Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 13:54:54 -0300 (ADT) From: "Richard B. Langley" To: igsstation@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Subject: [IGSSTATION-1114]: Re: [IGSSTATION-1110]: UNB1 Decommissioned; UNBJ Established In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-igsstation Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Station Mail 08 Sep 09:55:00 PDT 2006 Message Number 1114 ****************************************************************************** Author: Richard Langley UNBJ data started to flow to CDDIS and SOPAC on 6 September, day 249. UNB1 observation files from 16 August through 5 September should not be used (unless antenna height is modified). These files will be replaced with UNBJ files soon. A further message will be sent when the files have been replaced. On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Richard B. Langley wrote: >****************************************************************************** >IGS Station Mail 06 Sep 10:40:40 PDT 2006 Message Number 1110 >****************************************************************************** > >Author: Richard Langley > >[Ref: IGS Station Mail Message 1076] > >As a result of the need to install a new adapter on the mast supporting the >UNB1 antenna, the IGS has decided that UNB1 (DOMES No. 40146S001) should be >decommissioned as of 2006-08-16T11:00Z when the receiver was taken off line >to remove the old adapter. For UNB1, there was no marker and all position >determinations referred to the ARP = BPA. > >The new adapter was installed at 2006-08-16T19:00Z. > >A new DOMES number (40146M002) and 4-letter station ID (UNBJ) have been >obtained to continue the observations (hourly and daily 30-second files) >previously provided by UNB1, one of only three IGS GPS/GLONASS stations in >North America. > >The new DOMES number and station ID refer to a "marker" which is at the top >of the mast where it connects with the antenna adapter, on the mast's >axis. The ARP = BPA is 0.3001 m above the marker. > >The position of the UNBJ ARP is approximately 0.227 m above UNB1's ARP. > >We will shortly start submitting data (hourly and daily 30-second files) from >UNBJ to CDDIS and SOPAC. Existing UNB1 daily files submitted since 16 August >2006, will be resumbitted as UNBJ data. Further messages to IGS Station Mail >will be sent when the regular submissions of UNBJ data begin and when the UNB1 >data submitted since 16 August 2006 have been resubmitted as UNBJ data. > >=============================================================================== > Richard B. Langley E-mail: lang@unb.ca > Geodetic Research Laboratory Web: http://www.unb.ca/GGE/ > Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Phone: +1 506 453-5142 > University of New Brunswick Fax: +1 506 453-4943 > Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3 > Fredericton? Where's that? See: http://www.city.fredericton.nb.ca/ >=============================================================================== > > =============================================================================== Richard B. Langley E-mail: lang@unb.ca Geodetic Research Laboratory Web: http://www.unb.ca/GGE/ Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Phone: +1 506 453-5142 University of New Brunswick Fax: +1 506 453-4943 Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3 Fredericton? Where's that? See: http://www.city.fredericton.nb.ca/ ===============================================================================