tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40842665627687468792024-02-21T21:34:37.402-06:00O.W.L. Storm Photography BlogWesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-87463461149267766452022-01-13T22:17:00.017-06:002023-11-08T15:51:49.826-06:00Travel Hacking with Credit Cards (SoCal Food Allergy)<div><u>If you find these tips and strategies helpful, please consider using my links when you sign up for a card.</u></div><div> </div>Our son has been in SoCal Food Allergy Institute program in Long Beach since April of 2019. How do we travel to Long Beach from Texas up to 7 times a year and keep our cost minimal? Travel hacking with credit cards has been a life saver for us. Check out below to see how we utilize each card. Also, look for my other upcoming blogs about travel hacking with Priceline and other helpful tips.<div><br /></div><div>The signup bonuses (SUB) are what makes most credit cards worth getting. These offers go up and down throughout the year, so it is always good to check out how the offer compares before applying. This goes for any of the travel credit card. One of the hardest parts of earning a SUB is the required spend amount, but that is where it is easy for SoCal patients. The program fee or a lab visit will knock out most credit card minimum spend requirements. You might as well be earning money toward air travel, hotels, or even rental cars with each of those major spends.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SOUTHWEST Airlines Rapid Rewards CC</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHT6rFeKb3qfvDDh4pSKnw2X7U4IGUfkBinwwX0N-Foki-XDdz_d8XUZyTdF7nKiiaz32tUmMrETRuciIfJMi935D49d-m2P69ZyvWtliS0fw-vV1-GD_WDie8qqUWyvXKoe9bDvo-Yp58Jxwgi2qiYgcVBSlb_v7eF3vDx3Cs2N9G-Hsf6B5q_wZ3kw=s882" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="93" data-original-width="882" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHT6rFeKb3qfvDDh4pSKnw2X7U4IGUfkBinwwX0N-Foki-XDdz_d8XUZyTdF7nKiiaz32tUmMrETRuciIfJMi935D49d-m2P69ZyvWtliS0fw-vV1-GD_WDie8qqUWyvXKoe9bDvo-Yp58Jxwgi2qiYgcVBSlb_v7eF3vDx3Cs2N9G-Hsf6B5q_wZ3kw=w610-h64" width="610" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We were very lucky we had sort of started our travel hacking with Southwest before we got into the program. We started with the Southwest cards in 2017 when we had to replace our air conditioner. We signed up for our first card and got a 40k point bonus that we used to fly to Costa Rica on the cheap. The biggest perk of the Southwest SUB is that they help you earn towards getting a Companion Pass (CP), so essentially getting to take your kid (or whoever you designate) free on any flight. The only cost is the $5.60 per one way flight, or $11.20 roundtrip per person. That means if you pay for the flight with the points you get from the SUB and have a companion pass, that is 2 for the price of 1 tickets and $22.40 in fees. I have done roundtrip out of Denver to Long Beach (LGB) for 4500 points for me and my son and just the $22.40. When using that card for monthly expenses we were earning more than that each month in points. With that we were able to maintain our points and have been flying for "free" for the past few years (over 20 trips). Amarillo is not the best market for Southwest flights, so we drive to Albuquerque and Denver to get direct flights to LA. Look at all different ways of getting there, and you may find cheaper routes as opposed to booking directly out and back. A little drive can make the points extend much longer.</div><div><br /></div><div>The SW personal card SUB range from 40k to 80k, depending on exactly which level card you get. You can only get 1 personal card, so to get to the companion pass you will normally need to get a business card as well. It seems daunting, but there are plenty of examples of how to get these with even the tiniest business (like $500 income level). To get my business card I had to sign for an EIN with the IRS for my photography business, but was approved quickly after I got that. Currently with SW, the threshold for the CP is 135k points. They spot you 10k points for holding a SW card, so it is only 125k points. That makes the CP pretty hard to earn with a single card even with an elevated bonus, but it can be done. Hotel stays and rental cars can help earn bonus points that add in as well, if done through the SW travel page. You will pay a premium for book through there though. Avis, Alamo, Budget, and Hertz are all partners with SW, which will get you a 600 point bonus with each rental if you put in your SW Rapid Reward (RR) number at booking. You get the 600 point bonus when booking direct through the rental car pages, if you add you RR number there as well. Also getting family and friends to sign up with referrals go towards your CP status. Multiple times I have used referrals to get me over the top.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can earn a new SUB every 2 years to help replenish the points stash in your account as well. The card just needs to be paid off and the card be closed before applying for the SW card again. Be sure to wait 30 days before reapplying. Between my wife and I, we have earned 4 companion passes since 2017. </div><div><br /></div><div>The cards have a number of benefits that you just have to weigh against the cost of the card. Annual fees range from $69 to $149 on the personal and $199 on the business, but my favorite are the most expense ones due to the benefits included. The business card is the only gives you free internet on flights, which is my favorite to have because of that. The included travel credits and annual bonus points really help even out the cost of the high priced cards. That goes for any credit card. Always look at the travel credits and be sure you use them. They are very easy to track in the Chase app as seen below.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLvl4ohpybwtw11fSaffH856rrtsCZCktiSx4aGoULZb7W9VDNv2OywkMZhJ9Rzv4CKO_tovtiIBFcwTFWwqPb3cmrZHK6iVNLRRQSng8K6-A6MBI71HOfbo7YQQs_4J4cuqWE8bUWZaK99P-5givlTVD6BjBhfd3ORyCtVz22ELCX-Ow0mG6cB1hBA/s2872/20230306_141750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="2828" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLvl4ohpybwtw11fSaffH856rrtsCZCktiSx4aGoULZb7W9VDNv2OywkMZhJ9Rzv4CKO_tovtiIBFcwTFWwqPb3cmrZHK6iVNLRRQSng8K6-A6MBI71HOfbo7YQQs_4J4cuqWE8bUWZaK99P-5givlTVD6BjBhfd3ORyCtVz22ELCX-Ow0mG6cB1hBA/w187-h190/20230306_141750.jpg" width="187" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xz70BLPsp6ndbdOaTFRR2utYCG5d_pA4webD2Jx59wV8O5VhWzxaT8piUlCR4J3tKGdK1v8v5szzQiVQk27iP_6VH_WLfNWciicNFvcpm5SPKyA7Uw7_lCBx6DTa-kSgqZMEdz4KekwgP496a7EXuB2KlQfaNzTXhA8CtTnbJ-ANm7EusMY1XNaEyQ/s2744/20230306_141906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="2524" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xz70BLPsp6ndbdOaTFRR2utYCG5d_pA4webD2Jx59wV8O5VhWzxaT8piUlCR4J3tKGdK1v8v5szzQiVQk27iP_6VH_WLfNWciicNFvcpm5SPKyA7Uw7_lCBx6DTa-kSgqZMEdz4KekwgP496a7EXuB2KlQfaNzTXhA8CtTnbJ-ANm7EusMY1XNaEyQ/w175-h191/20230306_141906.jpg" width="175" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwPyYQyJuB-8Oi8_ba2TVMe1MXJiaosXiVO3BlEy0_22ENWsFj4jjTZSodeWBmtJ0V1gVW1YjOuG0l9j3hEEpTSYkJVs8Q16zvTV3dEjp5C0BhoqIPlwiVQuGpbgb7RX_pntYJgoIsVxBl7nCCDR8qB10qCDd8MhEmABcmopiM5WX7PVzEblpTbhJhw/s3000/20230306_141849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwPyYQyJuB-8Oi8_ba2TVMe1MXJiaosXiVO3BlEy0_22ENWsFj4jjTZSodeWBmtJ0V1gVW1YjOuG0l9j3hEEpTSYkJVs8Q16zvTV3dEjp5C0BhoqIPlwiVQuGpbgb7RX_pntYJgoIsVxBl7nCCDR8qB10qCDd8MhEmABcmopiM5WX7PVzEblpTbhJhw/w142-h189/20230306_141849.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.referyourchasecard.com/226n/9TSAF5JGZ5" target="_blank"><b>Southwest Credit Card Referral link </b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some may not have Southwest as an option, but it is our go to due the ability to earn companion passes. Research other airline cards if Southwest doesn't work for you as they all offer some type of card. Be sure to read the section about the CSP card below, as it is the ultimate all-around travel reward card. Rewards on the CSP can be used across airlines, hotels, and even car rentals.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hotel Cards & Travel Cards</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>After reducing your you flight cost, you may start to try and reduce other major costs like the hotels. That is what we did and signed up for a number of cards, that included Marriott, IHG, and Hyatt as we use those hotel brands the most.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>2023 Update:</b> Just wanted to share what my daily spend card is and what transfers I use the most. The CSP is used for everything when I am not trying to reach a signup bonus or there is a really good bonus, like 5x or 10x for groceries, on another card. For hotels, unless I have a free night certificate, I transfer points from CSP to Hyatt. The Chase Ultimate Reward (UR) points transfer 1:1 to transfer partners like Hyatt. Hyatt having a 1:2.8 redemption rate makes it a great transfer destination. Category 1 redemptions are as low as 3,500 points, which I have even found $200 Hyatt Place in Cat 1. 3,500 points in UR is only worth about ~$35 bucks on the Chase Travel portal, so it is a no-brainer to transfer the points to Hyatt for redemptions. Most Hyatt's fall at the 5k-12k price per night, but that is a steal too. The redemption rate with Hyatt is almost unbeatable. <i>It is something I wish I knew about years ago.</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKzF3rL3Q6IsrI4XfvsN0bFqC5GqRteXexmMRxjL0-osoGThcSWeEMBoGLGWX3HZWMvwH62LhrM1XljftyORo0JJD71yJOdpDUcuD_wl7aBtdYkghfVcywkVOrUQHI3pzxnxiffmnITZrBEdlomiAgA0U-bV4xgWGJ6KbxzVl7QRusihob4uA2GklhTg=s300" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="300" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKzF3rL3Q6IsrI4XfvsN0bFqC5GqRteXexmMRxjL0-osoGThcSWeEMBoGLGWX3HZWMvwH62LhrM1XljftyORo0JJD71yJOdpDUcuD_wl7aBtdYkghfVcywkVOrUQHI3pzxnxiffmnITZrBEdlomiAgA0U-bV4xgWGJ6KbxzVl7QRusihob4uA2GklhTg=w148-h94" width="148" /></a></div><div><b>Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP)</b> - I want to mention this card first before the hotel branded cards. I didn't learn about the Chase Sapphire Preferred until after I got the other cards, but when it comes to earning and rewards it is the top tier. The benefits of the card when booking are some the the best too. Car rental protection and travel interruption coverage are some of the best of any card. This card bonus is one of the best, even when it is not at it highest SUB. At a 60k SUB, that is worth $750 worth of travel through the Chase Portal. When they bump that offer to 100k, that is $1250 in travel. You can book airlines, hotel, and even rental cars through the portal. The portal can be used to book without the credits as well, and spending with the card gets you 5x bonus on any travel booked. The Reserve card will get you a 10x bonus, but it's annual fee is a bit high for my taste. If you are considering a travel credit card, this would be my first choice behind the Southwest card.</div><div><a href="https://www.referyourchasecard.com/6j/QHZAH35Z67" target="_blank"><b>Chase Sapphire Preferred Referral Link</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUZvpRmEfJNn1eTRrAsLQ6_PeZfc6x5x0-i6KEDWybvwczgl2U2EKsFykFBkDOaNt0VZlY5MZYGn3Flxt6-hZKeOVNOmruGBRpnwKNq2u37qxSDyz9AfOYg4zCDHqkIn71WBwHhDTm_qIdmvyuK5bJ1_jRIb9rlLVBNGZDNWZOPP3YSzjyxcyihHcs1A=s289" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="289" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUZvpRmEfJNn1eTRrAsLQ6_PeZfc6x5x0-i6KEDWybvwczgl2U2EKsFykFBkDOaNt0VZlY5MZYGn3Flxt6-hZKeOVNOmruGBRpnwKNq2u37qxSDyz9AfOYg4zCDHqkIn71WBwHhDTm_qIdmvyuK5bJ1_jRIb9rlLVBNGZDNWZOPP3YSzjyxcyihHcs1A=w191-h120" width="191" /></a></div>Marriott Bonvoy -</b> If Marriot brand is your hotel of choice then this is an a must. SUB is generally 3 to 5 nights worth of rewards and the card gives you automatic Silver Elite status that can be used to request late checkout and other awesome features. On top of annual free night reward, you can also earn 10x points on stays to earn toward more free stays. The hotel cards with the annual fees are always worth it for the benefits provided with the fee. It is only $95 a year on this card.</div><div><a href="https://www.referyourchasecard.com/252f/RVTBGLFLMY" target="_blank"><b>Marriott Bonvoy Referral Link</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDowuzSOPlasruxG1-tN-Eomc9s5WkTXzIupZqaxxYDx-l-XbrwgbcDg3zcONBXwxQzYAiOcsexOrQEys_0ZmPj9Q62BogmuucdpskWoObo2Ktr191QZGj2lxNdp-qJXUZlUPIX0VW2c5Qfctzh2Fu7CHivaMjV5l7eGvwGVNBD9zmWOaMyWIoIynclQ=s315" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="315" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDowuzSOPlasruxG1-tN-Eomc9s5WkTXzIupZqaxxYDx-l-XbrwgbcDg3zcONBXwxQzYAiOcsexOrQEys_0ZmPj9Q62BogmuucdpskWoObo2Ktr191QZGj2lxNdp-qJXUZlUPIX0VW2c5Qfctzh2Fu7CHivaMjV5l7eGvwGVNBD9zmWOaMyWIoIynclQ=w190-h118" width="190" /></a></div>IHG Premier</b> - Once we started staying at Staybridge Suites, this card became an automatic must so we could earn 25x on each stay. Perks of this card are great too. The SUB varies over time, but when it was 150k, we turned that into 9 hotel nights. When you book 3 days with points, the 4th is free. Also includes the free annual night & Platinum Elite status. For an $89 annual fee this card is also a must in my book.</div><div><a href="https://www.referyourchasecard.com/210a/1X082NONZI" target="_blank"><b>IHG Premier Referral Link</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXLMCxHdrSW8n825MuzPoBAPSL5xZvkRYEsa9-C5ul8h3J-DLuQC6XxLKaaVkivwShFwH5VmU2yU8HKTVEo9TWvVMz-IScOhCOcOQmTrOVrYszBbo2RZnXfSvPCsy8QIhKHS93B3A-rH1kLNs870-V-iIJ9YGSJNVk5HQMH8dAh4X-mRyGJntv9RDGQ/s302/hyatt%20card.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="302" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXLMCxHdrSW8n825MuzPoBAPSL5xZvkRYEsa9-C5ul8h3J-DLuQC6XxLKaaVkivwShFwH5VmU2yU8HKTVEo9TWvVMz-IScOhCOcOQmTrOVrYszBbo2RZnXfSvPCsy8QIhKHS93B3A-rH1kLNs870-V-iIJ9YGSJNVk5HQMH8dAh4X-mRyGJntv9RDGQ/w198-h125/hyatt%20card.JPG" width="198" /></a></div><b>World of Hyatt</b> - The benefits of this card are far reaching and has one of the best redemption values. The transfer rate between CSP to Hyatt is without a doubt one of the best. Other benefits of this card are waived resort fees, so it is a must if Hyatt is your go to brand. When it comes to hotel cards this would be on of the first to get after CSP. The $95 annual fee this card is definitely worth the value.</div><div><a href="https://www.referyourchasecard.com/205j/LDZ4BRIPGF" target="_blank"><b>World of Hyatt Referral Link</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Other cards and very important information</b></div><div>If these cards don't match your needs or are not the brands you use, shop around and find one that works for you. At minimum you are missing out on free travel when you pay the program or lab fees by not putting these on a rewards card. Even if you don't need to use the rewards on trips to LA, they can be use towards vacations at other times. As with any credit card though, be sure to keep the balances paid or the benefits can be out weighed fairly quickly. All the cards above are under Chase and are subject to the 5/24 rule. 5/24 means you can not open 5 or more Chase cards in less than 24 month period. As you jump into travel hacking just be sure to pace yourself and stay aware of your 5/24 status. Being listed as an Authorized User on a card will count against your 5/24 status as well. You can double up your points by having your spouse open cards too, so don't waste their 5/24 spots as an authorized user. After you get a card you can have your spouse use the referral link for the card. That way you get the referral bonus.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you found this information useful, please use the above referral links as a thank you for compiling the information. If you have any questions or any of the links don't work, reach out on here, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wluginbyhl" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, tag me in the Travel Tipster group or even <a href="https://twitter.com/WesleyLuginbyhl" target="_blank">X (Twitter)</a>, I will be happy to help.</div><div><br /></div>Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-76178436595589364252020-09-28T13:17:00.000-05:002020-09-28T13:17:06.809-05:00<p><u>Reolink Go PT Review</u></p><p>Do you get sunlight? Do you have a cell signal? Then you can have live remote video feed from a camera that can pan and tilt 360 degrees. Not to mention the other features common with Reolink cameras like of motion recording and good night vision video. This is the Reolink Go PT.</p><p>All my previous Reolink experience has been with some of their PoE (power over ethernet) security cameras, which have been a great addition to my house. I caught my neighbor's A/C unit being stolen the first month I had them up and a number of other alley prowlers. I have used the Reolink app on my phone and computer extensively over the last 6 months since getting those cameras. I had never used any of the cameras powered by solar or with the pan and tilt capabilities until now though.</p><p>Our family has a 200 acre farm in the Texas Panhandle, which none of us live at. The closest family member is 20 minutes away and the furthest is about 10 hours. While there is a non family member living there, we all wanted a way to check in on the farm and to record anyone who might drive up to the house. The house is over half a mile from the paved highway on a hilltop. This camera gave us the capability to easily do just that.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Unboxing</i></p><p>The camera and solar panel come together in the same box with accessories you need to get it mounted. The solar panel comes with a sturdy 3 screw mount, which can be angled any way need to catch sunlight. The cable attached to the solar panel has pretty good length (4 meters or 12 feet), so if you need to mount 5 feet away it would not be an issue. There are also extension cables available on the Reolink site. I mounted mine about 6 inches away from the camera. The screws are included in the kit. </p><p>Under the solar panel is the camera and its mounting hardware. Along with the mounting bracket is a strap, if you wanted to mount the camera to a tree. One thing you will notice immediately is how sturdy the camera feels and how well it is sealed up for weather.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94mnritVMyOPna-f7cOK43mEJG0LitKCOuIm26zD3fzueEFLm7To2C0ZgWp0mh2H2nLh6JkzsBirXyG4tuTWoFoDVva3OEq5kJAaZv93lwdyV-iTCnQaYDRLo1AHZZv9gwOKqB1vmyfxX/s2048/Snapshot2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Reolink Go PT" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94mnritVMyOPna-f7cOK43mEJG0LitKCOuIm26zD3fzueEFLm7To2C0ZgWp0mh2H2nLh6JkzsBirXyG4tuTWoFoDVva3OEq5kJAaZv93lwdyV-iTCnQaYDRLo1AHZZv9gwOKqB1vmyfxX/w400-h225/Snapshot2.jpg" title="Reolink Go PT" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94mnritVMyOPna-f7cOK43mEJG0LitKCOuIm26zD3fzueEFLm7To2C0ZgWp0mh2H2nLh6JkzsBirXyG4tuTWoFoDVva3OEq5kJAaZv93lwdyV-iTCnQaYDRLo1AHZZv9gwOKqB1vmyfxX/s2048/Snapshot2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><br /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Unboxing" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaTfVO9FxZn_DZghyphenhyphenncUWEtWr2O8pc4HeXllO7ISkAGZsepab05MCw1Gd6UdQ-rxdzES-xk82Gt5pvPEObNXJblHdVsaf0znA1Z7p-F0uDPrcqv0s21lKHSFXI9-TdELKPDZ_wcpF2VkY/w400-h225/Snapshot1.jpg" title="Unboxing" width="400" /></div><p><br /></p><p><i>Install</i></p><p>I mounted my camera with the solar panel up on a pole about 9 feet off the ground. I screwed both brackets into place and then proceeded to mount the solar panel and camera. Before putting the camera up though, I took my verizon sim card and placed it in the camera. My nano-sim card came from my Verizon Jetpack, which only cost $10 a month when added to certain Verizon Unlimited plans. It gives you 15gb of 4g data, which is more than enough with this camera. With just occasional live viewing and downloading videos, it is more than enough data. The nano-sim card has to be pushed pretty far in to click into to place, so you will need a point object to aid getting it in there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheONs47qoQsJGmbaNHpjC2_AeK9-oayIqMB_U9Bs2xdjkuLFruDIlzf_1T2i5Wd4IshcNKN-ik8sL3_hejpSVqDnGr0CSCmHy59j3nCh4X8NCjmsv-qNfGbo9DSp_VkQedZNQcMGsuslk-/s2048/Snapshot3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nano-sim card and camera" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheONs47qoQsJGmbaNHpjC2_AeK9-oayIqMB_U9Bs2xdjkuLFruDIlzf_1T2i5Wd4IshcNKN-ik8sL3_hejpSVqDnGr0CSCmHy59j3nCh4X8NCjmsv-qNfGbo9DSp_VkQedZNQcMGsuslk-/w400-h225/Snapshot3.jpg" title="Nano-sim card and camera" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>After getting the sim card in, you will need to power up the camera to sync it to your Reolink app. You will have to setup a password for the camera and you will be done (assuming you are a previous Reolink user with an account already set up). After completing the app setup, all you need is to attach the solar panel cable and slide the weather seal protector into place after mounting the camera. Camera is ready to use at that point.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBlVqqQVSswHY0DYGw3vbrOsee7xZBq3RhbZWC8_c5emW2nRGnCA0IVDmgDgdCbq-XheU8bDNt8jXBdrwNCtsrX8p3DVKDVeR3ERfxiM5VoCcNogf38D4xtpHMCUkRQsY0HFWYcmHlVki/s2048/DSC_1903.NEF" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mounted camera" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBlVqqQVSswHY0DYGw3vbrOsee7xZBq3RhbZWC8_c5emW2nRGnCA0IVDmgDgdCbq-XheU8bDNt8jXBdrwNCtsrX8p3DVKDVeR3ERfxiM5VoCcNogf38D4xtpHMCUkRQsY0HFWYcmHlVki/w400-h266/DSC_1903.NEF" title="Mounted camera" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Using the camera</i></p><p>First thing I noticed was how quickly the camera responded to the pan command from my phone. While the video has a small delay, the camera starts to pan once you move it on your phone. The video delay is only about half a second when using the app on my computer The pan speed is good and quick, but not too fast that it blurs out completely. It is your the right speed. Having dealt with the slow pan speeds of IP cameras that I used in the past, this was nice to see it doesn't take 30 seconds to turn 360 degrees. I timed it at 15 seconds for a full 360 degree spin.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMa9SEU7xVg" width="320" youtube-src-id="qMa9SEU7xVg"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Second thing I notice was the great video quality and sound. You feel like you are right there when watch the live feed. Where I mounted my camera I had 4 bars of 4G verizon service, so it handles the live feed great. It is always windy here in the TX Panhandle and having the camera out in the open was something I worried about. While you can hear the wind through the video on windy days, it is really not bad. It picks up audio really well. With where I have the camera the 2 way audio is not something I will use, but the siren could come in handy at some point. Both the videos below were captured with the motion detection.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ESMzxObFlKw" width="320" youtube-src-id="ESMzxObFlKw"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lVOMLigLIwI" width="320" youtube-src-id="lVOMLigLIwI"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">The only issue I have had so far is a codec issue with the video when I go to edit in CyberLink Video editing program. The video files play fine, it just wont let me edit them at the moment. I am sure it is something I can solve eventually. </p><p>If you need a remote camera that can pan and tilt and will be in an area with cell service, this is a camera worth your consideration. For more information on the Go PT or to buy your own, head on over to the <a href="https://reolink.com/us/product/reolink-go-pt/#overview" target="_blank">Reolink website</a>. Retail cost is $289.99.</p><p>If you have any questions about the Reolink Go PT, just let me know in the comments.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><br /></div>Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-23972777637722065262018-10-11T11:42:00.002-05:002019-05-28T15:28:39.189-05:00Costa Rica Trip Review - Playa Ocotal (Food, Photography, Drone Flying, Driving, etc...)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">COSTA RICA</span></b><br />
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We took a 4 night adventure to Costa Rica to experience their food, culture, and incredible sights. Travel time was at the end of February and the beginning of March of 2018. Here is some insight that might be helpful for those considering a Costa Rica trip, especially to the Guanacaste region (Playa Coco, or more specifically Playa Ocotal). We had originally planned a resort stay, but when we had to push our travel period back a few months I change to an entirely different type of trip altogether. One of not just relaxation, but of experience and something totally different. Just for an idea on what kind of travelers we are, here are some of the trips we have taken mostly out of Amarillo. This does not included any of my storm chasing adventures that have gone all the way to ND and MN. Since having our 2 kids our trips are generally limited to OKC, Dallas, ABQ, and Denver. Last summer we took the kids to South and North Carolina, but that was the first airline flight for us as we normally drive everywhere. Before the kids we would drive to Houston or Phoenix without hesitation, though we wouldn't push much past that. Our only trip out of the Country before this was Jamaica in 2010, which we stayed on a secluded resort and only did a couple guided off resort tours. This trip was nothing like those.<br />
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We did tons of research on everything we might encounter on are trip, from renting a vehicle and driving to food and activities. It paid off on being prepared as much as we could for everything that came up. Hopefully some avoid a few of the things we stumbled across while there.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Flights to Costa Rica</span></b><br />
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We did tons of research on everything we might encounter on are trip, from renting a vehicle and driving to food and activities. Budget was a bit limited, but since we paid for our flights using Southwest points on their Rapid Rewards programs it gave us money to spend elsewhere. We earned a companion pass by using the Southwest cards when we bought a new A/C for the house, so we had plenty of points to spend. Just had to cover the the international fees. There were no flight options out of Amarillo to Liberia, so we looked at Dallas Love and OKC. We eventually chose OKC for a number of reasons.We drove to OKC the night before our flights, because they are 5:55am flight to Houston Hobby. Easy to get through the airports at times like that and the flight had plenty of empty seats. The flight from Houston to Liberia was a full ride though and plenty of drinking was going on by all of those around us. Not too annoying. Nothing a good book or music cant distract you from if that is not your thing. It was like everyone on our flight knew each other but us. Kinda strange in a way. We ended up flying home from Liberia to Houston with about 80% of the same people. Get those early boarding spots with Southwest so you can sit together. We were in the A 35 thru 50 area for all of our flights.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Immigration & Airport</span></b><br />
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Immigration was a fun experience. Pretty long line but at least it moved a a good rate and it helps you will have the paper work done on the plane before you even land. Southwest went through and handed it out about 1 hour before landing. Heard horror stories of people landing their late at night and taking hours to get through. First question the immigration agent asked us was if we spoke Spanish. That made me worry that it would be difficult for our entire trip, but it was because we didn't really mark where we were staying. We were staying at a house, but no where has addresses there so we couldn't really put anything. He ended up just writing "house" down. After that we were on our way to grab our bags and to ran our bags through Customs scanners. That agent was probably the only person we met in the country who didnt know at least some English.<br />
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When you clear all of that and are released into the airport. Be ready to be "helped" by plenty of guys in official looking uniforms. They are supposedly working there entirely by tips (what one of them told us). We had rented with Dollar and I saw the guy holding a Dollar sign outside right as we got helped by one guy. Just bypass these guys and roll your own bags the few feet further and find your car rental or shuttle group waiting outside. They literally roll your bags a couple feet and ask for money. Just walk on by them and find your shuttle outside. It was pointless. It was not a long wait for the shuttle to Dollar, but their airport is very short on space out front.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Car rental and Driving</span></b><br />
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The very main highways are nice, but there are not many of them. They are stripped and and have plenty of well marked signs. Problem is, no one else driving even slightly follows the speed limit and pays any regards to strips on the road or if they are on a blind corner. After the form you sign at the car rental talking about $500, the last thing you feel like doing is speeding. It is easy to do if you dont watch it, since everyone else is. Only saw 1 police car (truck) the entire time there. Other 2 were foot patrols. Saw 6 security guards are Wal-Mart that looked more like Police and the Police did.<br />
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When you get off the main highways it is a literal free for all. Just expect the worse and you will be ready for. Very narrow roads with trees, walls, and fencing right next to the road. Massive potholes are everywhere. Playa Coco and Ocotal are no exception. Some of the worst drivers on the roads are the vans and huge buses driving other tourist around. You expect the bad driving from the random locals, but it is the tourist bus drivers that surprise you.<br />
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What makes driving really dangerous in Costa Rica inst really the other drivers though. It is the constant pedestrians, bicycles, and motorcycles. This was more of an issue on the local side streets near towns than on the highways. Motorcycles are dangerous just because you never know when they are going to come flying by you out of no where. The pedestrians and bicyclist will drive you crazy though. At times you will think they are trying to get you to hit them. There are lots of cases where there are sidewalks or a shoulder to walk on, but everyone walks on the pavement. Around dusk is the worst. Driving is downright frustrating then and really dangerous. Early mornings around 8 are quite nice as there are not many out on the roads yet.<br />
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There are a wide array of options for staying in Costa Rica, but it really depends what you plan to do. I had originally booked a resort and probably would have only gone off the resort once. After a change in our travel date and I did a little more research, I found there were some very reasonably price house rentals. If you are traveling as a bigger group it could be decent savings even. We also leaned toward a house, so we could eat more local and really experience Costa Rica. It turned out to be a great decision.<br />
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We rented the "<a href="https://www.lighthouseocotal.com/">Lighthouse Ocotal</a>" near Playa Ocotal that I found by just looking at Google Maps and scan up and down the coast. It is a good sized 3 bedroom house with a separate apartment that is a "lighthouse". There are 4 total bedrooms (with 5 beds) and 3 bathrooms, and a large couch big enough for at least 1 to sleep on if needed. The beds were really comfortable and I am really picky about beds when I travel. We slept great. We did get woke up every morning from nearby construction and really loud birds. We ended up moving from the master bedroom to one away from the trees so we could sleep past 6am. Getting up at 6 has it's perks too though. The bird watching was incredible, especially with the infinity pool. The patio had constant visitors in the morning and the weather was perfect for us.<br />
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What makes this house is the patio. The house is perched halfway up the hillside (over 50ft above sea level) with an incredible view to the NW looking over Playa Ocotal and out over the Pacific. It is a large patio area with lounger chairs near the infinity pool that you will never want to leave. Also a hammock is hanging out there, which I passed out on one night listening to the ocean while my camera was taking pictures. This patio make the house worth every penny.<br />
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The house has a nice kitchen for any cooking you might want to do. A pineapple was cut up and waiting for us with a bottle of rum when we arrived.<br />
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This house also made being able to fly my drone super easy. The big patio and clear view made taking off and landing super easy. Also it was separated more than other locations so I wasnt bothering anyone with my flights. Also well within distance of being able to fly out over the ocean.<br />
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The house was located up a pretty steep, but at least a solid concrete hill. You will need to put it in low gear to make it up easy. The house lies behind 2 security gates and the neighboring hillside is so steep, the gates are all that is needed. Max, who we rented the house from is at the first house by the gate, so if you need anything he was literally just down the hill.<br />
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Our last night there, a Saturday, gave us a very special surprise. At 10pm while we were packing up for a return home the next day, the explosion began. We thought the house was being bombed. It was that loud. A firework display was being launched from the beach below offering us an incredible view. The land acted like and amphitheater making the explosions even louder. Best firework display I have ever seen because of out vantage point. Lucky for me my camera was taking pictures when it started. I busted out the video camera and caught the rest of the performance.<br />
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Driving up the hill to Lighthouse Ocotal-<br />
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Many places, food and retail took both dollars and colones. We took about $250 colones with us and it worked out well. Probably could have got by with about $150 colones, but for 5 days in the country is was more than enough with having dollars and a credit card.<br />
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The food of Costa Rica is what makes staying off a resort and seeing the country really worth it. Most of it is priced about the same as food in the US, unless going somewhere "fancy" or on the beach. Just do plenty of research about where you are going to go, because there are some "crap" places. We were in a hurry one night and after our first place was already closed, we just picked a random place on the corner called Jimmy's Burger. I ordered a taco, which was a deep fried taquito covered in cabbage. That was one 1 mistake. All the other meals where amazing, especially Le Coq and Chorotacos, both in Playa Ocotal. I would have been perfectly happy just to have had those 2 restaurants over and over. Still want them, everyday actually.<br />
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If you want to get real adventurous, there is still a Subway and a Papa John's in Playa Coco. If you head into Liberia, there is a McDonalds, Taco Bell, and a few others not far from the Walmart. The Walmart was super interesting, just from the standpoint of how much security they have there behind their barbwire fence. You can find Dr Pepper there though, just for reference for you other Texans out there that need their Dr Pepper. It was on an endcap and sold by the can. About $.60 a can.<br />
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I want to go back to Costa Rica desperately and I would stay in the same region just so could go back to those same restaurants. They were that good.<br />
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I really wish out vacation had been more like a full week, just so we could have had more beach time. While the black beaches get real hot, there was plenty of shade back up from the water if you stay down there for a large part of the day. I had a blast trying to snorkel around some coves off of Playa Ocotal and saw a number of fish. The water was just the right temp in the low 80's. I could have spent all day down there. The crowds were minimal which made it even better. If you are willing to hike a little you can get beaches all to yourself. After spending time at beaches in the US, it will make you love the peacefulness these beaches bring. It is true serenity.<br />
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The other part of our trip that we didnt spend at the house was hiking on a volcano. I ended up at the wrong entrance, but the hike was still awesome to the hot springs. Not a lot of people around so it was a peaceful hike through the jungle with a couple stops at some waterfalls along the way. You have to visit at least 1 volcano when you go. I would love to go back and see more of them.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Drone Flying in Costa Rica</b></span><br />
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I only ended up flying from our rental house and around the nearby beaches from there.Any of the volcanoes are off limits so I didnt even risk that. My biggest concern was just getting my drone into the country. Due to wanting to keep all my other camera equipment with me in my backpack, I was forced to put my DJI Phantom 3 in my suitcase. Not my first choice but it worked out fine. I have a hard shell backpack case which I put in my suitcase with my tripod and then padded it up what I could with a pillow. I kept all the batteries for the drone, in the special battery bags, with me in my backpack (carry on). I didnt have any trouble leaving on either flight (going to or coming from).<br />
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Before I went to Costa Rica I did register my drone with them and I put my registration number on my drone with my US number. I have left the number on there in hopes it will be ready to go "when" I get to go back to Costa Rica.<br />
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Recently purchased a new graphics card over the Labor Day weekend as my old one fried. B&H wasn't the cheapest price, but was close. Unlike Amazon though they actually had a unit in stock and shipped it once I ordered. Amazon was 1 to 4 weeks shipping. About 3 days after I ordered I noticed the price had dropped about $8. I saw others had been able to get refunds for price drops in the past, so decided I would give it a shot. Couldn't have been easier. I jumped on their live chat and was done within a minute. Always good habit to watch the price of items even after you purchase them, especially with B&H, because it couldn't be easier to get a refund for the price difference. This is one of the reasons everyone loves B&H so much. Great service!<br />
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I was able to make the journey up to western Nebraska on August 21 for the Great American Eclipse. It was a an incredible experience and cant wait for the next one.<br />
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I left Amarillo around 8:30pm on Sunday August 20 and head north thru western Kansas. Was able to drive till about 2:30 and made it just short of Nebraska border. Slept a few hours and then hit the road before sunrise for north of Oshkosh, NE. I made it to a place to stop under totality about 25 miles north of Oshkosh in the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The whole eclipse experience was incredible. No pictures or video do any justice for seeing it in person. After the eclipse I drove back to Amarillo and was back home by 11pm that night. Cant wait for 2024.<br />
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-3258887110967322872017-08-29T14:22:00.003-05:002020-10-05T10:08:53.086-05:00Southwest Chase Credit Card (Rapid Rewards) (Updated 2020 offer link)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Looking for a link to the Southwest Chase Card - <a href="https://www.referyourchasecard.com/257p/78P7TYWULA" target="_blank">Southwest Chase Card Link</a> (now you can pick your card).<br />
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In March of 2017 I picked up the Southwest Premier card as we were about to replace our A/C on our house, with no intentions of picking up the second card. We just wanted the 50,000 points which would be enough to go to Costa Rica. After buying our A/C and getting the 50k, I saw how easy it would be to get the second card when my wife had me look into it again. We only need to spend a couple thousand to reach the 110k threshold, which was easily done with groceries, gas and a couple bills.<br />
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By the end of May we had crossed the needed 110k points with two 50k point bonuses on the Premier and Plus cards and not taken a single flight. In doing so we have already had one family vacation covered, still have Costa Rica upcoming, and 64k points left to use over the next 16 months to go along with the Companion Pass. That is essentially another 128k points when used in conjunction of the companion pass.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We were able to earn the companion pass again in early 2020 by opening a Premier and a Business card, so will have a companion pass through the end of 2021.<br />
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There is a ton of great information out there on the different ways to earn this, but if you have any questions about it dont hesitate to ask me. If you have any issue with the link above, just leave a comment.</div>
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-33153228955436956652017-08-29T13:49:00.000-05:002019-05-28T15:12:30.221-05:00GRLevel3 Version 1.xx (radar link fix/patch)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;">For many of us when when the NWS changed their server address, it caused GRLevel3 version 1 to become useless program for it's users. Thanks to "radar27" on the WXForum.com, we have a solution that works. Just follow the directions listed below and you should regain use of GRLevel3. It worked for me. When I got to the step to enter "httpd.exe", I would get what looks like an error but everything still worked after I opened GRLevel3.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"The current public NWS server is changing to a different URL. Here's a link to the SCN:</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><a class="bbc_link" href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notification/scn16-16wng.htm" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(168, 182, 207); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notification/scn16-16wng.htm</a><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to that SCN, the current public NWS server URL will stop working on June 15, 2016. Unless NOAA implements some sort of redirect on the current URL then the results will be catastrophic for GRLevel3 1.xx users and GRLevel3 2.40 or earlier users.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Impact on specific GR programs:</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. GRLevel3 1.xx</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete loss of radar data. There is no recourse except to upgrade to GRLevel3 2.50 or higher. See the FAQ: For GRlevel3 1.xx Users post for information on upgrading to GR3 2.xx: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=7160</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. GRLevel3 2.40 and earlier</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete loss of radar and live LSR data. Must update installations to GRLevel3 2.50 or higher.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. GR2Analyst 2.41 and earlier</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Loss of live LSR data. Must update to GR2Analyst 2.50 or higher.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">NOTE: people using a private L3 server, like AllisonHouse.com, will continue to receive live L3 data."</span></span><br />
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All information was posted on - <a href="http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=29429.0">http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=29429.0</a><br />
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<code>Hi All, I
had been using GRLevel3 version 1.41 for some time and recently discovered the
radar feed was no longer working. Though a Google search, I found this thread
which helped explain what was wrong. I decided to dive into the issue to
see if there was something that could be done to restore the radar feed without
the need to upgrade. Fortunately, all the needed data is still there, we
just needed a URL translation to get to it. The following has been tested
on Windows 10 64 bit, but should work on Windows 7, 8/8.1 and probably Server
2008/2012/2016.</code></div>
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After running GRLevel3 through a local proxy server, it was discovered that it
is trying to pull radar data from <a href="http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/" target="_blank">http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/</a>, which is now
decommissioned. Following the notice posted took me to <a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notification/scn16-16wngccb.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notification/scn16-16wngccb.htm</a> that
included the URLs which superseded the <a href="http://weather.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">http://weather.noaa.gov</a>site. It turns out that the
feed we need is now available at <a href="http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/</a>. This means all we have to
do is translate what is destined to <a href="http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/" target="_blank">http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/</a> to <a href="http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/</a>.
Fortunately, this capability is well within range when using the open source
Apache webserver (<a href="http://httpd.apache.org/" target="_blank">http://httpd.apache.org</a>).
This, coupled with a local hosts file edit can restore the maps. Here are
the steps to do so.<br />
<br />
1) Download a compiled version of Apache version 2.4 for
Windows from <a href="http://www.apachelounge.com/download/" target="_blank">http://www.apachelounge.com/download/</a>. Be sure to
select the correct version for your Operating system (32bit versus
64bit).<br />
2) Download the Visual Studio Redistributable from <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53840" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53840</a>.<br />
3) Unpack the Apache zip file to some convenient location,
this can use native Windows unzip or other utilities like 7-zip. Enter
the unpacked folder (httpd-2.4.23-win64-VC14 for the 64 bit version at the time
of this writing). Within that folder there will be a folder labeled
Apache24.<br />
4) Move the Apache24 folder to the root of the C:\
drive. You may be prompted if you have UAC enabled on your system.<br />
5) Navigate to C:\Apache24\conf folder and open up httpd.conf,
if prompted, you will probably want to use Notepad. Clear out all of it’s
contents and paste in the following:<br />
<br />
ServerRoot "c:/Apache24"<br />
Listen 127.0.0.1:80<br />
LoadModule access_compat_module modules/mod_access_compat.so<br />
LoadModule actions_module modules/mod_actions.so<br />
LoadModule authz_core_module modules/mod_authz_core.so<br />
LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so<br />
LoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so<br />
LoadModule include_module modules/mod_include.so<br />
LoadModule isapi_module modules/mod_isapi.so<br />
LoadModule negotiation_module modules/mod_negotiation.so<br />
LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so<br />
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so<br />
<directory><br />
AllowOverride none<br />
Require all denied<br />
</directory><br />
DocumentRoot "c:/Apache24/htdocs"<br />
<directory c:="" htdocs="" pache24=""><br />
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks<br />
AllowOverride None<br />
Require all granted<br />
</directory><br />
<files ht=""><br />
Require all denied<br />
</files><br />
<br />
ProxyPass "/pub" "http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/"<br />
ProxyPassReverse "/pub" "http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/"<br />
ProxyRequests On<br />
ProxyVia On<br />
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6) Save the http.conf, if UAC is enabled, you may need to save
this to a Documents folder and copy (and overwrite) the contents in
C:\Apache24\conf\httpd.conf<br />
7) Run the Visual Studio Redistributable (vc_redist.exe) and
accept all defaults<br />
8) Open up notepad as an administrator<br />
9) Go to File -> Open<br />
In the file name box, paste in:<br />
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts<br />
10) Hit Open<br />
11) This will present you with the systems hosts file, we want
to add the following in one line, at the bottom:<br />
<br />
127.0.0.1 weather.noaa.gov<br />
<br />
12) Go to File -> Exit, when asked to save, say yes.<br />
13) Open up a command prompt as an administrator<br />
14) Type:<br />
<br />
cd \Apache24\bin<br />
<br />
httpd.exe<br />
<br />
15) At this point the proxy should be active, open up GRLevel3
and go to your home site (or navigate around to a site that may have
activity). You should see radar imaging populate.<br />
16) If everything works ok, you can install Apache to execute
as a system service automatically. At the command prompt (run as
administrator), hit CTRL+C to stop the httpd.exe process. Once it exits
and you get the C:\ prompt, type the following:<br />
<br />
httpd.exe -k install<br />
<br />
17) Lastly, you can start the apache service by typing:<br />
<br />
sc start Apache2.4<br />
<br />
18) The apache service is now started and will automatically
start with the system and GRLevel3 version 1.41 should work as it had
previously."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-29957037508331025812016-06-15T15:13:00.002-05:002016-07-06T11:17:19.145-05:00Trinidad & Amarillo Tornadoes - June 23, 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "pt sans caption" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;">Pulled off something that I am not sure has been done before. Caught tornadoes in 2 different states on the same day, that are not adjacent to each other (Trinidad, CO & Amarillo, TX). I know Mike Umscheid and Jeremy Holmes were able to make both tornadoes as well.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "pt sans caption" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">I figured this week was probably the last chance at something with decent midlevel flow south of I-70 for the year. I planned on taking Tuesday off, but changed it to Monday on Sunday afternoon as the setup was closer and was too good to pass up. Targeted SE Colorado, but was a bit nervous leaving the Panhandle as some models fired storms there too. The surface flow just north of the Black Mesa out of the due east was too good to ignore. Got lucky that the HRRR was off on it timing and the Panhandle stuff went later than forecasted</span><br style="font-family: "PT Sans Caption", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;" /><br style="font-family: "PT Sans Caption", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;" /><span style="font-family: "pt sans caption" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">I originally went to Campo with plans to adjust from there. Felt confident that just north of the mesa was the place to be so I drifted west to Kim, CO. Storms had already fired west of Trinidad in the mountains an</span><span style="font-family: "pt sans caption" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">d south into NM, but I was a little hesitant to go that far west. I let the storm get a little more mature before I blasted west about 50 miles, while only see ~3 other cars on my way west. I got in range of the storm as it moved east of Trinidad with the wall cloud scraping along the north edge of the mesa. Really was a sight to see. It was pretty clear this storm had a tornado coming. The wall cloud tracked along just south of Highway 160, between the highway and the mesa. Soon after it pulled off the mesa the wall cloud tightened up and drop the tornado. I only saw a handful of other chasers on the storm, which given the lack of stopping places off that highway would have been bad with anymore. Pretty sure we all got the same shot because we kept stopping in the same places. June in CO and not a 100 chasers, it just felt weird.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /><br /><br /><br style="font-family: "PT Sans Caption", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;" /><br style="font-family: "PT Sans Caption", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;" /><span style="font-family: "pt sans caption" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">One thing I will say about that storm was it had some really big hail for what I was expecting. Even stranger was it was tossing these big stones out east of the tornado out of the southwest, since it had wrapped up so much.Definitely picked up a couple new dents from that storm.</span><br style="font-family: "PT Sans Caption", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;" /><br style="font-family: "PT Sans Caption", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;" /><span style="font-family: "pt sans caption" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">After that storm crapped out from storms coming up from the south I decided to go back to Boise City for gas. I stayed in Boise City for about 5 minutes before deciding to try a make a break for home (Amarillo) and while hoping the storm north of town might wait for me to get there. It looked like junk when I cored it on 287 as it was ingesting some other cells from the south. I made my way around east of the storm right as it really ramped up the structure. One of the craziest cg producing storms I have ever dealt with. Didnt get too many shots of lightning as I really couldnt get out of the car. Ended up a little too far east getting structure shots and missed the best tornado shots, but being east had it's perks too. Once again only a handful of chasers were on the storm, more than the Trinidad storm but still so few that it made you wonder if it was really June. Didnt know it was possible to see tornadoes in the Southern Plains and Colorado without a horde around it. Sitting alone on a highway and staring a storm like that one down, it really doesnt get any better.</span></span><br />
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-3820020957557875092016-06-03T15:45:00.000-05:002016-06-03T16:52:58.728-05:00Chase Account May 21-24, 2016 - DDC, KS Tornadoes 5-24-16 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sunday (22nd) was an alright chase with a tornado in the rain near Clarendon, TX, but definitely could have been better. I was dealing with a tire that I had got patched a few days before that leaked the entire chase. Every Time I stopped I got out in the rain and hook a pump to it to keep at safe levels. I made it through the chase without issue. First thing Monday morning I went and had it patched again, but it remained a concern for me. My new tires were not coming in till Tuesday afternoon, though I have yet to put them on a week later at this point. I just wanted the patch to get me through the next 2 days of chasing. That entire day felt like getting kicked in the kneecap.<br />
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Monday left a foul taste in my mouth as I ended up in the middle target area with area where storm went to die. Caught a fantastic storm at sunset with lightning, which was the only thing that made the drive home acceptable.<br />
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The burn from Monday (mainly the Woodward storm) left me focused on going wherever I needed for Tuesday's setup. The area with backed surface flow from around Garden City, KS down to Woodward, OK was the obvious area to target to me. Hodo's for that entire area looked pretty and just about everything but the 200mb was in the "you are going to get a tornado" category IMO. I initially set out Buffalo, OK, like hundreds others, from Amarillo headed up US 60 at about noon that day. After passing Canadian, TX, I began to favor KS a bit more. I had considered KS before I left and the satellite loop finally convinced me. I drove north through Lipscomb and then backtracked to Beaver and made my way to Meade, KS. Analyzing satellite loop, the same type of bulge that had kicked off the Scott City storm with a tornado was forming right over Meade, KS (SW of Dodge City).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06E4HK58Ijq37Xl6OwlB02JFqFkKt9pLFbHR7RpEOMhMOb02A6jO-ITisgnXRDLctTyj3qDfsYvztAW_wAxsrYI71JZNc8HJna4hjorZDYD1gq0sKWseASBBJNqmLZxZliLE5rq1gEBHR/s1600/13308158_10103996623431497_7992827992767369966_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06E4HK58Ijq37Xl6OwlB02JFqFkKt9pLFbHR7RpEOMhMOb02A6jO-ITisgnXRDLctTyj3qDfsYvztAW_wAxsrYI71JZNc8HJna4hjorZDYD1gq0sKWseASBBJNqmLZxZliLE5rq1gEBHR/s320/13308158_10103996623431497_7992827992767369966_o.jpg" width="320" /></a>I found a gas station a got the tank full for the impending chase. While at the gas station, me and the other chasers their were in awe of the tower going up over town. Some of the most impressive upward motion I had seen in quite some time. It was very clear this was "the" storm. While it had other towers north of it and some a ways SW, there was nothing south or southeast. I quickly got out east of town as I expected the storm to move east or northeast. I stopped by a pair of European guys in their 20's and chatted for a bit. The storm exhibited clear northward motion but I kept expecting it to turn more east at any time, but I blasted up to just past Fowler, KS and took Fowler Rd (30 Rd) north, which is 6 miles west of 283.<br />
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I tried to get my stream and dome cam functioning as a rain free base expanded and an RFD cut tried to poke in with a developing wall cloud. The stream just wouldn't connect. The dome cam I had thought overheated again so I kept checking it but was getting no response. I eventually gave up on getting either to work. Figured out after the chase why the dome cam never worked. The battery had become just dislodged enough not to turn on, but not where I could tell. Would have been great to have that video but was better I didn't have to deal with it during the chase on what would be soon muddy roads.<br />
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I pushed north 4 miles following the storm that was really beginning to spin. Saw my first other chasers at County Line Rd. Just a few though. We all pushed along right up behind a now pretty intense little wall cloud with occasion funnels, which may have touched down. I was sure this storm was going to turn east now, so I took a right turn on 'I-kid-you-not' Whirlwind Rd. That road forced me to go 3 miles east before turning north again. Putting me just 3 miles west of 283, yet I was still right up behind the action.<br />
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As I tracked north, this tornado continued to move further west as it went north till it moved back into the rain and roped. Before it finished, the new meso had dropped a few needles just north of me. This new meso soon wrapped up into another laminar cone and had another meso or 2 forming very close to it. The storm was incredible. It had a new wall cloud going long before the previous meso's tornado had even matured. The new meso, especially the one forming just east of 2nd primary tornado seemed to a have a few areas of rotation, even a anticyclonic one on the edge of it's RFD region. This could have been bolstered by the close proximity to the mature tornado just to it's west. When the 2ns primary tornado began to rope out, its circulation was sucked around the south side of the new meso area that had been dropping needle tornadoes. The needles had morphed into a stout cone under a now large wall cloud. This new tornado would be the one to track just west of Dodge City and eventually rope out NW of town.<br />
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Clips from the May 22nd chase and Clarendon, TX tornado:<br />
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-12200392579606741002016-02-18T09:59:00.002-06:002016-07-06T11:15:53.192-05:00Roof Rack LED spot lights (2005 Hyundai Tucson)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
To add to the LED bar I put in my bumper of my 2005 Tucson, I added a couple 18w LED spot lights to my custom fairing I built onto my roof rack. There has been no noticeable increased wind noise or glare on the window since they are placed far enough back. They really add good higher light and should be really fun when inside intense thunderstorms.<br />
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-71569986649259478282016-01-26T15:02:00.000-06:002016-02-24T13:49:44.733-06:00El Nino, Tornadoes, and the 2016 chase season...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">First off I will say most correlations with how the storm season will go and what El Nino is doing are very weak. This blog is just to point out some of the more interesting correlations with this El Nino and ones of the past. Also my focus is the Southern Plains, West of I-35 and South of I-70/I-80. This is for the Plains chasers.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">One of my favorite correlations, that always catches my eye, is the coming out of El Nino and getting to neutral by mid year. Certain years really stick out there - 1995, 2007, 2010. All were huge years for the Southern Plains, especially the the TX Panhandle. 3 years that any chaser would take in a heartbeat. Currently it looks like our El Nino that is ongoing should follow this path and will be neutral by mid year. If anything will speak well about our upcoming season, that should get you excited. </span></div>
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It is about more than just the number of tornadoes, but also the quality of chaseable tornadoes. That includes if they are photogenic and number of tornadoes days. All of those years were great in those aspects. 1995 may have been all in June, but it was a hell of a June. 2007 was done on May 5, but just about every week between end of Feb till then was very active. 2010 waited till late April, but offered numerous tornado days all over the Plains.<br />
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There are some other variables at play though, that should be mentioned. 1995, 2007, and 2010 never reached the strength that the 2015-2016 El Nino has. They were all moderate to weak El Ninos. It can definitely be a factor to consider. Other years that have reached the strong category include the springs of '73, '83, and '98. Below are the annual plots for those years.<br />
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Those 3 years are not near as promising, especially 1998 which is down right ugly! It just shows how fickle it can be. There are also other patterns that play into or have even bigger effects than El Nino, but overall should spell good news for the Southern Plains. The drought is gone and should not be returning anytime soon with El Nino around. That alone should make for a decent year, but let's hope for a 95, 07, 10 and not a 73, 83, or 98. <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will add that 2003 can be grouped in with the 95, 07, & 10 group. All I remember about 2003 is that it was the last High Risk for the TX Panhandle (May 15) and that OKC had a rough year.</span></span><br />
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This is a discussion that happens every year at this time. SDS makes you look for anything to hold on to. I guess we will see in July how it turned out. Most of my projects are done and I am ready for the new year.</div>
Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-3113799943949900762016-01-06T11:39:00.003-06:002016-01-06T11:39:34.659-06:00LED Lightbar on 2005 Hyundai Tucson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />I measured the gap in the lower air inlet on my 2005 Hyundai Tucson to be about 25", so I decided to settle on a 22" light bar due to the mounts. Turn out the one I bought was just small enough to fit. You will want to take your headlights out for the install. You can run the wiring right through the grill. I bought this wiring kit just to make the install a bit faster - <a href="http://tiny.cc/wiringkitebay">http://tiny.cc/wiringkitebay</a>. There are actually good option to run the wires through some rubber seals out in the wheel well and in through the firewall if you want a clean install. If you have the none 4x4 model like me, you should have plenty of spaces to put the switch in, like pictured below. That switch is for amber lights currently but I will be changing out that switch and adding others for the light bar and other ambers flashers.<br /><br />Will be building my new camera dome and will be posting updates on the build soon.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjtKzlhP2jnWiYJMqcUhMN8SN3a1jE7zWHreaIvQ6RwX59pn0MZ0QQX17Ee2OOBoFWTiS-6hIFcvHvzhRFsNN836IaVTfcWrOKGFUfCX6HRrECcsMoh9Nr-qNvGTdK1tdlFGJVWRvBtk5/s1600/IMG_20151231_102437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjtKzlhP2jnWiYJMqcUhMN8SN3a1jE7zWHreaIvQ6RwX59pn0MZ0QQX17Ee2OOBoFWTiS-6hIFcvHvzhRFsNN836IaVTfcWrOKGFUfCX6HRrECcsMoh9Nr-qNvGTdK1tdlFGJVWRvBtk5/s640/IMG_20151231_102437.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-43206404402146370112015-11-22T22:28:00.000-06:002015-11-22T22:49:19.634-06:00Nov 16, 2015 Pampa tornado (#2 analysis) <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: red;">I talked with Amarillo NWS throughout the week, while they tried to figure out what all exactly happened. The overlapping paths caused all sorts of problems in determining which tornado did what damage and the correct times for each. I was sitting about 2 miles south of Miami for 7:05pm to 8pm. From there I saw the end of Pampa wedge #1 from 7:08 to 7:18. Next I thought I saw one continuous wedge from 7:23pm (on going before this, but I couldn't see it) to 7:53pm from storm #2. Through what the NWS saw in the archived radar and my pictures, we determined that storm # 2 actually created 2 wedges within 10 minutes of each other. Around 7:28 wedge number 2 (on storm #2) faded fast with a new wedge forming in close proximity. My view was slightly obstructed from 7:30 to 7:34, but as the area emerged from behind the radio tower that blinded my view the new wedge was on going. That bumped my total for the evening to 6 tornadoes (3 different wedges), from 3 different storms. All that with me ending my chase at 8 and being home by 9:30 on only 1 tank of gas ($22).</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:28pm the size is shrinking fast as it moves NE.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:29pm. Still looking WSW, tornado losing ground connection</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:29pm looking WSW still. Size decreasing even more and wrapping rain more present.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:29pm even further disconnect with the ground.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:30pm hard to tell if it is even still on the ground. Though not evident from this photo another tornado is forming to the right.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:34pm Looking west (powerlines run due west). Hard to see, but the original wedge is gone and a new one has formed behind the radio tower (the 2 lights, which are located here: https://goo.gl/maps/pF4KoKbE3Jz).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:35 pm looking west. Though blurry, something large is evident behind the tower. The old tornado vanished into the rain blob to its left.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:35pm looking west. Something large still hiding behind the tower.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:36pm Large wedge has emerged from behind the radio tower moving in the same path as the previous tornado. Tracking NE, missing Miami by 4 miles to the NW.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:37 looking WNW at the new wedge.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:39pm. Looking WNW. Wedge is slowly losing its size.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:39 still looking WNW. My clearest view of my 3rd wedge of the evening.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:40 Looking NW by this point. One of my best shots of the evening. Large tornado with a huge rfd cut. Possible satellite can be seen right of the main tornado. Tornado still has 12 minutes of life at this point.</span></td></tr>
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0Roberts County, TX, USA35.665664489460063 -100.6291007995605535.652764489460061 -100.64927079956054 35.678564489460065 -100.60893079956055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-28169286346472318322015-11-17T11:35:00.002-06:002015-11-17T11:46:54.914-06:00Nov 16, 2015 TX Panhandle Tornado Outbreak - Chase Recap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: red;">Almost waited for storms to go up from Amarillo, but decided to venture out east and wait at Claude around 2pm. I decided against crossing the canyon to catch the storms that fired down by Tulia, as I didn’t want to be out of cell service that long. With Rhonda pregnant and about 10 days from her due date, that wouldnt be a smart move. Was also set on not venturing too far from Amarillo, for that reason. It took a while for storms to take off. If it looked good on radar, it looked bad visually. If it looked good visually, it looked horrible on radar. Met up with <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000007843955" href="https://www.facebook.com/stormchaserbrown" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Blake</a> and <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100006627519670" href="https://www.facebook.com/christopher.blaine.39" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Chris</a> (other Amarillo chasers) at Claude and tried to figure out if to stay with the northern storm, or wait on the Tulia storm to cross the canyon. The northern storm finally started to organize after it passed us moving +50mph. It was at White Deer before we left I-40. We got fortunate, because as it began to spin, it slowed to 35kts. As it passed between Skellytown and Pampa, it dropped a large bowl that I thought was a wall cloud. Only realized it was a funnel after it began to rope out. By this point I was west of Pampa and the southern storm was just getting north of the Canyon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: red;">I got to the ridge where I had set on chases before with <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100009764583016" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009764583016" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Marcus</a> and Steve back in 2010, only difference this time was a huge wedge in the darkness coming my way. I could see the large tornado right as I stopped being lit up by the lightning. I got out and set up the tripod, but every shot kept getting blown out by close CGs. On top of the lightning barrage, the inflow winds were enough to blow the tripod over even without a camera on it so I couldnt even leave it out there. I scampered back in the car and used my window mount to take pictures. Not the steadiest shots as the vehicle was being rocked by the winds. I only got a couple shots of the wedge, before it occluded into the rain and disappeared into the darkness. The next cycled tried to produce just a few miles to my north but couldn’t do it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">It was at this time I noticed another wedge with the storm that was behind the first wedge producing storm. The tornado was illuminated, not by lightning, but by a prison that was nearly hit by the tornado. It is very freaky to be able to see a tornado at night by lights on the ground. I lost visual of that tornado till it got closer to Miami. It was still going strong but had shrunk down to an elephant trunk in size. I viewed it for another 5 minutes till it vanished. At that point I called the chase off and began to try and figure out how to get home as I was not sure if I could drive home through Pampa or not. Only encountered some power line and tree damage along the highway, but was able to get through town and back to Amarillo using only 1 tank of gas on the entire chase. $22 for 5 tornadoes and 2 wedges is a great deal in any month, but insane for November. If this is a taste of what this El Nino winter has in store, hold onto your butts.</span></div>
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Make your 2013/2014/2015 Nissan Altima safe to drive at night. Seeing 60 feet in front of you is bad enough at 30mph, but down right scary at 60+mph.<br />
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This is a very simple mod that anyone can do. (EDIT: There are is a super easy way to make the adjustment from inside the engine bay if you have a long enough screwdriver. Find details below in the comments that others have left). If that doesnt work for you, you can try my method as a backup.) I could not find any clear directions online (when I wrote this in 2014) on how to fix the Altima headlight problem (lights only shine 60 feet in front of the car), so I did some digging around on my car while changing the oil. At a minimum you will need a screwdriver, but a jack will make your life a lot easier. I have my tire removed for the picture, but when the car is jacked up it creates enough room that wheel removal isnt necessary. This process can also be used for changing the headlight bulbs too. (The oil filter has the worst location I have ever seen on any car.) <br />
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1. Jack either the passenger or driver side, so that it will open the wheel well up so you can get in there easier.<br />
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2. Remove the plastic clips on the wheel well cover with the screwdriver, so you can pull the wheel well cover down and get to the headlights in front of the wheel.<br />
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-65531250237609311312014-07-25T12:32:00.000-05:002014-07-25T12:32:30.539-05:00McGavock Nissan Amarillo, the last place to buy a Nissan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My first dealings with McGavock Nissan in Amarillo is when we were looking for a new Altima. We test drove one on the used lot why the salesman telling me he could get me $500 for my car. I could have sold the engine alone for that much. Their prices were a couple grand above where they should be, so we found one elsewhere. Your typical shady dealership in my mind.<br /><br />So we come to today. I needed a recall done so I thought I would get us a 2nd key, since we only had 1. I was quoted $100 for a new key when I set up the appointment along with having a recall done. Drop the car off and never hear anything about the cost or what it should be. The new keys are expensive, I know this before hand. The prices I had seen online never topped $200 to have it done, so I thought maybe they had a decent rate. WRONG! When I come back a few hours later to pick it up, all I hear is that it will be $362. WHAT!?<br /><br />Who and the hell quotes $100 and doesnt mention the other $262? The $100 is the labor cost alone (which is a rip in any profession for what was maybe 30 minutes of work at best). $13 for the blank key and $15 to cut it. $200 for the blank microchip part with $20 in tax. <br /><br />Want to buy a Nissan and live in the TX Panhandle around Amarillo? Go elsewhere unless you want to deal with the worst dealerships around.<br />
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I am so sick of dishonest practices in this world. Dont want to get blasted on the internet, treat your customer right and I would be praising your work instead.</div>
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Timelapsed video of the Happy Union, TX tornado (SE of Plainview) on Friday Oct 12, 2012. Textbook supercell mesocyclone evolution which produced atleast 3 tornadoes, 2 of which can be seen clearly on this video.<br />
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-74255369727524276332012-08-23T14:05:00.000-05:002012-08-23T14:05:36.318-05:00Google Adsense = Waste of Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a warning for others, so you don't waste your time like I did (and many others have from the stories I have heard). I had been using Google AdSense for the past few years, but I had only accumulated a couple bucks from it, far from reaching the payout of $100. In the last year it had picked up to where the $100 payout was actually a possibility down the road (still at least a year away). I had spent a good amount of time placing the adds in good spots but not enough to annoy anyone. Always followed their rules and never clicked on on any of the ads on my own page intentionally or tried to get other people to click on them. I had also enabled the partnership program with YouTube, which I think most the revenue was coming from. It took forever to be accepted into that program. I had got most of the 200,000 views that I have now, before even being accepted. YouTube is flooded with videos now so my views have fell drastically from what I was doing in 2008 and 2009, by the thousands.<br /><br />I got an alert the other day AdSense had locked my account because of invalid click activity, which killed my YouTube Partnership Program as well. I appealed to no avail and got no explanation. Too bad Google doesn't make it more clear they never intend to pay you a dime, so I could have spent that time on something more important. Considering my appeal was denied at 1:30am seems like an automatic denial if I have every seen one. I seriously doubt any human even looked at my case. I just wanted to say "Thanks Google", this blog is for you. </div>
Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-10819746443728460362012-03-22T10:20:00.002-05:002012-03-22T11:43:30.698-05:00OK Tornadoes - March 18, 2012 chase summaryLast Sunday turned out to be a spectacular day. I had high hopes for this chase, and were exceeded with ease though our exact target area was a bust. Had multiple issues this day, like only having internet for about 10% of the time and my camera stopped recording in my dome halfway through the chase. Despite these problems it was still a great chase.<br />
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Started the day targeting the Eastern TX Panhandle, but focused more on the NE Panhandle. We set on I-40 for an hour or so, but eventually moved up to Pampa till about 4:45. After watching the stuff near Childress go for a couple hours finally gave up on the NE Panhandle ever firing and decided to head SE. I made a straight shot into OK to near Sayre and cut south in front of the slow moving storm cluster. Going this route instead of coming in from behind gave me one of the best storm structure shows of my life, which made my day even without the tornadoes. I set in the area around Willow, OK and let the storm come to me. Witnessed 3 tornadoes before the storm even got to my location and saw 2 more within the next 20 miles of driving on the clogged highway. Total tornadoes for the day is 5, but I could easily argue 7 or so not that it matters.<br />
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This day will not be topped anytime soon, because I have rarely seen structure like this that also produced so many tornadoes, even a quite large one you can see in the first photo below. As long as it took me to give up on the other target I really should not have any tornadoes to show for Sunday, but mother nature threw me a bone after my pathetic showing in 2011. I am going have another 25+ tornado year one way or another. I got close in 2010 with about 22 tornadoes, but have not topped 25 since 2007. An active year here in the Panhandles will be key to this happening though. With the recent rains it is not that far fetched anymore.<br />
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Target area for tomorrow and Sunday is the Eastern Panhandles for now. Better shot of tornadoes is for Sunday, but will take anything at this point to start making up for my 2011 season.Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-32240802434719747162012-03-13T09:30:00.000-05:002012-03-13T09:30:23.565-05:00Severe Weather makes its return to the Southern Plains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgRMqk5TOYYSBKzENeR2pOf7jrsPdHmKb4LIjsPdRWu0r3RUzTeKY_Eq3qRdtXz9hVbpaPQQ5NawzLP6QU0k9fXmtwRcDoPyXg4NRPidD3zS8H19e207fl5g11eeuFA2YGrgTXawq8-5P/s1600/sundaygfs.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="286" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgRMqk5TOYYSBKzENeR2pOf7jrsPdHmKb4LIjsPdRWu0r3RUzTeKY_Eq3qRdtXz9hVbpaPQQ5NawzLP6QU0k9fXmtwRcDoPyXg4NRPidD3zS8H19e207fl5g11eeuFA2YGrgTXawq8-5P/s400/sundaygfs.png" /></a></div><br />
The next week could be very active with a major storm system set to dig into the southwest US. Could be a stray storm Wed and Thu, but Friday looks to have the first decent shot at storms, followed by a capped day on Saturday. Mondays focus has now shifted to Sunday that has a 50+ knot low level jet across the entire Great Plains, which now is forecasted to a breakable cap and precip before sundown. It really reminds me of March 28, 2007, which I hope it shifts back west a little like 3-28-07 did as the day got closer. Monday still looks to be an intense day closer to I-35 than the previous days, with a massive squall line forming late that day and ending the severe weather outbreak. Forecast is sure to shift around some more, but will probably end up somewhere close to this. <br />
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Tornado potential exist on almost all of these days, but Sunday looks the highest followed by Monday. Friday is not out of the question and may be the most photogenic day. The parameters for Sunday just screams large tornadoes if it verifies, which has me worried the most. The Southern Plains really needs the rain though, so you just have to take the good with the bad. The attached picture is the forecasted 500mb winds for Sunday evening.<br />
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This next week looks to be the first likely deployment of my new HD camera in my dome box that modded up more this year. My plywood base began to some effects of a year of wear, so I wrapped it in black duct tape to try and preserve it a bit longer with a likely rebuild next year. Also I bought a roof rack for the Saturn Ion so the dome can be deployed on my 30+mpg vehicle. Finished building a fairing for it just the other day which eliminated road noise completed and surely will help gas mileage as well.Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-79975905709992499792012-03-01T10:54:00.000-06:002015-01-08T15:20:54.778-06:00Chasing DVD now only $5 - Digital Version<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-67898732378290787362012-02-29T15:53:00.001-06:002012-02-29T15:53:11.514-06:00Santa Fe day trip<div><p>Got to visit the tent rocks national monument today. Incredible hike and was a great photo op. Can wait to start editing some of these photos because some of the colors are going to really pop. Below is a capture from my phone one of the picture from my camera.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4gPyvD5VAqjsEdhJ8P-Y8C4IE85mIEbuEtw8gwVSoJM2TEEsS4FxsTKkRIv6xGNLAIfi_fO8Na2QIvWxX263_5quiO1gDcZzEubQFTfLRaYp5J7W2cdSrdGWDTe-6w42azu5CnT5dAlR/' /></div>Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084266562768746879.post-89688097342408650642012-02-28T10:15:00.001-06:002012-02-28T10:15:41.235-06:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB_cdmivw5HsIYm7tkgTIl90eJmxOzAzJgQ8bwoPcNatwIt8BPiV3_7bPE5BbCVHIoXwQsr3qQ-twqJluphNeJKjJNVWD17KK4Yuh122tmiue24fpZ-aLmLxhePWa9rJH2UaSBGT3YDRs/s1600/ResizedImage_1330445646981-741237.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB_cdmivw5HsIYm7tkgTIl90eJmxOzAzJgQ8bwoPcNatwIt8BPiV3_7bPE5BbCVHIoXwQsr3qQ-twqJluphNeJKjJNVWD17KK4Yuh122tmiue24fpZ-aLmLxhePWa9rJH2UaSBGT3YDRs/s320/ResizedImage_1330445646981-741237.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714220949753447954" /></a></p>Final test<p>This message has been sent using the picture and Video service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, Quicktime@ 6.5 or higher is required.Wesley Luginbyhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367062027868232154noreply@blogger.com0