Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18 MHS Local Oscillator Switch from A This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_O4YeTL4NGjzgKqeKRjXBQA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:* NOAA-18 MHS Local Oscillator Switch from A to B for Channels H3 & H4 *Date/Time (UTC) Message Issued:* June 6, 2016 2250Z *Product(s) Involved/Affected:* Any products using NOAA-18 MHS H3 & H4 data *Date/Time (UTC) Initial Implementation:* June 8, 2016 (JDAY 160) 1535Z *Date/Time (UTC) Expected End:* N/A *Length of Outage:* N/A *Details/Specifics of Change:* On June 8, 2016 (JDAY 160) at approximately 1535Z, the local oscillator for MHS channels H3 and H4 will be switched from side A to side B and the gains will be reset to 0db. This will result in a change to instrument sensitivity. It is likely that further gain changes will be needed to achieve optimum performance, but that determination cannot be made until after the initial change has been made and data has been analyzed. Opportunities for further changes have been tentatively identified on June 9, 2016 and June 10, 2016. This notification will be updated should additional gain changes prove necessary *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for Applicable Information:* See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite related messages. This message was sent from ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_O4YeTL4NGjzgKqeKRjXBQA) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic:  NOAA-18 MHS Local Oscillator Switch from A to B for Channels H3 & H4

Date/Time (UTC) Message Issued:  June 6, 2016 2250Z

Product(s) Involved/Affected:  Any products using NOAA-18 MHS H3 & H4 data

Date/Time (UTC) Initial Implementation:  June 8, 2016 (JDAY 160) 1535Z

Date/Time (UTC) Expected End:  N/A

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: 
On June 8, 2016 (JDAY 160) at approximately 1535Z, the local oscillator for MHS channels H3 and H4 will be switched from side A to side B and the gains will be reset to 0db.  This will result in a change to instrument sensitivity.

It is likely that further gain changes will be needed to achieve optimum performance, but that determination cannot be made until after the initial change has been made and data has been analyzed.  Opportunities for further changes have been tentatively identified on June 9, 2016 and June 10, 2016.  This notification will be updated should additional gain changes prove necessary

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for Applicable Information:  See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html  for this and other satellite related messages.

This message was sent from ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.
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