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Title: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on March 28, 2009, 11:34:29 AM

Possible network or power outage.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: aevins on March 29, 2009, 02:26:56 PM

Any updates?

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on March 29, 2009, 02:31:56 PM

Power failure.  The PC is back up but did not come up all the way...our man on the ground in NY will be at the console after 5pm today working with me on it.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: EdGeneer on March 29, 2009, 06:03:42 PM

Oh poo...

Im in Fs2004 in a PMDG 747-400, gunna do a simple (if you can call a PMDG model simple (grin)) flight from KJFK-KBOS (N180GS IFR B744 KJFK MERIT ORW ORW3 KBOS FL190 FOB3HRS) and I wanted to follow atc live and the JFK feed is kaschnizzled...

Ill keep checking, plently of switches to throw and fmc to program before im ready for ground anyways :)

 

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: EdGeneer on March 29, 2009, 06:16:42 PM

I got ground :) Thank You Gents

-correction, got feed, haven't heard anything yet :(

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on March 29, 2009, 06:24:51 PM

Feeds are back.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: aevins on March 29, 2009, 06:25:35 PM

Thanks

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: s2vkjfk on March 29, 2009, 06:37:57 PM

Feeds are up however it appears to be a very very week signal on them. For example you can only hear aircraft communication with static on 19.1 and not the Tower or communications on 23.9. Ground and JFK NY TRACON frequencies seem to have the same issues. I gather this is teething issues after the feed problems??? I hope everything will be back to normal soon.

Thanks to everyone involved for their hard work to get the JFK feeds up.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: EdGeneer on March 29, 2009, 06:38:58 PM

Ive had an active feed coming from kjfk_gnd for 20 min, but havent heard anything....

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on March 29, 2009, 06:41:30 PM

Quote from: EdGeneer on March 29, 2009, 06:38:58 PM

Ive had an active feed coming from kjfk_gnd for 20 min, but havent heard anything....

Everything was fine when they came back up - listened to each feed.  Preamp may have gotten bumped.  Checking.

Thanks for the reports.  No more needed.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on March 29, 2009, 07:51:43 PM

Feeds are back - signals will be a little weaker than normal.  Preamp and/or preamp power supply issue.  New preamp won't be installed for at least another week.  Since there are eight receivers at this location there is considerable power splitter loss (which the preamp was designed to overcome).

Seem to still hear many or most aircraft on the ground, so it will suffice for now.

-Dave

P.S. Thanks Marco for the remote hands!

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: PIT on March 29, 2009, 11:47:16 PM

What kind of Amp does the feed have? I know scannermaster has 3 different types for airbands.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on March 29, 2009, 11:49:38 PM

Quote from: PIT on March 29, 2009, 11:47:16 PM

What kind of Amp does the feed have? I know scannermaster has 3 different types for airbands.

We have one from Advanced Receiver Research (http://www.advancedreceiver.com)

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: marcoleon on March 30, 2009, 10:46:39 AM

You're welcome Dave. Glad I can help. Once we get the preamplifier installed, it should fix the performance of the feeds. I seem to be getting most of the transmissions though.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on March 30, 2009, 02:46:42 PM

JFK feeds down again - possible power loss issue.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on March 31, 2009, 05:37:24 PM

JFK feeds back...hopefully the power and/or PC issue has stabilized.  If not, the fix may take a week or so.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: PIT on April 01, 2009, 11:11:16 PM

It looks like im goin to go with this one off of scannermaster. Does anyone know what one is better?
this one or
http://www.scannermaster.com/LNA_AIR_Pre_Amplifier_p/24-531043.htm

this one?
http://www.scannermaster.com/LNA_AIR_B_Pre_Amplifier_p/24-531044.htm

With the second one i need the inline power injector. http://www.scannermaster.com/Power_Injector_p/24-531289.htm

I never used and amp before so im not sure what one is best.

Title: Re: JFK feeds down (March 28 2009 1530Z)
Post by: dave on April 08, 2009, 09:44:28 AM

Either of those should work fine.