Summary

These pages bring together the essential information needed by users of receiver B3. The intention is to provide the main observing and usage guidelines needed by observers and telescope operators. If you find errors or omissions in these notes, or if you have questions or suggestions, please contact Per Friberg

Recent Information

• Current status
• TSS notes: Tuning start-up and checks
• TSS notes: Operational quirks
• Note for users; B3 upgrades (now out-of-date)
• "Representative" spectra

Table of Contents

1. Basic Information and Historical Performance
2. List of Important Commands
3. Important General Points
4. Using the Receiver
   • Basic Tuning Procedure
   • Tuning Range
   • Automated tuning - LUT's
   • Mixer Performance - What Can You Expect?
   • Fixes for Tuning Problems
   • Recovering smoothly from a reboot
   • Special tricks for using B3 in single-channel A mode
   • Observing Modes, Bandwidths and Special DAS Configurations
5. Monitoring the Receiver
6. The Side Band Filter
7. Calibration, Beamwidths and Efficiencies
8. Data Reduction with SPECX
9. Manual Tuning

The original versions of the B3 pages were written by Lorne Avery (NRC/HIA).

Please address any comments, suggestions or requests to Per Friberg at the Joint Astronomy Centre.