ICS Weatherfax 4 Replacement

[RD60]

I have an ICS Weatherfax 4 installed which I have never been able to get to work and do really need. As this is panel mounted I only want to remove if I can fit something is it’s place and not leave an odd looking panel. I already have matching the ICS 4 Navtex, which works well..
Any suggestions to either getting it working or something of similar footprint to place it with?

 

[Bilgediver]

I have an ICS Weatherfax 4 installed which I have never been able to get to work and do really need. As this is panel mounted I only want to remove if I can fit something is it’s place and not leave an odd looking panel. I already have matching the ICS 4 Navtex, which works well..
Any suggestions to either getting it working or something of similar footprint to place it with?

Are you feeding the ICS 4 a decent clear Fax signal from an SSB upper sideband receiver? Have you spoken to ICS in Arundel Sussex?

ICS Electronics Ltd

 

[RD60]

Are you feeding the ICS 4 a decent clear Fax signal from an SSB upper sideband receiver? Have you spoken to ICS in Arundel Sussex?

ICS Electronics Ltd

Thanks for reply. Unit is linked to SSB receiver but I cant find a channel that appears to work with weatherfax, any suggestions? (UK based)

 

[Bilgediver]

Thanks for reply. Unit is linked to SSB receiver but I cant find a channel that appears to work with weatherfax, any suggestions? (UK based)

Here in the UK there are two freque cies running continuously giving marine aeronautical and other information. One of the transmissions is the time table.

This service is on 4608 USB. and. 8038 USB

you may need a long wire antenna out of a window and good SSB radio I use a Sony SW55. But the 7600 model is good too.

 

[wonkywinch]

Useful link here - WEFAX - Signal Identification Wiki

 

[Bilgediver]

This links to a world wide weather fax directory.


WPS 365

 

[wonkywinch]

This links to a world wide weather fax directory.


WPS 365

Which is also in my post above yours (under NOAA Worldwide Radiofax Guide) but without the paywall/WPS arm twisting.

Better still, the NOAA clean link - https://www.weather.gov/media/marine/rfax.pdf

 

[GHA]

Here in the UK there are two freque cies running continuously giving marine aeronautical and other information. One of the transmissions is the time table.

This service is on 4608 USB. and. 8038 USB

you may need a long wire antenna out of a window and good SSB radio I use a Sony SW55. But the 7600 model is good too.

Sorry, years out of date. Northwood broadcasts on 8040Mhz once in a blue moon these days if you get lucky but much better to use DWD on 7878Mhz (tune 1.7Mhz down so tune to 8038.13Mhz. )

 

[GHA]

Thanks for reply. Unit is linked to SSB receiver but I cant find a channel that appears to work with weatherfax, any suggestions? (UK based)

One option might be to provide some audio from a laptop to test.
Good online receiver here > http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

Tune to 7878.3Mhz there should be a signal.
Or do a search for a weatherfax audio file & send that & see if it produces an image.

 

[Bilgediver]

Sorry, years out of date. Northwood broadcasts on 8040Mhz once in a blue moon these days if you get lucky but much better to use DWD on 7878Mhz (tune 1.7Mhz down so tune to 8038.13Mhz. )

Up to date data should be on the NOA site in a previous posting the two frequencies I gave are good for the UK and both were transmitting clear signals to Scotland at that time though usually can hear only one or the other.

 

[GHA]

Up to date data should be on the NOA site in a previous posting the two frequencies I gave are good for the UK and both were transmitting clear signals to Scotland at that time though usually can hear only one or the other.

Northwood is military, sometimes they will broadcast , often not & good chance of not using the schedule when they do. Not GMDSS, they do what they want.
DWD is official & always on broadcasting what it says on the schedule.
Though something coming out of 8040Mhz right now, think this might be a link to the charts Northwood send out when they do broadcast.
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