Aha!
I have an ICOM PCR1000 which I am running using QPcr1k under Debian.

The NOAA sats are meant to be WFM at around 50, yet people say (not NOAA) that 40 is the optimum, I have tried all sorts. Oddly, the clearest I can hear them is in the USB, but the doppler effect completely screws the picture.

I must admit, I was in the New Forest with a hand scanner and NOAA15 sounded as clear as a bell (and that was a shite Tandy job too - about 230 Mhz).

The moment I get back here with the antenna and a decent(ish) scanner I get shite pictures once again.

The reason I thought it was a pager is for the exact reasons you describe.

The start of the scan to the end is about 15-20 minutes dependent on the atmosphere. If it's raining I am f*cked.

I am desperate for help with this one!
(dchurch bah, Tue 4 Nov 2008, 20:18, 1 reply)

ICOM PCR1000
Hmmm.

I'd ditch that and go for a dedicated rig for NOAA. I run an Icom on HF which is the bees knees but the PCR1000 is a dirty old goose. OK for general larking about but no good for spot frequencies or serious work. It's a (very) wide band receiver using a PC for demodulation and decoding which is the worst in both worlds.

Have a look at:
www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4743
for recomendations on a dedicated kit you can build yourself
( buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Tue 4 Nov 2008, 23:27, closed)

Oooh
Nice! I think I can feel my next project coming on. So to speak.
(dchurch bah, Wed 5 Nov 2008, 11:40, closed)