FYI - KDIX Maintenance - 11/27/18 - 12/1/18

[Hurricane Agnes]

I saw this posted for Mt. Holly CWA - https://www.weather.gov/phi/FtDixOutagememo

This is definitely long overdue!

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FT DIX Radar will be down 5 days for maintenance starting Nov. 27
Weather.gov > Philadelphia/Mt Holly > FT DIX Radar will be down 5 days for maintenance starting Nov. 27

Contacts:

Jason Franklin, Meteorologist In Charge

[email protected], 609-261-6602, ext 222
 
Joe Miketta, Warning Coordination Meteorologist

[email protected], 609-261-6602, ext. 223  

 

November 21, 2018
 
Beginning Tuesday, November 27, 2018, the WSR-88D radar operated by the NOAA National Weather Service in Mount Holly, NJ (KDIX) will be down for approximately five days for the refurbishment of the transmitter. Although the form, fit, and function of the transmitter will remain the same, old breakers and cables original to the radar will be replaced with modern fuses and new cables.  This will help keep the 20-year-old radar operating smoothly for another 20 years.
 
This transmitter update is the second major project of the NEXRAD Service Life Extension Program, a series of upgrades and replacements that will keep our nation’s radars viable into the 2030’s. NOAA National Weather Service, the United States Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration are investing $150 million in the seven year program. The first project was the installation of the new signal processor. The two remaining projects are the refurbishment of the pedestal and equipment shelters. The Service Life Extension Program will complete in 2022.
 
During the downtime, adjacent radars include: New York City (KOKX), Washington, DC (KLWX), Binghamton, NY (KBGM), State College, PA (KCCX), and Dover, DE (KDOX).  For direct access to any of these surrounding radar sites, go to the following web page: https://radar.weather.gov/index.htm
 
The KDIX WSR-88D is part of a network of 159 operational radars. The Radar Operations Center in Norman, Oklahoma, provides lifecycle management and support for all WSR-88Ds.
 
For a radar mosaic loop of northeast United States:

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/northeast_loop.php
 
 
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, NJ can be found on social media at  

Facebook: Fb.com/NWSMountHolly  https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/northeast_loop.php

Twitter: http://twitter.com/NWS_MountHolly

 

[KamuSnow]

They timed it pretty well weatherwise.

[zenmsav6810]

On 11/26/2018 at 6:22 PM, KamuSnow said:

They timed it pretty well weatherwise.

Long live kdix! 

[Hurricane Agnes]

25 minutes ago, zenmsav6810 said:

Long live kdix! 

It seemed to have been back up and running this past Thursday as I've been running stuff that used it, so hope this maintenance phase was successful.

[MGorse]

4 hours ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

It seemed to have been back up and running this past Thursday as I've been running stuff that used it, so hope this maintenance phase was successful.

Yup as the work was completed a day early. 

[Hurricane Agnes]

On 12/2/2018 at 9:27 PM, MGorse said:

Yup as the work was completed a day early. 

Kudos to all who worked on it!

[KamuSnow]

On 12/2/2018 at 9:27 PM, MGorse said:

Yup as the work was completed a day early. 

Nice write up for the long range in this evening's AFD. Naturally we are all very interested!