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From: milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,rec.aviation
Subject: Weather data by 1200 baud modem?
Message-ID: <1227@ndmath.UUCP>
Date: 9 Oct 88 20:23:42 GMT
Organization: Math. Dept., Univ. of Notre Dame
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Does anyone happen to know of a service where you can get weather data
such as satelite pictures, weather maps...etc over the phone with a
standard 300/1200/2400 baud modem?  I know some weather radars can be
accessed for the price of a long distance phone call but their data
format seems to be totally nonstandard and can't be received by a 
normal computer modem.

I don't mind having to call long distance but I can't afford to pay big
bucks for a commercial weather service as this is for some personal 
experimental stuff I'm doing on a $0 budget.

So, anyone know of anyplace?  I understood that some FAA flight service
stations gave this info out but I don't know if it costs $$$ or is free
(or for that matter, if you can use a standard modem to receive it).

Whatever the source, it needs to be stored and transmitted as computer data.
I don't have the money or the time to go out and build a FAX interface.

Any ideas???   Thanks in advance!

Greg Corson
19141 Summers Drive
South Bend, IN 46637
(219) 277-5306 
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