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Weather & Information Images (WX-IMG)

Sunday, December 27th, 2009
by W8JKC

I have updated my WX-IMG products and have included the WWV image in this release.
To add these images to your site please see http://www.w8jkc.com/copythis.php?q=1
You are free to add them to your website, Facebook, MySpace or similar profile, including web signatures.

Also included in this release is my simple email address spam blocking image script. It is very simple to add to any page, but requires basic knowledge of HTTP URL structures. However it is explained completely on the page linked above.

I have changed the methodology behind the Weather Spotter Image too, it used to refresh the data every time the image was accessed or loaded, which means every time somebody viewed a page that had that image in it, the information would be retrieved again. This works great, however now that more people are using that image I am using way too much bandwidth and I am sure the NWS and NOAA did not appreciate me requesting the information so many times. This is especially true because they usually only update the information once every 24 hours (around 6am). I have changed this to only request and update every 7 hours, which means 3 updates per day. Currently the update times are (EDT) 0700, 01400, and 2300hrs each day. I believe this is the most effective use, because we have had some afternoon and some evening storms.

If you have any questions or concerns you may email me at:
or you may simply leave a comment below.

Improper Radio Ettiquite

Friday, September 19th, 2008
by W8JKC

This is a live recording from my scanner feed, from yesterday about 2350.

This is completely improper radio traffic, and is unnecessary.

My Live Scanner Feed

Thursday, September 11th, 2008
by W8JKC

I have been hosting a live scanner feed for Stark County for some time. I provide the audio solely and directly to SCANAMERICA, which is a free website you can visit by going to http://www.scanamerica.us

To listen to my live feed please go to: http://oh.scanamerica.us/?county=Stark

You can listen with a Java enabled browser pop-up, Apple iTunes, Real Player, WinAmp, or Windows Media Player from the site.

Note: As soon as I can afford to buy a digital trunking scanner, I will add Canton, Stark SO, and OH MARCS to a seperate feed. I do not know when I will be able to do so.