Wayne.B wrote in
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Does anyone here know what type of equipment is required for dierct
reception of weather satelite images aboard your boat, recommended
vendors, and where it can be purcased?

Thanks in advance.



http://www.hffax.de/html/hauptteil_wx_satellite.htm

Great info....

Basically, you need a 137 Mhz turnstile antenna. Doesn't need to be high
up as the bird is 22,800 miles over the equator. There's design info on
the webpage.

....a 137 Mhz receiver.....Hamtronics has a nice one and this webpage also
has information on the decoder softwares for your notebook.
http://www.hamtronics.com/r139.htm
If you're not a solderer, buy the kit already built....saves grief.

The one I saw worked great...(c;