Spotter Talks and Continuing Prep

If you’re in the Wichita area, you need to make time to see the annual spotter talks given by the local NWS office. Storm Fury on the Plains is consistently one of the most informative presentations of any type I see each year, and this year Chance (Hayes, WCM) and the guys have taken a different tack on the presentation. The focus is on “you-are-here” positioning decisions, with something like 25 or more slides devoted to radar + photo presentations of a variety of storm modes. For the experienced chaser or spotter, it’s a tremendous reminder and learning tool to improve our craft. For a schedule, click here.

I saw the presentation twice yesterday — in the afternoon at KWCH (took Roxan along for that), and in the evening at KFDI (took Pat along for that). BTW: Hi, Dick (Elder)!

Kudos, too, to a local vendor — USBFirewire (USBFirewire.com). They specialize in angled and custom USB, Firewire and other cables. I bought a short left-angle 4-pin to 6-pin Firewire cable last year to connect my video camera to the streaming PC, and never had an iota of problem with it. I turned to them again this year for a 15-foot version, since I’ve moved the tower from between the front seats to a position next to the second seat.

Should have everything in place today…I’ll get some photos of the van posted later.