MW>  RM> I am interested in receiving weather photo's from the NOAA 
MW> satelites.
MW> 
MW>  I presume that you are refering to the ones that are doing the live 
MW> fax
MW>  passes on 137.5. I am getting into exactly the same thing, I am 
MW> already
MW>  rx-ing SSTV & HF Weather Fax which are both quite easy.
MW>  The first thing you need is a good VHF radio with an arial that is 
MW> resonant
MW>  on 137 Meg, a preamp a most definate advantage. 
    He needs to know that a vertical whip VHF antenna is unsuitable.
    He needs some kind of antenna that picks up over the area from horizon to 
horizon (and up) like the cloverleaf designs over mesh or a "turnstile".  
They can be made cheaply, and I remember seeing plans for them around the 
Space Shuttle ham missions.
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