Suggested 2-letter Observatory codes
(Also indicated are telescope codes for multi-telescope observatories)<BR>
Codes are capitals in machine readable usage.  The capital/lowercase
pairing below is used for readable concatenations on schedules, etc.<BR>
Columns are: station code, Location, Normal array use, Schedule server<BR>
Table updated 96oct29.<BR>
This document can be found at 
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~bclark/stationcodes.html.<BR>
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Ap      Algonquin, Canada
Ar      Arecibo, USA                            Socorro
As      Alice Springs, Australia     Sheve
At      Culgoora, Australia (ATCA)
Ba      Bangalore, India
Bl      Bear Lakes, Russia
Br      Brewster, USA                VLBA       Socorro
Ca      Cambridge, UK                MERLIN           
Cb      Cambridge, UK (Ryle)
Cd      Ceduna, Australia                       ATNF
Ce      Cebreros, Spain
Ch      Chilbolton, UK
Da      Darnhall, UK                 MERLIN           
De      Defford, UK                  MERLIN           
Dw      Dwingeloo, Netherlands                  Bologna
Eb      Effelsberg, FRG (VLBA system)EVN        Bologna
Ef      Effelsberg, FRG (MkIV system)EVN        Bologna
Ev      Evpatoriya, Ukraine
Fd      Fort Davis, USA              VLBA       Socorro
Ft      Fortaleza, Brazil
Gb      Green Bank, USA                         Socorro
   GB=140', GBT=100m, GB85=85-3, GBTT=85-1
Gc      Gilcreek, USA
Gg      Goddard, USA
Gm      Narayan Gaon, India (GMRT)
Gn      Green Bank, USA              NAVY
Go      Goldstone, USA               DSN
   GO=70m, DS15=34m, DS12=Venus
Gz      Goldstone, USA               Tracking
Hc      Hat Creek, USA (BIMA)
Hh      Hartebeesthoek, S.Africa     Sheve      ATNF
Hn      Hancock, USA                 VLBA       Socorro
Ho      Hobart, Australia            Sheve      ATNF
Hs      Haystack, USA                CMVA
Hy      Hyderabad, India
It      Itapetinga, Brazil
Jb      Jodrell Bank, UK             EVN, MERLIN Bologna
   JB=Lovell, JB2=Mark2
Ka      Kashima, Japan                          Mitaka
   KA=26m, KB=34m
Kk      Kokee Park, USA              Navy
Kl      Kalyazin, Russia
Kn      Knockin, UK                  MERLIN
Kp      Kitt Peak, USA               VLBA       Socorro
   KP12=NRAO 12m
Ks      Kiruna, Sweden
Ku      Kauai, USA                   Defunct
Kw      Kwajalein, USA
La      Los Alamos, USA              VLBA       Socorro
Ma      Matera, Italy
Mc      Medicina, Italy              EVN        Bologna
Md      Maryland Point, USA          Defunct
Mg      Mount Graham, USA
Mh      Metsaehovi, Finland          EVN        Bologna
   MH=15m, MHGE=Geodetic
Mk      Mauna Kea, USA               VLBA       Socorro
Mm      Mauna Kea, USA               JCMT
Mo      Mojave, USA                  GEO                    
Mp      Siding Spring, Australia                ATNF
Mr      Marcus Island
Ms      Mauna Kea, USA (CSO)
Na      Nancay, France
Nb      Nobeyama, Japan (mm array)
Nl      North Liberty, USA           VLBA       Socorro
No      Nobeyama, Japan                         Mitaka
   NO=45m, NO6=6m
Nt      Noto, Italy                  EVN        Bologna
Ny      Ny Alesund, Norway
Nz      Green Bank, USA              Tracking
Oh      O'Higgins, Chile
On      Onsala, Sweden               EVN        Bologna
   ON=20m, ON85=85'
Oo      OVRO 130' USA                CIT
Ot      Ooty, India
Ov      Owens Valley, USA            VLBA       Socorro
   OVMM=OVRO 10m, using OV transports
Pa      Parkes, Australia            Sheve      ATNF
Pb      Plateau de Bure, France
Pe      Penticton, Canada
Pt      Pie Town, USA                VLBA       Socorro
Pu      Pushchino, Russia
Pv      Pico Veleta, Spain
Qb      Quabbin, USA                 CMVA
Ri      Richmond, USA                Defunct
Ro      Robledo, Spain               DSN                    
   RO=70m, DS61=32m, DS65=High gain 32m
Rz      Robledo, Spain               Tracking
Se      La Silla, Chile (SEST)
Sc      Saint Croix, USA             VLBA       Socorro
Sh      Sheshan (Shanghai), China    EVN        Bologna
Sm      Simeiz (Crimea), Ukraine     EVN        Bolgona
St      Santiago, Chile
Sv      Svetloye, Russia
Ta      Tabley, UK                   MERLIN
Ti      Tidbinbilla, Australia       DSN                    
   TI=70m, DS45=34m
To      Toulouse, France
Tr      Torun, Poland                EVN        Bologna
Ts      Tsukuba, Japan               Geodetic
Tz      Tidbidbilla, Australia       Tracking
Ud      Usuda,Japan                             Mitaka
Ur      Urumqi, China                EVN        Bologna
Us      Ussuriisk, Russia
Uu      Ulan-Ude, Russia             Defunct
Uz      Usuda, Japan                 Tracking
Wa      Wardle, UK                   Defunct
Wb      Westerbork, Netherlands      EVN        Bologna
   WB=Phased array
Wf      Westford, USA
Wh      Weilheim, FRG                                       
Wz      Wettzell, FRG                
Y       VLA, USA                                Socorra
   Y=Phased array, Y1=Standard single ant. other stations = Y-arm-stn#
Yb      Yebes, Spain                 EVN        Bologna
Yk      Yellowknife, Canada
Zc      Zelenchukskaya, Russia


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