Donald Lefler
Enthusiast
does any one know of a pager system that can send weather alearts to pagers
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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.
Sending Weather Alerts to a Pager (2019)
- Thread starter Donald Lefler
- Start date
Ethan Schisler
EF5
Any modern cellular device will send alerts to your phone through the cellular network. However, mods, this thread belongs in "introductory weather and chasing" I believe....
Joe Cameron
EF1
Removed as miss info.
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Drew Terril
Staff member
@B. Dean Berry can tell you specific models, but you can get old Fire Dept type pagers that will detect the tone and kick the pager on for the wx band audio. I want to say there are some Motorola and Kenwood models that are perfect for this purpose, I just can't remember exactly what models off the top of my head.
FYI Ethan, this does absolutely belong in equipment. So the OP is good here. It's exactly where we would direct him on the Discord as well.
FYI Ethan, this does absolutely belong in equipment. So the OP is good here. It's exactly where we would direct him on the Discord as well.
B. Dean Berry
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Motorola Minitor VI and the Unication G1
B. Dean Berry
EF4
- Joined
- May 25, 2014
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Elaborating for technical details on optimal settings -
Motorola Minitor VI/Unication G1 programming:
A - Your local NOAA channel, setting "closed", on-duty, alert type group call "long C". audible alert tone 1
B - Your local NOAA channel, setting "closed", off-duty, alert type group call "long C". vibrate only
C - Your local NOAA channel, setting "open", on-duty, alert type group call "long C". audible alert tone 1
D - Next-closest NOAA channel, setting "closed", on-duty, alert type group call "long C". audible alert tone 2
E - Next-closest NOAA channel, setting "closed", off-duty, alert type group call "long C". vibrate only
F - Next-closest NOAA channel, setting "open", on-duty, alert type group call "long C". audible alert tone 2
G - Scanlist 1, setting "open"
H - Unprogrammed
"A tone" and "B tone" blank, or default. "C tone" custom at 1050Hz.
Scanlist 1 - 162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475, 162.500, 162.525, 162.550, all wideband 25KHz, squelch level 5, voting scan if so equipped
Default all alerts to auto-reset. Auto reset time at 90 seconds.
Motorola Minitor VI/Unication G1 programming:
A - Your local NOAA channel, setting "closed", on-duty, alert type group call "long C". audible alert tone 1
B - Your local NOAA channel, setting "closed", off-duty, alert type group call "long C". vibrate only
C - Your local NOAA channel, setting "open", on-duty, alert type group call "long C". audible alert tone 1
D - Next-closest NOAA channel, setting "closed", on-duty, alert type group call "long C". audible alert tone 2
E - Next-closest NOAA channel, setting "closed", off-duty, alert type group call "long C". vibrate only
F - Next-closest NOAA channel, setting "open", on-duty, alert type group call "long C". audible alert tone 2
G - Scanlist 1, setting "open"
H - Unprogrammed
"A tone" and "B tone" blank, or default. "C tone" custom at 1050Hz.
Scanlist 1 - 162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475, 162.500, 162.525, 162.550, all wideband 25KHz, squelch level 5, voting scan if so equipped
Default all alerts to auto-reset. Auto reset time at 90 seconds.
