The LO system installation milestone needs to be added to the TI plan. A number of relative minor issues were discussed, and a list of action items was generated. NRAO had planned on about -3 dB taper at the edge of the dish. Ukita pointed out that this gave higher susceptibility to reflections from behind the dish, in particular from the antenna mount. Ukita suggests that -8 dB is the best compromise edge taper to use.
More investigation is needed of the cross-talk requirement between the receiver channels.
This will be undertaken. The limitations and capabilities of using the photonic holography transmitter with astronomical receivers and in interferometric mode using both antennas need to be clarified. A minor change in the design might allow considerable more flexibility. This will be investigated. The danger of RFI being generated by all parts of the holography electronics, including front end, back end and computers, needs to be taken seriously.