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Hello! You submitted the following question on Unidata's "Contact Me" web form yesterday: > From: Michael Nagle (address@hidden) > Date: 9/12/2022 > > Yes i wonder if you could help me. I am a meteorologist and am retired > after 42 years of forecasting. I'm interested in using AWIPS software > to keep up with my forecasting even though i no longer forecast for > any city or companies anymore. One question i have is that I have a > 12' satellite dish/C Band and can receive the NWS signal from Galaxy > 28 and realize they will be changing the signal to Galaxy 31 by > January of 2023. Your Awips software will i be able to send the signal > from my NOVRA 300 receiver into the software or is it only used in > conjunction with the internet? I'm not certain what would be involved in ingesting data from your NOVRA into a local EDEX server for use with the AWIPS CAVE client, so I am forwarding your question to our AWIPS development team at address@hidden. My initial reaction, however, is that you may find it useful to connect to Unidata's cloud-based EDEX server rather than setting up your own. (You may be interested in specific data available only via your receiver, so this may not work for you.) I would suggest familiarizing yourself with the material on Unidata's AWIPS page (https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/awips2/) if you have not done so already. Thanks for your interest! Doug Dirks -- Douglas Dirks (He/Him) Unidata Community Services address@hidden * 303-497-8657 * U.S. Mountain Time Zone I acknowledge that the land I live and work on is the Traditional Territory of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute. Colorado's Front Range is a contemporary and traditional site of trade and gathering for many Indigenous people.