The receiver is situated in the Redu ground station, located in Belgium.
This installation was performed in April 2003.
The cable from the monument to the racks of the main building, where the receiver is integrated, is about 90 metres, much longer than the standard setup of the receiver. This made necessary the use of low loss cable.
The equipment is the standard of the ESA GPS stations.
The receiver is an Ashtech micro Z that is connected to the frequency standard of the station, a Cesium oscillator.
A Linux computer connected to the ESA WAN performs the real time receiver download and allows the remote control of the system.
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:
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Contact info. Last Update: July 2002