Weatherfax

[Danthegorrila]

Hi,

Can anyone help me with the ACTUAL frequencies for weather faxes from the Rome and Athens stations?

I know they are in the Pilots books and list of radio signals, but they are differnt in the books I have and neither work, then there is this thing about adding or subtracting 0.5 or something????

So; is anyone actually using these stations in the Central Med or Adriatic and can tell me excatly what frequencies really work?

Thanks :

 

[TigaWave]

I havn't used the Med ones but the Rome listings are on page 49 of this world listing.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/rfax.pdf

 

[jerryat]

Hi Danthegorilla,

I'm afraid I don't know the actual frequencies currently in use, but if you are using the published (hopefully correct ones) you should deduct approx 1.9hz to get the operating freq'y when using USB (upper side band) and add a similar amount if trying LSB (lower side band)

Hopefully someone in the Med. and using the freqs you're after will help. Frankly, we spent several years in the Med. and NEVER heard either. Mind you we weren't trying all that hard as Offenbach is so good. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Cheers Jerry

 

[davidbains]

Dan, I have just heard Rome but Athens is very weak and IMHO it's not worth
wasting time on them. Use Hamburg or Norwood. Although I have to be very bored
to spend time on wefax. Navtex and Weatherman are more reliable.
Plus eurometeo at the internet cafe! Supplemented by mk1 eyeball!
David.

 

[Benbow]

Athens is 4481 & 8105 KHz,
surface analysis current, +24, +48hrs at 0845, 0857 0909 GMT


ROME:

CALL SIGNS FREQUENCIES TIMES EMISSION POWER
IMB51 4777.5 kHz CONTINUOUS F3C 5 KW
IMB55 8146.6 kHz CONTINUOUS F3C 5 KW
IMB56 13597.4 kHz CONTINUOUS F3C 5 KW


As said tune around 1.9KHz below.


look here for more:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/rfax.pdf

 

[Danthegorrila]

Yeh Thanks,

I actually find RTTY very good and gives a reasonable 7 day forcast. Then weatheronline.co.uk gives the best information. Its nice to get a map and I find the Northwood a bit vague for Greece due to the prodjection.

Thanks anyway.

 

[Danthegorrila]

Thanks I'll try those.