Yes, this may be redundant for many...but look out! 11 months from today,
NOAAport as we know it will cease to exist. They pushed the schedule ahead
by 3 months, at least...and starting September 3 of this year, the new
NOAAPort comes online in test mode!
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Gilbert Sebenste ********
Internet: gilbert@xxxxxxx (My opinions only!) ******
Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University ****
E-mail: sebenste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ***
web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu **
Work phone: 815-753-5492 *
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NOXX10 KWBC 011252
DATA MGT MESSAGE 07-03.01
TO AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT NOAAPORT EVOLUTION
REFERENCE NOTICE DM04-03.01
NOAAPORT EVOLUTION UPDATE.
AS THE INVESTIGATION OF THE NEW DVB-S TECHNOLOGY HAS
PROGRESSED... IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT SOME OF THE
DATES AND PHASES FROM THE ORIGINAL NOTICE NEED TO BE
CHANGED. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE /DM04-03.01/ CAN BE OBTAINED
FROM THE DATA MANAGEMENT NOTICES PAGE AT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATION LISTED BELOW.
HTTP/COLON///WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL
NOAAPORT EVOLUTION NOTICE
PHASE 7
ELIMINATED
PHASE 8
TRANSMISSION OF NOAAPORT WILL BEGIN ON A SINGLE CHANNEL
WITH A FULL SATELLITE TRANSPONDER USING THE DVB-S
TECHNOLOGY. SPECIFIC TRANSPONDER/SATELLITE TO BE
DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE.
PHASE 9
CEASE TRANSMISSION OF THE EXISTING NOAAPORT CHANNELS.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE /BASED ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
EACH EARLIER PHASE/
PHASE 2 7/29/03
PHASE 3 8/5/03
PHASE 4 8/14/03
PHASE 5 9/2/03
PHASE 6 6/1/04
PHASE 7 ELIMINATED
PHASE 8 10/1/05
PHASE 9 2/1/06
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE... PLEASE
CONTACT
PHIL CRAGG
E-MAIL PHIL.CRAGG/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
PHONE NUMBER /301/ 713-1570 X134
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT
NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.
HTTP/COLON///WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML
DATA MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
