Network Station Configuration File International VLBI Service Refer to the instructions in the file ftp://ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov/config/instructions.txt for how to fill out and submit this form. 990624 nrv Form version 0.5 990702 nrv Form version 0.6 990713 nrv Form version 0.7 991020 nrv Form version 0.8 010406 nrv Form version 0.9, section 0 added the change list. 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Koichiro Doi Date prepared : 2000-APR-19 Date of update : 2006-AUG-10 Prepared by (full name) : Koichiro Doi Report type : update Updated sections : Section 2, 6, 7, and 10 1. Site identification Site name : JARE Syowa Station 11-m Antenna, Antarctica Site 8-letter code : SYOWA Site 2-letter code(s) : Sy IERS DOMES number : 66006S004 CDP occupation code : SYOWA CDP monument number : 7342 Surveyed into national network? : (yes/no) no IGS station code : SYOG ILRS station name : Additional information : 2. Site information 2.1 Site location information City or Town : Syowa station State or Province : Country : Tectonic plate : Antarctica Approximate position X coordinate (m) : 1766194.140 Y coordinate (m) : 1460410.922 Z coordinate (m) : -5932273.328 Latitude (deg) : 69.006324519 S Longitude (deg) : 39.586285673 E Elevation (m) : 51.003 Source of position : Cartesian coordinate is based on ITRF2000, latitude, longitude, and elevation are based on GRS80 ellipsoid. Additional information : 2.2 Site local survey network information Number of reference markers : 1 Type of marker : ground marker Frequency of surveying : temporal Surveying method : GPS Survey instruments used : GPS antenna and receiver Accuracy : } 20 mm Survey performed by : National Institute of Polar Research Survey documentation : publication Most recent survey date : 1999-Dec-15 Results provided to IERS: no Results provided to CDDIS: no Person responsible : Kazuo Shibuya Additional information : SCAR GPS point / GPS IGS (SYOG) 2.3 Site descriptive information Electronic file available at IVSCC: (Please upload these files to ftp://ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov/incoming and send e-mail to ivscc@ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov telling the names.) ns is for Network Stations (don't change) Xy is station 2-letter code sm, sd, hm, md, sp indicate the type of file (don't change) NN are numbers, 01 is the first such file, 02 the second, etc. .type is the file type, .ps for PostScript, .jpg for JPEG, etc. Site map : Site diagram : Horizon mask diagram : Monument description : Site photographs : nsSysm01.jpg URLs for reference Site map : Site diagram : Horizon mask : Monument description : Site photographs : Additional information : 3. Antenna information Diameter (m) : 11m Axis type : AZEL Axis offset (m) : 0 Slew rate first axis : 600 (deg/min) Slew rate second axis : 360 (deg/min) Limit stops first axis : 270.0, -270.0 (upper, lower deg) Limit stops second axis : 89.0, 0.0 (upper, lower deg) Horizon mask data : 0 5/360 5 Occupation dates : 1989-Feb-01 to present Additional information : 4. Receiver information Feed location : Cassegrain focus Feed type : X 1st-stage amplifier : uncooled HEMT X bandwidth (MHz) : 920 X Tsys at zenith (K) : 128 (in good condition) X SEFD (Jy) : 7000 (in good condition) X aperture efficiency : 53 X LO frequencies (MHz) : 8080 S 1st-stage amplifier : uncooled FET S bandwidth (MHz) : 120 S Tsys at zenith (K) : 114 (in good condition) S SEFD (Jy) : 6000 (in good condition) S aperture efficiency : 55 S LO frequencies (MHz) : 2020 Phase calibrator type : Modified from Haystack design with 5 MHz input and temperature controlled (Interferometrics Inc.) Additional information : 5. Cables between receiver and back end Length of cable run : X band cable type : coaxial X band freq. bandpass : 7860-8600 (MHz) S band cable type : coaxial S band freq. bandpass : 2200-2320 (MHz) LO ref signal cable type: coaxial LO ref signal freq. : 10 (MHz) Phase cal ref signal cable type: coaxial Phase cal ref signal freq. : 5 (MHz) Cable meas. system type : Interferometrics Inc. cable cal; 5 MHz round trip measured with counter Additional information : 6. Data acquisition system information 6.1 Video/baseband converter set (group each set of up to 16 mixers with similar characteristics) Type of converters : K4-1 Number of mixers : 16 Sidebands available : U&L Number of mixers with the following filters in all sideband outputs: 2 MHz : 16 4 MHz : 16 8 MHz : 0 16 MHz : 0 32 MHz : 0 Additional information : 6.2 Formatter 6.2.1 Formatter type : K4-1 (SONY DFC-1100) Serial number or rack ID: Additional information : Used with DIR1000M recorder (K4 system) Formatter type : (MarkIV, VLBA, MarkIII, K3, S2) Serial number or rack ID: (e.g. formatter ID) Additional information : (multiple lines allowed) 6.2.2 Formatter type : K5 Serial number or rack ID: Additional information : Function of the formatter is included in the K5 system 6.3 Decoder Decode type : Additional information : 6.4 IF distribution IF distributor type : Additional information : 6.5 Up/down converters X up/down converter freq.: 7860MHz S up/down converter freq.: 2130MHz Additional information : 6.6 Other rack equipment : Timing Control Unit (COPER VSC-7210) Additional information : Recording Controller for NAO Mitaka VSOP Corr. 6.7 Recorders 6.7.1 Recorder type : K4 (SONY DIR1000M) Number of recorders : 1 Tape type : K4 (SD1-1300LA) Additional information : 6.7.2 Recorder type : K5 Number of recorders : 1 Tape type : Disk Additional information : 6.8 Data Acquisition System Configuration Types Supported (list only those that are actually usable) 6.8.1 Configuration 1 : 6.1 K4-1 Video Converters : 6.2.1 K4-1 Formatter : 6.7.1 K4 recorder 6.8.2 Configuration 2 : 6.1 K4-1 Video Converters : 6.2.2 K5 formatter : 6.7.2 K5 recorder 6.8.x (list additional configurations) 7 Meteorological instrumentation 7.1 Humidity sensor Manufacturer : Meisei Model : HMP233LJM Accuracy : } 5 % rel h (Spec), } 4 % rel h (Calibrated accuracy) Effective dates : 1998-Feb-01 to present Additional information : This instrument is calibrated at once monthly by staffs of Japan Meteorological Agency. 7.2 Pressure sensor Manufacturer : Vaisala Model : PTB220 Accuracy : } 0.10 hPa (Spec) Effective dates : 1998-Feb-01 to present Height relative to VLBI : -29.927 m (Mean sea level), -9.2 m (Pressure sensor) Additional information : The pressure value is reduced to mean sea level. This instrument is calibrated at once weekly by staffs of Japan Meteorological Agency. 7.3 Temperature sensor Manufacturer : Meisei Model : Pt100?@MES-39205 Accuracy : } 0.15 degrees (Spec), } 0.4 degrees (Calibrated accuracy) Effective dates : 1998-Feb-01 to present Additional information : This instrument is calibrated at once monthly by staffs of Japan Meteorological Agency. 8. Time and frequency standards 8.1 Standard type : H-maser Installed dates : 1998-Jan-15 to present Manufacturer : Anritsu Model number or ID : RH401A?@SN.1001C Additional information : (multiple lines allowed) 8.2 Standard type : GPS timing receiver Installed dates : 1998-Jan-05 to present Manufacturer : TrueTime Model number or ID : XL-PRS Additional information : 9. Auxilliary equipment information Type of equipment : Installed dates : Manufacturer : Model number or ID : Additional information : 10. Co-location information 10.1 Instrument type : GPS Instrument name : SYOG Status : Permanent Effective dates : 1995-mar-01 to present, registerd from 199-Jun-01 in IGS Included in local survey: yes Additional information : IGS station 10.2 Instrument type : GPS Instrument name : SCAR-GPS Status : Marker Effective dates : 1991-Dec-31 to 1996-Feb-10 Included in local survey: yes Additional information : 10.3 Instrument type : DORIS Instrument name : SYPA Status : Permanent Effective dates : 1993-Feb-01 to 1997-Apr-30 Included in local survey: yes Additional information : 10.4 Instrument type : DORIS Instrument name : SYPB Status : Permanent Effective dates : 1999-Jan-31 to present Included in local survey: yes Additional information : 11. Field System computer information 11.1 Antenna control System vendor : NEC PC-9801VX CPU : 80286 CPU speed : 10 (MHz) Memory : 640 (Mbytes) Disk : Linux release : Internet connection : none Antenna interface type : serial Spare FS computer? : no 11.2 Backend control System vendor : Fujitsu FMV CPU : Pentium CPU speed : 166 (MHz) Memory : 32 (Mbytes) Disk : 2 (Gbytes) Linux release : Internet connection : none Backend interface type : GPIB Spare FS computer? : no 12. Known RFI sources 12.1 Center frequency : (MHz) Approximate bandwidth : Approximate az/el range : (give range affected by RFI) Additional informaiton : (multiple lines allowed, give estimate of strength of interference) 13. On-site contact information Agency : Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition Shipping address : Postal address : URL of site web page : http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/antarctic/t01_jare.html On-site Friend of VLBI Name : TBD Telephone (primary) : Telephone (alternate) : Fax : E-mail : TBD On-site VLBI operations room Telephone (primary) : Telephone (alternate) : Fax : E-mail : Other on-site contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (alternate) : Fax : E-mail : Additional information : (multiple lines allowed) 14. Responsible agency (if different from on-site information) Agency : National Institute of Polar Research Shipping address : 1-9-10 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8515, Japan Postal address : (if different, multiple lines) URL of agency web page : http://www.nipr.ac.jp Primary administrative agency contact Contact person : Kazuo Shibuya Telephone (primary) : +81-3-3962-4789 Telephone (alternate) : Fax : +81-3-3962-4914 E-mail : shibuya@nipr.ac.jp Alternate agency contact Contact person : Koichiro Doi Telephone (primary) : +81-3-3962-4724 Telephone (alternate) : Fax : +81-3-3962-4914 E-mail : doi@nipr.ac.jp Additional information : 15. More information Additional information :