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Appendix 5


  Station    Operational Readiness   Frequency flexibility

Lovell 6 hrs 1 day to change receiver

MkII 6 hrs 1 day to change receiver

Cambridge 3 hrs 1.3/6/18 cm change in a few minutes

E-system 3 hrs planned

WSRT 2 hrs currently a few days; planned: 92/49/21/18/13/6/3.6 cm change in 30 secs (available 1996)

Effelsberg 20 mins S/X --> 6 cm in 0.5 hrs; planned: 43/22/15/10/8.4/2.3 GHz change in a few mins (available 1994)

Medicina 1 hr S/X-->K in a few minutes. S/X--> L-band in 0.5 days. Improvements planned (*)

Noto 1 hr currently 0.5 days; plans: may inherit Medicina system 1996 (*)

Torun 1 hr 1.4 GHz and above in a few minutes; below 1.4 GHz in 0.5 days

Onsala 25m ? 6 --> 18cm in 1hr

Onsala 20m planned: 90/43/22 GHz in a few mins (available in 1996)

Metsahovi ? 43 --> 22GHz in one day; planned: possible 43/22 GHz flexibility with new receiver

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