Technical Development Center (TDC) at the Communications Research Laboratory
(CRL) is supposed to do
1) the development of new observation techniques and new systems for advanced
Earth's rotation observations by VLBI and other space techniques,
2) the promotion of research in Earth rotation by advanced methods in VLBI,
3) the distribution of new VLBI technology.
The TDC meeting, attended by the ordinary members from inside the CRL
and the special members from the outside, is held twice a year. The
special members advise the committee, concerning the plan of technical
developments. The TDC newsletter is published biannually by CRL to
inform the IERS community its current activities.
This news was edited by Tetsuro Kondo and Yasuhiro Koyama, Kashima Space Research Center,
who are editorial staff members of TDC at the Communications Research
Laboratory, Japan. The editors wish to thank
Dr.O.J.Sovers for his kind help in the correction of the news translated
from Japanese to English.
Inquires on this issue should be addressed to:
T. Kondo
Kashima Space Research Center
Communications Research Laboratory
893-1 Hirai, Kashima, Ibaraki 314, Japan
TEL : +81-299-84-7137
FAX : +81-299-84-7159
e-mail : kondo(AT)nict.go.jp
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER NEWS No.9, October, 1996
International Earth Rotation Service - VLBI Technical
Development Center News
published by
Communications Research Laboratory,
4-2-1 Nukui-kita, Koganei, Tokyo 184, Japan
VLBI and related activities at the Communications Research Laboratory
are available from the home page of the Radio Astronomy Applications
Section of the Kashima Space Research Center on the World Wide Web (WWW).
The URL to view the home page is : http://apollo.nict.go.jp/