Anyone working on Satellite Feeds?

[czenzel]

Hey everyone,

I know this has come up in the past, but not much activity on the posts about Satellite Feeds such as NOAAPORT or EMWIN?

What feeds, if any, does everyone use?

I have an old 10-foot dish that I am planning to use for NOAAPORT; however, I haven't had much progress on setting it up yet. I also have a 6-foot dish and a NOVRA S-75.

I know with EMWIN you can use a 6-foot dish. Anybody have any experience with EMWIN hardware and software?

I heard that EMWIN-N is also going to become available? Is there a release date of the new EMWIN feed with hardware?

I am also going to setup a poll to see what people are using. I am very interested in learning what some storm chasers or enthusiasts use.

Thanks,
Christopher Zenzel

 

[Billy Griffin]

With all the resources available on the internet, it just doesn't seem feasible to go through the trouble and expense to mess with a satellite feed for weather information anymore.... unless if you are in an extremely remote area and satellite is your ONLY option.

There was a time when I actually invested in a mobile satellite internet system (big mistake.)
It's terribly expensive, very unreliable, and maintenance is a constant as well.

I would venture to guess that 99% on here are sticking to the WWW for data.