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On occasion, one may want to download a small subset of data for quick checks, without waiting on the SARAO archive data transfer queue. In this case, it is possible to obtain the direct link to the rdb file (see article on archive), and run mvftoms on a local machine across the network.
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#katdal can be installed using pip
pip install katdal
#get the link to the rdb file from the archive <katdal link>
#you can use various selection options, including binning in time or channels
mvftoms.py --target J1939-6342 --flags '' --dumptime 60 -o newms.ms <katdal link> |
Using katdal to directly access data objects in the archive
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