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Severe Weather Threats Across the Plains; Dangerous Heat and Wildfire Concerns for the West; Watching the Tropics

Severe thunderstorms are expected across the Central Plains accompanied by damaging wind gusts and large hail. In addition, heavy rainfall may lead to instances of flash flooding from the Plains and mid-Atlantic regions. The heavy rainfall threat continues across Florida and across the northern Gulf as we monitor a tropical disturbance tracking westward. Critical fire weather for the Great Basin. Read More >

National Weather Service (NWS)
Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN)/NOAAPORT Configuration

C-Band Service

Satellite
G-31 (Galaxy - 31)
Orbital Location
121° West
Transponder
CH16/CV16 36MHz C band
Downlink Polarization (from G31 to remote receive only sites)
Vertical
Transponder Downlink Center Frequency
4020MHz

Remote Site Receiver Configuration for All NWS products

Receiver: Novra S300N DVB-S2 Receiver (or similar)

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)/Channels
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

Remote Site Receiver Configuration for NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) products only

Receiver: Novra S300N DVB-S2 Receiver (or similar)

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/Channel
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