Subject: [IGSMAIL-1380] Villafranca (VILL) firmware upgrade
From: ESOC IGS team
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 2:57:43 PDT

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IGS Electronic Mail      Thu Jul  4  2:57:43 PDT 1996      Message Number 1380
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Author: ESOC IGS team
Subject: Villafranca (VILL) firmware upgrade

Subject: Villafranca (VILL) firmware upgrade

The TurboRogue SNR-8100 has been upgraded to firmware
3.2.32.1 on 04/07/96 at 1000 UTC.

The new station information form is included below.

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

0. Form

        Prepared by            : C.Garcia
        Date                   : 23/11/94
        Report type            : NEW
          (NEW or UPDATE)
        Prepared by            : C.Garcia
        Date                   : 04/07/96
        Report type            : UPDATE
          (NEW or UPDATE)

1. Site Identification of the GPS monument

        Site Name              : Villafranca
        4 char ID              : VILL
        Monument Inscription   : None
        IERS DOMES Number      : 13406M001   (Altamimi, 15 Dec 94)
        CDP Number             : None
        Date                   : 12/11/94
        Additional information : None

2. Site Location

        City                   : Villafranca (Madrid)
        Country                : Spain
        Tectonic Plate         : Eurasian
        Additional information : At the ESA Villafranca Ground Station.

3. GPS Receiver

        Type                   : ROGUE SNR-8100
        Serial Number          : 109
        Firmware Version       : 2.8
        Date                   : 12/11/94

        Type                   : ROGUE SNR-8100
        Serial Number          : 109
        Firmware Version       : 3.2.32.1
        Date                   : 04/07/96

4. GPS Antenna

        Type                   : DORNE MARGOLIN T
        Serial Number          : 200
        Date                   : 12/11/94

        Vertical Antenna Height: 0.0437
        Antenna Reference Point: Bottom of antenna
        Date                   : 12/11/94

   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                   : 12/11/94

        (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 Villafranca Satellite Station
        Contact                : At ESOC. See item 9.
        Address                : ESA Villafranca Satellite Station
                                 Apartado P.O.Box 50727
                                 Madrid 28080
                                 Spain
        Telephone              : 00-34-1-8131100
        Fax                    : 00-34-1-8131139

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

        Agency                 : ESA / ESOC
        Contact                : J.Dow
        Address                : Robert-Bosch-Strasse 5
                                 D-64293
                                 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)]