I plan to head across the pond and cruise in Northern Europe and will have capability to get GRIB files via SSB. Should I also install a NAVTEX receiver, or would that be an unnecessary duplication? Thanks for any thoughts on this issue, Max

Been in northwestern Europe for 10 summers and I use both NAVTEX & GRIBs. Simon Currin 's advice is excellent. GRIBs are raw computer models and NAVTEX forecasts are done by meteorologists. Consider a dual channel receiver; 518kHz is worldwide, in English; 490kHz is local areas, in local languages. If your SSB receives these frequencies you can use your computer as the NAVTEX receiver (but computer is much more power hungry than a NAVTEX receiver. I have a dedicated unit, a Furuno NX-300 (single channel), non printing - it stores 84 messages at a time, so printing seems unnecessary. Also, NAVTEX broadcasts navigational warnings, SAR, naval exercise info, etc.