The receiver is located at the ESA Perth station, that is approximately 20 km north of the city of Perth on the western coast of Australia. The station is situated on the Perth International Telecomunications Centre Complex, which is operated by Telstra Corporation Limited.
The original TurboRogue SNR-8100 receiver was tested at ESOC and installed at the station on 13 August 1993.
Unfortunately, a few days after the beginning of the operation, the receiver was damaged during a lightning storm on 3 September 1993. A new receiver was immediately delivered to cover the tracking. The earthing of the antenna has been improved to try to avoid the same problem happening again. This has been the major incident since the installation.
The monument has been surrounded by a fence to protect it.
The receiver is located in the ESA compound of the station. It is connected to the Cesium oscillator.
There are two main sources for communications. The ESA permanent links are available but are not the main link. An Internet Service Provider allows the connection of the system to Internet. It has been demostrated to be a reliable communications link allowing for data transfer and remote control of the computer.
The monument is similar to the others constructed in the ESA stations.
The Station Information Form (SIF) summarises the characteristics and development of the GPS site. The last version and more information are available from the IGS Central Bureau
And some photos* of the site:
Series of pictures showing the horizon mask from left to right
(*) status June 2002
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