The Orion Series – Doppler Weather Radar Solutions for Broadcast

The Orion Delivers

• Will noticeably out-perform the competition
• Weather data viewers can rely on
• Highly promotable
• Proven return on investment

Live Mega Doppler-S, Des Moines, Iowa
Strong hail core radar signature
Spotter reported baseball-size hail

The Importance of a Local Live Radar

NEXRAD leaves 95% of the lower atmosphere unsurveilled due to the curvature of the earth and the location of the radars themselves. Some large metropolitan areas are not covered at all or have poor coverage at lower altitudes. Close to the ground events such as tornadoes, wind shear, freezing rain, and other dangerous conditions may be missed entirely.

The composite matrix (multiple NEXRAD sites) is not local and the returns are delayed up to 6-12 minutes to the user. This delay can be dangerous in fast-moving and fast developing severe weather. Volatile conditions can produce tornadoes in a matter of minutes. When the National Weather Service issues a severe storm warning for a local community, the on-air NEXRAD radar image is 6-12 minutes old, so in reality the storm may have already passed through.The NEXRAD infrastructure is also aging and no longer 100% reliable. Commissioned in 1988, they are increasingly down for repair.

There is no substitute for a live local radar. The Orion delivers the most trusted critical live weather data available in the market space. Live radar owner-operators can control product generation and tailor it to local conditions for critical real-time information.

The Orion Series includes a variety of power ranges and aperture sizes (up to 25-feet), and are available in S-Band or C-Band, single, or dual-polarization.