John Farley
Supporter
After several years of using primarily GRLevel3, I need to find an alternative. Apparently there is some odd compatibility problem between Internet Explorer 11 (ie11) and GRL3 such that if you have ie11 installed on your computer, you get an intermittent inability to download the radar data. Other than the fact there is some kind of incompatibility between ie11 and GRL3 I don't know why this happens and moreover DON'T CARE. I just want something that reliably works.
This problem arose when I replaced my old laptop with a new one that runs Windows 8.1 Update 1, and downloaded the newest version of GRL3. Worked fine for a while, then stopped on many radar sites. I am given to understand from several sources that the problem is that GRL3 does not work properly with ie11. For a variety of reasons, I am not going to uninstall ie11, so please don't anyone suggest that. What I need is to find some source of radar, either Web-based or standalone software, that will give me the radar I need in the field. My still keep GRL3 on my home computer since it works fine there, but need something new on my laptop. I am kind of leaning toward Weathertap, which I used to use before switching to GRL3. What is most important to me is something that is current, automatically updates whenever the radar does, and includes warning polygons. Is there some alternative to Weathertap that I am overlooking? I did try Storm Predator but the image was too small and I could not get the full-screen function to work, so I think I need something other than that.
Any suggestions on alternative sources of radar for laptop use would be appreciated.
This problem arose when I replaced my old laptop with a new one that runs Windows 8.1 Update 1, and downloaded the newest version of GRL3. Worked fine for a while, then stopped on many radar sites. I am given to understand from several sources that the problem is that GRL3 does not work properly with ie11. For a variety of reasons, I am not going to uninstall ie11, so please don't anyone suggest that. What I need is to find some source of radar, either Web-based or standalone software, that will give me the radar I need in the field. My still keep GRL3 on my home computer since it works fine there, but need something new on my laptop. I am kind of leaning toward Weathertap, which I used to use before switching to GRL3. What is most important to me is something that is current, automatically updates whenever the radar does, and includes warning polygons. Is there some alternative to Weathertap that I am overlooking? I did try Storm Predator but the image was too small and I could not get the full-screen function to work, so I think I need something other than that.
Any suggestions on alternative sources of radar for laptop use would be appreciated.