Operator`s manual

SRT.CAT file
* sample srt.cat file
SIMULATE RECEIVER
SIMULATE ANTENNA 10
* first word is key word
* STATION: latitude longitude west in degrees
* SAT: satellite ID then longitude west
* SOU: source ra, dec, name, epoch
STATION 42.5 71.5 Haystack
* source coords epoch 1950 unless specified
SOU 05 31 30 21 58 00 Crab
SOU 23 21 12 58 44 00 Cass
SOU 00 00 00 00 00 00 Sun
SOU 17 42 54 -28 50 00 SgrA
SOU 06 29 12 04 57 00 Rosett
SOU 20 27 00 41 00 00 CygEMN
SOU 00 00 00 00 00 00 Moon
SOU 05 40 00 29 00 00 G180
SOU 12 48 00 28 00 00 GNpole
SOU 00 39 00 40 30 00 Androm
GALACTIC 10 1 RC_CLOUD
GALACTIC 229 26 test
* AZLIMITS 92.0 265.0 /* mid az range is south */
AZLIMITS 20.0 359.0
* ELLIMITS 5.0 175.0 /* elevation limit south - north */
* ELLIMITS 10.0 175.0
ELLIMITS 2.0 90.0
ALFASPID 1.0 1.0
* CASSIMOUNT 14.25 16.5 2.0 110.0 30.0
* CASSIMOUNT
COMM 1 /* COM 1 */
CALCONS 1.0 /* gain correction constant to put power in units of K */
BEAMWIDTH 7.0 /* 3 dB antenna beamwidth in degrees - used to set offsets for
scans */
MANCAL 1 /* 0 or absence indicates automated cal vane */
NOISECAL 200.0 /* initial value for noise diode calibration */
DIGITAL /* needed for digital receiver */
TOLERANCE 1 /* optional max error in counts */
* COUNTPERSTEP 50 /* optional stepped antenna motion */
* RECORDFORM TAB VLSR /* optional tabs between fields and VLSR in output */
* ELBACKLASH 3.0 /* optional correction for elevation backlash */