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| |IF Unit | Takes the four IFs from the antenna (S and X band, LCP and RCP) and provides amplification and attenuation before splitting the signal to go to the DBBC, power sensor and spectrum analyser | | |IF Unit | Takes the four IFs from the antenna (S and X band, LCP and RCP) and provides amplification and attenuation before splitting the signal to go to the DBBC, power sensor and spectrum analyser | | ||
| |KVM | Keyboard, Video, Mouse. A switch box that takes keyboard, video and mouse inputs from multiple PCs and allows the user to switch between them and interact with the PC from a single location. The KVM switches at the sites are networked so that a remote user can connect to a computer at the console level | | |KVM | Keyboard, Video, Mouse. A switch box that takes keyboard, video and mouse inputs from multiple PCs and allows the user to switch between them and interact with the PC from a single location. The KVM switches at the sites are networked so that a remote user can connect to a computer at the console level | | ||
| + | |LCP | Left-hand Circular Polarisation | | ||
| + | |LNA | Low Noise Amplifier| | ||
| |Mark5 | Data recording equipment. Takes digitised data from the DBBC and records it to one of two possible disk modules | | |Mark5 | Data recording equipment. Takes digitised data from the DBBC and records it to one of two possible disk modules | | ||
| |PCFS | PC Field System. Used extensively throughout geodetic VLBI observatories, a PC running the Field System software to control and monitor the antenna, recorder, sampler etc. The central computer for operating the observatory | | |PCFS | PC Field System. Used extensively throughout geodetic VLBI observatories, a PC running the Field System software to control and monitor the antenna, recorder, sampler etc. The central computer for operating the observatory | | ||
| |PPS | Pulse Per Second. Refers to the 1 second time-ticks distributed to various instruments around the sites | | |PPS | Pulse Per Second. Refers to the 1 second time-ticks distributed to various instruments around the sites | | ||
| + | |RCP | Right-hand Circular Polarisation | | ||
| |RF | Radio Frequency. A radio signal that has not been mixed to a lower frequency | | |RF | Radio Frequency. A radio signal that has not been mixed to a lower frequency | | ||
| + | |S-band | Radio band covering 2 to 4 GHz. Our receivers cover approx 2.1 to 2.5 GHz only | | ||
| |SML | Signal generator. Each site is equipped with a Rhode & Schwartz SML signal generator to generate test signals | | |SML | Signal generator. Each site is equipped with a Rhode & Schwartz SML signal generator to generate test signals | | ||
| + | |X-band | Radio band covering 8 to 12 GHz. Our receivers cover approx 8.1 to 9.1 GHz only | | ||
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