A pre-amplifier is generally unnecessary but may help when used with general purpose communication receivers and scanners. You need only a receiver, an antenna (and cable), and a cable to connect the receiver line/audio out to your computer’s sound card. WXtoImg uses the 16-bit decoding capabilities of your computer’s sound card and the power of modern processors to produce optimal results. These items are generally expensive, unnecessary, and produce inferior results. You do not need a tone decoder, hardware demodulator, or PC interface to use WXtoImg. Antennas can be purchased or you can build your own. However if you already have one available it is certainly worth trying.Ī good, special-purpose antenna is needed no matter what receiver you choose. It is not advisable to purchase just any scanner (most of which only support 15kHz or 230kHz bandwidths) if you intend to use it for weather satellite reception. WXtoImg will work with just about any receiver capable of reception in the 137-138MHz FM band (but for best results requires a 30kHz – 50kHz bandwidth). A small sample of some of the RTL-SDR, dedicated weather satellite receivers, scanners and antennas best suited to weather satellite reception.
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