Table 1: Southern Hemisphere VLBI Telescopes - System Parameters
Telescope Diameter Mount Elev. Tsys (K or Jy) at each tex2html_wrap_inline98 (GHz) Frequency VLBI Available
(Institute) (m) limit  tex2html_wrap_inline100 0.84 1.4 1.6 2.3 5.0 6.7 8.4 12 22 Standard Terminal

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Australia Telescope National Facility

Narrabri

1 x 22m AZEL 12 x 33K 40K 400Jy 45K 50K 400Jy 120K p Rb S2 Now tex2html_wrap_inline102
6 x 22m AZEL 12 x Sensitivity is tex2html_wrap_inline104 6 times greater than 1 x 22m antenna x p Rb S2 Now
Mopra 22m AZEL 12 x 33K 350Jy 350Jy 45K 55K 400Jy 120K p Rb S2 Now tex2html_wrap_inline106
Parkes 64m AZEL 30 80K 25K 45Jy 90Jy 80K 45K 90Jy 80K 1300 Jy Maser S2/Mk3A Now tex2html_wrap_inline108

Tidbinbilla (NASA) - 1 of 3 antennas

DSS43

70m AZEL 6 x x 40Jy 15Jy x x 20Jy 220Jy 80K
DSS45 34m AZEL 8 x x x 165Jy x x 130 Jy x x Maser Mk3A/Mk2/S2 Now
DSS42 34m HADEC tex2html_wrap_inline110 10 x x x 100Jy x x 130Jy x x

Hobart

26m XYEW tex2html_wrap_inline112 16 tex2html_wrap_inline114 800Jy *? 1500Jy 650Jy 1200Jy 600Jy 750Jy 800Jy *? Maser S2/Mk3A/Mk2 Now
(Univ. of Tasmania)

Perth

15m AZEL 10 x x x 3300Jy x x 4000Jy x x Rb/SLC S2/Mk2 Now tex2html_wrap_inline116
(ESA,OTC,UWA)

MOST

(1556m x 11.6m) XYEW tex2html_wrap_inline118 35 tex2html_wrap_inline120 70Jy x x x x x x x x Rb Mk2 ?? tex2html_wrap_inline122
(Univ. of Sydney)

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Hartebeesthoek 26m HADEC tex2html_wrap_inline124 10 x x 40K 45K 56K *? 60K 250K x Maser Mk2/Mk3A tex2html_wrap_inline126 Now tex2html_wrap_inline128
(HRAO)

Legend: x - not available at present, p - planned, *? - available but Tsys not known.

tex2html_wrap_inline130 Detailed information for Parkes, Mopra and the Compact Array antennas is included with the separate proposal forms for these telescopes.
tex2html_wrap_inline132 Perth is used through collaboration with the University of Western Australia.
tex2html_wrap_inline134 MOST is available by special arrangement only. Contact the VLBI scheduler.
tex2html_wrap_inline136 Hartebeesthoek is available by special arrangement only, through the VLBI scheduler. S2 systems will become available in late 1996
tex2html_wrap_inline138 The Perth 27.5m and the Alice Springs 9m antennas are no longer routinely available for VLBI.
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Tasso Tzioumis
Wed Aug 14 19:51:24 EST 1996