[noaaport] NOAAport broadcast transition schedule tentatively set

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• From: Gilbert Sebenste <gilbert@xxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 17:08:01 +0000
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And here is the tentative schedule...they still haven’t said what frequency 
they will be on the new bird.

Gilbert
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> Service Change Notice 17-111 Updated
> National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring, MD
> 1145 AM EST Mon Nov 5 2017
> 
> To:   Subscribers:
>   -NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS)
>   -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
>   -NOAAPort
>   Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees
> 
> From:   Ronla Henry
>   NWS AWIPS Program Manager
> 
> Subject:  Update: Change in Satellite Broadcast Network
>  (SBN) Effective from December 5, 2017. to
>  January 16, 2018
> 
> Updated to add tentative milestone dates for the satellite
> transition
> 
> Effective on or about December 5, 2017, through January 16,
> 2018, there will be dual illumination period with both SES-1 and
> Galaxy 28 (G-28) satellites providing service to NOAAPort / SBN
> / NWWS.
> 
> As a reminder, the antennas at all receiving site ground
> stations (SGS) will need to realign/re-peak to the G-28 service.
> It is our expectation that no new equipment will be needed to
> continue receiving NOAAPORT/SBN/NWWS data once the antenna has
> been adjusted. The G-28 specifications are below:
> 
> G-28 Satellite Location (new): 89 degrees West
> FEC Type: DVB-S2
> Polarity: Vertical / Right
> Band: High, C-Band
> 
> NWS is planning for the changeover to G-28 to occur over several
> phases to ensure a smooth transition for all users and to
> maximize the amount of time with backup services. Tentative
> dates are below:
> 
> 1.    December 5, 2017: G-28 data stream activated while SES-1
> continues to broadcast
> 2.    December 12, 2017: Transition Backup Master Ground Station
> services to G-28
> 3.    January 16, 2018: Terminate SES-1 broadcast
> 
> Additional information will continue to be provided in the form
> of subsequent Service Change Notices.
> 
> If NOAAPORT/SBN/NWWS users experience problems with service
> during the satellite transition period, please contact the focal
> points below:
> 
> Kevin Conaty
>    NOAA/NWS Office of Central Processing
>    Silver Spring, MD 20910
>    Email: Kevin.Conaty@xxxxxxxx
> 
> James Calkins
>    NOAA/NWS Office of Central Processing
>    Silver Spring, MD 20910
>    Email: James.Calkins@xxxxxxxx
> 
> NWS AWIPS sites experiencing service problems should immediately
> contact the Network Control Facility.
> 
> AWIPS Network Control Facility (NCF) Help Desk
>    NOAA/NWS Office of Central Processing
>    Silver Spring, MD 20910
>    Email: nws.ncf.supervisors@xxxxxxxx
> 
> National Service Change Notice are online at:
> 
> http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
>