[IGSMAIL-1295] A new Rogue SNR-8000 at the Hartebeestoeck station

[CNES]

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IGS Electronic Mail      Tue Apr 30  1:42:13 PDT 1996      Message Number 1295
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Author: CNES - Herve Burger
Subject: A new Rogue SNR-8000 at the Hartebeestoeck station

Subject: ROGUE SNR-8000 RM unit installed at Hartebestoeck

A new Turbo-Rogue SNR-8000 running firmware version 3.2.32.1 has been 
installed at the Hartebeestoeck station to replace the malfunctioning 
SNR-8 unit. The replacement took place on 29/04/96 (DOY 120) at 00:00 UTC. 

The antenna (DORNE MARGOLIN T) has not been changed and the antenna height 
has not been modified.

The station information form will be sent to the IGS Central Bureau.
It is included below.

Best regards.


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     SITE INFORMATION FORM
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0. Form

        Prepared by (full name): Herve Burger
        Date                   : 29 Apr. 1996
        Report type            : UPDATE

1. Site Identification of the GPS monument

        Site Name              : Hartebeesthoek
        4 char ID              : HART
        Monument Inscription   : Engraved plate
        IERS DOMES Number      : 30302M002
        CDP Number             : Not assigned
        Date                   : 1 January 1991
        Additional information : Station located at the site
                                 of the 2-GHz CNES Tracking Station.

2. Site Location

        City                   : Pretoria
        Country                : Republic of South Africa
        Tectonic Plate         : African
        Additional information :

3. GPS Receiver

        Type                   : TURBO-ROGUE SNR-8000
        Serial Number          : T 367
        Firmware Version       : 3.2.32.1
        Date                   : 29 April 1996

4. GPS Antenna

        Type                   : DORNE MARGOLIN T
        Serial Number          : 148
        Date                   : 26 January 1995
        Vertical Antenna Height: 9.754 m
        Antenna Reference Point: ARP
        Date                   : 1 January 1993

5. Local Site Ties

Monument         CDP      DOMES             Components            Date
  Name          Number   Number       dX        dY       dZ     yy-mm-dd
__________________________________________________________________________

26-meter VLBI
   antenna       7232   30302S001   817.332 -2103.129 -203.079  93/05/06
reference point

__________________________________________________________________________

Note :  The differential coordinates are from the HART GPS mark
        monument to the above reference point.

6. Frequency standard

        H-maser /   /   Cesium /   /    Quartz /   /     Internal /   /
        Other (specify)        : Rubidium
        Date                   : 1 January 1991

7. Collocation

        SLR    /   /    VLBI  / P /     DORIS  / P /     PRARE    /  /

        Other GEOPHYSICAL Instrumentation (specify)        :
        Other (specify)        :

8. On-site, Point of Contact Agency Information

        Agency                 : CSIR
        Contact                : Satellite Applications Center (SAC)

9. Responsible Operations Agency
   (if different from item 8)

        Agency                 : Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales

        Contact                : Herve Burger
        Address                : EO/ST/SC - 18, avenue Edouard Belin
                                 31055 Toulouse - France

        Telephone              : (33) 61 27 31 28
        E-mail                 : GPSCNES at CNESTA.SPAN.CNES.FR
        Fax                    : (33) 61 28 15 36

10. Please insert here the character graphics corresponding to the
antenna type. Check, complete or change if necessary the antenna
dimensions.


             TurboRogue: DORNE MARGOLIN T

                         -----
                     /     +     \                        <-- 0.128  L2
                    |      +      |                       <-- 0.110  L1
  +--------------------------------------------------+    <-- 0.102  TCR
  |                                                  |
  |                                                  |
  |                                                  |
  |                                                  |
+-+--------------------------------------------------+-+  <-- 0.038
+-------------------+-------------+--------------------+  <-- 0.035  BCR
                    |             |
                   =|             |
                    +------x------+                       <-- 0.000  ARP

<--                      0.381                       -->


   ARP: Antenna Reference Point
   L1 : L1 Phase Center                   L2 : L2 Phase Center
   TCR: Top of Chokering                  BCR: Bottom of Chokering

11. Hard copy information

    The next items should be compiled and sent to the Central Bureau
(see original IGS Station Information Report, or contact the CB for
forms).

        Site Map               : X
        Site Diagram           : X
        Horizon Mask           :
        Monument description   : X
        Site pictures          : 3 Dec. 1993

                X : already sent to the Central Bureau at JPL.


[Mailed From: "Herv\i Burger" <gpscnes at cnesta.cnes.fr>]