Status updates are given below, most recent at the top. The original e-MERLIN science case can be found at the bottom of the list.
The successful projects in the Legacy programme have now been determined - more details here.
The current technical and operating specifications for e-MERLIN have been updated and can be found in the e-MERLIN Legacy Programme Notes
See the latest news on the e-MERLIN Legacy programme.
Deadline for letters of Intent: Midnight GMT 30th May 2008.
Deadline for full proposal submissions: Midnight GMT 29th August 2008.
 | Details have been published of the e-MERLIN Legacy Programme, an opportunity for the community to develop and propose legacy projects, which may include large surveys or deep fields. An inital meeting was held on 17 July 2007 and the full details can be found here. |
 | Further optimisation of the L- and C-band systems continue, analogue IF stage electronics are now under contruction, correlator prototype station and baseline boards are being tested. A technique to synchronise the LO at each remote telescope used pulsed transmissions on the fibre links has been tested in the labs, this work being funded by the SKADS project as a prototype for phase transfer for the SKA. More details in the MERLIN Newsletter March-07. |
Updates on the L-band lenses, LO and IF stages, digital transmission equipment and correlator prototype are included in the latest MERLIN Newsletter September-06. In addition there are details of the installation of the Liverpool John Moores University funded dual channel geodetic GPS receiver, which will be used to provide tropospheric delay estimates for e-MERLIN.
 | The L-Band lens and horn combination, which will allow frequency flexibility, have now been installed on the three E-Sytems telescopes at Knockin, Darnhall, and Tabley. |
 | The fibres are now all installed and have all been tested at 10Gb/s speeds. Work continues on the correlator at Penticton. The monitor and control software development is progressing and an update is provided in the MERLIN Newsletter September-05. |
The report from the e-MERLIN International Review Panel has now been published on the MERLIN website
 | The fibre installation is nearing completion and tests on the network are underway. The new e-MERLIN C-band receivers have enabled the first MERLIN multi-baseline observations of 6.0-6.7GHz masers in star forming regions. More info in the MERLIN Newsletter March-05. |
 | Work has begun on the installation of the fibre links to the telescope sites, using trunk fibres provided by Global Crossing UK along with 80km of newly dug fibre links by Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe. More details in this press release and some shots of the first dig in the MERLIN Newsletter September-04. |
 | Detailed in the MERLIN Newsletter September-03 is the latest on the build and testing of the C-band low noise amplifiers. |
Detailed in the MERLIN Newsletter March-03 are the designs for the C-band feed and polariser.
The submitted science case and technical specification are available here.
