Werner Labs and EMWIN (Emergency Managers Weather Information Network) 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 11 and 12. GOES 13 has been placed in orbit as a replacement, but has not yet been put into service. When GOES 13 is activated, the EMWIN transmission will be upgraded to 19,200 baud (currently 9600), but will use a new format that requires a new receiver. The old one will not work with the new format. Werner Labs has developed a dual-mode receiver for this new format, that also works with the old one. Thus, purchasers can upgrade to the new receiver now, using it for the current satellites, and be ready for GOES 13 when it is activated. 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 3.3 or later). Development Status (as of February 2008) Our system has undergone months of Beta testing and is now ready for deployment. It has been extensively tested with both the legacy system (GOES East) and the new format via GOES 10**. We expect to begin shipping in early March. Our store is now open with early adopter special pricing. Please visit our store for details. If you desire additional information on our EMWIN offerings, please Contact Us. ______________________________________________________________________________ ** - To support Beta testing, NOAA has made available a signal on GOES 10 that uses the new 19,200 baud format at 1691.4MHz. At present, it provides the same EMWIN information as GOES East & West. After several months of testing, we are pleased to report that the system is stable and reliable.