June 2025: SARAO MeerKAT Archive with new features & portal link updated
The new archive UI is made available via the link, https://archive.sarao.ac.za/. We encourage all users to explore this link and give the team feedback. The old archive portal is still available at https://legacy-archive.sarao.ac.za/ with limited functionality and buttons/links deactivated.
Note: The SARAO archive & storage cluster is also currently busy with queued data transfers and restaging jobs processing in the cluster. On successful job completion, a direct notification link will be sent out for access and we appreciate your patience regarding this.
We need your help to keep our frequency bands as pristine as possible. Please report any new RFI, as well as any suspected GSM uplinks, bluetooth/wifi transmissions.
Give us as much information as you can - date, time, frequencies. A waterfall plot if possible would be perfect. A few words on how this impacts your science can also be useful.
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