Book

Start Date: 1983-04

Proposal to Establish an Image Construction Group at NRAO, 1983

Start Date: 1983

Long-range Building Plans at the VLA, 1983

Description: Memo with 5 accompanying drawings

Start Date: 1983-06-01

High Time Resolution Processor Memos, 1983-1992

Description: HTRP Memos 100-114

Start Date: 1983-08-26

75 MHz Project Advisory Group, 1984

Start Date: 1984-03-29

Room Allocations, 1984-1987

Start Date: 1984-02-08

Proposed NMERI Explosive Test Site, 1985-1986

Description: Correspondence, memos

Start Date: 1985-12

VLA Problems/Issues, 1985-1991

Description: Correspondence; notes

Start Date: 1985-03-08

Interim VLA Computer Plan - Supercomputer, 1986

Start Date: 1986

Displacement Analysis on the VLA Railroad Track, 1986

Description: Report nr. 6

Start Date: 1986-06-12

Preliminary Review of the VLA Rail Track System, 1986

Start Date: 1986-07-03

VLA Rail Track Report, 1986

Description: Memos; reports

Start Date: 1986-07-07

Review of VLA Rail Track System, 1986-1988

Description: Report and related memos

Start Date: 1986-12-31

VLA Rail Track, 1986-1989

Description: Photos, correspondence, memos, reports

Start Date: 1986-08-05

Sketches of VLA Equipment and Activities, 1986-1996

Description: Paul Harden sketches

Start Date: 1986

Sun Drawing Project -- Janet Saad-Cook, 1986-1999

Description: Correspondence, portfolio, photos, slides, newspaper clippings

Start Date: 1986-09-08

Major Maintenance Program: Very Large Array Track and Power Systems, March 1987

Start Date: 1987-03

Major Maintenance Program: Very Large Array Track System - Appendices, March 1987

Start Date: 1987-03

95% Submittal Specification - Center for Radioastronomical Imaging, April 1987

Description: Stevens, Mallory, Pearl & Campbell, Architects

Start Date: 1987-04

VLA Discoveries list, 1987

VLA Discoveries list, 1987

Description: List of major discoveries made with the VLA, 1979-1987

Start Date: 1987-04-20

Interferometrics equipment at Pie Town and VLA, 1987

Description: Request for permission to locate Interferometrics equipment at Pie Town VLBA site and at VLA.

Start Date: 1987-08-17

The First Seven Years of VLA Operations, 1987

The First Seven Years of VLA Operations, 1987

Start Date: 1987

Array Telescope Computing Plan - Proposal to the NSF, 1987-1988

Description: Includes 9/1987 proposal; R.J. Allen - Report on the NRAO Proposal for an Array Telescope Computing Plan (1/1988); NSF rejection (10/1988) with anonymous copies of referee reports

Start Date: 1987-09

VLA Press Releases, 1987-2000

Description: Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, brochures

Start Date: 1987-02-26

NASA Group Achievement Award, 1988

Description: Framed. Received for Tracking and Data Relay Satellite VLBI demonstrations in 1986 and 1987.

Start Date: 1988-04-26

Antenna Overhaul Summary, 1988

Start Date: 1988-04-19

10th Anniversary Celebration Planning, 1988-1992

Description: Notes and planning materials

Start Date: 1988-08-16

VLAPLAN (VLA Observing Strategy Planner), 24 April 1989

Description: Version 1.31

Start Date: 1989-04-24

VLA Open House, 23-24 June 1989

Description: Planning materials, press releases, publicity materials

Start Date: 1989-03

Array Telescope Computing Plan, 1989 Addendum

Description: Draft

Start Date: 1989-12-21

VLA Power Usage, 1989-1991

Start Date: 1989

Array Telescope Computing Plan Addendum, 26 March 1990

Start Date: 1990-03-26

Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Opening of the VLA: Planning, Design and Construction of the VLA, 10 October 1990

Start Date: 1990-10-10

Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Opening of the VLA: Onsite Tour, 10 October 1990

Start Date: 1990-10-10

Dismantling of Antenna 21, 21 November 1991

Start Date: 1991-11-21

Domenici and Massey visit to Socorro and VLA, 27 December 1991

Description: Materials related to Domenici and Massey visit to tour facilities and inspect deterioration at VLA

Start Date: 1991-12

Survey of VLA Productivity, 1991

Description: Report and background materials

Start Date: 1991

1000th Move of the VLA Antennas, 1991

Description: Notes, newspaper article, commemorative card with flattened penny

Start Date: 1991-02-19

VLA Antenna 21 Bearing, 1991-1992

Start Date: 1991-11-25

VLA site fuel tanks, 1992

Description: Summary report on leak and repair in underground storage tank system.

Start Date: 1992-06-17

Socorro's Celebration of the Quincentennial Voyage of Christopher Columbus, 1992

Start Date: 1992

VLA Q-Band Project, 1992-1993

Description: Correspondence

Start Date: 1992-08-07

VLA Report, 1 September 1993-31 August 1994

Description: Report, including newspaper clips and press releases

Start Date: 1993-09-01

Antenna Painting, 1993-1994

Start Date: 1993-04-22

VLA Sky Survey (L-Band Survey), 1993-1996

Description: Correspondence

Start Date: 1993-01-08

VLAPLAN - VLA Observing Strategy Planner, 1994

Description: Version. 2.0. VLA Computer Memo 187

Start Date: 1994-05-10

Warner Brothers Correspondence, 1995

Description: Correspondence

Start Date: 1995-03-22

Right-of-Way Reservation for VLA Land, 22 April 1996

Right-of-Way Reservation for VLA Land, 22 April 1996

Description: Revision of a 1983 agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers regarding land occupied by the VLA.

Start Date: 1996-04-22

Winds at the VLA, 16-18 April 2000

Description: Monitor data plots showing record 94 mph wind gust on 18 April 2000

Start Date: 2000-04-16

First Observations of the Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS), 7 September 2017

First Observations of the Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS), 7 September 2017

Description: Email and computer screenshot

Start Date: 2017-09-07

Calibration of P-Band Data, undated

VLA Upgrade - LOFAR, 11 May 1999 - 28 September 2006

Start Date: 1999-05-11

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