You are correct the ATIS (automated terminal info system) provides up
to the minute current condition reports. Pop Comm has listed some of
the freqs. or go to the library and get the AOPA Pilots Guide and
look up your airport.
Works great!
W1TMD
--- In FT817@y..., "Curtis, Tony" <acurtis@t...> wrote:
Thanks to all for the interesting responses on receiving WX at 162
MHz on
the '817.
I like the idea of a downconverter as put forth by Dave and Pres.
Down to
10m FM sounds workable. Maybe W4RT Electronics could make a teeny
little
wart for the back of the '817.
I think the idea of using a separate HT or WX receiver defeats the
purpose
of getting it all inside one radio. Listening to FM broadcast
doesn't
defeat that, however.
Also, it is correct as someone mentioned that airports have local WX
broadcasts for pilots. For example, here at Cincinnati, the
international
airport has our friend, the computer voice, reading reports
continuously.
For arrival flights, the freq is 134.375. For departures, the freq
is
135.300.
I know there was "buzz" at Dayton about the '817 being engineered
for Japan,
but I don't think so. Why would they do that knowing the larger
global
market is out there? Doesn't strike me that engineering for just
one
country would make good business sense in today's world. I'm sure
they
wanted a quality amateur product and figured that increasing receive
bandspread would introduce compromises that would reduce the
overall quality
of the rig.
--Tony K3RXK
k3rxk@a...
