One of the things about living in the northern reaches of Canada is the satellite signals get interrupted when the satellites align with the sun. Happens a couple of times a year. See below for when and the lengths of disturbance.
Sun Transits for Fall 2012 for Qikiqtaaluk, Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions:
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Sun Transit Predictions
Fall 2012
Predicted Degradation
Outage
Date |
Start
GMT (hh:mm:ss) |
End
GMT (hh:mm:ss) |
Duration
(Minutes) |
Max C/N
degrad. (dB) |
OCT. 8
|
19:19:49
|
19:25:25
|
5.6
|
1.7
|
OCT. 9
|
19:16:57
|
19:27:45
|
10.8
|
3.02
|
OCT. 10
|
19:15:29
|
19:28:41
|
13.2
|
8.3
|
OCT. 11
|
19:14:26
|
19:29:14
|
14.8
|
13.43
|
OCT. 12
|
19:13:47
|
19:29:23
|
15.6
|
16.53
|
OCT. 13
|
19:13:21
|
19:29:21
|
16
|
17.36
|
OCT. 14
|
19:13:19
|
19:28:55
|
15.6
|
15.91
|
OCT. 15
|
19:13:42
|
19:28:06
|
14.4
|
12.28
|
OCT. 16
|
19:14:18
|
19:27:06
|
12.8
|
6.94
|
OCT. 17
|
19:15:30
|
19:25:30
|
10
|
2.47
|
OCT. 18
|
19:18:18
|
19:22:18
|
4
|
1.6
|
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
Sun Transit Predictions
Fall 2012
Predicted Degradation
Outage
Date |
Start
GMT (hh:mm:ss) |
End
GMT (hh:mm:ss) |
Duration
(Minutes) |
Max C/N
degrad. (dB) |
OCT. 8
|
19:15:39
|
19:18:51
|
3.2
|
1.56
|
OCT. 9
|
19:11:59
|
19:21:59
|
10
|
2.43
|
OCT. 10
|
19:10:19
|
19:23:07
|
12.8
|
7.07
|
OCT. 11
|
19:09:04
|
19:23:52
|
14.8
|
12.49
|
OCT. 12
|
19:08:25
|
19:24:01
|
15.6
|
16.06
|
OCT. 13
|
19:07:59
|
19:23:59
|
16
|
17.38
|
OCT. 14
|
19:07:57
|
19:23:33
|
15.6
|
16.41
|
OCT. 15
|
19:08:08
|
19:22:56
|
14.8
|
13.23
|
OCT. 16
|
19:08:44
|
19:21:56
|
13.2
|
8.18
|
OCT. 17
|
19:09:44
|
19:20:32
|
10.8
|
3.07
|
OCT. 18
|
19:11:56
|
19:17:56
|
6
|
1.73
|
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Sun Transit Predictions
Fall 2012
Predicted Degradation
Outage
Date |
Start
GMT (hh:mm:ss) |
End
GMT (hh:mm:ss) |
Duration
(Minutes) |
Max C/N
degrad. (dB) |
OCT. 9
|
19:10:02
|
19:15:38
|
5.6
|
1.7
|
OCT. 10
|
19:07:10
|
19:17:58
|
10.8
|
3
|
OCT. 11
|
19:05:43
|
19:18:55
|
13.2
|
8.24
|
OCT. 12
|
19:04:40
|
19:19:28
|
14.8
|
13.36
|
OCT. 13
|
19:04:02
|
19:19:38
|
15.6
|
16.49
|
OCT. 14
|
19:03:36
|
19:19:36
|
16
|
17.37
|
OCT. 15
|
19:03:35
|
19:19:11
|
15.6
|
15.99
|
OCT. 16
|
19:03:47
|
19:18:35
|
14.8
|
12.45
|
OCT. 17
|
19:04:35
|
19:17:23
|
12.8
|
7.19
|
OCT. 18
|
19:05:47
|
19:15:47
|
10
|
2.58
|
OCT. 19
|
19:08:13
|
19:13:01
|
4.8
|
1.64
|
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1 comment:
Your predicted degradation charts remind me of Tide Tables ...
Just stumbled across your Blog via one in Boston. I love it when that happens.
I'll be back.
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