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) : Hayo Hase Date prepared : 2001-apr-20 Report type : new Date of update : yyyy-mmm-dd Prepared by (full name) : Report type : update Updated sections : (list updated section numbers) (repeat the above 3 lines for each update) 1. Site identification Site name : TIGO at Fundamentalstation Wettzell Site 8-letter code : TIGOWTZL Site 2-letter code(s) : Tg IERS DOMES number : 14201S100 CDP occupation code : 75932401 CDP monument number : 7593 Surveyed into national network? : no IGS station code : WTZR ILRS station name : WLRS Additional information : collocated with TIGO-SLR system and Wettzell 20m-radiotelescope 2. Site information 2.1 Site location information City or Town : Koetzting State or Province : Bavaria Country : Germany Tectonic plate : Eurasia Approximate position X coordinate (m) : 4075573 Y coordinate (m) : 931755 Z coordinate (m) : 4801584 Latitude (deg) : 49.1444 N Longitude (deg) : 12.8775 E Elevation (m) : 612 Source of position : local survey Additional information : 2.2 Site local survey network information Number of reference markers : 3 at platform, 6 pilars + 4 markers visible Type of marker : pillar, ground marker Frequency of surveying : biannual Surveying method : directions, distances, levelling, GPS Survey instruments used : Geodimeter Bergstrand, Zeiss DiNi 11 Accuracy : +/- 1 mm Survey performed by : Clemens Jocham, Rudolf Zernecke Survey documentation : diploma thesis, unpublished Most recent survey date : 1998/2000 Results provided to IERS: no Results provided to CDDIS: no Person responsible : Wolfgang Schlueter, Rudolf Zernecke Additional information : 2.3 Site descriptive information Electronic file available at IVSCC: Site map : nsTgsm01.eps Site diagram : Horizon mask diagram : nsTgsm02.ps plot of mask and used by FS nsTgsm03.dat raw data with explanations Monument description : Site photographs : nsTgsm04.jpg view from S to N nsTgsm05.jpg view from E to W nsTgsm06.jpg view from N to S nsTgsm07.jpg view from W to E nsTgsm08.jpg view operations room/met sensors URLs for reference Site map : Site diagram : Horizon mask : Monument description : Site photographs : Additional information : http://www.wettzell.ifag.de/tigo 3. Antenna information Diameter (m) : 6 Axis type : AZEL Axis offset (m) : 0.000 Slew rate first axis : 360 deg/min Slew rate second axis : 180 deg/min Limit stops first axis : +456 deg, -84 deg Limit stops second axis : +100 deg, -0.5 deg Horizon mask data : 16 10 / 43 5 / 72 17 / 97 12 / 115 38 / 126 36 / 141 6 / 188 19 / 231 5 / 249 12 / 310 6 / 337 16 / 347 26 / 358 16 / 375 Occupation dates : 1997-nov-01 to mid of 2001 Additional information : TIGO will be installed during 2001 at TIGOCONC in Concepcion, Chile 4. Receiver information Feed location : prime focus Feed type : dualband X 1st-stage amplifier : cooled HEMT X bandwidth (MHz) : 8100-9000 X Tsys at zenith (K) : ~60K X SEFD (Jy) : 7000-8000 X aperture efficiency : ~0.75 X LO frequencies (MHz) : 8080 S 1st-stage amplifier : cooled HEMT S bandwidth (MHz) : 2100-2450 S Tsys at zenith (K) : ~70K S SEFD (Jy) : ~12000 S aperture efficiency : ~0.6 S LO frequencies (MHz) : 2020 Phase calibrator type : NASA/CDP with 5 MHz input and temperature controller Additional information : receiver design is used also at Ny-Alesund and Matera 5. Cables between receiver and back end Length of cable run : ~40 meters X band cable type : RG214 X band freq. bandpass : 100..900 MHz S band cable type : RG214 S band freq. bandpass : 100..350 MHz LO ref signal cable type: RG214 LO ref signal freq. : 5 MHz Phase cal ref signal cable type: RG214 Phase cal ref signal freq. : 5 MHz Cable meas. system type : MarkIII cable cal 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 : VLBA Number of mixers : VLBA type has 1 mixer per converter Sidebands available : U&L Number of mixers with the following filters in all sideband outputs: 2 MHz : 14 4 MHz : 14 8 MHz : 14 16 MHz : 14 32 MHz : 14 Additional information : 6.1.x (add sections for each additional video/baseband converter set) 6.2 Formatter Formatter type : MarkIV Serial number or rack ID: 0x46 Additional information : 6.2.x (add sections for each additional formatter) 6.3 Decoder Decode type : MarkIV Additional information : 6.3.x (add sections for each additional decoder) 6.4 IF distribution IF distributor type : VLBA Additional information : 6.4.x (add sections for each additional IF distribution) 6.5 Up/down converters X up/down converter freq.: 479.9 MHz up S up/down converter freq.: 479.9 MHz up Additional information : 6.5.x (add sections for each additional converter) 6.6 Other rack equipment : Additional information : 6.6.x (add lines or sections for other types of rack equipment) 6.7 Recorders Recorder type : VLBA4 Number of recorders : 1 Tape type : thin Additional information : 6.7.x (add sections for each recorder type) 6.8 Data Acquisition System Configuration Types Supported (list only those that are actually usable) 6.8.1 Configuration 1 : : 6.1 VLBA BBCs : 6.2 Mark4 formatter : 6.3 Mark4 decoder : 6.4 VLBA IF distribution : 6.5 VLBA UP converter 479.9MHz : 6.7 VLBA4 recorder 6.8.x (list additional configurations) 7 Meteorological instrumentation 7.1 Humidity sensor Manufacturer : Rotronic Model : MP400A Accuracy : 1.5% rel h Effective dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Additional information : 7.2 Pressure sensor Manufacturer : Paroscientific Inc. Model : 760-16B Accuracy : 0.01 mbar Effective dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Height relative to VLBI : -1 m Additional information : 7.3 Temperature sensor Manufacturer : Rotronic Model : MP400A Accuracy : 0.3 deg Effective dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Additional information : 7.4 Rain counter Manufacturer : L-TEC Leibenguth Model : 5.4032.30.008 Accuracy : 0.1 mm Effective dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Additional information : 7.5 Windspeed sensor Manufacturer : Thies Clima Model : Windgeber-compact Accuracy : 0.5..50m/s +- 3% Effective dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Additional information : 7.6 Winddirection sensor Manufacturer : Thies Clima Model : Windrichtungsgeber-compact Accuracy : 11,5 deg resolution Effective dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Additional information : 8. Time and frequency standards 8.1 Standard type : H-maser Installed dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Manufacturer : Observatoire Cantonal Neuchatel (OCN) Model number or ID : EFOS-18 Additional information : 8.2 Standard type : H-maser Installed dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Manufacturer : Observatoire Cantonal Neuchatel (OCN) Model number or ID : EFOS-20 Additional information : 8.3 Standard type : Cesium Installed dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard Model number or ID : HP 5071A Additional information : SerNo 3249A00768 8.4 Standard type : GPS timing rcvr Installed dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Manufacturer : Alan Osborne Model number or ID : TTR-6, Model No. 3907100-1, S/N 443 Additional information : can be used for UT-service by BIPM 8.5 Standard type : GPS timing rcvr Installed dates : 1997-nov-01 to now Manufacturer : CNS Inc. Model number or ID : TAC-II Additional information : 8.x (add more sections for each standard) 9. Auxilliary equipment information Type of equipment : WVR Installed dates : 1998 to now Manufacturer : CAPTEC and ETH Zuerich Model number or ID : WHITE Additional information : used also at Wettzell, data at IGS 9.x (add sections for additional auxilliary equipment) 10. Co-location information 10.1 Instrument type : VLBI Instrument name : Wettzell 20m-radiotelescope Status : Permanent Effective dates : 1983 to now Included in local survey: yes Additional information : 10.2 Instrument type : SLR/LLR Instrument name : Wettzell Laser Ranging System (WLRS) 8834 Status : Permanent Effective dates : 1988 to now Included in local survey: yes Additional information : 10.3 Instrument type : SLR Instrument name : TIGO-SLR Status : Transportable like TIGO-VLBI Effective dates : 1997 to now Included in local survey: yes Additional information : will be moved to Concepcion, Chile 10.4 Instrument type : SLR Instrument name : MTLRS-1 Status : mobile Effective dates : 1984 - 1997 Included in local survey: yes 10.5 Instrument type : SLR Instrument name : SLR (7834) Status : offline Effective dates : 1977-1991 Included in local survey: yes 10.6 Instrument type + name : PRARE Status : dismounted Effective dates : 1994 - 2000 10.7 Instrument type + name : Super Conducting Gravimeter Status : Permanent Effective dates : 1989 - now 10.8 Instrument type : Very Broad Band Seismograph Instrument name : Very Broad Band Seisomgraph STS-2 Status : Permanent Effective dates : 1991 - now 10.9 Instrument type : Doppler Instrument name : Transit (NNSS-DMA Doppler) Status : Permanent/now offline Effective dates : 1984 - 1993 10.10 Instrument type : GPS Instrument name : TI-4100 Status : Permanent/now offline Effective dates : 12-NOV-1987 until 27-JUL-1989 Additional information : CIGNET GPS station 10.11 Instrument type : GPS Instrument name : MiniMac 2816 AT Status : Permanent/now offline Effective dates : 23-MAY-1989 until 23-JUL-1991 Additional information : CIGNET GPS station 10.12 Instrument type : GPS Instrument name : ROGUE SNR-800 (WETT # 1200) Status : Permanent/now offline Effective dates : 23-JUL-1991 until 02-FEB-1997 Additional information : CIGNET, CORE, IGS station 10.13 Instrument type : GPS Instrument name : ROGUE SNR-8000 (WTZR # 1202) Status : Permanent Effective dates : 09-FEB-1995 until now Additional information : IGS Fiducial station 10.14 Instrument type : GPS Instrument name : TRIMBLE 4000 SSI (WTZT # 1201) Status : Permanent Effective dates : 06-FEB-1997 until now Additional information : no 10.15 Instrument type : GPS Instrument name : ASHTECH Z-12 (WTZA # 1204) Status : Permanent Effective dates : 25-NOV-1997 until now Additional information : no 10.16 Instrument type : GPS + GLONASS Instrument name : 3SNAV R101 OLD (WTZG # 1203) Status : Permanent/now offline Effective dates : 14-OCT-1998 until 04-SEP 1999 10.17 Instrument type : GPS + GLONASS Instrument name : ASHTECH Z-18 (WTZZ # 1205) Status : Permanent/now offline Effective dates : NOV-1998 until now 10.18 Instrument type : RINGLASER - Gyroscope Instrument name : G1 Status : permanent Effective dates : >2001 Additional information : 10.x (add sections for each type) 11. Field System computer information System vendor : SWT CPU : PII CPU speed : 133 MHz Memory : 32 Mbytes Disk : 2 Gbytes Linux release : 2.0.31 Internet connection : via firewall Antenna interface type : serial Spare FS computer? : yes 12. Known RFI sources 12.1 Center frequency : widerange Approximate bandwidth : in S-band Approximate az/el range : east west, low elevation Additional informaiton : WLRS produces RFI when idle or in operation during VLBI operation at TIGO the WLRS was sometimes shutoff, hence no RFI hit VLBI-data. 12.x (add sections for multiple RFI sources and frequencies) 13. On-site contact information Agency : BKG Wettzell Shipping address : Sackenrieder Str. 25 Postal address : D-93444 Koetzting URL of site web page : http://www.wettzell.ifag.de/tigo On-site Friend of VLBI Name : Hayo Hase Telephone (primary) : +49-9941-603-104 Telephone (alternate) : +49-9941-603-314 Fax : +49-9941-603-222 E-mail : hase@wettzell.ifag.de On-site VLBI operations room Telephone (primary) : +49-9941-603-314 Telephone (alternate) : +49-9941-603-333 Fax : +49-9941-603-222 E-mail : hase@wettzell.ifag.de Other on-site contact Name : Armin Boeer Telephone (primary) : +49-9941-603-111 Telephone (alternate) : +49-9941-603-333 Fax : +49-9941-603-222 E-mail : boer@wettzell.ifag.de Additional information : 14. Responsible agency (if different from on-site information) Agency : Shipping address : Postal address : URL of agency web page : Primary administrative agency contact Contact person : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (alternate) : Fax : E-mail : Alternate agency contact Contact person : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (alternate) : Fax : E-mail : Additional information : (multiple lines allowed) 15. More information Additional information : (multiple lines allowed)