****************************************************************************** DORIS Electronic Mail Thu Oct 24 19:56:20 WETDST 1996 Message Number 0005 ****************************************************************************** Author: Herve Fagard (IGN) Subject: Station upgrade at Goldstone (USA) Dear Colleagues, The DORIS station at Goldstone (USA) has recently been upgraded as follows : 1. The former beacon (GOMA) stopped transmitting on September 16 at 20.15 UT. 2. A new beacon (model 2.0) with a 3rd generation Ultra Stable Oscillator has been installed. It was turned on at 2.35 UT on September 25. 3. A geodetic marker has been set under the Alcatel antenna (type A), which had been installed in August 1994 at this site. This antenna has been replaced by a Starec antenna (type B), centered above the mark. The reference point of the new antenna is 0.076 m ABOVE the reference point of the former antenna. Its DOMES number is 40405S037. The acronym in the data files for this new station is : GOMB. Herve Fagard ====================================================================== Herve FAGARD e-mail : fagard@ign.fr Institut Geographique National B.P. 68 - 94160 SAINT-MANDE PHONE : + 33 1 43 98 81 48 FRANCE FAX : + 33 1 43 98 84 50 ====================================================================== [Mailed From: Loic Daniel ]