Werner Labs and EMWIN (Emergency Managers Weather Information Network) ---------- Major announcement! ---------- The GOES East switchover from GOES 12 to GOES 13 has occurred. The old receiver will no longer work on GOES East, a "GOES-N" version will be needed. GOES West, will be switched over at the end of 2011, and the new format receiver will be needed for GOES West, as well. We have received a new batch of equipment, and have begun shipping. Visit our store or, Contact Us. for your EMWIN needs. EMWIN is a service of NOAA and is delivered via satellite, or Internet. It is the direct-from-satellite hardware that is available here. EMWIN is received from GOES East or GOES West satellites - currently using GOES 13 and 11. GOES 15 and 14 have been placed into orbit as well, but have not yet been put into service. With the activation of GOES 13 at GOES East, there are now two downlink formats. The legacy format, at 9600 baud, is still in use by GOES West, and the new format (GOES-N) at 19,200 baud is used by GOES East. Werner Labs has developed a dual-mode receiver for this new format, that also works with the old. Thus, purchasers can upgrade to the new receiver now, using it for either of the current satellites, and also be ready for the GOES West switchover. For pricing and purchasing information, please go to Our Store. For more information on EMWIN and its future, please download our EMWIN brochure from our File Downloads section. If you have questions about using out receiver with other systems, hardware/software issues, etc. please see FAQ's. Acquisition Flexibility The Werner Labs EMWIN dual-mode receiver may be acquired either as a complete system, or as components. Thus, users already equipped with a legacy EMWIN system, may upgrade to the new format by buying only those pieces that are needed. The design philosophy of the Werner Labs EMWIN system is to make it as compatible as possible with legacy hardware and software. See the description of the individual units for more details. For your new system, you may need to upgrade your PC to handle the software signal demodulator. Our recommendation is for at least a 1GHz CPU, AC97 compatible sound card, WindowsXP ®, and Weather Message ® software (version 3.5 or later). (Preliminary testing with Win7® indicates that this works, also, but with a few minor glitches.) Development Status Our system has undergone over 2 years of testing and is now ready for the Spring 2010 deployment. It has been extensively tested with both the legacy system (GOES East) and the new format via GOES 10**, GOES 13, and GOES 14. We have been shipping products since early Spring 2008 and our store is now open. Please visit our store for details. If you desire additional information on our EMWIN offerings, please Contact Us. ______________________________________________________________________________ ** - To support Beta testing, NOAA had made available in the Spring of 2007 a signal on GOES 10 that used the new 19,200 baud format at 1691.4MHz. It provided the same EMWIN information as GOES East & West plus radar plots. GOES 10 has now been de-activated.