• 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.

WSV3: Is it Worth It?

Ryan L

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I have downloaded WSV3, as they let you try it out for 14 days before purchasing.

I must say, I am very impressed, as it contains far more data than any other product I have used,
including Gibson Ridge products.

My question is this: The source of WSV3”s NEXRAD data comes from AWS
(High Capacity Amazon Web Services NEXRAD cloud server.

Within the Program Settings / Data Downloading, WSV3 provides (2) options:

The first, which is the program’s default, is: Completed Level 2 Volumes (large benefit)

The second is: Live, in progress level 2 volume (less benefit)

I attempted to “uncheck” the default option #1 and could not:
It states “NEXRAD level 2 system must be deactivated to change these settings”

Yet, I have no idea how to “deactivate” level 2.

Then, on the same screen there is a field titled “Custom NEXRAD Level 2 Server,
and provides a box for copying, for example, Allisonhouse’s NEXRAD 2 Data,
so the program uses Allisomhouse data.

Question #1: What is the specific difference between WSV3’s (2) NEXRAD level 2 options,
which are (as stated above) Completed Level 2 Volumes (large benefit) and
Live, in progress level 2 volume (less benefit)


Question #2: Would using AllisonHouse’s NEXRAD level 2 data be any better than WSV3’s default’s option #1
 
Hey Ryan. I've also recently downloaded the 14 day trial and will be making a full purchase after. I think to answer your first question, just select level 3 radar and doing so will deactivate level 2.
 
WSV3 uses an AWS cloud server to offload traffic from the NOMADS feed. You can check both boxes and be fine. I'm unsure of the specific differences in each selection.

As for question #2: The speed that AWS updates is very fast and you likely would not see any difference between WSV3's AWS feed and an AllisonHouse's feed.
 
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