In-built skymodel for S-band?

[kendak333]

Attempting to calibrate some S-band data with caracal and naively changed my set_model part of the crosscal worker to have meerkat_band: S, which raised an exception saying only L and UHF were allowed. Is there another way to set the fcal model for S band?

[Athanaseus]

Hi @kendak333,

Apologies for the delayed response.

For now, you can try running it with the default setting of L and set meerkat_skymodel: false, provided the calibrator is already available in caracal. This will use the coefficients to 'automatically' set the model. If you have specific details about the calibrator (e.g., name, coordinates, etc.), feel free to share them, and I’d be happy to add them to the list.

As for the meerkat_band: S option, we currently don’t have the crystalball full sky models in place, so full support for that band is not yet available.

Best regards