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OPTIONS /TEMPLOAD

    /TEMPLOAD tempColdLoad tempAmbientLoad
    /TEMPLOAD L[OOKUP]     L[OOKUP]
    /TEMPLOAD *            ...

    Set effective temperatures for the calibration loads at cold and ambient
    temperature.

    Real      :: tempColdLoad      !
    Real      :: tempAmbientLoad   !

    NEW LOGIC FOR SINGLE-PIXEL SIS RECEIVERS (FROM SUMMER 2007, paKo v1.0.7)

    If a numerical value is entered for tempColdLoad or tempAmbientLoad,
    that value is used for calibration calculations.

    Instead of specifying a value one may enter the string L(OOKUP) for
    tempColdLoad and/or tempAmbientLoad.  This is shown in the pakoDisplay
    by the letter "L" instead of a number.

    In this case, during the execution of the observations, the NCS will
    use the "best-known" values for the corresponding load temperature(s).
    For tempColdLoad this is based on a lookup table, for tempAmbientLoad
    it is derived from a measurement of the physical temperature.

    The lookup table for tempColdLoad normally is valid for the standard
    calibration system with a closed-cycle cooling system.

    A * can be substituted for tempColdLoad, which means to leave the
    value for tempColdLoad unchanged from the previous RECEIVER command.

    IF THE OBSERVERS HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT THIS, THEY SHOULD ASK A RECEIVER
    ENGINEER FOR THE CORRECT VALUE AND ENTER IT EXPLICITLY.


    NOTE: FOR HERA The new logic is not yet available. However, for HERA
    "best-known" values are always used during the execution of the
    observations. This is the same logic as in pevious versions of paKo/NCS.


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