• 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.

Free SARTrack software now for Storm Spotters

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SARTrack

Hi all,

SARTrack is a FREE Windows based program designed for Search and Rescue tracking of assets, plus many other features.
While originally only based on the Amateur Radio "APRS" protocol, it is now also capable of decoding on-line satellite trackers and even commercial GPS based VHF radio systems.

A while ago I was asked by a StormSpotter to add the online StormSpotter feed, which I have done.
So now SARTrack can be used by StormSpotters to monitor the location of all online Spotters, in addition to any other APRS or satellite based Trackers.

As SARTrack has a range of different Maps available, Ciry, Topo, Satellite, etc. (and after initial download of the tiles, also available off-line) plus a USA Weather Radar overlay, I think the software will be very usefull for the StormSpotter community.

The software is completely FREE, very compact, does not use the Windows Registry and does not put anything in the background, so give it a try and see what you think.
Feedback is very welcome.

Download the installation program at:

http://www.sartrack.nl/downloads/sartrack_inst.exe

Main website is at:

http://www.sartrack.co.nz/

When installing, you may want to select the SAR version, instead of the HAM (Amateur Radio) version. This will add a lot of extra features like an Operations Log etc., which could be usefull (switch between versions in Setup>general).
If you do not have an Amateur Radio callsign, you can select any callsign during installation. But you will not be able to send any data over the APRS-IS worldwide network.

After installation, right-click on the "IFeed" panel, select "Manage IFeeds" and tick the StormSpotters. Then open the Map, and all active StormSpotter trackers will appear on the Map (Currently with a single Icon, I may improve that)

If there is enough interest in the StormSpotter community, it may be possible to setup a APRS server especially for StormSpotters, which could make is possible for you to connect all SARTrack computers together and communicate between them (Messaging, Adding Objects to the Maps, Operations Log, etc.)

Any feedback and feature requests are welcome.

Thanks,

Bart Kindt ZL4FOX
Developer
New Zealand
 
I have been using APRS for years. I think it is a valuable tool for spotters, and chasers alike. I downloaded the program, and also got another one of our hams taking a look at it now as well
 
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