SwiftWx "Weather Defender" or GRLevelX?

[cdcollura]

Good day all,

I am wondering if a thread is already out here for that - MODS: You can move this if that's the case.

I see that the new "Weather Defender" came out by SwiftWX, but at the same time I am considering GRLevelX.

Both of these support GPS overlay, but I found SwiftWX to be a bit confusing with the layers and such, yet GRLevelX seems to be more radar intensive, especially with the 3D analyst stuff.

I am most interested in the GPS and Radar Image / Mapping overlay, which I found to be great with SwiftWX - I am using Delorme / USB puck with the Serial driver to use it with SwiftWX.

Any comments on the Weather Defender? Or should I go GRLevelX?

 

[Chris Lott]

Good day all,

I am wondering if a thread is already out here for that - MODS: You can move this if that's the case.

I see that the new "Weather Defender" came out by SwiftWX, but at the same time I am considering GRLevelX.

Both of these support GPS overlay, but I found SwiftWX to be a bit confusing with the layers and such, yet GRLevelX seems to be more radar intensive, especially with the 3D analyst stuff.

I am most interested in the GPS and Radar Image / Mapping overlay, which I found to be great with SwiftWX - I am using Delorme / USB puck with the Serial driver to use it with SwiftWX.

Any comments on the Weather Defender? Or should I go GRLevelX?

It has been posted on here before, and a lot of people didn't like it. The reviews have not been great. It's a very slow program, and it's $20 a month. A lot of people on here say they installed it to try it and uninstalled it 10 minutes later.

 

[Joey Ketcham]

Chris,

I would highly recommend going with GRLevel3. I tried Weather Defender and it certainly is not worth $20/month. It is laggy and radar is way too smooth in Weather Defender making it harder to see details such as hook echos. You get more with GRLevel3 than with Weather Defender, and GRLevel3 you just make a one time payment, unless you want AllisonHouse.

 

[Jim Saueressig]

Definitely GRLevel3 - Forget Weather Defender, it's slow running bloatware.

 

[cdcollura]

Good day all

Thanks for your input!

I would like to go with the GRLevel3 and GPS capability. The one-time fee is awesome as well, no subscriptions, since it taps into "uncle Sam's" NWS stuff ;-)

I would like to include the Analyst too as well, any thoughts on that?

Or should I just stick with GRLevel3?

The "Weather Defender" - As you said, appears like bloatware and slow. Obviously still kinks to work out.

I had good luck with SwiftWX (the version before WD).

I am planning on getting my equipment ready for the storm season and want a product that won't gobble memory and give me GPS of my position relative to the storm's position and be able to run on XP (or Vista) with a wireless internet connection active.

I have an AT&T 3G sierra card (Which worked 95% of the time last May) and delorme SA 2005 with the Delorme GPS (USB) puck.

 

[Andrew Ryan]

I would like to include the Analyst too as well, any thoughts on that?

Or should I just stick with GRLevel3?

GR Analyst is cool but it's really not that useful in the field. Also GRLevel2 loads slower compared to GRLevel3. GRLevel3 is the most practical version for chasing in the field IMO.

 

[James Wilson]

I did not like WD, it looks pretty but it's slow especially when you zoom in. Go with GRLevel3!

 

[cdcollura]

Good afternoon,

Thanks a bunch, guys ... GRLevel3 it is!