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Gerhard Kronschnabl and Alexander Neidhardt - 24 Feb 2016
HartRAO
Current status: Some delays were experienced with the antenna manufacturing as well as the civil works, though not by too much. Final civil works are currently being completed in and around the site. The antenna should arrive around April 2017 and assembly is expected to take about 3 months.
The wooden formwork for the tower structure was not completed in time for concrete to be poured in December 2016. In South Africa, construction companies close for most of December and the first week of January hence work resumed around the first week of January with the last concrete being poured on 23 January 2017. Factory Acceptance Tests were also successfully concluded at CETC54 in China in January Last concrete to be poured on 8 December 2016. Antenna will arrive around February 2017.
Photos from HartRAO construction VGOS site (1 December 201610 February 2017)
Currently there is a camera installed on site, however there is no network connectivity yet. For updated videos and photos please visit:
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Philip Mey - 1 Dec 201610 Feb 2017
Ishioka
- Operation of Ishioka antenna is now under interruption because of construction of operation building, and will resume after April.
- Modification of cryogenic dewar for QRFH system is being done.
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