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DigiWx Voice™

The DigiWx Voice™ capability delivers fully automated current weather data over existing UNICOM transmitters/frequencies in response to a pilot initiated microphone cucks. Once the DigiWx™ computer has received the station specific input, it responds with a digitized voice transmission that includes up-to-the-minute weather data as well as other current information/alerts for aircraft operators. Additional information is available via an optional hand-held receiver or through a PC-based display terminal using DigiWx Advisor™ described below.

Pilot tunes cockpit transceiver to local UNICOM or CTAF frequency and queries base DigiWx weather station

• Following query, DigiWx broadcasts current weather data and any customized advisories for the airfield queried
• DigiWx broadcasts current weather info ONLY when queried and responds with a digitized voice transmission
• Minimizes frequency congestion while broadcasting critical weather conditions to aid the pilot decision-making process
• Requires no additional on-board equipment in the cockpit since the broadcasts occur on common traffic advisory frequencies
• Requires a pentium chip computer with a bus (not serial mouse) running Win 98se or later with 128MB RAM min, 30 GB hard drive and a processor with a clock speed of at least 500 MHz
• DigiWx™ can also use a discreet VHF frequencey/radio in lieu of the Unicom based system.