Batch file used for collecting data using ezCol (Easy Radio Astronomy) in hydrogen line (1420.405MHz) radio telescopes at Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO).

This is the current batch file used with LRO-H1:

REM NORMAL RESOLUTION (IE STANDARD SETTINGS)

cd C:\
cd C:\Data\ezRA_Program+Data\LRO\
py ..\ezRA\ezCol.py -ezRAObsLat 52.7 -ezRAObsLon -1.8 -ezRAObsAmsl 81.0 -ezRAObsName LRO-H1(Ptarmigan)ezCol_1400-27MCav+SAWB_LMR400_FreqRef_1422-405_Bandwidth_1-000_El-40-1_Az_163 -ezColAzimuth 163 -ezColElevation 40.4 -ezColCenterFreqRef 1422.405000 -ezcolBiasTeeOn +1 -ezColBandWidth 1.000
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REM SETTINGS FOR DIFFERENT HOLES ON PTARMIGAN TRIFFID ARRAY’S WOODEN MOUNT BATTONS:

REM Azimuth 163 Elevation xx.x (90-xx.x) (hole A) NOT POSSIBLE
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 88.6 (90-01.4) (hole B) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 86.9 (90-03.1) (hole C) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 84.4 (90-05.6) (hole D) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 81.0 (90-09.0) (hole E) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 78.6 (90-11.4) (hole F) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 76.6 (90-13.4) (hole G) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 73.5 (90-16.5) (hole H) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 70.3 (90-19.7) (hole I) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 68.0 (90-22.0) (hole J) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 64.6 (90-25.4) (hole K) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 62.6 (90-27.4) (hole L) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 60.0 (90-30.0) (hole M) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 57.0 (90-33.0) (hole N) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 54.4 (90-35.6) (hole P) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 51.2 (90-38.8) (hole Q) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 48.4 (90-41.6) (hole R) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 46.1 (90-43.9) (hole S) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 42.9 (90-47.1) (hole T) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 40.4 (90-49.6) (hole U) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 37.7 (90-52.3) (hole V) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 35.7 (90-54.3) (hole W) DATA COLLECTED
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 33.6 (90-56.4) (hole X)

REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 21.0 (hole 8 on extension arm)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 27.4 (hole 7 on extension arm)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 34.3 (hole 6 – 6th hole from top-last hole)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 38.2 (hole 5b)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 43.7 (hole 5)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 49.1 (hole 4b)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 51.4 (hole 4a)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 55.3 (hole 4)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 56.6 (hole 3c)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 61.0 (hole 3b)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 66.1 (hole 3)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 71.4 (hole 2b)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 75.2 (hole 2a)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 75.6 (hole 2)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 78.8 (hole 1c)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 82.2 (hole 1b)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 84.5 (hole 1a)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 86.8 (hole 1)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 88.7 (hole 0c)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 8x.x (hole 0b – NOT POSSIBLE)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 8x.x (hole 0a – DOES NOT EXIST)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 88.9 (hole 0)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 90.0 (FLAT DOWN = pivot hole)
REM DO NOT USE DATA FROM HOLE 9 & HIGHER AS TOO CLOSE TO HORIZON
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 96.6 (90+6.6) 1 brick under southern legs mount
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 102.1 (90+12.1) 2 bricks under southern legs mount
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 108.4 (90+18.4) 3 bricks under southern legs mount beyond this mount unstable and liable to fall over.
REM Azimuth 17 Elevation 73.0 (hole reverse 2a) (90-17)
REM Azimuth 17 Elevation 70.8 (hole reverse 2b) (90-19.2)
REM Azimuth 17 Elevation 67.5 (hole reverse 2c) (90-22.5)
REM Azimuth 17 Elevation 66.1 (hole reverse 3)
REM Azimuth 17 Elevation 61.0 (hole reverse 3a) (90-29.0)
REM Azimuth 17 Elevation 59.0 (hole reverse 3b) (90-31.0)

This is the current batch file used with LRO-H2:

REM Solar Cooker Dish Radio Telescope ezCol data collection batch file

cd C:\
cd C:\Data\ezRA_Programs+Data\LRO
py ..\ezRA\ezCol.py -ezRAObsLat 52.7 -ezRAObsLon -1.8 -ezRAObsAmsl 81.0 -ezRAObsName LRO-H2(SCRT)ezCol_1400-27MCav+SAWB_LMR400_FreqRef_1422-405_Bandwidth_1-000_El_69-9_Az_163 -ezColAzimuth 163 -ezColElevation 69.9 -ezColCenterFreqRef 1422.405000 -ezcolBiasTeeOn +1 -ezColBandWidth 1.000
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REM New radio telescope based on solar cooker dish with properly mounted cantenna

REM Elevations already recorded:
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 51.8
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 60.3 (hole 8)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 67.3 (hole 7)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 76.1 (hole 6)
REM Azimuth 163 Elevation 78.3 (hole 5)