We have a new GNC-A operational station! It was installed at the SMN, the National Weather Service of Argentina. This is the second GNC-A station in Argentina, along with CONAE. Two more stations are planned!

The SMN’s GNC-A antenna is shown at the picture below:

GEONETCast-Americas and the “Do It Yourself” way to receive environmental data in near real time

And below, the KenCast software ingesting GOES-16 files:

GOES-16 files being received at SMN-Argentina

The station was used to receive the EUMETCast-Americas broadcast and now it has been converted to GNC-A. This is part of the setup they are using:

Antenna:

• Manufacturer: Sami Dish (USA)
• Model: Mesh

LNB:

• Manufacturer: Yokowo (Japan)
• Model: YOM-4307

DVB-S Receiver:

• Manufacturer: Technisat
• Model: SkyStar PCI

Great job SMN-Argentina team! Thanks Diana, Maxi and Estela for sharing the experience!

Welcome to the community SMN!