Reliable weather facsimile receiver gathers and generates crucial information under all weather conditions at sea the FAX-410 is a marine weather facsimile receiver designed to receive and print high quality, high definition weather charts and satellite images, which are transmitted from onshore stations located around the world.
The FAX-410 is a marine weather facsimile receiver designed to receive and print high quality, high definition weather charts and satellite images, which are transmitted from onshore stations located around the world.
The FAX-410 can automatically select the receiving band depending on the quality of current signal reception. This enables the FAX-410 to receive the high quality weather charts and satellite images with little noise even under changing weather conditions. The receiving channels can be selected from the 314 channels in total, consisting of 150 pre-programmed and 164 user-programmed channels. The FAX-410 can also be programmed for automatic, unattended operation by time or by WMO remote control signal. Up to 16 programs can be set per week for such an automatic operation.
The weather charts and satellite images are printed quietly on 10″ wide thermal recording paper. The satellite images are printed with 9 gray levels (from black to white) to display highly defined images of clouds.
Weather Chart; Automatic reception of the channel with the highest signal quality available enables the FAX-410 to receive and print out weather charts with little noise. The channel selection is automatically made according to receiving locations and time of the day.