• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Best Free Radar....

Add another vote for Wunderground. Great free resource.

I also use WeatherScope since it works on my Mac. As others have mentioned, it's not the easiest to use and takes a while to get use to (as well as setting up just the way you want), but if you have a Mac, it's one of the few options available as a downloadable program.

Also, SimuAWIPS is starting to become a decent program. However, this program seems to be lacking in some areas (such as no VIL, SR velocity, etc.). They are trying to keep it up-to-date and add on new things here and there.
 
Agreed! Unreliable radar data can actually be dangerous if you aren't paying close attention to the radar timestamps. A lot can change about a storm in three or four scans.
 
I agree that Weather Underground isn't bad. I have Radarscope on my iPad and my iPhone and I have to say that it really comes in handy.

Has anyone tried out StormLab? What is your initial opinion of it overall? I am contemplating investing in GRLevel3 but I currently have StormLab. I am not an active "chaser" currently so I am not sure if there would be any point in getting GRLevel3 or if I would be better off using StormLab for the time being.
 
ditto on GRlevel3 - small investment especially when you are burning through $4 plus gasoline. You just cant beat it and its easy to open and operate, though the initial log in key is like a mile long, so don't loose it. You can use the key on a second computer, at least I did.
After that overlay your GPS (numerous options here) and mapping, if you have the time. You can t beat it.
 
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