• 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.

Kestrel meter + vane for mobile use?

bjewett

bjewett

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I'm looking at mobile weather information for observations around severe storms, partly for local monitoring but also for archival and later data analysis. I have an older WeatherFlow system atop my car but would like something else with which to check that data. Since Kestrel is held in pretty high regard I looked at their weather 'station' i.e. meter + wind vane system. They note it has been used for extended outdoor measurements. However, I'm not sure how well it will hold up amidst the vibration, pothole bumps, buffeting of winds at highway speeds and quick blasts of wind when passing semi trailer trucks on 2-lane roads. I've seen the latter blow quite large / sturdy mag-mount ham antennas off a roof.

Can anyone with experience with these Kestrel systems speak to their durability for long applications and/or mobile use?
I'm also looking at the Davis Vantage Pro 2 but I have concerns about their reliability past 1 year and their quite old interface.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hi bjewett, regarding mobile measurements, maybe you can take a look at the post I just put, this meteoTracker gives you real-time mapping of data, visualization of community data .. accuracy ad professional weather stations, you can look at the post that I just put and at the FB page MeteoTracker for more info
best regards
 
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