def get_sta_coords(stfile):
    """Stub which reads in the HASH example station file"""
    f = open(stfile)
    sta_coords = {}
    for s in f:
        sta = s[0:4]
        lat = float(s[42:50])
        lon = float(s[51:61])
        elv = float(s[62:67]) / 1000.0
        if sta in sta_coords:
            pass
        else:
            sta_coords[sta] = [lat, lon, elv]
    f.close()
    return sta_coords
