PDUS is available from
Meteosat and gives images of Europe in 2.5km resolution every
30 minutes. a 1.8m (6 foot) dish is required and it is fixed
in one direction. The rest of the world is transmitted frequently
in varying resolutions. The 2.5km resolution gives considerable
detail to clouds and the image is not cut up at all like WEFAX.
You will never find that you are on a join, like Greece is!
We find the main use of PDUS is to provide a continuous animating
sequence of all of the Atlantic Ocean right through to the
Middle East, real time, dynamic pan and zoom together with
good colour provides a huge increase in forecasting accuracy.
The data is a digital stream on 1694.5 MHz and there are less
than a handful of manufacturers, so you need to buy a complete
system from us.
PDUS dish
The PDUS dish is 1.8m perforated aluminium and comes with
a ground stand
The dish comes complete with a linear polarised feed horn
and is easy to align and set up.
1.7GHz PHEMT Pre-amplifier
Our 1700MHz preamplifier is regarded by many as the best available
and has a noise figure of just 0.45dB or less. It covers 1690-1710MHz
with 35dB of gain. This high gain allows the use of 20m of
cable thereby placing the sensitive electronics indoors away
from the effects of temperature and the weather. The unit is
IP67 water resistant class. The voltage range is 8-14 at a
current of 80mA and is power fed by the cable automatically
from our receiver. N connector input, F type output.
PDUS Receiver
The PDUS receiver has both 1691.0 & 1694.5MHz channels
fitted to allow reception of Meteosat over Europe and Africa
and Meteosat 5 over India. A moving coil meter is fitted to
allow easy setting up and signal monitoring.
PDUS Datacard
The PDUS card fits inside the computer and allows continuous
reception. The card takes the computer power and supplies it
to the receiver, eliminating an extra power supply
PDUS Data Key Interface
The Key card allows reception of the encrypted images. No
additional racks or hardware is required. Simply plug the small
card into the computer and using the supplied cable connect
it to the MKU supplied by EUMETSAT.
A simple and very cost effective solution to allow full access
to clear images.
PDUS Software
Whole earth without any joins transmitted every 30 minutes
Up
to 2.5km resolution
Full colour animation
Visible 2.5km animation for low cloud
detection
Broadcast and TV systems available
Mouse pointer temperature
readout
User definable temperature slice
Configurable cloud colour
and TV type features
Real time pan and zoom
Background reception, no flicker
when new image added
Simple DOS computer requirement
Operational from Europe/Africa
and Meteosat 5 covering India Pakistan etc.
