REFLECTOR:Storm Scope Probe

Dave Scharfenberg reflector@tvbf.org
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 15:10:04 -0500


A friend just showed me his new cell phone.  He can get color radar all over
the country for $3 / month.  He said there is a "pilot" plan that gives you
metars, tafs, etc. for $9 / month.  All you have to do is figure out how to
get your cell phone to work in the plane.

Dave Scharfenberg



on 6/12/03 12:20 PM, Ronnie Brown at romott@adelphia.net wrote:

> That's what I'm waiting for.  I made room for a strike finder or WX-500 to
> link to my Garmin 430 but I'm waiting for a satellite or land based system
> to display just what you mentioned - at a lower cost.  The technology is
> coming FAST.  There are several alternatives out there now and competition
> breeds lower prices and better capabilities.  The data may be a bit slower,
> but the "view" of the strike finders and WX-500's is limited to pretty much
> the line in front of you, not much behind that.
> 
> Ronnie
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Scharfenberg" <dave@winco.net>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Storm Scope Probe
> 
> 
>> I occasionally fly a King Air 200 equipped with the Bendix / King display
>> that shows radar images similar to a DTN screen.  I think the signal is
>> uplinked from the ground.  It always works well and is great for getting
> the
>> big picture, which is what we need for avoiding the weather completely.
> The
>> unit also displays onboard radar, traffic, terrain, metars, moving map,
>> stormscope returns, and probably some stuff I haven't found yet.
>> 
>> Dave Scharfenberg
>> 
>> 
>> on 6/11/03 9:30 AM, Alexander Balic at alex157@direcway.com wrote:
>> 
>>> I was also, thinking
>>> about Bob Wood's suggestion about the Satellite weather downlink- it
> looks
>>> really good, but my concern about it is that you are relying on your
> weather
>>> data from an external source, and perhaps it is on a different frequency
>>> than other satellite links, but I know that my sat TV, and my Sat
> internet
>>> uplink both go down during bad weather, so I would have some concern
> about
>>> reception of the signals just when you really need them most..... anyone
>>> have any experience with that? I'd like to hear about it, because if the
>>> signals are reliable in lightning infested areas, then maybe it would be
> a
>>> good alternative.
>> 
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