********************************** SITE INFORMATION FORM ********************************** 0. Form Prepared by : Robert Duval date : 22-DEC-94 Report type : Update 1. Site Identification of the GPS Monument Site_name : ALGONQUIN 4 char ID : ALGO Monu_ins : 883160 Iers_domes_no : 40104M002 CDP Number : N/A Date : Operational since 19-JAN-91 Additional Information : Monument is a concrete pillar on bedrock with force centering plate 2. Site Location: City : ALGONQUIN PARK, ONTARIO Country : CANADA Tectonic Plate : NOAM Additional information : Site known as Algonquin Space Complexe, formerly Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO) 3. GPS Receiver(s): Type : ROGUE SNR-8 Serial Number : R115 Firmware Version : MEENIX Date : 19-JAN-91 to 08-FEB-93 Type : ROGUE SNR-8 Serial Number : R115 Firmware Version : MEENIX 7.3 Date : 09-FEB-93 to 12-JAN-94 Type : ROGUE SNR-8 Serial Number : R115 Firmware Version : MEENIX 7.5 Date : 12-JAN-94 to 16-FEB-94 Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Serial Number : T226 Firmware Version : TURBO 2.8.32.1 Date : 16-FEB-94 (19:15 UT) to 26-JUL-94 (23:50 UT) Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Serial Number : T230 Firmware Version : TURBO 2.8.32.1 Date : 27-JUL-94 (00:00 UT) to 20-DEC-94 (23:59 UT) Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Serial Number : T226 Firmware Version : TURBO 3.0.32.2 Date : 21-DEC-94 (00:00 UT) to Present 4. GPS Antenna(s): Type : DORNE-MARGOLIN B Serial Number : 111 Vertical Antenna Height: 0.114 m Antenna Ref. Point : BASE OF CHOKE RING Date : 19-JAN-91 to 16-FEB-94 Type : DORNE-MARGOLIN T Serial Number : 173 Vertical Antenna Height: 0.0 Antenna Ref. Point : BOTTOM OF PREAMPLIFIER Date : 16-FEB-94 (19:15 UT) to 18-MAY-94 (23:38 UT) Type : DORNE-MARGOLIN T Serial Number : 173 Vertical Antenna Height: 0.100 m Antenna Ref. Point : BOTTOM OF PREAMPLIFIER Date : 19-MAY-94 (00:00 UT) to Present The antenna height is measured from the GPS monument to the antenna reference point (ARP) as it has been defined in the graphic (item 10). 5. Local Site Tie(s): Monument CDP DOMES Components Source Accur. Date Inscrip. No. No. dX dY dZ mm yy_mm_dd 683100 7282 40104S001 -94.756 -61.021 -6.665 PROVISIONAL 93-08-03 933000 7410 83.510 4.669 -20.142 PROVISIONAL 94-05-03 Differential coordinates are 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: estimated accuracy of local survey (millimeters). 6. Frequency standard - Mark with "X" H-maser / X / Cesium / / Rubidium / / Internal/ / Date : APR-91 7. Collocation ( "P" for permanent, "M" for mobile collocation) SLR / M / VLBI / P / DORIS / / PRARE / / Other (specify) : 8. On site Agency Information Agency : GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA Contact : Robert Duval Address : 615 Booth St., Ottawa, Ont. CANADA, K1A 0E9 Telephone : 613-947-2786 E-mail : duval@geod.emr.ca Fax : 613-995-3215 9. Responsible Operations Agency: see No. 8 10. Graphic(s) corresponding to antenna type on site ANTENNA CONFIGURATION ON SITE SINCE 19-MAY-94: Type: DORNE MARGOLIN T --- L2 Phase Center => / + \ <---------------+ L1 Phase Center => | + | <---------+ | +----------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ================================================== | | | | | | | +-+ | | 0.228m Antenna Ref. Point (ARP) => +====| |====+ <--+ | | | | | 0.210m | | | | | | | | | | | Mount => | | 0.100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-+ | | | | Monument => +----------------+====| |====+-----------------+ <--+-----+ Ref. Point | | | | | | | Concrete pillar | | | | | | | PREVIOUS ANTENNAS Rogue: DORNE MARGOLIN B (Allen Osborne Design) -------- / + \ <-- 0.096 L2 | + | <-- 0.078 L1 +--------------+--------------+--------------+ <-- 0.070 TCR | | | | | | | | +---------------------x----------------------+ <-- 0.000 ARP = BCR | | +--------------+ <-- -0.011 | | | | <-- 0.351 --> TurboRogue: DORNE MARGOLIN T -------- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +----------------+------------+------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | | | +-----x------+ <-- 0.000 ARP = BPA <-- 0.381 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Choke ring BCR: Bottom of Choke ring TPA: Top of Preamplifier BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier 11. Hard copy information available Site map : X Site Diagram : X Horizon Mask : X Monument Description : X Site pictures : X