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ORCA
Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 123 City/Region: germany
C-Dory Year: 2001
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: ORCA
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Hi
Well, my system has a build in GPS witch will show my position in the sat picture, very simple
Everything is automated so all you have to do is look on the screen...
Over NMEA you can do that to most of the weather sat software on the market, even the free one...
Most of the scanners are good enough for NOAA, my Yaesu 5000 is pretty good for that...
Sure a dedicated system is always better....
regards Chris _________________ http://www.long-expeditions.de
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20875 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:24 am Post subject: |
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Chris, The Yaesu 5000 is a good general purpose reciever (about $600)--but not the off the shelf Radio Shack scanner--I noticed that someone else in Germany is working in this same frequency range--and encountered a problem with bandwith...suggesting that the 40 mhz band width is a potential problem for good pictures. Also having a maping program which puts your GPS position in reference (accurately--and can map the cells in real time within several miles seems like a challange...
I found some issues mentioned on the internet with this--and am taking it to a private message, since there are tecnical details not of general interest to the forum members... _________________ Bob Austin
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Gene Morris
Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 424 City/Region: Eureka CA
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Reef Madness
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Dr Bob & Chris;
You guys are talking way above my head. I received the software update from Garmin today. After I installed it the weather info was made available. So far, just playing around with it, it looks great and very useful. My interest in the weather option is sea surface temps. Tuna fishing is reliant on knowing the sea surface temps. Cloud cover, sea surface temps, swell height and pressure gradients are overlayed on my plotter. XM & Garmin were very helpful and responsive.
Gene _________________ tight lines |
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Pete in NY
Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 131 City/Region: Western LI Sound, NY
State or Province: NY
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Miss Pam
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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If you have broadband wireless on your laptop on the boat and if you are in range (or from your home computer if you are just looking around), the best NOAA site is here:
http://nowcoast.noaa.gov/
It seems that all that this is the source for all the data that is
broadcast to the chartplotters via XM or Sirius.
It doesn't display on the chartplotter but it is free!! _________________ Regards,
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