AIPS HELP file for DFCOR in 31DEC25
As of Wed Dec 11 6:32:09 2024
DFCOR: Task applies differential corrections to CL table.
INPUTS
INNAME Input UV file name (name)
INCLASS Input UV file name (class)
INSEQ 0.0 9999.0 Input UV file name (seq. #)
INDISK 0.0 9.0 Input UV file disk unit #
SOURCES Source list ' '=>all.
CALSOUR Reference source list.
Only one is allowed
STOKES Stokes type to process
SELBAND Bandwidth to select (kHz)
SELFREQ Frequency to select (MHz)
FREQID Freq. ID to select, 0=>all
BIF 0.0 100.0 Lowest IF number 0=>all
EIF 0.0 100.0 Highest IF number 0=>all
TIMERANG Time range to use.
ANTENNAS Antennas to correct.
SUBARRAY 0.0 9999.0 Subarray; 0 => 1.
GAINVER Input CL table 0=>high
GAINUSE Output CL table: not =
GAINVER -> high+1
OPCODE Operation code.
CLCORPRM Parameters (see HELP DFCOR).
BADDISK 0.0 9999.0 Disks to aviod for scratch
CALIN Input file with the list of
antennas, times and relevant
atmosphere vertical delay.
Used only with OPCODE='ATMO'
HELP SECTION
DFCOR
Task: This task makes a differential correction to a CL table.
Use CLCOR for all OPCODEs except ATMO; that is the only operation
that actually works in the differential mode.
Adverbs:
INNAME.....Input UV file name (name). Standard defaults.
INCLASS....Input UV file name (class). Standard defaults.
INSEQ......Input UV file name (seq. #). 0 => highest.
INDISK.....Disk drive # of input UV file. 0 => any.
SOURCES....list of sources to process.
'*' = all; a "-" before a source name
means all except ANY source named.
CALSOUR....Reference source list. Only one is allowed
STOKES.....The desired Stokes to correct.
'R', 'L', 'I', ' '=> all available
FREQID.....Frequency identifier to select (you may determine
which is applicable from the OPTYPE='SCAN' listing
produced by LISTR).
BIF........First IF to process. 0=>all.
EIF........Highest IF to process. 0=>all higher than BIF
TIMERANG...Time range of the data to be used. In order:
Start day, hour, min. sec,
end day, hour, min. sec. Days relative to ref.
date.
ANTENNAS...A list of the antennas to be modified. If any
number is negative then all antennas listed are
NOT to be modified. All 0 => use all.
SUBARRAY...The subarray to modify. Do only one at a time.
GAINVER....Input CL table version. If GAINVER is equal zero or
greater than the total number of the CL tables
then GAINVER is equal to the last existing CL table.
GAINUSE....Output CL table version. If GAINUSE not equal GAINVER
(after GAINVER default applied), then a new CL table is
created and the input CL table version (GAINVER) is
copied to version=(high+1). This adverb allows you to
correct a CL table in place or to create a new one, but
not to overwrite an existing one other than the input.
OPCODE.....Operation code (see also EXPLAIN DFCOR)
Right now only OPCODE 'ATMO' works at the differential
mode: USE CLCOR for all other OPCODEs!
'POLR' => Modify Right-Left phase difference using
phases in CLCORPRM (deg); up to 20 IFs
may be processed at a time. Note that
with 'POLR' the antenna table is also
modifed. 'POLR' should only be used once.
'PHAS' => Rotate phase of residual gain by
CLCORPRM (deg); up to 20 IFs may be
processed at a time
'RATE' => Rotate phase of residual gain versus time.
CLCORPRM(1) degrees constant term.
CLCORPRM(2) = rate of change of phase
(degrees/day)
CLCORPRM(3) - (6) = day, hr, min, sec at
which the "zero" phase (CLCORPRM(1)) is
specified.
'OPAC' => apply atmospheric opacity amplitude
corrections using zenith opacity of
CLCORPRM(1) nepers.
'ADEL' => Correct phases, delays and rates for
neutral atmospheric delay.
CLCORPRM(1) = total pressure (mbars) at
station, NOT at sea level.
CLCORPRM(2) = partial pressure of water.
CLCORPRM(3) = Temperature (C)
CLCORPRM(4) = Tropospheric lapse rate
(K/km) (should be negative)
CLCORPRM(5) = Height of tropopause (km)
CLCORPRM(6) = Scale height of water
vapor (km).
'GAIN' => Correct using polynominal gain curve for
antenna gain as a function of the zenith
angle (ZA) in degrees.
correction = CLCORPRM(1) +
ZA * CLCORPRM(2) +
ZA * ZA * CLCORPRM(3) ...
'CLOC' => Correct residual delay and model parms
for the effects of a linear clock drift
at a particular antenna.
CLCORPRM(1) = rate of change of station
clock (nanosec/day)
CLCORPRM(2) = clock value at the "zero"
time specified by CLCORPRM(3)-(6)
(nanosec)
CLCORPRM(3) - (6) = day, hr, min, sec at
which the "zero" clock (CLCORPRM(2)) is
specified.
CLCORPRM(7) : correction has three modes,
if = 0 then the clock drift is added
as a small correction and CLCORPRM(2)
is ignored.
if = 1 then the total correction set
by the CLCORPRMS is added.
if = 2 then the values present in the
CL table are replaced by those defined
by CLCORPRM(1)-CLCORPRM(6).
'PANG' => Add or remove parallactic angle
corrections from CL table entries.
CLCORPRM(1) > 0 => Add corrections
CLCORPRM(1) =< 0 => Remove corrections
'PONT' => Correct for predictable pointing offset
of an antenna. CLCORPRM(1) is the linear
rate of change of antenna gain as the
pointing drifts.
'IONS' => Make ionispheric Faraday rotation
corrections using one of several models.
CLCORPRM(1) = Model type:
1 = Chiu model, CLCORPRM(3) = Sunspot no.
'ANTP' => Correct antenna and/or source position;
antenna / source corrections are values to be
added to the old positions in meters / sec of arc.
The antenna (only one) must be specifyed in
the case of antenna correction.
The source (only one) must be specified in
the case of source correction.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ATTENTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starting June 2001 DFCOR corrects the AN or/and
the SU table, if the relevant correction of the
antenna or/and the source is carried out.
So the application of the corrected CL table is
required to match the data.
Once DFCOR has been run, then the CL table must
not be deleted and the correction can be undone
only by doing it again with opposite sign.
If you might forget applying this, then use the
task SPLAT to apply it immediately.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 = "X" correction in meters.
2 = "Y" correction in meters.
3 = "Z" correction in meters.
4 no longer used
5 = Correction in the picture plane towards
the RA direction in sec of arc.
So it is RA correction, muliplied
by COS(DECL).
6 = Declination correction in sec of arc
7 no longer used
'PCAL' => MkIII manual phase cal; replace the gain
correction in the CL table with unit
vectors with phases given in CLCORPRM.
CLCORPRM(1) corresponds to BIF etc.
Phases are given in degrees.
'PCFX' => Patch up missing phase cals. CLCORPRM
gives the expected relationship between
phase cals and uses any non blanked
values.
'SBDL' => Add a delay to the IF residual delays.
Values given in CLCORPRM correspond to
IFs BIF, BIF+1,... EIF in nanosec.
'MBDL' => Change the multiple band delay by
introducing the corresponded slope at
phase vs IF frequency dependence.
Values given in CLCORPRM correspond to
IFs BIF, BIF+1,... EIF in nanosec
'SSLO' => Correct the phase only for an incorrect
frequency used to calculate the phase
at the VLA. CLCORPRM(1) gives the
frequency error in MHz.
'ANAX' => Correct the delay, rate and phase for
antenna axis offset.
CLCORPRM is an array of axis offsets in
meters corresponding to the antenna list
given. Note that with 'ANAX' the antenna
table is also modifed.
'ATMO' => apply atmospheric delay corrections using
zenith delay for the antennas and times given
in the input file. The values of zenith delay
should correspond to the desired correction.
The corrections for the interferometer delay
and phase are added (with sign) to the relevant
columns of the CL table, which in turn are
added to the data when calibration is applied.
Example 1. The correlator did not provide any
atmosphere correction. Since, the
the atmospheric delays are positive,
the corrections entered in the
CALIN should be negative.
Example 2. The correlator model used 210 cm
for the zenith delay. The true
zenith delay was 220cm. Thus,
DFCOR has to make additional
additive correction of -10cm, and
the CALIN entry should -10cm.
If CALSOUR.NE.'' then
DFCOR reads the CL table twice.
First time the data corresponded to the given
calibrator (CALSOUR(1))
are read and the relevant delays and rate of
delays recalculated from the input file of zenith
delays. The found delays and rate of delays
are stored at the array together with the arrays
of time and antennas.
Second time the data corresponded to the given
source list (SOURCE) are read and the relevant
delays and rates of delay are calculated from the
input file of zenith delays. Then the stored delays
and rates of delay for the calibrator are
interpolated to the time of the CL table row and
the interpolated values are subtracted of the
calculated source delays and rate of delays.
The differences are recorded to the CL table
CLCORPRM...Parameters: see above.
BADDISK....A list of disks on which scratch files are not to
be placed. This will not affect the output file.
CALIN......Input file (used at OPCODE = 'ATMO')
The first (ascii) data record should specify NLINES,
the number of the lines at the file.
Then, NLINES records must follow, each with three numbers:
The station number;
The time in dd hh mm ss; for example 01 13 26 35.3
The zenith delay error in cm;
The values given at the zenith delay error correspond
to the desired correction.
Therefore the given zenith delay error should be
subtructed from the full zenith delay.
The example of a line: 2 01 13 26 35.3 5.3
The line is for antenna 2; The time corrersponds
to day=1; 13hours; 26 min; 35.3sec;
The delay at zenith is 5.3cm
EXPLAIN SECTION
DFCOR: Task to apply corrections to a CL table corresponding to the
difference of the source (SOURCE) and the reference source (CALSOUR(1))
Documentor: L.R. Kogan
Related Programs: CLCOR, LISTR, SPLIT, TABED, LOCIT
This task will compute various corrections and apply them
directly to a calibration (CL) table. The operation to be done
is determined by OPCODE. Details and/or additional information
for the various models is given below.
Where suitable, moving sources (planets) are supported if there is a
PO table. This is used to compute parallactic angle and source
elevation primaruily.
OPCODE='POLR'
This option causes corrections to be made to remove the
systematic phase offset between the right and left hand
polarization systems. The phase offsets are passed in CLCORPRM
in degrees and are typically determined from running LISTR on
polarization calibrated data on a source with known polarization
angle. Up to 10 IFs specified by BIF and EIF may be processed
in a single run with the corresponding phase values in
CLCORPRM(1) - CLCORPRM(10). Specified phase corrections are
made to the left hand polarization.
Because the feed polarization parameters must be modified
as well as the Calibration table this option will cause the AN
table corresponding to the specified subarray to be modified as
well as the specified CL table.
NB: the modification of both the CL and AN table are
cumulative so a given correction should be made only once.
Thus, if multiple CL tables in the same subarray are to be
corrected OPCODE='PHAS' with STOKES='L' should be used for each
IF separately for CL tables after the first run with
OPCODE='POLR'. (If the AN table gets messed up, correct all
relevant CL tables and then rerun PCAL; further runs of CLCOR to
correct the R-L phase difference will be unnecessary.)
OPCODE='PHAS'
This causes the specified phases to be rotated by
CLCORPRM(I) degrees.
OPCODE ='OPAC'
This causes the specified amplitudes to be corrected for
atmospheric opacity using a zenith opacity of CLCORPRM(1)
nepers. This operation does not modify the total model values.
Exact values of the zenith opacity depend on the weather,
especially at higher frequencies, but typical values are given
in the following:
327 Mhz 0.007
610 Mhz 0.007
1.4 GHz 0.008
2.3 GHz 0.01
5.0 GHz 0.01
8.4 GHz 0.01
10 GHz 0.012
15 GHz 0.02
22 GHz 0.05
40 Ghz and up are highly dependent on the weather.
OPCODE='ADEL'
This causes the phases, delays and rates to be corrected
for a model atmosphere. The model used is a two term round
earth approximation. The parameters passed are CLCORPRM(1) the
total atmospheric pressure in millibars at the station, NOT
refered to sea level and CLCORPRM(2), the partial pressure of
water vapor in millibars.
Pressure in mm. of Hg. can be converted to millibars by
multiplying by 1.33322.
Measurments of Dew point can be converted to relative
humidity using the following table:
Relative Humidity ( percent) from temp and DP.
DP depression Dew Point deg C
temp-DP deg C -10 0 10 20 30
0 100 100 100 100 100
1 92 93 94 94 94
2 86 87 88 88 89
3 79 81 82 83 84
4 73 75 77 78 80
5 68 70 72 74 75
6 63 66 68 70 71
7 59 61 63 66 68
8 54 57 60 62 64
9 51 53 56 58 61
10 47 50 53 55 57
12 41 44 47 49
14 35 38 41 44
16 31 34 37 39
18 27 30 33 35
20 24 26 29 32
22 21 23 26
24 18 21 23
26 16 18 21
28 14 16 19
30 12 14 17
The partial pressure of water vapor is obtained by
multiplying the relative humidity (as a fraction) times the
vapor pressure of water obtained from the following table:
Temp (C) Pressure(mbars) Temp (C) Pressure(mbars)
-------- ---------------- --------- ---------------
-40 1.29
-30 3.81 -25 6.35
-20 10.35 -15 16.55
-10 26.00 -5 40.17
0 61.05 5 87.23
10 122.78 15 170.36
20 233.78 25 316.72
30 424.28 35 562.29
40 737.59
Information from Handbook of Physics and Chemistry published
by The Chemical Rubber Co. 46th ed.
The tropospheric lapse rate is the rate at which the
atmosphere cools with increasing height. The model used assumes
that the temperature declines linearly to the tropopause and
then is constant. Accurate values can be derived from
radiosonde data or approximate values can be obtained from the
following table. An accurate value of the height of the
tropopause may be derived from radiosonde data; typical values
can be obtained from the following table (Davis et al. 1985,
Radio Science 20, 1593):
Latitude Lapse rate (K/km) Height of tropopause(km)
30 N -4.7 to -5.9 16
45 N -6.5 11.2
60 N -3.9 8
The scale height of the water vapor may be determined from
radiosonde data (default = 2.2 km).
OPCODE='GAIN'
This causes the specified amplitudes to be corrected by a
factor determined from a polynomial gain curve as a function of
zenith angle (in degrees). The coefficients are specified by
CLCORPRM and up to 20 terms are allowed. This allows for
correction of amplitudes for the zenith angle (i.e. elevation)
dependent behavior of the antenna gain.
The amplitudes are modified by:
FACTOR = CLCORPRM(1) + ZA*CLCORPRM(2) +
ZA*ZA*CLCORPRM(3) ...
OPCODE='CLOC'
This causes the residual delays and model values to be
corrected for a linear clock drift at a particular antenna. The
parameters needed are :
1) clock rate (nanosec/day) ...... CLCORPRM(1)
2) "zero" clock (nanosec) ........ CLCORPRM(2)
3) time of "zero" clock
measurement ........ CLCORPRM(3) -
CLCORPRM(6)
4) correction mode ........ CLCORPRM(7)
if = 0 then the clock drift is added
as a small correction and CLCORPRM(2) is
ignored.
if = 1 then the total correction set
by the CLCORPRMS is added.
if = 2 then the values present in the
CL table are replaced by those defined
by CLCORPRM(1)-CLCORPRM(6).
Mode = 2 gives the user the opportunity to set the
residual delay manually.
OPCODE='PANG'
This option add or removes the phase of the parallactic
angle to/from the residual phases of the specified CL table
entries. The AIPS polarization calibration routines expect
that this correction has NOT been made to the raw data; if the
parallactic angle corrections has been applied, then this
option with CLCORPRM(1) .le. 0 will remove it. The parallactic
angle correction may be added using CLCORPRM(1) .gt. 0.
Note: the above definitions of applying or removing the
parallactic angle correction assumes that the phase of the
first polarization (RCP for VLA, VLBA) decreases with
increasing parallactic angle. This involves the definition of
RCP. If the opposite definition of RCP and LCP is used, then
the sense of applying or removing the parallactic angle
correction given above is removed.
OPCODE='PONT'
This causes the specified amplitudes to be corrected for
any gross predictable pointing error. The antenna gain
correction factor is specified by a time at which the pointing
was set correctly (i.e. the antenna gain is correct) and a
linear drift factor. The TIMERANG parameters define the time at
which pointing was done, CLCORPRM(1) specifies the rate of
change of antenna gain (per hour). The inverse of this will be
applied to the CL gain entries in order to correct the amplitude
error.
OPCODE='IONS'
This option causes ionispheric Faraday rotation
corrections to be computed and applied to the CL table.
Several methods are available for determining the Faraday
rotation correction; the method selected is indicated by the
values given in CLCORPRM.
The group and phase delays introduced by the ionospheric
plasma are also computed and applied to the CL table.
CLCORPRM(1): Electron density model type:
CLCORPRM(1) = 1 => Chiu model.
The electron column density will be computed using a Chiu
model using software provided by Chris Flatters. The model is
described in Chiu, 1975, J. At. Terr Phys. 37, 1563).
CLCORPRM(3) gives the sunspot number.
Sunspot numbers may be obtained from Solar-Geophysical
Data published by NOAA. Daily sunspot numbers are available
and can vary considerably; actual daily sunspot numbers are
preferable to smoothed, averaged or predicted values. The
sunspot number for the day approximately 3 days before the
observation is the appropriate value to use. Moderately
accurate predicted monthly smoothed values are available a
year in advance.
For those who are in a hurry or don't care, the following
table gives observed monthly averaged values until May 1989
followed by the predicted, smoothed values until 1990. The
estimated uncertainty (90 percent) in the smoothed values is given in
parentheses under the predicted value.
International Relative Monthly Sunspot Numbers
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1980 164 163 161 159 156 155 153 150 150 150 148 143
1981 140 142 143 143 143 142 140 141 143 142 139 138
1982 137 133 129 124 120 117 115 109 101 96 95 95
1983 93 90 86 82 77 70 66 66 68 68 67 64
1984 60 56 53 50 48 46 44 40 34 29 25 22
1985 20 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 15
1986 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 13 15 16
1987 18 20 22 24 26 28 31 35 39 44 47 51
1988 58 65 71 78 84 94 104 114 121 125 130 138
1989 142 145 150 153 157 163 166 169 176 181 183 185
( 5)(11)(16)(19)(21)(23)(24)
1990 186 187 185 180 174 170 168 166 159 151 144 139
(26)(29)(31)(32)(31)(28)(27)(29)(30)(31)(29)(26)
1991 138 134 130 129 130 128 124 119 114 113 115 115
(27)(28)(29)(34)(35)(32)(29)(26)(22)(20)(21)(24)
OPCODE='ANTP'
This option will correct phases for an incorrect antenna
and source position; delays and rates are also corrected.
The corrections to be added to the old values for the x,y,
and z components are given in meters as CLCORPRM(1),
CLCORPRM(2) and CLCORPRM(3). If the coordinates are in a right
handed system then CLCORPRM(4) should be 1.0 or larger.
The corrections to be added to the source position at the picture
plane are given in sec of arc as CLCORPRM(5) for RA direction and
as CLCORPRM(6) for declination.
The position of antennas are determined in different coordinate
systems for VLA and VLBI. The X-axis is located in local meridian for
VLA and in Greenwich meridian for VLBI and EVLA. So CLCORPRM(7) has
to be >0 for VLA and =0 for VLBI/EVLA.
Note: only one FQ ID is processed per run; if there are
several FQ ID then DFCOR must be run several times.
A correction for antenna position errors should be made before
further calibration is done. First, run DFCOR with OPCODE='ANTP'
using GAINVER=1; GAINUSE=2 to copy CL table 1 to version 2 and then
correcting for the antenna position error(s). Then run CALIB applying
CL table 2 (DOCAL=1; GAINUSE=2). Use SNPLT to examine the results to
be sure that the correction was done properly. When using CLCAL the
input CL table should be version 2 (GAINVER=2). If there are adequate
observations of calibrators then LOCIT can be used to determine
antenna position errors.
OPCODE='PCAL'
This option allows entering complex gain corrections
directly into the CL table. This operation is mostly of use in
the settiong of MkIII VLBI manual phase cals so only the phase
can be specified. If the amplitudes also should be changed then
TABED can be used to multiply the real and imaginary parts of
the complex gains by the appropriate value.
Note: the phases in the CL table are corrections to be
added to the data and thus have the opposite sign from the
Haystack convention. Up to 20 IFs can be entered with
CLCORPRM(1) corresponding to IF BIF, CLCORPRM(2) to BIF+1 etc.
Phases are given in degrees.
Note: for some reason phase cals read by AIPS are 144
degrees more positive that those decoded by the Haystack
software. To obtain the sedired results add 144 degrees to any
manual phase cals used in the Haystack system.
OPCODE='PCFX'
This option is similar to 'PCAL' except that any unblanked
phases are left unchanged. Any blanked phases are replaced by
the value expected based on any unblanked phases and the
relationship between the IF given in CLCORPRM. In the case that
all phases are blanked then this option is the same as 'PCAL'.
This option is intended for use when some phase cals are
present for a given antenna but are missing for some IFs. This
option allows using the good values and estimating the missing
values.
OPCODE='SBDL'
This option allows adding values to the IF residual delays.
This correction will not effect the current values of the total
model delay and is intended primarily for correcting MkIII data
for the antenna based difference between the multi-band and
single-band delays. Individual IF values can be entered but it
is usually assumed in the MkIII system that this is a constant
value for all IF. In this case fill CLCORPRM with the desired
correction. Values are given in nanoseconds and will be added
to the current correction, i.e. subtracted from the data when
this table is applied. The values in CLCORPRM correspond to IFs
BIF, BIF+1, ... EIF.
Having applied this correction the new CL table application
will change the slope of phase frequency dependence inside
the each IF. The change of the slope at each IF is determined
by the value of corresponded parameter CLCORPRM(I). This option
does not change the phase difference between different IF's.
OPCODE='MBDL'
This option changes the multiple band delay by introducing
the corresponded slope at phase vs frequency dependence. The same
phase is added for all channels of the given IF. Values of
CLCORPRM are given at nanoseconds. The added phase is determined
by the next formula FI[I]=TWOPI*CLCORPRM[I]*DF[I], where DF[I]
is a difference between the frequency of the given IF and
residual one. The values of multiple band delays CLCORPRM[I] can
be different for different IF, although it is constant typically.
The values CLCORPRM[I] for all IF have to be installed even if
they are the same for the all IF.
The delay corresponded to the first IF - CLCORPRM[1] is substituted
at the modified CL table at MBDELAY1(2) collumn.
OPCODE='SSLO'
The VLA has four separate 'IFs'. In normal observing,
the frequencies of these are locked together into pairs. Each
pair forms an AIPS IF. In normal observing, the phase
calculation, or finge stopping, is done correctly.
However, for some spectral line observing, it is desirable
to have the separate VLA IFs of a pair at the same center
frequency, but with different bandwidths. In this case, the
Signed Sum of the LOs is different and the two frequencies can
not be locked together. The VLA has only sufficient hardware to
control one IF of each pair, so the fringes for the other cannot
be stopped correctly. In general, this leads to decorrelation.
However, if the frequency difference is sufficiently small, it
is merely results in a residual phase error, which changes
slowly with time.
This option is to allow a post facto correction to be made
to the phase only. Note that the delay is calculated correctly.
The VLA IFs that are affected are 'B' and 'C'. By convention,
'A' and 'D' are always fringe-stopped correctly.
Since the error depends upon the antenna location, the
possibility that the antenna coordinates are defined in a left-
handed system is allowed for, even though the VLA uses a right-
handed system.
The correction for SSLO is calculated at each CL table entry
time as follows:
If A is the antenna position vector and S is the unit
source position vector, then the calculated phase correction
(dph) is
dph = 2 * pi * [ integer part of ( A . S * dfq / c)]
where dfq is the frequency correction in Hz calculated from
CLCORPRM(1).
The new value of the complex gain in the CL table (gnew) is
calculated from the old value (gold) as:
gnew = gold * exp (i * dph)
or, in cartesian coordinates:
xnew = xold * cos(dph) - yold * sin(dph)
ynew = xold * sin(dph) + yold * cos(dph)
where g = x + i * y
OPCODE='ANAX'
This option changes the delay, rate and phase in accordance
with an antenna axis offset. CLCORPRM(I, I=1, NANTSL) is the
axis offset of antenna I in meters. The AN table is modified
also. Two type of antenna mounts (altazimuth and equatorial)
are supported.