On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:27:15 +0000, Larry wrote:

Jeannette wrote in news:EMnxi.49875$YL5.30303
:

Hello,

Flying Pig has a different kind of antenna, but this is their direct
satellite 137 Mhz Weatherfax receiver. You simply leave it running,
attached to your laptop with the weatherfax software running in
background. When the satellite transmits its current picture to the
ground, you pick it up in a wide footprint across North America. The
receiver automatically scans all the satellite channels so whatever bird
is in range of you, you'll get the pictures, which are not transmitted
continuously.

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=14606
Flying Pig has this antenna mounted up on its aft arch on the starboard
side of the solar array. I doubt it works any better than the turnstile
antenna from Hamtronics, which would be much easier to keep aloft than
this monster. I must admit it does make an impressive picture. I'm not
sure whether Skip's is a commercial or homebrew model.

Hope this helps. The pictures are very detailed. It's like having
access to the same pictures on the internet. Here's the picture it
produces from my favorite weather site:
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gE_ir.gif
The Plymouth State College (NH) weather site is completely operated by
meteorology students and free for all without all the SPAM nonsense. (c;



These *******s keep calling me so I'm feeding them to the spambots.

Larry,
I have looked at these links and have spent the last few hours
wandering about the web. What I cannot find out is whether I can
receive these photos south of the equator. Seems like a great system
at a reasonable cost. Can you advise please.

cheers
Peter
N.Z. yacht Herodotus