• 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.

Equipment Mounted to Vehicle

Aaron May

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I am going to be collecting data starting next chase season. I am looking at weather stations and anemometers to mount to the top of my vehicle. What equipment does everyone use for mounting and what research grade stations does everyone use?
 
If you are looking to use consumer grade weather stations/anemometers I would not consider them as candidates for collecting research grade data. If you are serious about doing observations, you would have to put in time and effort to design and assemble mobile mesonets with reputable sensors. If you are only doing this for personal gain or attention (obligatory acknowledgement as many on here I have seen only want mobile stations for attention) then by all means go for it. Consider your true motives and assess why you really want to do that.

I do not want to discourage you from the data obs and collection side of storm chasing, but there is quite a commitment with mobile mesonets built solely for research purposes. Sensors are expensive, calibration adds up, etc, etc. If that's the route you want to go down, go for it, if you want to use consumer grade stations, no one is stopping you either. Just something to consider.

If you have any questions don't be afraid to reach out to me.

Cheers,

Quinton
 
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