Subject: [IGSMAIL-1343] Kiruna (KIRU) firmware upgrade
From: ESOC IGS team
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 8:09:18 PDT

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IGS Electronic Mail      Mon Jun 10  8:09:18 PDT 1996      Message Number 1343
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Author: ESOC IGS team
Subject: Kiruna (KIRU) firmware upgrade

Subject: Kiruna (KIRU) firmware upgrade

The TurboRogue SNR-8100 has been upgraded to firmware
3.2.32.1 on 10/06/96 between 0900 and 1000 UTC.

The new station information form is included below.

Another item concerning the station that can be of relevance is
that after an antenna replacement at this station in June 95
the malfunctioning antenna (s/n 205) has been dismounted and 
an insulation problem detected. This could be the reason
of the bad data quality that the analysis centres experienced 
previous to the antenna replacement last year.

**********************************
     SITE INFORMATION FORM
**********************************

 0. Form

         Prepared by            : C.Garcia
         Date                   : 26/07/93
         Report type            : NEW

         Prepared by            : C.Garcia
         Date                   : 08/06/95
         Report type            : UPDATE

         Prepared by            : C.Garcia
         Date                   : 10/06/96
         Report type            : UPDATE
           (NEW or UPDATE)

 1. Site Identification of the GPS monument

         Site Name              : Kiruna
         4 char ID              : KIRU
         Monument Inscription   : None
         IERS DOMES Number      : 10403M002        (Altamimi, 22-Nov-93)
         CDP Number             : None
         Date                   : 08/07/93
         Additional information : Mark at the center of a horizontal
                                  metal plate embedded on the concrete
                                  monument.

 2. Site Location

         City                   : Kiruna
         Country                : Sweden
         Tectonic Plate         : Eurasian
         Additional information : None

 3. GPS Receiver

         Type                   : ROGUE SNR-8100
         Serial Number          : 104
         Firmware Version       : 2.8
         Date                   : 08/07/93

         Type                   : ROGUE SNR-8100
         Serial Number          : 104
         Firmware Version       : 3.2.32.1
         Date                   : 10/06/96

 4. GPS Antenna

         Type                   : DORNE MARGOLIN T
         Serial Number          : 205
         Date                   : 08/07/93

         Vertical Antenna Height: 0.062
         Antenna Reference Point: Bottom of antenna
         Date                   : 08/07/93

         Type                   : DORNE MARGOLIN T
         Serial Number          : 204
         Date                   : 23/05/95

         Vertical Antenna Height: 0.062
         Antenna Reference Point: Bottom of antenna
         Date                   : 23/05/95

    The antenna height is measured from the GPS monument to the antenna
    reference point (ARP) as it has been defined in the graphics (item 10).

 5. Local Site Ties

 Monument             CDP    DOMES              Components        Accuracy Date
 Inscription          Number Number       dX        dY        dZ     mm yy-mm-dd

 .................... ....  ......... ......... ......... .........  .. ........
 .................... ....  ......... ......... ......... .........  .. ........

    Differential coordinates from the GPS monument to the reference and other
    monuments. The components are parallel to the XYZ-axes of the global
    geocentric reference system ITRF (WGS-84).

    "Accuracy" is estimated accuracy of local survey (millimeters).

 6. Frequency standard

         H-maser /   /   Cesium / X /    Quartz /   /     Internal /   /
         Other (specify)        : None
         Date                   : 08/07/93

         (Mark with 'X')

 7. Collocation

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

         Other GEOPHYSICAL Instrumentation (specify)        : None

         Other (specify)        : None

         (Mark with 'P' for permanent, 'M' for mobile collocation)

 8. On-site Agency Information

         Agency                 : ESA Kiruna ground station
         Contact                : At ESOC
         Address                : ESA Satellite Station
                                  PO Box 815
                                  S-981 28 Kiruna
                                  Sweden
         Telephone              : 46-980-76000
         Fax                    : 46-980-17121

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

         Agency                 : ESA / ESOC
         Contact                : J.Dow
         Address                : Robert-Bosch-Strasse 5
                                  D-6100
                                  Darmstadt
                                  Germany
         Telephone              : 49-6151-902272
         E-mail                 : [email-masked]
         Fax                    : 49-6151-90495

 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).

     Please mark 'X' if on file or date expected to be available.

         Site Map               : X
         Site Diagram           : X
         Horizon Mask           :
         Monument description   : X
         Site pictures          : X

[Mailed From: [email-masked] (C. Garcia Martinez x2088 A141 gmv/fcsd/oad)]