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Ian Deans
I am seeing a substanial drop on the basic/HVS-1 signal this morning, in the region of 1.4 /1.5 dB. Hope it is weather related and not the uplink change over!!!
Regards Ian. |
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geojohnt@aol.com
Ian,
Yes, ~ 1.5 dB down here in Sussex at the moment.
Power the usual -18 dBm.
Regards,
John -----Original Message-----
From: Ian Deans via groups.io <iandeans142@...> To: MSG-1@groups.io <MSG-1@groups.io> Sent: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 9:51 Subject: [MSG-1] Signal I am seeing a substanial drop on the basic/HVS-1 signal this morning, in
the region of 1.4 /1.5 dB. Hope it is weather related and not the uplink
change over!!!
Regards
Ian.
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Charlie
EUMETSAT will be announcing a new date soon for the re-handover, not happened yet. Mine went as low as around 9.5 dB during the night but is back up to about 10.8 dB, around 1.5 down on usual
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geojohnt@aol.com
Ian,
Just gone back up to usual 13.7 dB.
john -----Original Message-----
From: geojohnt via groups.io <geojohnt@...> To: MSG-1@groups.io <MSG-1@groups.io> Sent: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 9:59 Subject: Re: [MSG-1] Signal Ian,
Yes, ~ 1.5 dB down here in Sussex at the moment.
Power the usual -18 dBm.
Regards,
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Deans via groups.io <iandeans142@...> To: MSG-1@groups.io <MSG-1@groups.io> Sent: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 9:51 Subject: [MSG-1] Signal I am seeing a substanial drop on the basic/HVS-1 signal this morning, in
the region of 1.4 /1.5 dB. Hope it is weather related and not the uplink
change over!!!
Regards
Ian.
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Ernst Lobsiger
On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 02:04 AM, <geojohnt@...> wrote:
John, if this was snow in Aflenz they switched on the antenna heating at 04:20 UTC and now the took the snow blower :-). Ernst  |
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geojohnt@aol.com
Ernst,
Yes, interesting thought, perhaps snow blowers borrowed from local ski jumping slopes. But looking at MSG-4 IR around that time this morning I'm not sure there was (any) snow or at least 'storm clouds' at Aflenz.
And the fact that the SNR jumped 1.5 + dB in an instant would suggest it was something else? -----Original Message-----
From: Ernst Lobsiger via groups.io <ernst.lobsiger@...> To: MSG-1@groups.io Sent: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 10:27 Subject: Re: [MSG-1] Signal On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 02:04 AM, <geojohnt@...> wrote:
John, if this was snow in Aflenz they switched on the antenna heating at 04:20 UTC and now the took the snow blower :-). Ernst 
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On 02/02/2023 13:14, geojohnt via groups.io wrote:
Ernst,My guess was that the automatic signal levelling had been disabled (perhaps on Feb.01 ?) as the service was supposed to be no longer in use. Or perhaps the dish heater was switched on? Good to see it back, anyway. Perhaps we'll get the Italian revised uplink again sometime? I hear it is under test. Cheers, David -- SatSignal Software - Quality software for you Web: https://www.satsignal.eu Email: david-taylor@... Twitter: @gm8arv |
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On 02/02/2023 09:51, Ian Deans via groups.io wrote:
I am seeing a substanial drop on the basic/HVS-1 signal this morning, inLooks like C3 is dropping this evening.... https://www.satsignal.eu/mrtg/performance_eumetcast-europe_link_margin.php#t2 Cheers, David -- SatSignal Software - Quality software for you Web: https://www.satsignal.eu Email: david-taylor@... Twitter: @gm8arv |
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a_van_belle
T2 on 11263MHz V still dropping in level, Europe wide !
Isn't this service monitored ? Greetings, Arne van Belle |
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a_van_belle
Almost loosing lock on HVS-2 at SNR 9.2 dB.
Uplink dish heating not able to handle the new snow I am guessing. Conditions in Aflenz: https://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Aflenz/6day/mid New snow in Aflenz: 13.0cm on Thu 2nd (after 9 PM) The snow forecast for Aflenz is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). Maybe a Ski holiday ? Greetings, Arne van Belle |
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Douglas Deans
On 02/02/2023 19:07, David J Taylor GM8ARV 🏴 🇪🇺 via groups.io wrote:
On 02/02/2023 09:51, Ian Deans via groups.io wrote:===================================================================================================I am seeing a substanial drop on the basic/HVS-1 signal this morning, inLooks like C3 is dropping this evening.... On checking just now I have no signal on C3. Even at best it is about 1.0 dB down on C4 and sadly drops the basic signal SNR about 0.3 dB when I use it (on another computer !). Suspect shielding on dual cable. Regards, Douglas. |
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Ernst Lobsiger
On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 12:08 PM, a_van_belle wrote:
Almost loosing lock on HVS-2 at SNR 9.2 dB.Arne, HVS-2 on C3 is managed by Telespazio. No snow near Rome seen on my images ... Ernst |
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Ernst Lobsiger
Hi,
now HVS-2 jumped back. For sure no snow blower! Ernst  |
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a_van_belle
Thanks Ernst,
So it wasn't snow but it is fixed now. Let's hope it stays stable. Greetings, Arne van Belle |
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Charlie
Interesting behaviour from my DD card - took out my HVS-1 service when HVS-2 was down enough. Sat just below link threshold - possibly part of the reason if it's still getting through some. I thought the demodulator/FEC blocks were separate in the STV0910 between the inputs! Perhaps I was wrong here, the cut-down datasheet only has an ambigious block diagram. First time I've seen that behaviour in any case; anyone using the TBS 6903 or 6908 on Linux witness the same? Charlie |
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On 02/02/2023 20:23, Ernst Lobsiger via groups.io wrote:
Arne,Uplink sites are Fucino or Lario, in Italy. Weather there? The very sudden recovery puzzles me. Cheers, David -- SatSignal Software - Quality software for you Web: https://www.satsignal.eu Email: david-taylor@... Twitter: @gm8arv |
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Ernst Lobsiger
On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 09:37 PM, David J Taylor GM8ARV 🏴 🇪🇺 wrote:
Uplink sites are Fucino or Lario, in Italy. Weather there?David, Lario north of lake Como could have seen snow showers that had crossed Aflenz before. Fucino near Rome was clear, so this could have been a switch from Lario to Fucino ? Ernst |
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On 03/02/2023 08:28, Ernst Lobsiger via groups.io wrote:
David,Thanks for the locations, Ernst. Yes, I commented in my daily report that the sudden change of level seemed too quick, and I had wondered about an uplink switch. So one chunk of bad weather causing problems with uplink stations in two different countries. Still surprising how long it took for the problem to be noticed! Cheers, David -- SatSignal Software - Quality software for you Web: https://www.satsignal.eu Email: david-taylor@... Twitter: @gm8arv |
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Ernst Lobsiger
On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 03:13 AM, David J Taylor GM8ARV 🏴 🇪🇺 wrote:
So one chunk of bad weather causing problems with uplink stations in two different countries. Still surprising how long it took for the problem to be noticed!David, Austria has got up to 3 feet of fresh snow https://www.blick.ch/ausland/mega-schneefall-in-oesterreich-70-menschen-von-schnee-massen-eingeschlossen-id18283095.html and this weather has been predicted days back ... Ernst |
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James Brown
On 3 Feb 2023, at 12:24, Ernst Lobsiger via groups.io <ernst.lobsiger@...> wrote: I don’t think I am alone in seeing a decrease of about 0.1 since the ‘recovery’. Cheers, James. |
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