Using Make.com to Post Weather Alerts to Facebook

You can now use Make.com to post weather alerts to Facebook.   This document describes the steps. 

NOAAPort Satellite Change

 Subject:  Updated: Change to NOAAPort/Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN), Effective in Early 2023

Updated to include a change to the Receive Site Transition Window Start date and the RF Frequency.

 The NWS was notified by its current satellite vendor of their intention to realign the  NOAAPort/SBN/NWWS service from the Intelsat Galaxy 28 satellite to the Galaxy 31 satellite.

The NWS has coordinated with its current satellite service vendors to mitigate impacts for all  NOAAPort/SBN/NWWS customers.  This includes activating a dedicated dual illumination period with the Galaxy 28 and the Galaxy 31 satellites to aid customers in transitioning to the newly designated NOAAPort/SBN satellite.

The NWS will continue to provide transition updates as additional  information becomes available. The transition schedule follows below:

Transition Schedule

12 NOV 2022:   G31 Launch Date

5 FEB 2023:   Dual Illumination Period

17 FEB 2023:   Receive Site Transition Window Start

31 MAR 2023:   Receive Site Transition Window Ends

3 APR 2023:   AWIPS Transition to G31 Complete

AWIPS C Band Service

-- Satellite: G-31
-- Orbital Location: 121B0 West
-- Transponder: CH16/CV16 36MHz C band
-- Uplink Polarization (from Holmdel teleport to G31): Horizontal
-- Downlink Polarization (from G31 to remote AWIPS receive only sites): Vertical
-- Transponder Uplink Center frequency: 6245MHz
-- Transponder Downlink Center Frequency: 4020MHz

Satellite (G31) specifications/AWIPS

-- Receiver: Novra S300N DVB-S2 Receiver 

Configuration for DVB-S2 Full Transponder Operation 

-- IP Address: User Defined
-- Subnet Mask: User Defined
-- Default Gateway: User Defined
-- Symbol Rate: 30 Msps
-- RF Frequency: 1130 MHz
-- LO Frequency: 0 MHz
-- PID(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,106, 107,108, 150, 151
-- LNB Power: OFF
-- Polarity: Vertical/Right
-- Band: High
-- Enable IGMP Filtering: OFF
-- Unicast Status Packet: 255.255.255.255
-- Default password: User Defined
-- FEC Type: DVB-S2
-- Modulation/Coding: 16PSK 2/3
-- ISI: 18

Satellite (G31) specifications/NWWS

---(NWWS) Receiver: Novra S300N DVB-S2 Receiver

Configuration for DVB-S2 Full Transponder Operation

-- IP Address: User Defined
-- Subnet Mask: User Defined
-- Default Gateway: User Defined
-- Symbol Rate: 30 Msps
-- RF Frequency: 990 MHz
-- LO Frequency: 0 MHz
-- PID(s): 201
-- LNB Power: OFF
-- Polarity: Vertical/Right
-- Band: High
-- Enable IGMP Filtering: OFF
-- Unicast Status Packet: 255.255.255.255
-- Default password: User Defined
-- FEC Type: DVB-S2
-- Modulation/Coding: QPSK 1/3
-- ISI: 2

We would encourage all NOAAPort/SBN/NWWS users to closely monitor this SCN during the transition period for updated information. 

 

Weather Wire Outage

Weather Wire went down Friday morning 1/21/22 around 8am.  The NWS says it will be down until Monday 1/24/22.

We have temporarily brought the Byte Blaster system online.  Use EMWIN ingest as a backup or FTP ingest.

Unlocking all TTS voices on Windows 10

 Several users have noticed that they cannot get access to some of the TTS voices using Weather Message Client.

The following article will help you make all of the 64 bit voices available to 32 bit programs.

https://www.ghacks.net/2018/08/11/unlock-all-windows-10-tts-voices-system-wide-to-get-more-of-them/

GoesTools Receiver Interface

Work is almost completed on our GoesTools satellite receiver interface.  GoesTools is used to receive the HRIT/EMWIN satellite data stream.

GoesTools runs on a Raspberry pi.  A new application for the Raspberry pi has been written to serve data to the Windows pc.  This application also interfaces to a Nextion 3.5" display  to show receiver stats. 

This is a picture of the Nextion Raspberry pi screen.

To help with alignment, you can click on the Vitribi number to see a larger screen.

A new ingest program has been created to allow Weather Message to receive data from the Raspberry pi.

The Raspberry pi and display are installed in the following case.

This makes for a nice and clean installation.

For more information on GoesTools visit https://github.com/pietern/goestools and https://pietern.github.io/goestools/

For more information on the required receive hardware see https://amzn.to/34UagCK

GOES-R Beginners Guide

A GOES- R Beginner’s Guide for Users is now available. The guide includes steps for using cloud services and tools to acquire, analyze, and visualize GOES-R Series data:

 

 https://www.goes-r.gov/downloads/resources/documents/Beginners_Guide_to_GOES-R_Series_Data.pdf

 

The guide describes the GOES-R Series satellite instruments and ground system and outlines access points for retrieving products including the NOAA repository and cloud-based platforms. Sample scripts are provided to demonstrate visualization techniques, such as how to create a multiband RGB true-color image. The final section on frequently asked questions (FAQs) responds to typical user inquiries and offers workarounds to common obstacles.

GOES Satellite Receive System

Nooelec is now selling the hardware for a complete GOES receive system.

You can purchase it from Amazon - https://amzn.to/34UagCK

for Windows, you will need to purchase the Goes receiver software from USASatCom.  Send joe and email at rfnoise@gmail.com.  You can visit their website at https://usa-satcom.com/

The receiver software is compatible with Weather Message.