Editor's Notes

The VLBA Observational Status Summary is the collective work of innumerable individuals who wrote and edited the text, commented on draft material, and implemented the capabilities described herein, during the 20 years since the VLBA's dedication in 1993.  We thank these many colleagues for their contributions.

Editors:

1992 - 2005 J. M. Wrobel
2005 - 2009 J. S. Ulvestad
2009 - 2013 J. D. Romney

The current editor is responsible for the most recent revisions, and thus is the best contact for readers who may have questions on the material, or suggestions that would enhance the usefulness of this guide.

Versions issued prior to July 2012 were based on a LaTeX source, from which PS and PDF versions were produced, and a  hypertext version generated using the LaTeX2HTML translator.  The LaTeX version of January 2012 was ported to Plone in April 2012.

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