DesktopDoppler Help- Home Page

NEWS! see our new program for desktop radar imagery display!

An upgrade for DesktopDoppler owners is available!

NEW- LIVE RADAR STATUS BOARD- shows the status of every radar location in the USA, will show you why some radars may be behind schedule in updating images. Updated every 5 minutes by the NWS.

Click for latest National Radar Status

DesktopDoppler is designed to be easy to use and automatic in operation. However, some users that are not familiar with NEXRAD Doppler Radar and how to interpret the images may find these pages useful. There are also Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and a series of examples to help you setup the DTD tools control panel features. For questions not covered here, you can send a message to our support staff.

Choose a Topic below...

	Minimum System Requirements
	False Alarms from Antivirus programs or Personal Firewalls
	Frequently Asked Questions
	How it Works
	Starting DTD and downloading your first image
	Selecting a radar site where you live
	Creating a Storm Alert Zone
	Setting the Trigger Levels for storms
	Looping Radar Images
	Clear air mode versus precipitation mode
	Using the "Analyzer" feature
	Information and References about the NWS NEXRAD Radar

E-Mail the Support Staff

E-Mail a question to our support staff. Please be sure to document as much as you can, including the Problem itself, your Operating System version, what hardware, CPU, memory, and what type of video card is in your PC and what screen resolution you are running.