Satellite Weather
 

I would like to hear from anyone who regularly uses JVComm32 for receiving
weather data via radio. I understand that you can use the software with
marine
SSB as well as satellite at both VHF(137MH) and 1.7GH. What experience? Is
it worth a buy at approximately $75 (60 Euros)?

Any other S/W that can do this job?

Any enlightenment will be appreciated.

TIA

Vic


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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long
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- Winston [Leonard Spencer] Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?
-Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus

Satellite Weather
 

I have very good experience with MScan together with my Lowe HF-150
The Lite version is Freeware visit http://mscanmeteo.com/

Gerard

"Vic Fraenckel" schreef in bericht
...
I would like to hear from anyone who regularly uses JVComm32 for receiving
weather data via radio. I understand that you can use the software with
marine
SSB as well as satellite at both VHF(137MH) and 1.7GH. What experience?
Is
it worth a buy at approximately $75 (60 Euros)?

Any other S/W that can do this job?

Any enlightenment will be appreciated.

TIA

Vic


--
__________________________________________________ ______

Victor Fraenckel - The Windman
vfraenc1 ATSIGN nycap DOT rr DOTcom
KC2GUI

Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite
Read the WIND

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however
long
and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."
- Winston [Leonard Spencer] Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?
-Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus

Satellite Weather
 

I've been using Ocens SeaStation 2000 for several years. Excellent!

Doug
s/v Callista

"G. van Toornenberg" wrote in message
...
I have very good experience with MScan together with my Lowe HF-150
The Lite version is Freeware visit http://mscanmeteo.com/

Gerard

"Vic Fraenckel" schreef in bericht
...
I would like to hear from anyone who regularly uses JVComm32 for
receiving
weather data via radio. I understand that you can use the software with
marine
SSB as well as satellite at both VHF(137MH) and 1.7GH. What experience?
Is
it worth a buy at approximately $75 (60 Euros)?

Any other S/W that can do this job?

Any enlightenment will be appreciated.

TIA

Vic


--
__________________________________________________ ______

Victor Fraenckel - The Windman
vfraenc1 ATSIGN nycap DOT rr DOTcom
KC2GUI

Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite
Read the WIND

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however
long
and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."
- Winston [Leonard Spencer] Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is
governed?
-Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus

Satellite Weather
 

I used JVComm32 for the last 45 days on a 1200 nmi trip up and down Baja and
mainland Mexico. I was very happy with its performance using it to receive
HF Weather Fax data from Pt Reyes, CA. It just worked well, that's all I
can say. I was plugged into the aux speaker output of an Icom 710 and
feeding into the sound card line input of a (relatively) old Thinkpad 600.
That information, together with Amigo Net input, enabled me to have a really
good insight of the weather along our route, as well as some prognosis for
weather further up/down the route.

That's my $0.02 worth.

Max Lynn

"Vic Fraenckel" wrote in message
...
I would like to hear from anyone who regularly uses JVComm32 for receiving
weather data via radio. I understand that you can use the software with
marine
SSB as well as satellite at both VHF(137MH) and 1.7GH. What experience?
Is
it worth a buy at approximately $75 (60 Euros)?

Any other S/W that can do this job?

Any enlightenment will be appreciated.

TIA

Vic


--
__________________________________________________ ______

Victor Fraenckel - The Windman
vfraenc1 ATSIGN nycap DOT rr DOTcom
KC2GUI

Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite
Read the WIND

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however
long
and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."
- Winston [Leonard Spencer] Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?
-Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus

Satellite Weather
 

maxlynn, You're very right in saying that JVComm works great for HF
WeFax images, but I believe the question in this thread is about
receiving realtime satellite weather images. Some additional
equipment is needed to do this, and a satellite prediction program to
anticipate the overflight of the satellite. These images are in
realtime, not downloaded by a shore station and rebroadcast over HF as
WeFax images are. The JVComm can also be used for this as well as
many other programs.

Mark
S/V Shooting Star

Satellite Weather
 

That is what I was thinking. When he says 137 MHz, that is direct low
orbit NOAA satellite image frequencies and takes an entirely different
set of equipment and software.

Mark Reichow wrote:

maxlynn, You're very right in saying that JVComm works great for HF
WeFax images, but I believe the question in this thread is about
receiving realtime satellite weather images. Some additional
equipment is needed to do this, and a satellite prediction program to
anticipate the overflight of the satellite. These images are in
realtime, not downloaded by a shore station and rebroadcast over HF as
WeFax images are. The JVComm can also be used for this as well as
many other programs.

Mark
S/V Shooting Star

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Satellite Weather
 

Not entirely true. The radio is different due to the frequency, but the
demodulator is the same. My SeaSeation uses the same demodulator
for both FAX and SAT. Although the latest upgrade allows FAX to
com in through the sound port (mic or line). The card is still necessary
for SAT capture, but this is a marketing thing.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:Y5L9c.2068$9g.160@lakeread04...
That is what I was thinking. When he says 137 MHz, that is direct low
orbit NOAA satellite image frequencies and takes an entirely different
set of equipment and software.

Mark Reichow wrote:

maxlynn, You're very right in saying that JVComm works great for HF
WeFax images, but I believe the question in this thread is about
receiving realtime satellite weather images. Some additional
equipment is needed to do this, and a satellite prediction program to
anticipate the overflight of the satellite. These images are in
realtime, not downloaded by a shore station and rebroadcast over HF as
WeFax images are. The JVComm can also be used for this as well as
many other programs.

Mark
S/V Shooting Star

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com