Do you beacon your GPS position on Spotter Network? (Plains chasing only)

[Dan Robinson]

This poll is for ST members who actively chase the Great Plains. The goal here is to help quantify chaser numbers by developing a ratio we can use against the number of active beacons on SN. Thank you!

 

[Quincy Vagell]

I’m not sure if this helps, but my location is off most of the time, but if I am near/approaching an intense supercell, I’ll usually turn my location on. My location stays off for the entirety of a chase at least 75% of the time. If I’m chasing a storm that there are very few chasers on, that increases the odds that I’ll put my location on, especially if the storm has the potential to produce a tornado.

 

[Marc R. O'Leary]

I was going to answer but Jesse pretty much summed it up for me as well. Off mostly, on when necessary.

 

[Mike Thornton]

Yeah, I only turn mine on when I am chasing. Besides that I can keep it off all of the time, because if you're not chasing there's really no point in having it on.