Hello all,

I hope not to bore fellow sailors to death, but since now I haven't
found a recent answer to the following question, I simple fire away:

We are planning to cross the Atlantic in a 40' Obviously the reception
of weatherdata is of utmost importance. Somebody mentioned SSB with
additional email facility (very handy) and to receive such weather
data. The brand name ICOM 600 was uttered - together with a PC laptop
software called 'Herbie' (...?...).

We are not interested in fancy equipment - possibly anything that is
used but reliable and does the job is fine for us.

At moment the old lady is equipped with a standard VHS.

What would you people suggest ?
bests Lars