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Post by hlsto2 on May 23, 2015 15:11:57 GMT -5
so, they moved our office to a different room on friday...and guess what...the OID monitor was blank. aomc and NWS advised they would be out next tuesday. oh...and the reason? monday is a holiday. they spent friday at a nearby ASOS because the vis sensor was malfunctioning. so, we were lucky we were able to relocate to the tower and use their OID. severe wx forecast today, tomorrow, and monday. an FAA person call the tower and talked to me. they had been checking phone lines all day. I explained the problem is between the modem the OID monitor probably take the tech 5 min, max, to fix it. data makes it as far as the modem. FAA advised they would call the NWS and try to speed up repair time. stay tuned...
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Post by hlsto2 on May 25, 2015 21:07:13 GMT -5
monday evening...still in the tower...
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Post by hlsto2 on May 26, 2015 11:03:38 GMT -5
update...NWS tech says he can't do anything until he gets permission from the FAA. FAA says the paperwork to do this could takes weeks...possibly months. seems like now would be the perfect time to get the atct quicky certified to take over. hope they don't think of it.
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Post by toofarnorth on May 26, 2015 13:36:02 GMT -5
Go through channels, but keep barking further up the tree until someone with decision making capability steps up and admits it and tries to be helpful - even if they close you (I pray not), ATC will need an OID. Do you have a VDU? They can be reconfigured to function as an OID. There is no excuse for this kind of incompetence in my opinion - our program requires us to be able to edit & augment ASLOP. I've gone as far as FAA Regional Director for similar issues...
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Post by hlsto2 on May 27, 2015 21:24:14 GMT -5
got into my office for all of one hour today...then was ordered to relocate to the tower again...NOT by our contractor. stay tuned
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Post by vortlobes on Aug 1, 2015 10:20:18 GMT -5
Our ASOS had serious problems with radio interference that lasted around 3 years or so. The NWS Office put a new ET on the problem and it was fixed in a couple of days.
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