eu weather satellite reception

EIN

howdy a different one here.. i am looking at setting up a receiving station to receive the weather info from the european weather satellites


the spec of the equipment needed is

Reception Station Set-up

Overview of Reception Station Requirements

A single reception station can potentially receive all the data being transmitted from one communications satellite independent of the data provider. A typical EUMETCast reception station comprises a standard PC with DVB card inserted and a satellite off-set antenna fitted with a digital universal V/H LNB for Ku-band, or fitted with a circular polarisation feedhorn, bandpass filter and special LNB for C-band. To decode and decrypt the DVB signal, EUMETCast Client Software and in some instances, EUMETCast Key Unit (EKU) are also required.

The cost of EUMETCast reception stations is kept to a minimum by utilising industry open standards to the maximum extent possible thus resulting in an adaptable front-end solution to users' applications. For further information on purchasing station equipment, contact a manufacturer.

In addition to the front-end equipment, EUMETCast Client Software and EKU, data processing software will be required. These software applications are commercially available - for further information, contact a relevant manufacturer or EUMETSAT. Consult the EUMETCast Technical Description (EUM TD 15, PDF, 598 KB), for full details on how to establish a EUMETCast reception station.

Reception Station Components

The components listed are based upon trials performed by the telecommunications providers. EUMETSAT has successfully tested a configuration and the requirements given here reflect this configuration. The following is the minimum configuration required for the EUMETCast reception.



Satellite off-set antenna with

universal V/H LNB in Ku-band
circular polarisation feedhorn, C-band LNB, bandpass filter recommended (in areas with radar interference)
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/What_We_Do/EUMETCast/Reception_Station_Set-up/index.htm

i assume that this is a standard dish and lnb that you would use to receive satellite free view? is this right?



also i gather that if i use a free to view box i can see the images on my tv?


has anyone done this b4?


cheers

Zaphod

EIN wrote:

i assume that this is a standard dish and lnb that you would use to receive satellite free view? is this right?

Yes - 80/90cm dish, universal LNB and a PCI DVB-S card like the Skystar 2.

also i gather that if i use a free to view box i can see the images on my tv?

No. But you could watch the FTA channels on your PC.

Zaphod

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3390039545946610477

watty

137MHz FM Scanner, Discone aerial on Chimeny and connect to soundcard on Laptop/PC running free software. It even tells you when NOAA is passing.

EIN

watty wrote:

137MHz FM Scanner, Discone aerial on Chimeny and connect to soundcard on Laptop/PC running free software. It even tells you when NOAA is passing.

thanks for the info
where would i get a discone aerial?
the eumet sat setup is based on satellite would this be difficult to set up?