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#	Latest Location	System	Serial #	Year built	Years of Operation	Previous Locations
USAF NEXION
115	Eglin AFB, FL	Digisonde 4D	002	May 2009
114	Vandenberg AFB, CA	Digisonde 4D	001	Feb 2009
Digisonde 4D
113	Millstone Hill, MA	Digisonde 4D	054	Apr 2009
112	Belgrade, Serbia	Digisonde 4D	053	Oct 2008
111	Trivandrum, India	Digisonde 4D	052	Oct 2008	2009-
110	Jeju Island, Korea	Digisonde 4D	051	Oct 2008	2009-
109	Nicosia, Cyprus	Digisonde 4D	050	Jun 2008	2008-
108	Hermanus, South Africa	Digisonde 4D	049	May 2008	2008-
107	Millstone Hill, MA	Digisonde 4D	048	Sep 2006		[prototype]
106	Millstone Hill, MA	Digisonde 4S	047	Jan 2006		[prototype]
Digisonde Portable Sounder
105	Multan, Pakistan	DPS-4	046	Oct 2007	2008-
104	Moscow, Russia	DPS-4	045	Oct 2006	2008-	campaigns only
103	CODEM	DPS-4	044	Sep 2006	2008-
102	Nord, Greenland	DPS-4	043	Jul 2006	2006-
101	Xin Xiang, China	DPS-4	042	Mar 2006	2006-
100	Anyang, South Korea	DPS-4	041	Oct 2005	2006-
99	AF Academy	DPS-4	040	Sep 2005
98	Gakona, AL	DPS-4	039	Nov 2004	2005-
97	CODEM	DPS-4	038	Sep 2004	2004-	mobile
96	CODEM	DPS-4	037	Sep 2004	2004-	mobile
95	CODEM	DPS-4	036	Aug 2004	2004-	mobile
94	Pruhonice, Czech Republic	DPS-4	035	2003	2003-
93	Norilsk, Russia	DPS-4	034	2002	2002-
92	Zhigansk, Russia	DPS-4	033	2002	2002-
91	Yakutsk, Russia	DPS-4	032	2002	2003-
90	Irkutsk, Russia	DPS-4	031	2002	2002-
89	Hainan, China	DPS-4	030	2002	2002-
88	Okinawa, Japan	DPS-4	029	2001	-
87	Sao Luis, Brazil	DPS-4	028b	2001	2009-	Campo Grande, Brazil
86	Fortaleza, Brazil	DPS-4	028a	Jan 2001	2001-	Cachimbo, Brazil
85	Millstone Hill, MA	DPS-1	027	2001	2001-
84	Athens, Greece	DPS-4	026	April 2001	2001-
83	San Marco, Kenya	DPS-1	025	2000	-
82	Bundoora, Australia	DPS-4	024	2000	2000-
81	Kwajalein Island	DPS-4	023	2000	2000	Boa Vista, Brazil \| Hanscom AFB, MA
80	CORIS / Paris, France	DPS-1	022	1999	-
79	Rome, Italy	DPS-4	021	June 1997	1997-
78	Louisvale, South Africa	DPS-4	020		1999
77	Grahamstown, South Africa	DPS-4	019		1996
76	Juliusruh, Germany	DPS-1, DPS-4 (1999)	018	Feb 1995	1995
75	Port Stanley, Falkland Islands	DPS-1	017	Dec 1994	1995
74	Madimbo, South Africa	DPS-4	016	Aug 1994
73	Chung-Li, Taiwan	DPS-1	015	Nov 1993
VIS (back to top)
73	JORN Depot	VIS
72	JORN Depot	VIS
71	JORN Coordination Centre, Adelaide, Australia	VIS			1997
70	Ajana, Australia	VIS			1997
69	Laverton, Australia	VIS			1997
68	Boolathana, Australia	VIS			1997
67	Longreach, Australia	VIS			1997
66	Learmonth, Australia	VIS			1997
65	South Hedland, Australia	VIS			1997
64	Curtin RAAF Base, Australia	VIS			1997
63	Lynd River, Australia	VIS			1997
62	Scherger RAAF Base, Australia	VIS			1997
61	Groote Eylandt, Australia	VIS			1997
60	Kalkaringi, Australia	VIS			1997
Digisonde Portable Sounder (back to top)
59	Zhong-Shan, Antarctica	DPS-4	014
58	Chilton, England	DPS-1	013	July 1994
57	Pontianak, Indonesia	DPS-1	012	June 1993
56	Alice Springs, Australia	DPS-1	011		1995	DPS-4/C40 in 2001
55	Darwin NT, Australia	DPS-1	010	May 1993	1995	DPS-4/C40 in 2001
54	Okinawa, Japan	DPS-1	009	Mar 1993
53	Davis Base, Antarctica	DPS-4	008			Casey Base,Antarctica
52	Puerto Madryn, Argentina	DPS-1	007		1993
51	Lerwick, Great Britain	DPS-1	006		1993
50	Tromso, Norway	DPS-4	005		1993
49	Elliott, Australia	DPS-1	004	Dec 1994	1995-	DPS-4/C40 in 2001
48	Wyndham W.A., Australia	DPS-1	003	Dec 1993	1993-	Derby, Australia
47	Jicamarca, Peru	DPS-1	002	July 1993	1993-
46	HAARP / Gakona, AK	DPS-4	001	1991	1991-	Hanscom AFB, MA \| Ascension Island \| Agua Verde, Chile \| Svalbard, Norway
Digisonde 256 (back to top)
45	Wuhan, China	D-256	-		1993
44	El Arenosillo, Spain	D-256	-		1993
43	Anyang, Korea	D-256	-
42	Kokubunji, Japan	D-256	-
41	Sao Luis, Brazil	D-256	-			Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
40	Beijing, China	D-256	-		1988	Xinxiang,China
38	Islamabad, Pakistan	D-256	-		1988
Digisonde DISS (back to top)
39	Ascension Is., UK	DISS	-
38	Sondrestrom, Greenland	LP-DISS	-
37	Boulder, CO	DISS				Tobyhanna, PA
36	College, AK	DISS	-
35	King Salmon, AK	DISS	-
34	Narssarssuaq, Greenland	DISS	-
33	Fairford, England	DISS	-
32	San Vito, Italy	DISS	-
31	Osan AFB, Korea	DISS	-
30	Point Arguello, CA	DISS	-
29	Dyess AFB, TX	DISS	-
28	Eglin AFB, FL	DISS	-
27	Ramey, Puerto Rico	DISS	-
26	Learmonth, Australia	DISS	-
25	Tucuman, Argentina	DISS	-		1989-	Bermuda, UK
24	Argentia,Canada
23	Goose Bay, Canada	DISS
Digisonde 256 (back to top)
22	Millstone Hill, MA	D-256	-		1987
21	Karachi, Pakistan	D-256	-		1986
20	Wallops Island, VA	D-256			1986
19	Bermuda, United Kingdom	D-256			1986
18	Roquetes/Tortosa, Spain	D-256	-		1986?	Fort Monmouth,NJ
17	Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil	D-256	-		1986	Argentia,Canada
16	Dourbes, Belgium	D-256			1986
15	Qaanaaq / Thule, Greenland	D-256	-		1983
14	Beveridge, Australia	D-256	-		1982
13	Hainan Is., China	D-256	-		1982	Beijing,China
12	Slough, England	D-256			1980
Digisonde 128 (back to top)
11	Kwajalein Island	D- 128 PS			1978-79
10	Rome, Italy	D-128P			1977
9	Millstone Hill, MA, USA	D-128P			1977
8	Athens, Greece	D-128P			1977
7	Freighburg (Breisach), Germany	D-128
6	Torino, Italy	D-128				Genoa,Italy
5	K135 Aircraft	D-128, 128PS
4	Munich, Germany	D-128				Fort Mammouth, NJ
3	Dourbes, Belgium	D-128			Sep 1970
2	Goose Bay, Canada	D-128, 128P, 128PS			1970
1	Maynard, MA, USA	D-128			1969	Eglin AFB, FL

Station IDs given in italics do not comply with the UMLCAR convention.
Station URSI codes given in italics do not comply with the URSI/WDC-STP convention.

Digisonde Models (back to top)

D-256 Digisonde-256
DISS Digital Ionospheric Sounding System of US Air Force, AWS - standardized D-256
DPS-1 Single-Receiver Digisonde Portable Sounder
DPS-4 Four-Receiver Digisonde Portable Sounder
VIS Vertical Incidence Sounder for Telstra Australia - Standardized DPS-1