NWS will switch to the new NOAAport DVB-S2 broadcast on May 20,
but they did extend the dual-illumination until June 17.
See below.
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Gilbert Sebenste ********
(My opinions only!) ******
Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University ****
E-mail: sebenste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ***
web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu **
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PLEASE PASS TO THE MIC/HIC, SOO, ESA, ITO AND AFP:
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WHAT - SBN/NOAAPORT EXPANSION AND HARDWARE UPGRADE
DATE - MAY 11, 2011
NOTICE - 010
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SBN ACTIVATION INFORMATION - MAY 11, 2011
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THE NWS HAS RESOLVED ALL PENDING ISSUES WITH THE
NEW -SBN/NOAAPORT- SIGNAL. OPERATIONAL ACTIVATION
OF THE NEW -SBN/NOAAPORT- SIGNAL WILL TAKE PLACE
ON MAY 20, 2011.
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TO AID OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE TRANSITION, THE DUAL
ILLUMINATION WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR AN ADDITIONAL
28 DAYS TILL THE EVENING OF JUNE 17TH 2011. THIS
WILL ALLOW AWIPS SITES AND NOAAPORT CUSTOMERS
ADEQUATE TIME TO COMPLETE THE TRANSITION.
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THE NWS ALSO CONFIRMED THE NEW FREQUENCY FOR THE
NEW -SBN/NOAAPORT- SIGNAL WILL BE --1154.15MHZ--.
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PLANNING DATES
1. DUAL ILLUMINATION DATES
START: APRIL 17, 2011
END: JUNE 17, 2011 - 2359Z (8:00PM EST)
2. DECOMMISSION DVB-S
END: JUNE 18, 2011 - 0001Z
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ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AS WELL AS UPDATES
FOR THIS UPGRADE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING
WEB PAGE
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WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NOAAPORT/HTML/NOAAPORT.SHTML
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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS,
PLEASE REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE NOAAPORT
SUPPORT TEAM USING THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
NWS.NOAAPORT.SUPPORT -AT- NOAA.GOV
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