Wayne.B wrote:
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.

i've only experimented.

just using my icom 706-mkiig i've tuned in wefax frequencies being
broadcast i believe out of boston, and i can hear the tones and
transmission. i have not yet gotten my laptop to decode the
transmissions but i haven't been trying very hard yet either, i had
some other projects going on. but i do plan to do this, to work on
getting the laptop running linux to decode wefax.

i've also used satscape to find satellites in the sky, including NOAA
satellites and others, to watch their tracks and things. i have a
satellite yagi antenna too that i can wave around to tune in a few of
these satellites but i have met with limited success with this so far!
mostly due to the fact that you actually have to stand there and know
where in the sky they are if you are depending on a yagi for signal
strength.