[Public-list] Weather fax

[Alfredo]

Hi Brian et Albergers,

On the way back from Bermuda the radio had dried. And thanks to Dave's
help while in Bermuda, we did recive weather faxes each time we tried.
We're hoping to use the system once again this summer.

Alfredo


--- Brian and Elaine Timmins <timmins at optonline.net> wrote:
> Peter, Stephen, et al,
>   Last summer when we went to Bermuda, we used a Sangean world band
> radio
> (model 909 I think), which I connected to the Metz weatherfax antenna
> (
> http://www.landfallnavigation.com/ecr201.html ) using adapters. One
> of my
> crew, connected his computer to the output of the radio and by using
> JVComm,
> we were able to receive the weather fax broadcasts OK (usually).
> Tuning and
> noise level are critical. It was the plan, and it worked!!
>   There's no reason you couldn't do the same on an Alberg (albeit the
> Alberg
> that accompanied us and was equipped the same way never received the
> faxes.
> That's a whole different story)
> Regards
> Brian  ex#497
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Amos" <p.a.amos at tesco.net>
> To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:14 PM
> Subject: [Public-list] Weather fax
> 
> 
> > I am using a laptop and  communications receiver with about 10m
> wire as an
> antenna to receive weatherfax images here in the U.K.The software is
> JVcomm.This is a new venture for me so I am on a vertical learning
> curve.The
> images I am getting are reasonable with the wire run out of an upper
> window
> to a nearby tree. I would like what simple antenna arrangement would
> give
> good results on Tait Tait or any other useful tips for receiving
> weatherfax
> on board.
> > Peter Amos
> > TaitTait   #478
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