Hi All,
As you may remember, a couple of months ago I floated the idea for a program on the N3FJP_Software_Users group that would function much like DX Spotting, except that the reports would be for observed severe weather.? The response was very enthusiastic, and literally hundreds of hams and weather enthusiasts joined the WXSpots development e-mail reflector.? In fact, during the beta development period, we have already had more than 850 users create login accounts!
After a couple months of hard work and lots of great suggestions from the beta development team, we are ready to move out of beta, and version 1.0 is now ready for download!
As a quick recap, WXSpots is software that runs on your PC and connects to a server. All reports of severe weather are relayed to everyone connected. Reports can be screened by State, County or a list of Counties. WXSpots is a tool in the tool chest for SkyWarn operations and those interested in severe weather observations. By it’s very nature of dependence on the Internet, it can't provide data from a severely affected area. On the other hand, WXSpots can quickly communicate data from those observers just outside it. It also provides the means to help monitor local severe weather as it unfolds with many more observers able to communicate what they are seeing.
WXSpots provides:
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The ability to disseminate observations quickly and efficiently anywhere.
The ability to add the eyes of SkyWarn enthusiasts who aren't Amateur Radio Operators.
An automated, historical record of recent observations.
Audio alerts that can be specified by the user based on location.
A messaging feature to allow for communication with other members of your organization (and other connected users).
WXSpots software is free.? For more information and a link to download the software, please visit www.wxspots.com.
I hope that you enjoy the software!
73, Scott
N3FJP
http://www.n3fjp.com/
Serving the Amateur Radio Community with contesting and general logging software since 1997.
