Or have you come to this page in a frame from another site? Click here to break free yachtSOFT.com tm ... your source for marine computing ideas & products IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT January 3, 2011 This product is no longer available; Please contact yachtSOFT  for current  Weather Download Solutions Category: Weather Products Topics: Satellite Weather Reception Finally At A Reasonable Price: yachtSOFT.com is pleased to announce its Quorum Weather Satellite Receiver Bundle.
Quorum Weather Satellite Receiver Bundle: (also receives weatherfax images when connected to SSB radio) yachtSOFT.com price: (includes 50' antenna cable & VHF noise filter; computer sold separately) bundle w/ internal pc receiver:  $1,749 bundle w/ external laptop receiver: $1,899 ...with larger antenna: + $200	TO ORDER TO SEE EQUIPMENT SAMPLE SCREEN SHOT
THIS IS NOT THE SAME PACKAGE PREVIOUSLY OFFERED BY OTHERS! Although you may remember seeing these Quorum receiver units previously used, packages had been offered by others who were substituting lower quality quadrafilar antennas with disappointing results. The antenna is critical to the image capture process. yachtSOFT.com provides only Quorum antennas; they are high quality, they are extremely rugged, and they are actually used in many competing brand packages! (shown at right: Micro Marine Quadrafilar Antenna 6"w x 20"h x 3lbs; fits standard rail mount) A remarkably compact, light-weight and rugged antenna receives NOAA visual & infra-red satellite images...
...and sends them to your computer screen...
	(shown at left: laptop computer with external receiver box; 7.25"W x l0.0"D x 1.63"H)   (shown below: internal pc receiver board for desktop computers; full length ISA ST height)
For wider area images and higher IR resolution, there is also now the alternative of using the new QF137SS stainless steel antenna, also constructed for the marine environment. This antenna is larger, weighing 10 pounds, spans 11" and is 37" tall. It comes with the two 2" u-bolts shown below for surface/rail pad mounting. The QF137SS adds $200 to the bundle price: (shown at left: QF137SS Quadrafilar Antenna; 11"w x 37"h x 10lbs)

System Features (with Qfax Software)

• Direct reception from NOAA polar orbiting weather satellites
• Reception from geosync weather satellites with add on antenna and downconverter
• Powered by 12 volts - perfect for Marine use and with laptop computers
• Compact - Integrated Receiver and Digitizer
• Connects to IBM Compatible serial port
• Automated satellite prediction and image capture
• Automatic image calibration for display of sea surface temperature
• Automated geopolitical and latitude / longitude overlays
• Easily measure distance and bearing between image features
• Receive HF facsimile with a connection to existing receiver
• Save files in industry standard TIFF, PCX, BMP and other formats
• Print images to HP PCL color and black and white printers

One Compact & Rugged Antenna:  MicroMarine^(TM) Quadrifilar

Quorum Communications is proud to introduce the new MicroMarine Quadrifilar Antenna for marine reception of APT data. The MicroMarine Quad (shown here mounted to a standard rail mount) is just 20" tall and 6" in diameter, and weighs less than 3 pounds! The MicroMarine is machined from stainless steel and electropolished for outstanding durability. It includes a 10' cable to connect to its external preamplifier (below deck), and a 50' cable to connect the preamplifier to the receiver location.

A Compact Receiver:  Wefax Voyager

A Transportable Weather Facsimile Adapter for IBM PC Compatibles that is rugged, dependable, and easily taken from boat to home.

The Wefax Voyager is a complete Weather Facsimile reception system. Enclosed in the system unit is a state of the art receiver microprocess0r controlled digitizer and portable ready power supply. Simply connect to an appropriate antenna and IBM PC compatible serial port. A few mouse clicks later and real time weather images, directly from overhead satellites, are available for viewing and analysis on your desktop or laptop PC.

Unlike fragile PCMCIA adapters that are difficult to set up, require external receivers and compromise performance due to their small size requirements, the Wefax Voyager was specifically designed for no compromise portability. Use the Voyager at home on your desktop PC then simply take it with you in your automobile or boat.  The Voyager power supply allows direct operation from vehicle power.

Unsurpassed Marine Performance

The Wefax Voyager teams with the Micro Marine Quadrifilar antenna and Qfax software to provide unbeatable price/performance for marine use.

The Micro Marine is a low profile yet high performance antenna that provides high quality signal reception directly from orbiting NOAA weather satellites.

The Quorum Qfax software instantly calibrates NOAA satellite images for temperature and earth location. A roaming cursor provides instantaneous readout of sea surface temperatures and pixel lattitude and longitude.   Colorized gradient temperature displays and geopolitical boundaries can be easily computed and displayed on the image.

Qfax also supports the connection of a NMEA O183 compatible GPS receiver to your PC which it can use to automatically set your PC time and update your position for accurate satellite predictions.

Geosynchronous Wefax and Nafax Reception Too

The audio from your HF radio can be easily connected to the Wefax Voyager for reception of NAFAX Weather charts and images.

In addition, an appropriate antenna and downconverter, such as the Quorum SDC-l69ICWP can be connected to the Wefax Voyager to receive images from the US GOES and European Meteosat geosynchronous weather satellites. Qfax allows you to easily capture and 'loop" these images to show cloud motions.

The Wefax Voyager, designed, manufactured and backed by the leading supplier of weather image data reception electronics, Quorum Communications.

WEFAX VOYAGER FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

yachtSOFT.com^tm can bundle complete packages for you, including computer, Quorum Q-Fax software, and if you like, pre-installed NavTrek 97 and CD-ROM charts, GPS, etc., making the transition to marine computing as easy as possible. Please contact us to assemble a system that works for you, and within your budget.

TO ORDER:

Please e-mail or telephone us if you have any questions about or would like to order the
Quorum Weather Satellite Reception Bundle for your boat.

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