Contents

 0.1 Important Notes - Please check these
 0.2 Links to Manual Sections and to External Information.
1 INTRODUCTION
 1.1 Overview
 1.2 Keyin Free-format Input
 1.3 SCHED Input and Output Files
 1.4 Examples
  1.4.1 A Basic VLBA Schedule.
  1.4.2 A Minimal Schedule for Planning.
 1.5 Plotting
  1.5.1 Keyin Input for Plotting (obsolete)
2 INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON SPECIFIC TOPICS
 2.1 Using SCHED for Project Planning
 2.2 Scheduling Tips
  2.2.1 Observing Strategy
  2.2.2 Scan Times
  2.2.3 Dynamic Scheduling
  2.2.4 Management of Data Recordings
 2.3 Recording Systems.
  2.3.1 Recording Systems History and Background
  2.3.2 Recording Systems Control
  2.3.3 MARK5 and EVLBI
  2.3.4 VLBA
  2.3.5 MARK IV (PCFS)
  2.3.6 NON–VLBA Telescopes with VLBA Recorders
 2.4 Wide Band Observing: RDBE, DBBC, VLBA and Mark IV Modes
  2.4.1 The RDBE system
  2.4.2 DBBC:
  2.4.3 OTHER DIGITAL BACKENDS:
 2.5 Spectral Line Observations
 2.6 Reference Pointing
 2.7 Multiple Phase Centers
 2.8 Automatic Insertion of Geodetic Segments
 2.9 Scheduling the VLA
 2.10 Special Concerns for Specific Observatories
  2.10.1 Green Bank Telescope.
 2.11 Single Dish VLBA Observing
 2.12 Configuration Studies
 2.13 Satellite Tracking
3 THE SCHED INPUT FILES (Includes parameter lists)
 3.1 The Schedule File
  3.1.1 Summary List of SCHED Parameters
  3.1.2 Details of SCHED Parameters
 3.2 Source Catalog
 3.3 Station Catalog and Locations Catalog
 3.4 Tape Initialization File
  3.4.1 Details of Tape Initialization Parameters
 3.5 Frequency Catalog
  3.5.1 List of Frequency File Parameters
 3.6 Setup Files
  3.6.1 Standard Setup Files
  3.6.2 Examples of Setup Files
  3.6.3 Summary List of Setup File Parameters
  3.6.4 Details of Setup File Parameters
 3.7 Satellite Initialization.
4 INSTALLING, AND RUNNING SCHED
 4.1 Installing SCHED
 4.2 Running SCHED
  4.2.1 Running SCHED under UNIX or LINUX
  4.2.2 Running SCHED on a VAX with VMS
 4.3 Distribution of Schedule Files
 4.4 Related Programs
 4.5 Release Instructions.
5 RELEASE NOTES
 5.1 Recent Releases
  5.1.1 Version 11.5 development
  5.1.2 Version 11.4
  5.1.3 Version 11.3
  5.1.4 Version 11.2
  5.1.5 Version 11.0
  5.1.6 Version 10.2
 5.2 Old Releases
  5.2.1 Version 10.1
  5.2.2 Version 10.0
  5.2.3 Version 9.4
  5.2.4 Version 9.3
  5.2.5 Version 9.2
  5.2.6 Version 9.0
  5.2.7 Version 8.1
  5.2.8 Version 8.0
  5.2.9 Version 6.05
  5.2.10 Version 6.04
  5.2.11 Version 6.02 (Released 29 July 2005)
  5.2.12 Version 6.01
  5.2.13 Version 6.0 - Released March 8, 2005
  5.2.14 Release of 18 September 2003.
  5.2.15 Release of 02 July 2002.
  5.2.16 Release of 16 October 2001.
  5.2.17 Release of 12 February 2001.
  5.2.18 Release of 30 January 2001.
  5.2.19 Release of 12 January 2001.
  5.2.20 Release of 28 April 2000.
  5.2.21 Release of 1 July 1999.
  5.2.22 Release of 1 Dec. 1998.
  5.2.23 Release of 30 March 1998.
  5.2.24 Release of 18 Nov. 1997.
  5.2.25 Release of 18 August 1997.
  5.2.26 Release of 1 Aug. 1997
  5.2.27 Release of 10 Feb. 1997
  5.2.28 Release of 14 Jan. 1997
  5.2.29 Release of 4 Dec. 1996
  5.2.30 Release of 26 June 1996
  5.2.31 Release of 13 Apr 1996
  5.2.32 Release of 22 Feb 1996
  5.2.33 Release of 16 May 1995
 5.3 Wish List
A APPENDICES
 A.1 Station Codes
 A.2 Historical Notes
B OBSOLETE SECTIONS
 B.1 Old VLA
  B.1.1 VLBI at the VLA - old system
  B.1.2 VLA-Only Project Example
  B.1.3 Parameters Specific to the VLA
  B.1.4 VLA Standard Bands.
 B.2 Tape Management
  B.2.1 GENERAL CONCERNS
  B.2.2 TAPE HANDLING at SCAN BOUNDARIES
  B.2.3 TAPE LENGTHS and PASS TIMES
  B.2.4 NUMBER of PASSES
  B.2.5 READBACK TESTS
  B.2.6 TAPE CHANGES
  B.2.7 POSTPASSES
  B.2.8 AUTOMATIC TAPE ALLOCATION
 B.3 Mark III Observations
 B.4 Scheduling Mark II Observations
 B.5 Head Positions and Track Assignments
 B.6 S2
 B.7 Green Bank 140’.
 B.8 Installation on Mac OSX 10.3 in 2003.
 0.1 Important Notes - Please check these
 0.2 Links to Manual Sections and to External Information.