• 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.

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The Full Line of Maximum Signal Wireless Amplifiers are now available These amplifiers are the most powerful amplifiers on the market . They are much smaller than any other amplifier , draw less power and handle data and voice both great . The folks at CHASERCON will be giving away one of the new in Vehicle units as a grand prize at the convention . You can get more information about them at WWW.MaximumSignal.info
 
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The amplifiers support 800 and 1900 mhz depends where the 4G is provisioned . 4G is a long way from meaningful rollout . Full rollout will not be done on Verizon till 2014 and who knows on Sprint. 4G can be provisioned on any frequency a carrier owns rights to . Verizon is now rolling out 4G on 700 mhz and 800 mhz . 4G is not really ready from prime time when it comes to storm chasing as it is being rolled out right now in High population urban areas.
 
Gordon, 4G may be less important those chasing in the plains, but I know in some eastern areas, 4G is in hurricane intercept areas. I'm not on 4G myself, but any updates and information I can learn up until I do upgrade is great. In-town (DC) there is a ton of stuff I'm looking to do beyond weather for streaming/coverage. Lots to coordinate yet, but I know of one big event I would like to have an amplifier that could use 4G would be a huge bonus.
 
4G amplifiers are ways off . The FCC is cracking down an amplifiers period . The new Maximum Signal amplifiers are the only amplifiers to pass new standards at this time . They were in the New Testing facility over 9 months before they finally passed . If and when a new configuration that covers additional frequencies is finished it will probably take that long to go through the new testing procedures and we are nowhere near that stage at this time.

Jason Foster said:
Gordon, 4G may be less important those chasing in the plains, but I know in some eastern areas, 4G is in hurricane intercept areas. I'm not on 4G myself, but any updates and information I can learn up until I do upgrade is great. In-town (DC) there is a ton of stuff I'm looking to do beyond weather for streaming/coverage. Lots to coordinate yet, but I know of one big event I would like to have an amplifier that could use 4G would be a huge bonus.
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Are the new standards affecting the power output or is it more related to keeping splatter and interference in check?

Also, is there a significant difference in the performance you get with a direct-connect unit and a "cell zone" unit? I like the price of the direct units, but I like the "cell zone" unit because it can be used by multiple devices simultaneously. Is there any way with the 'cell zone' units to tie one device in by direct connect (your data card/tethered phone) and still be able to boost other devices via the wireless link? IMO that would be the ultimate setup, since using a phone with cables sticking out of weird places (like you told me the antenna jack on mine is in the middle of the backplate) is awkward and a strain on the jacks themselves, but you want the best performance on your data device.
 
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It is about interference. Thew new wireless amplifiers are as powerful ad the older direct connect when you are within a few feet . Power diminishes as you get further away
 
So if I install the inside antenna on the back of the center console of my Durango, it should be about the same as a direct connect no matter which seat the cell phone is used in? It would be closest to the laptop there (less than a foot), but 2-3 feet from any seat position.
 
Wanted to update the latest with my Verizon VL600 and the Traveller amp by MaximumSignal using the external glass mount antenna. After a recent software update, the card is working pretty well and is stable. This allowed me to *finally* get a chance to seriously test out the amp. After an initial problem with the internal antenna not working, Gordon quickly sent me a replacement which worked perfectly. He also responded promptly to a couple of emails with some technical questions I have.

I found a place in the Texas Panhandle around Kress (south of Tulia) where I had no 3g service and only 1-2 bars 1xrtt. As soon as I turned on the amp, I got a solid 4 bars. I drove out east a ways and ended up with 0-1 bars with it off. Turned it on and got 3-4 bars. Amazing! I tried the same thing with fringe 3G service as I approached Amarillo. Turn it on and boom! 4 bars. I had the same simultaneous results with my cell phone too.

In short, a very happy customer! Now to get some storms out this way so I can actually use the darn thing more often. :-)
 
Tried my wireless amp today and couldn't be more thrilled. I was out in the NW TX Panhandle near Stratford. With the amp plugged in, it had a constant 4 bars...with the amp unplugged, it went to 0-1 bars. Satisfied customer! Verizon 5 spot data card is what I use along with an external antenna.
 
I bought one a few weeks ago, but have yet to be out of the city to really put it to the test. Has anyone who has posted results used the window-mount antenna?

I ordered the mag-mount with my unit because it will move between vehicles and farm equipment, but I always worry about the eventual crimp in the shield from running a wire out a door getting used frequently. I've never had issues with window-mount Larsen antennas for ham use, but there are always mixed reviews with thru-window units and attenuation when it comes to passing through the glass. Anyone have experience with the thru-window mount for this unit?
 
I did up in my post above and it works great. Just make sure to follow those instructions about not mounting it where heater elements in the glass will interfere with it.
 
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