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
>
