Field System Setup
MeasuringAntennaHe ight
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Measuring Antenna Height
Thereceivercalculatesthecoordinatesoftheantenna’sphasecenter.Todeterminethecoordinatesofthestationmarker,
specifythefollowing:
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Measuredheightoftheantennaabovethestationmarker
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Methodofmeasuringtheantennaheight
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Modeloftheantenna/receiverused
Anynecessaryantennaphasecenteradjustments,basedontheantennamodel,isautomaticallyapplied.Thisadjustment,when
combinedwithaccuratelymeasuredheightandmeasurementmethods,allowsforcorrectlycomputedref erencemarker
coordinates.
Toaccuratelymeasuretheantennaheight:
1. Measuretheantennaheightabovethecontrolpointormarker,eithertheslantheightortheverticalheight.
YoumayeithermeasuretheverticalheighttotheAntennaReferencePoint(ARP)locatedatthebottomofthe
receiveratthebaseofthemountingthreads,ormeasuretheslantheighttotheSlantHeightMeasurementMark
(SHMM)onthesideofthereceiver.ForARPandSHMMmarkson
thereceiver,seeFigure18.
2. Recordtheantennaheight,pointsname,andstarttimeinthefieldnotes.