Background
The same gain-standard file (Howland BLPA-19 3100 Gain 2021-10-14.txt) is reused across every active calibration run in the archive: 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026. If the physical gain standard itself drifts between recertification events, every cal that uses it is biased — and the v1 drift tracker cannot detect this from data alone.
Industry practice is to recertify primary gain standards every 1–2 years.
Goal
Warn the operator when the gain-standard file in use is older than a configurable age threshold, and surface this in drift comparisons.
Acceptance Criteria
Notes
- Do not automatically fail or block cal generation — this is advisory only. Operators know their standards better than a date heuristic.
- Consider adding a one-time dismissal per standard so recertified files that retain the old 2021-10-14 name (just reusing) don't keep warning.
Related: v1 tracker at plot_antenna/cal_drift.py. Consistency-check table lives in compute_drift() → _consistency().
Background
The same gain-standard file (
Howland BLPA-19 3100 Gain 2021-10-14.txt) is reused across every active calibration run in the archive: 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026. If the physical gain standard itself drifts between recertification events, every cal that uses it is biased — and the v1 drift tracker cannot detect this from data alone.Industry practice is to recertify primary gain standards every 1–2 years.
Goal
Warn the operator when the gain-standard file in use is older than a configurable age threshold, and surface this in drift comparisons.
Acceptance Criteria
cal_drift.gain_std_max_age_days(default 730 = 2 years).record_run(), extract the gain-standard file's embedded date (filename like... Gain 2021-10-14.txtor header-parsed if present) and compare to today.CalRunMeta.gain_std_staleflag; surface in the GUI dialog as a yellow icon on the consistency tab.cal_drift_list_runs(stale_gain_std_only=True)filter.Notes
Related: v1 tracker at
plot_antenna/cal_drift.py. Consistency-check table lives incompute_drift()→_consistency().