• 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.

ICT Dual Pol Issues

  • Thread starter Thread starter Rocky Watson
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Rocky Watson

Jay Prater of KAKE TV Twitter'd this information this morning "FYI...Don Burgess OU/CIMMS will not give an updated install schedule for the dual-pol upgrades. Sites contractor issues with calibration tolerances and proper tech manuals for filed maintanence. So who knows when ICT will be converted? :("

What does this mean for the other location updates?


rock
 
It means they are delayed too. The ROC used to have a FTP site with weekly updates, but they cut off access right before this issue came up. Not sure what the lack of "proper tech manuals" has to do with starting the beta, but it's not a good sign.

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The initial Dual Polarization modification to select WSR-88D (Weather Surveillance Radar-1988, Doppler) sites (including Wichita KS) has been delayed to allow additional time for preparation and review of maintenance procedures. This will ensure a successful installation and transition of this important new technology to support NWS forecast operations. The government and contractor are working on a revised deployment schedule for these initial sites, planned to be available later in January. Another TIN will be sent when a new deployment date is determined.
 
It means that the tech manuals (read: repair manuals) aren't sufficient for NWS technicians to repair a broken dual-pole radar. As such, they cannot be installed.
 
Whats funny was I was in the running last year to run the crew that was contracted out to do the upgrades. It sounded like a dream job till they broke down the part of ..after the lower 48 were done they would ship us overseas ! But would have been a good dinner conversation piece non the less.
 
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