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PCN TECH NOTES
PCN TECH NOTES
AMC-6 (72W) C-BAND - SUN OUTAGES

This PCN technical notice provides information about the 2008 Sun Outages. Sun Outage Predictions provided by SES Americom.

Sun Degradation Threshold = 3.00dB
3 dB Beamwidth = 1.4389 Degree

Predictions are based on a dish size of 3.7 meters and times will vary by one or two minutes across Pennsylvania depending on your distance from Harrisburg.

Harrisburg, PA
Sun Outages   (EST)    Maximum

Date
Begins
Ends
Degr. (dB)
February 27
11:54
12:03
4.1
February 28
11:52
12:05
5.6
February 29
11:50
12:06
7.9
March 1
11:50
12:06
10.8
March 2
11:49
12:06
12.8
March 3
11:49
12:06
12.8
March 4
11:49
12:05
11.2
March 5
11:49
12:05
8.2
March 6
11:50
12:03
5.8
March 7
11:52
12:01
4.2
March 8
11:55
 11:57
3.0
October 3
11:29
11:40
4.6
October 4
11:27
11:41
6.4
October 5
11:26
11:42
9.2
October 6
11:25
11:42
11.7
October 7
11:25
11:42
12.9
October 8
11:25
11:42
12.6
October 9
11:25
11:41
10.2
October 10
11:25
11:40
7.3
October 11
11:26
11:39
5.3
October 12
11:28
11:37
3.9

If you have any questions, please contact PCN Engineering at (717) 730-6006, via fax at (717) 441-4540, or e-mail them by clicking here.