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 and 14 have been placed into orbit as replacements, but have not yet been put into service, yet When GOES 13/14 are 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 13/14 when they are activated. For more information on EMWIN and its future, please download our EMWIN brochure from our download section. ---------- Major announcement! ---------- NOAA has announced that GOES East switchover from GOES 12 to GOES 13 will occur on April 14, 2010. After this time, the old receiver will not work, a "GOES-N" version will be needed. Needless to say, we have been swamped with orders and all of our stock has been sold out. We are now taking reservations for units on a first-come, first-served basis. So get your name on our reservation list ASAP! and tell us what you're interested in: - A complete system - System component(s): EMP1A/B receiver, LNA, antenna - Something else (?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.