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The message included below was sent earlier on our communications lines. It is also posted to the NWS Data Management Change Notices web page at the following URL. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml NOXX10 KWBC 171429 DATA MGT MESSAGE 03-03.18 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 THE NOAAPORT SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK (SBN) UPLINK STRENGTH WILL BE REDUCED BY 1.0 DB ON TUESDAY MARCH 18, 2003. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE RESENT THE DAY PRIOR TO THE 1.0 DB SIGNAL REDUCTION. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF ANY CHANGES. THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 1.0 DB SIGNAL STRENGTH REDUCTION MADE DURING THE NEXT ROUTINE FAILOVER/SWITCHBACK OF MASTER GROUND STATIONS. THIS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MARCH 24 AND MID APRIL. NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE THE DATE IS DETERMINED. THIS ACTION IS BEING TAKEN AFTER A REVIEW OF THE NOAAPORT LINK BUDGET BY NWS AND ITS CONTRACTORS. IT WAS DETERMINED THE UPLINK SIGNAL STRENGTH WAS TOO HIGH AND THESE ACTIONS WILL BRING THE SIGNAL STRENGTH CLOSER TO ITS SPECIFIED LEVEL. TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING NOAAPORT SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO PHIL CRAGG. HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS IS phil.cragg@xxxxxxxx HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 301-713-0304 EXT. 134 FOR FOS/NOAAPORT FOR FOS/NOAAPORT AND NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT. Data Management EMail nws.dm@xxxxxxxx THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/index.html DATA MANAGEMENT TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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