Russell Jones
EF1
This is for a home based weather station. I have not done any review of mobile systems.
I hope you find it informative.
I hope you find it informative.
-
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.
My New Weather Station: A Video Review
- Thread starter Russell Jones
- Start date
Joe Cameron
EF1
I have the Columbia MX500 mounted on my vehicle using the collapsible vehicle mount they have.
Didn't get the rain gauge because of it being mobile.
The MX500 is alright, have not really used it as by time i had received and mounted it the season was pretty much over.
Same software as you reviewed. Besides the weather data, the data stream also contains GPS data, plus magnetic heading.
Speed of vehicle and heading are applied to the wind and direction speed.
I have the software configured to send the data to my web site. One thing I miss in the data stream is that it does not send the GPS location of the station. Seems since this is advertised as a mobile system it should. I had looked through all data that can be sent and never found where it was being sent. I 'll call'em up next week and find out for sure.
The mount folds to the front and lays done with spring loaded pin to hold it down. Have to pull the pin to unlatch it.
As shown the station is about 59 inches above the roof. If I extend it on out it be something like 81 inches.
It is also mobile at 59 inch height, as shown.
Didn't get the rain gauge because of it being mobile.
The MX500 is alright, have not really used it as by time i had received and mounted it the season was pretty much over.
Same software as you reviewed. Besides the weather data, the data stream also contains GPS data, plus magnetic heading.
Speed of vehicle and heading are applied to the wind and direction speed.
I have the software configured to send the data to my web site. One thing I miss in the data stream is that it does not send the GPS location of the station. Seems since this is advertised as a mobile system it should. I had looked through all data that can be sent and never found where it was being sent. I 'll call'em up next week and find out for sure.
The mount folds to the front and lays done with spring loaded pin to hold it down. Have to pull the pin to unlatch it.
As shown the station is about 59 inches above the roof. If I extend it on out it be something like 81 inches.
It is also mobile at 59 inch height, as shown.
Similar threads
