• 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.

Radar App with GPS satellite delivered radar?

Warren Faidley

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Is anyone aware of an iPad or Android app that uses GPS Satellite reception for high quality radar instead of using the cell connection?

I have seen multiple plug-in GPS devices e.g., Bad Elf, that will deliver satellite radar for aircraft, but it appears there are no maps for ground use. As we know, using a cell connection for radar is risky and depends on cell coverage and bandwidth availability.

It would be great to have a satellite radar overlay on popular mapping products for handheld and tablet devices.

Thanks in advance:

Warren
 
rdale said:
https://www.sportys.com/PilotShop/product/16956
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Yes, thanks for the link but I believe this unit only works with aviation mapping apps. In addition, it's a very expensive option since it requires the $99.00 per month weather package that XM no longer allows you to put on vacation, so you are stuck with a year service for only a few months of usage.

I am assuming the only company that offers high res. satellite-generated radar is XM, so you are stuck paying their monopoly prices.

W.
 
Keith Fronk said:
We were working on this one for tablets using Baron's MobileLink:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/WxWorx-MobileLink-StormChaser-APP/498732180152015

Something you might think about is the Bushnell Onix 400 GPS. It is a handheld device that receives WX and music via XM satellite.

http://www.amazon.com/Bushnell-Onix400-Waterproof-Hiking-GPS/dp/B000OEZSXQ
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It looks like the Baron app project is no longer active? The last post was almost a year ago.

I'm am in the process of writing a review on satellite-derived radar and Baron reps. tell me there is no app?

W.
 
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