There is a standard station catalog that should suffice for nearly all users. If not, entries can be included in the Main Schedule Input File . The standard version reflects the locations and velocities used on the VLBA correlator. The Locations Catalog is optional since it is not needed if the station locations are specified in the Station Catalog. It exists separately for ease of maintenance.
Different projects using the same hardware configuration can use the same setup files.
There are many standard setup files. Setup file names conventionally end in .set . The RF ranges that can be covered and the local oscillator and polarization of each IF are given. The standard file should be used. Any non-standard information can be in the setup files.