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HF Weather Fax App User Positive Comments 2024
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✓ MrVery good results obtained with direct connection from HF receiver to iPad using Griffin's iMic. The iMic is connected to the iPad via Apple camera connection kit..Version: 1.3.1
✓ HF Weather Fax AppWorks fine with my old FRG-7 radio and iPod Touch 4Gen. A tuning indicator would be a great addition as not everyone can tune by ear. I did find the skew setting needed to be very high unlike that shown in the images, but I suspect that may be related to the iPod Touch 4G in some way. Over all, very nice and hopefully there will be some really usefull updates to this app. Sadly NOAA are no longer updating the world wide schedule used in this app. Wenlock.Version: 1.3.1
✓ Does what it says.This decodes HF FAX signals, hence the name. It will not do satellite images, nor does it claim to..Version: 1.6
✓ No complaints, Love it!If you have a shortwave receiver with SSB, this app is a great companion..Version: 1.4.0
✓ Great!Using a Kaito 1103 radio and no connecting cable (just the iPad microphone), I’m getting clear weather fax reception even when the signal doesn’t sound great. Yesterday I managed to get good images from stations 1000, 2000, and 4000km away. I’ve ordered a cable just so I won’t have to listen to the radio while it’s receiving. The only annoyance is that some images are transmitted rotated by 90 degrees, but it’s easy to flick on the iPad screen rotation lock when viewing those..Version: 1.3.1
✓ WEFAX on your iPhoneWhile the screen of the iPhone is small, the Weather FAXs are readable and clear using pinch zoom. Using both FSK and SSB modes I was able to copy complete maps. The only downside us to access saved maps required you to interact with iTunes on a mac or PC. You cannot just email the maps nor Bluetooth print them directly from the iPhone..Version: 1.3.1
✓ Fun AppGot a Sony world band radio for Xmass. It's cool to see weather charts appear. Just neat to try something and learn about something new. It works very well. I achieved very ready B&W maps..Version: 1.2
✓ AmazingUsing this as cruising. Works well..Version: 1.5.0
✓ Works great!I have a good HF receiver and need a weather fax for a trip where no there's no decent cellular coverage in a remote are of New Zealand. Found the app easily recorded a good picture without having to adjust volumes or position of the microphone or speaker. Even better picture later using apply earphone mic hung over speaker. Great app. Thanks..Version: 1.6
✓ HF Weather Fax app is a winnerJust purchased this app for my iPod Touch based on good results with the NAVTEX app. I use a very stable and sensitive general coverage receiver with a longwire antenna. As mentioned in the instructions on the website, a strong signal is necessary for a clear fax reception. Have used other weather fax programs with my laptop and receiver, and am impressed with the quality of the faxes this will capture. I would give this a five-star rating if you had included a tuning meter (showing the signal spectrum) similar to the NAVTEX app -- for fax this would be a great benefit to visualize how to tune your radio for the max signal peaks. Otherwise it will take a good deal of experimentation and may frustrate some users. Overall this is an excellent app. For radio enthusiasts Black Cat Systems has created some excellent products. Thanks!.Version: 1.2
✓ Sailor looking for ipad integrationNot bad. Got it working tonight with our ham radio. Used my phone headset and put the mic in front of ssb speaker. I received the wind and wave forecast map successfully. Now can you hook up my ipad to "winmore" so I get grib files?.Version: 1.3.1
✓ Does the job!No problem. A bit clunky but who cares?.Version: 1.6
✓ Excellent appThis is one of the best apps available for cruisers in need of NOAA forecasts. I use it frequently offshore and for passage planning. Highly recommended..Version: 1.3.1
✓ Works greatJust remember the schedules are in UTC time, during summer that isn’t the same as nearby London time. Had me scratching my head but not any fault of this great app..Version: 1.6
✓ Excellent!I bought this after getting hooked on the PSK31 app and both work flawlessly. It's seriously cool how charts and images appear from odd radio sounds onto my iPad. I'm not a ham and wouldn't even call myself an amateur, but this app is wicked fun! My advice is to follow the same advice offered and use a good pair of headphones and place one side directly on the iPad mic. If you have a shortwave receiver with an upper side band setting and have never seen a weather chart decoded from sound coming out of your radio, get this app!.Version: 1.0.0
✓ SuperbGoing offshore sailing soon on a yacht with no long distance comms so going to give this a try if the results are as good offshore as home then it will be really handy. Need to find the audio link unit for the iPad to get away from using the speaker. For the price it is amazing! Dick Smith.Version: 1.3.1
✓ Does what it saysI love all of the black cat apps but this one is by far the most useful for me. I frequently use my grunding g4 and my iPad to download NOAA reports when I'm out of cell range for days at a time. As long as you can figure out how to get a good signal, this app does exactly what it promises for a fraction of the price of other hardware based systems..Version: 1.2.1
✓ Does what it says on the tinI was capturing weather faxes from Northwood in the UK and Hamburg in Germany in minutes with this app. Takes a little adjustment of the iPad microphone position to get a clean recording from the radio speaker. Once achieved, images come through fairly cleanly. Only niggles (hence 4 stars) are some redraw issues when panning and zooming of the captured images, especially in portrait mode, plus one crash to desktop when viewing an image..Version: 1.0.0
✓ ExcellentI really like this app it decodes really well. Well worth the money..Version: 1.6
✓ Love It!I'm a swl and I wanted to decode these weird crackling noises so I put my ssb switch on and decoded it!.Version: 1.3.1
✓ It works great!Just like other modes of downloading HF weather fax, reception is everything. This app is so uncomplicated! I had better luck using a pair of earphones lying near my iPad mic..Version: 1.6
✓ GoodI use a web sdr on my iPhone, then put my pad next to it , image received is clear and good , some fine tuning on signal is required, very good....Version: 1.6
✓ Well worth the asking price.Easy to use and works a treat. No cables needed, just place the Iphone near your radio and tune in to weather station. Hard to believe how simple they have made this software...Version: 1.3.1
✓ Really simple to use with great resultsI'm new to shortwave and when I read about weather fax I just had to give it a go. I just used some headphones going from my radio to my iPhone mic and it worked pretty well. The app is very easy to use, so I highly recommend. Thanks!.Version: 1.3.1
✓ Fantastic!This is an absolutely fantastic app. It is very simple and does exactly what it's supposed to do. At one point, I had seatty on my pc. It was a decent program, but the computer would interfere with many frequencies. This is not the case with iPad, so all freqs. are available. This app also comes with a full schedule of frequencies from all regions of the world. You can also save a fax if you choose. If you have a shortwave radio with SSB capabilities, this is a must get app..Version: 1.0.0
✓ WonderfulWhat a surprise to get a weather map by setting the iPad next to the shortwave. I plan to use this onboard. Reduce hash by tuning the signal to the high end. The use of the buttons could be clearer. Still haven't seen the difference between -3 and +3. Great app. 4 stars because nobody is perfect..Version: 1.0.0
✓ Worked perfectly.I set the iPad in front of the receiver speaker and it immediately and correctly decoded the wefax images..Version: 1.5.0
✓ Offshore Weather Fax RequiredI singlehand a small boat offshore. I needed access to weather information for my sail to Hawaii and this program, combined with a Sony 7600GR receiver and a cable or two, does the job. I am able to receive weather fax data and can plan my route accordingly. I have experience with the same companies version of this software for the Mac laptop and it is a bit better in having a choice between greyscale and black and white modes, but on the flip side the tuning window on the IPad version is better. The developers support is very prompt and responsive to questions. This software is solid, easy to use, the developer stands behind it, and renders what you need when and how you need it. I highly recommend it..Version: 1.3.1
✓ Great productGreat app, using iPhone and Icom M700pro SSB got perfect results. Did not use tuning setup, just 1.9Khz lower than station frequency..Version: 1.3.1
✓ HF Weather FaxLike the Black Cat Navtex app, yes it works quite well - BUT.... I have been using it just using acoustic coupling (i.e. propping the iPad up so that the microphone is a few inches from the radio speaker), setting the radio to USB and offsetting the frequency by the usual +1.9kHz and have received generally crisp, clear pictures - but there is one minor issue . If you miss the fax start signal, the resulting picture is generally offset and as there is no roll correction, this can make the image difficult to interpret, particularly when the part of the picture in which you are interested is at the edge and split across the screen. The sorting seems to be alphabetical rather than by date, but it sort of works. As a note, to get the app to autostart at the beginning of the fax, the Start/Stop button has to be on Stop and the Auto/Off button on Auto. As it is, I have given it a 4/5, if the minor issues were fixed, I would give it a 5/5 Angus.Version: 1.2
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