8-inch high-resolution stationary thermal head printer for odorless printout and long service life. Housed in compact, sturdy electrostatic ally-shielded ABS plastic cabinet for bulkhead mounting. Communications receiver-grade synthesised receiver covering all LF-and HF band facsimile broadcasts. Wide dynamic range receiver front-end design with automatically selected bandpass filters for high-sensitivity stable reception across the entire frequency range in the presence of severe interfering signals. Preprogrammed all currently active WMO-registered radio facsimile frequencies. 200 user-programmable memory channel ready for newly assigned frequencies. Automatic start/stop, framing, IOC selection and scan rate for unattended operation. Timer function for automatic reception of desired transmissions only, saving paper. High gain whip-type active antenna optionally available for limited space installation.