Network Station Response Form Joint CSTG/IERS Call for Participation International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry Network Station name: Svetloe Radio Astronomy Observatory Parent/Funding organization: Institute of Applied Astronomy RAS Name and title of onsite technical contact: Dr.. Ismail Rahimov, Head Name and title of administrative contact: Dr.. Ismail Rahimov, Head Station mailing address:Svetloe Observatory, Leningrad region, Priozerski district, 188833, Russia Onsite phone: +7-(812)-312-36-28 Onsite fax: +7-(812)-312-36- 28 Onsite e-mail address: iar@ipa.rssi.ru Contact in the IAA: Name and title of technical contact: Dr. Sergey Smolentsev., Deputy Director Mailing address: Zdanovskaya st., 8, St.Petersburg, 197110, Russia Phone: +7-(812)-230-74-16 Fax: +7-(812)-230-74- 13 E-mail address: smolen@ipa.rssi.ru Web address: www.ipa.rssi.ru Name and title of administrative contact: Dr. Alexander Ipatov, Deputy Director Mailing address: Zdanovskaya st., 8, St.Petersburg, 197110, Russia Phone: +7-(812)-235-34-97 Fax: +7-(812)-230-74-13 E-mail address: ipatov@ipa.rssi.ru Web address:www.ipa.rssi.ru Web access onsite? Yes_ X No__ Internet access onsite? Yes_ X _No__ Internet connection type or bit rate: Switched, on demand, 9.6 Kb/s Check the collocated space geodetic techniques at your site: SLR___GPS_X_DORIS___PRARE___GLONASS_X_Gravimeter___ Other (specify): Pad for mobile SLR is available. Absolute gravity measurements are planned. Indicate the observing networks and programs in which your station regularly participates: NEOS___ EUROPE___ CORE-A___ CORE-B___ RDV___ IRIS-S___ Other (list): We are willing to participate in programs NEOS, CORE-A, EUROPE. Percentage of time your station is used for geodesy/astrometry _65_ List other observing time allocations and percentages of each: Astrophysics 35. Indicate the configuration(s) you use for data acquisition (check all that apply): Rack: Mark IIIA__ VLBA__ VLBA-G__ Mark IV__ VLBA4__ K4__ S2__ LBA__ Other (list): "Kluch" system designed in the IAA, Mark III compatible, is installed. MarkIV planned for installation in 1998. Recorder: Mark IIIA_ VLBA_ Mark IV__ S2_X_ P&G(VLBA)_ VLBA4_ K4 (specify type)__ Other (list): MarkIV planned for installation in 1998. FS Version: 9 PC model: Pentium 100 Other control software/computer (specify): Local control network, Internet host computer. H-maser model: CH1-80 (4 active H-masers) Other frequency standards: Cesium standard, Mobile passive H- maser/clock. GPS timing receiver model: Trimble 4000SST; TAC planned X/S receiver RF bandwidths: 8.18 8.78 Ghz / 2.12 2.50 GHz Number of full-time-equivalent personnel assigned to station functions: 30 Describe any hardware/software/equipment upgrades that are planned for your station. MarkIV rack/recorder is planned for installation in 1998. TAC timing GPS receiver is planned. Rack "Kluch" will be upgraded to 100-1000 MHz instead of 100 600 MHz Absolute gravity measurements with mobile gravimeter are plannned. Attach a list of personnel (names and titles) whom you designate as IVS Associate Members through their affiliation with your station. Dr.. Ismail Rahimov, Head, Svetloe Observatory Dr. Sergey Smolentsev., Deputy Director Dr. Alexander Ipatov, Deputy Director Dr. Viacheslav Mardyshkin, Senior researcher Alexander Vytnov, Scientist researcher Please provide any other information that you feel will be helpful in demonstrating your station's capabilities to participate in the IVS. If you proposed to the IERS in 1995/6 as a radio telescope observatory and wish to have that proposal carry over to the IVS, please make such a statement in this proposal. We have possibility to observe in supllement band: 18 21 cm, 6 cm, 1.35 cm in R and L circular polarization. We have equipment and software for radioholographic measurements and adjustment of antenna on the wave 2.6 cm. Supplement equipment for atmosphere monitoring and researches is available: Water vapor radiometer; Automatic meteo station. Local geodetic network with accuracy 1 3 mm is developed. Svetloe is EUREF station beginning from October 1996, is ITRF'96 station and connected to ITRF with accuracy about 1 2 cm. In September 1995 we proposed Svetloe as IERS VLBI station. Your signature on this form indicates your agreement to participate in the IVS as a Network Station, to comply with IVS performance standards for data quality and operational reliability, and to work closely with the IVS Network and Technology Coordinators. If this is a new proposal (i.e. not carried over from IERS) your signature commits your organization to participate in the IVS. Name of person signing: Title: Signature: _________________________________________ Date: Jul 23 , 1998