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2024-08-16T07:42Z

Westerbork

Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT), The Netherlands.

GNSS contact: Hans van der Marel, TUD/GRS

GNSS Instrument(s)

NameMarkerReceiverAntennaOperatorNetworkStart dateEnd date
wsra13506M005TRIMBLE ALLOYLEIAR25.R4TUD/CITG/GRS,NSGIAGRS.NL1997-05-16
wsrt13506M005SEPT POLARX5LEIAR25.R4TUD/CITG/GRSIGS,EPN1997-06-01

Markers

IDNamedXdYdZInstrumentsInstalledRemoved
13506M005GPS Mast0.00000.00000.0000wsra,wsrt1997-06-01T12:00Z

Pictures

Antenna mast (1).jpg
Antenna mast (1)
Antenna mast (2).jpg
Antenna mast (2)
Antenna mast (3).jpg
Antenna mast (3)
Antenna mast (4).jpg
Antenna mast (4)
Antenna mast (5).jpg
Antenna mast (5)
Antenna mast (6).jpg
Antenna mast (6)
Antenna mast (7).jpg
Antenna mast (7)
Gravimeter Bunker with FG5.jpg
Gravimeter Bunker with FG5
Radio Telescope.jpg
Radio Telescope
Registration room (1).jpg
Registration room (1)
Registration room (2).jpg
Registration room (2)
SLR pad technical drawing.png
SLR pad technical drawing
WSRT plan (1).png
WSRT plan (1)
WSRT00NLD_AOADM_ADAPTER_20231207.jpg
WSRT00NLD_AOADM_ADAPTER_20231207
WSRT00NLD_LEIAR25_20231207.jpg
WSRT00NLD_LEIAR25_20231207
WSRT00NLD_MARKER_20231207.jpg
WSRT00NLD_MARKER_20231207
WSRT00NLD_TOWER_FOUNDATION_20231207.jpg
WSRT00NLD_TOWER_FOUNDATION_20231207
WSRT00NLD_TOWER_TOEAST_20231207.jpg
WSRT00NLD_TOWER_TOEAST_20231207
WSRT00NLD_TOWER_TOSOUTH_20231207.jpg
WSRT00NLD_TOWER_TOSOUTH_20231207
Westerbork Panorama.jpg
Westerbork Panorama


Active instruments

WSRA (Westerbork)

Marker ID: 13506M005
Operator: AGRS.NL (KAD,MD,TUD)
Log file: wsra00nld_20240816.log

Receiver

Installedweek/d doyRemovedweek/d doyReceiver typeS/NFirmware
1997-05-16T12:55Z0905/5 1361999-08-11T07:35Z1022/3 223ROGUE SNR-12 RM2233.2.32.1
1999-08-11T08:30Z1022/3 2231999-09-01T00:00Z1025/3 244ROGUE SNR-12 RM2233.2.32.9
1999-09-01T05:50Z1025/3 2442000-01-05T23:59Z1043/3 005ROGUE SNR-12 RM2093.2.32.9
2000-01-06T00:00Z1043/4 0062000-04-27T23:59Z1059/4 118AOA SNR-12 ACT2253.3.32.3
2000-04-28T00:00Z1059/5 1192002-11-19T09:00Z1193/2 323TRIMBLE 4700965211.20
2002-11-19T11:27Z1193/2 3232015-02-10T14:47Z1831/2 041TRIMBLE 470096521N1.30/S0.00
2015-02-10T15:00Z1831/2 0412015-06-18T08:18Z1849/4 169TRIMBLE NETR95302K416434.81
2015-06-18T08:18Z1849/4 1692016-12-21T19:28Z1928/3 356TRIMBLE NETR95302K416435.01
2016-12-21T19:28Z1928/3 3562017-04-22T07:59Z1945/6 112TRIMBLE NETR95302K416435.15
2017-04-22T18:00Z1945/6 1122018-12-17T13:12Z2032/1 351TRIMBLE NETR95302K416435.22
2018-12-17T13:20Z2032/1 3512020-05-16T17:15Z2105/6 137TRIMBLE NETR95302K416435.37
2020-05-16T17:15Z2105/6 1372023-04-17T15:24Z2258/1 107TRIMBLE NETR95302K416435.45
2023-04-17T15:24Z2258/1 1072023-12-07T09:45Z2291/4 341TRIMBLE NETR95302K416435.60
2023-12-07T14:00Z2291/4 341 TRIMBLE ALLOY6235R403186.21

Antenna

Installedweek/d doyRemovedweek/d doyAntenna typeDomeS/NHeightAntenna calibration
1997-05-16T12:00Z0905/5 1361998-03-17T09:14Z0949/2 076AOAD/M_TDUTD2730.3795
1998-03-17T15:09Z0949/2 0762023-12-07T09:45Z2291/4 341AOAD/M_TDUTD2730.3888
2023-12-07T14:00Z2291/4 341 LEIAR25.R4LEIT7268400.3754LEIAR25.R4______LEIT_726840.atx

External Frequency

Installedweek/d doyRemovedweek/d doyExt. Frequency type
1997-06-01T00:00Z0908/0 1521998-02-28T00:00Z0946/6 059H-MASER
1998-02-28T00:00Z0946/6 0591998-03-26T00:00Z0950/4 085QUARTZ
1998-03-26T00:00Z0950/4 0851999-05-18T00:00Z1010/2 138RUBIDIUM
1999-05-18T00:00Z1010/2 1382000-01-06T00:00Z1043/4 006H-MASER
2000-01-06T00:00Z1043/4 0062015-02-10T14:47Z1831/2 041INTERNAL
2015-02-10T15:00Z1831/2 0412015-07-13T19:39Z1853/1 194INTERNAL
2015-07-13T19:39Z1853/1 1942018-11-19T11:10Z2028/1 323H-MASER
2018-11-19T11:10Z2028/1 3232019-02-12T12:20Z2040/2 043RUBIDIUM
2019-02-12T18:11Z2040/2 0432023-12-07T09:452291/4 341INTERNAL
2023-12-07T14:00Z2291/4 341 H-MASER

Notes

2017-01-25T17:45Z 1933/3 025 - 2017-03-26T11:45Z 1942/0 085
After the downgrade to firmware 5.15 the setting to log GLONASS L2 P-code data was not eanbled and therefore no GLONASS L2 P-code data was logged for WSRA during this period. Logging L2 P-code for GLONASS was enabled again on 26 March 2017.
2017-01-25T16:45Z 1933/3 025 - 2017-01-25T17:45Z 1933/3 025
The receiver f/w was upgraded to version 5.20 but thereafter restored again to 5.15 due to errors in the newly introduced RINEX3 long names. During the downgrade all receiver setting have been lost, which were restored by hand over a period of about one hour. At 18:45 operation was again nominal.
2015-02-10T15:00Z 1831/2 041 - 2015-07-13T19:39Z 1853/1 194
The receiver was connected during this period to the external H-MASER, the 10 MHz from the MASER was detected but not enabled in the receiver settings. On June 13 2015, around 19:39, the external frequency was enabled and clock steering by the receiver was disabled. At this time the receiver clock error became 0.24126 ms.
2015-02-10T15:00Z 1831/2 041 -
All systems (GPS+GLO+GAL+BEI+QZSS+SBAS) are tracked and data is archived in daily 30 sec interval, hourly 10 sec interval and 15 minute high-rate 1 Hz multi GNSS RINEX version 3 files, as well as the raw data in T02 format. The GPS and GLONASS data is kept also as daily 30 second and hourly 10 second RINEX version 2 files for legacy purposes.
1999-09-01T05:50Z 1025/3 244 - 2000-04-27T23:59Z 1059/4 118
Shared receiver with WSRT, data is not independent. Rawdata files for WSRA (CBI format) were created from WSRT rawdata files (conan binary format), and then converted into RINEX.
2000-04-28T00:00Z 1059/5 119 - 2000-06-05T15:50Z 1065/1 157
A bug in the data logging software resulted in double difference ambiguities that are not integer. Hence, ambibuity fixed solutions are not correct during this period, although the ambiguity float solutions are okay. 1059/5/00:00 (28/4) - 1065/1/15:50 (5/6).
1998-03-17T15:09Z 0949/2 076 - 2005-10-13T06:00Z 1344/4 286
There has been a small inconsistency in the antenna height of WSRA with respect to WSRT, which uses the same antenna. In the rinex file it was during this period given as 0.3935 instead of 0.3888, as is for WSRT. A difference of 4.7 mm. The reason for this difference was because of consistency with the value used by AGRS.NL. For our own processing we have always been using the correct antenna height of 0.3888 for both WSRT and WSRA.
2014-06-20T12:00Z 1797/5 171 - 2015-01-26T15:00Z 1829/1 026
Due to a faulty hub no hourly 10 second data was sent to the LDC and this data is not available. Only daily files, with 30 second data, are available.
2019-02-12T12:20Z 2040/2 043 - 2018-02-12T18:11Z 1988/1 043
On 2018-11-19 the 10 MHz external frequency from the Sigma TAU MHM2010 MASER was switched to a 10Mhz from a Standford research FS725 Rubibium clock due to problems with the MASER. 2019-02-12 the 10 MHz was switched back to the MASER, but this resulted in immediate problems with the tracking due to unknown causes. Therefore, later in the afternoon, the receiver was swithced to track using the internal frequency. Data from 2019-02-12 between 12:03 and 18:11 is not usable.

WSRT (Westerbork Synthesis)

Marker ID: 13506M005
Operator: TUD/CITG/GRS
Log file: wsrt00nld_20231207.log

Receiver

Installedweek/d doyRemovedweek/d doyReceiver typeS/NFirmware
1997-06-01T12:00Z0908/0 1521999-08-12T10:02Z1022/4 224ROGUE SNR-12 RMT2093.2.32.1
1999-08-12T10:12Z1022/4 2242000-01-04T23:59Z1043/2 004ROGUE SNR-12 RMT2093.2.32.9
2000-01-05T14:46Z1043/3 0052000-08-15T09:30Z1075/2 228AOA SNR-12 ACT2253.3.32.3
2000-08-15T10:02Z1075/2 2282001-05-31T08:57Z1116/4 151AOA SNR-12 ACT2253.3.32.4
2001-05-31T13:30Z1116/4 1512005-04-05T11:52Z1317/2 095AOA SNR-12 ACT2243.3.32.4
2005-04-12T11:30Z1318/2 1022008-03-05T10:20Z1469/3 065AOA SNR-12 ACT2513.3.32.4
2008-03-05T14:05Z1469/3 0652010-07-18T13:02Z1593/0 199AOA SNR-12 ACT2513.3.32.2N
2010-07-22T11:36Z1593/4 2032012-04-20T10:45Z1684/5 111AOA SNR-12 ACT2293.3.32.2N
2012-04-20T11:00Z1684/5 1112012-04-23T13:00Z1685/1 114AOA SNR-12 ACT2243.3.32.2N
2012-04-23T13:00Z1685/1 1142012-05-01T14:20Z1686/2 122AOA SNR-12 ACT2253.3.32.2N
2012-05-01T14:20Z1686/2 1222017-11-27T16:42Z1977/1 331AOA SNR-12 ACT2293.3.32.2N
2017-11-27T17:00Z1977/1 3312018-12-16T23:59Z2032/0 350TRIMBLE NETR95302K416435.22
2018-12-17T00:00Z2032/1 3512020-02-18T19:15Z2093/2 049SEPT POLARX530247785.2.0
2020-02-18T19:15Z2093/2 0492023-04-17T15:24Z2258/1 107SEPT POLARX530247785.3.2
2023-04-17T15:24Z2258/1 107 SEPT POLARX530247785.5.0

Antenna

Installedweek/d doyRemovedweek/d doyAntenna typeDomeS/NHeightAntenna calibration
1997-06-01T12:00Z0908/0 1521998-03-17T09:14Z0949/2 076AOAD/M_TDUTD2730.3795
1998-03-17T15:09Z0949/2 0762023-12-07T09:45Z2291/4 341AOAD/M_TDUTD2730.3888
2023-12-07T14:00Z2291/4 341 LEIAR25.R4LEIT7268400.3754LEIAR25.R4______LEIT_726840.atx

External Frequency

Installedweek/d doyRemovedweek/d doyExt. Frequency type
1997-06-01T00:00Z0908/0 1521998-02-28T00:00Z0946/6 059H-MASER
1998-02-28T00:00Z0946/6 0591998-03-26T00:00Z0950/4 085QUARTZ
1998-03-26T00:00Z0950/4 0851999-05-18T00:00Z1010/2 138RUBIDIUM
1999-05-18T00:00Z1010/2 1382000-01-06T00:00Z1043/4 006H-MASER
2000-01-06T00:00Z1043/4 0062000-01-17T00:00Z1045/1 017INTERNAL
2000-01-17T00:00Z1045/1 0172018-11-19T11:10Z2028/1 323H-MASER
2018-11-19T11:10Z2028/1 3232019-02-12T12:20Z2040/2 043RUBIDIUM
2019-02-13T09:03Z2040/3 0442023-12-07T09:45Z2291/4 341INTERNAL
2023-12-07T14:00Z2291/4 341 H-MASER

Notes

1999-09-01T05:50Z 1025/3 244 - 2000-04-27T23:59Z 1059/4 118
Shared receiver with WSRA, data is not independent.
2005-04-05T11:52Z 1317/2 095 - 2005-04-12T11:30Z 1318/2 102
Data gap because of receiver breakdown. On 2005-04-12 the receiver was replaced by an identical type (S/N 251) courtesy Royal Observatory of Belgium.
2010-07-18T13:02Z 1593/0 199 - 2010-07-22T11:36Z 1593/4 203
Data gap because of receiver breakdown. On 2010-07-22 the receiver was replaced by an identical type (S/N 229) and firmware version.
2017-11-27T17:00Z 1977/1 331 - 2018-12-16T23:59Z 2032/0 350
Shared receiver with WSRA, data is not independent.
2019-02-12T12:20Z 2040/2 043 - 2018-02-13T09:03Z 1988/2 044
On 2018-11-19 the 10 MHz external frequency from the Sigma TAU MHM2010 MASER was switched to a 10Mhz from a Standford research FS725 Rubibium clock due to problems with the MASER. 2019-02-12 the 10 MHz was switched back to the MASER, but this resulted in immediate problems with the tracking due to unknown causes. The next day, the external frequency, was disconnected from the receiver. Data from 2019-02-12 12:03 until 2019-02-129:03 is not usable.
For more information contact Hans van der Marel.