Iridium go weather.

[Allan]

Surely you can just use any standard email service and set up an account used only for the purpose? If there was anything special about theirs it would only be the timeout, which can be adjusted if you run your own server.

I'm sure you are correct, unfortunately I've no idea how to do most of what you describe. Would I be correct in thinking you mean something like Outlook? I think that would mean connecting to the internet, sending a message, waiting for a reply then closing the connection. Is that something near correct or can it be done another way? Edit: my preference would be to do the whole process on an Android tablet.
Allan

 

[Laser310]

Surely you can just use any standard email service and set up an account used only for the purpose? If there was anything special about theirs it would only be the timeout, which can be adjusted if you run your own server.

in principle; yes.., but in practice; not easily...

The Go operates 2.4kb/sec - with a good signal.

Standard email servers and email clients are not designed to deal with such slow speeds.

It was the same before the Go, with the Iridium handset.

A variety of companies offered low-bandwitdh email services.

X-Gate, Ocens, and a few others offered this. They have much less overhead; simpler handshake etc. They also restart interupted downloads where they were interrupted.

The issue with the Go as opposed to the handset, is (if i remember correctly) that the service needs to be installed as an app on the Go - it needs to be an iridum approved app.

I think Ocens still offers email for the Go, with an approved app called onemail - not sure about X-Gate.

With the handset, you could, if you wanted, just have an open internet connection, and check email with any email client - it wouldn't work very well, but you could try it.

I am not sure - it's been years (basically since starlink) since I used these devices and I am no longer as familiar with them as I was - but I don't think that is possible with the GO - everything is done through an app.

 

[lustyd]

Ah that sums it up nicely. In that case a longer timeout would work, but only with the handset and open connection.

 

[franksingleton]

I have only just read this thread. The Sailmail Saildocs service is free to all. It has a wide range of models, see Available Saildocs Grib Data. The resolution of the output might not be as great as other services but that hardly matters for blue water usebearing in mind the smoothing In all models. It only requires the ability to send and receive emails.
Maybe I have not understood the OP.

 

[Allan]

I have only just read this thread. The Sailmail Saildocs service is free to all. It has a wide range of models, see Available Saildocs Grib Data. The resolution of the output might not be as great as other services but that hardly matters for blue water usebearing in mind the smoothing In all models. It only requires the ability to send and receive emails.
Maybe I have not understood the OP.

Sir, many thanks for your reply. I'm the OP. We've been using saildocs for a number of years. The problem now is that Iridium Go have stopped supporting their email application. We're looking for something to replace the gribs or the way we receive them.
Allan
Edit. The gribs we've had in the past have been spot on.

 

[franksingleton]

Sir, many thanks for your reply. I'm the OP. We've been using saildocs for a number of years. The problem now is that Iridium Go have stopped supporting their email application. We're looking for something to replace the gribs or the way we receive them.
Allan
Edit. The gribs we've had in the past have been spot on.

Thank you for the clarification. I a not a satellite phone user. As you will know, Jim Corenman and Stan Honey developed SailMail in order to facilitate the use of compressed data files as low cost email attachments. I leave it to others to advise on suitable channels.
I was interested to see that Saildocs now provides AIGFS.

 

[Allan]

I didn't know the names but, having used the saildocs gribs for two Atlantic crossings and a few other trips, I'm a big fan. Once downloaded can you please recommend an android app to view them?
Allan

 

[franksingleton]

I am not an Android man but, if you are using a laptop, XyGrib has (too) many good points. On a tablet, PocketGrib is good, I assume that the Android version is as good as the IOS one. In both, data are saved for later off lime viewing. Both have meteogram facilities. Other viewers, eg qtVlm, LuckGrib, SailCglb may be just as good.

SailMail/SailDocs were developed in the era of using modems to allow use of email over HF/SSB radio. I just find it interesting that the same facilities are as useful in the satcom era. For those who still find synoptic charts useful, there is also the MailASail Chart responder service. See weather.mailasail.com/w/uploads/Franks-Weather/charts.pdf.​

I don’t know why this has come in bold. One -of life’s great hi tech mysteries to elderly gents.