[nws-changes] 20110512: Fwd: DM05-11.5 SBN Expansion ADMIN MESSAGE

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20110512: Fwd: DM05-11.5 SBN Expansion ADMIN MESSAGE
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 13:16:41 -0600

IMPORTANT!

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2011/05/12
DM05-11.05 SBN/NOAAPORT EXPANSION AND HARDWARE UPGRAGE


NOXX10 KWBC 121905
DATA MGT MESSAGE 05-11.5

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 DATA MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT SBN/NOAAPORT EXPANSION ADMIN MESSAGE

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.
.
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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