TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 2980 SUBJECT: GRB 050117a: Radio Observations DATE: 05/01/25 21:12:48 GMT FROM: Alicia Soderberg at Caltech A. M. Soderberg (Caltech) and D. A. Frail (NRAO) report on behalf of a larger collaboration: "On 2005 January 24.14 UT we carried out follow-up observations with the VLA centered on the refined XRT position (GCN#2955) of the Swift burst, GRB 050117A (GCN #2952 and 2962). At a frequency of 8.46 GHz no emission was detected above a 2-sigma level of 56 microJy within the 30-arcsec (diameter) error circle. No further observations are planned."