[IGSMAIL-5217]: L2C tracking demonstration

[Angelyn W. Moore]

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IGS Electronic Mail      28 Sep 13:43:46 PDT 2005      Message Number 5217
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Author: Angelyn Moore

Dear IGS Colleagues,

First, I have no information regarding when the L2C signal might be available 
from the new IIR-M satellite.

Now, for those of you who responded to IGSMail 5157 
(http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/mail/igsmail/2005/msg00079.html) indicating you have 
a receiver capable of tracking L2C and would like to participate in the 
demonstration, I have some additional information:

1. Thank you for your interest!

2. For Trimble NetRS users, I have the following information:
    a. There is no minimum firmware to track L2C, but at least 1.1-2 is
       recommended for a variety of other reasons.
    b. You must enable "L2C Tracking" under "Receiver Configuration."

3. For teqc RINEX translation, you must use version 2005Jul27 or newer, and the 
+C2 option.  See http://www.unavco.org/facility/software/teqc/log.html

4. RINEX version 2.11, which is required for L2C support, must NOT be submitted 
to the ordinary IGS data areas because it is still a draft version.  If your 
receiver is a regular IGS station, create RINEX version 2.10 without L2C 
separately, and submit it as you have been.

5. RINEX v2.11 with L2C will be published under a special "l2ctest" area at CDDIS.
    a. If your station is not a regular IGS station, think of a 4-char code for 
your site and check http://sopac.ucsd.edu/scripts/checkSiteID.cgi to make sure 
it is not taken by a permanent site.  Using a 4-char code for the purpose of 
this demonstration does not necessarily "reserve" it as a permanent station code.
    b. If you already submit to CDDIS, create a separate subdirectory for the 
RINEX v2.11 data, and inform Carey.Noll at nasa.gov what you have named it and what 
sites you will be submitting.
    c. If you do not already submit to CDDIS, contact Carey.Noll at nasa.gov for 
submission instructions.
    d. You can submit hourly data as well as daily if you are able.

Since I have no information about when the signal might come, I suggest getting 
ready as soon as possible!

Please let me know if you have additional questions.

Best regards,
Angie
p.s. If you did not respond before, but are interested to participate, just send 
me a reply!
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  Angelyn W. Moore, Ph.D.            Deputy Director, IGS Central Bureau
  JPL/Caltech                               Angelyn.W.Moore at jpl.nasa.gov
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