Getting Started with GetNexrad.exe... 
(Level III GIF images NOAA Ridge1 GIF and Ridge2 PNG images)

Fire up GetNexrad.exe and you will see the ESX Las Vegas NV radar image.
If not...
  Did you change the installation location?  If so then you will get error gif file not found.
  The startup file 'GetNexradFiles.txt' must be replaced by:
  a) Click 'Select Radar File Image'
  b) Select your installed directory location\MyRadarGifs\ESX_N0R_0.gif 
  c) Replace the startup file by Right Click image, 'Save Setup'.


Click the 'Select Radar Gif Image' button to view other radar image Gifs in the default folder.  The current image can be updated to the current image by Right Click the main image and press 'Update Radar'.

To down load your new radar images of interest, Right Click the main image, check the 'New Site' box, and press 'Update Radar'.  Then select from the radar list any of the radars listed by State.

If this is a new site, then files needed to create the map overlay will be downloaded also.  If you get the message saying so, then Click the 'Create Overlay' button and create the overlay.  When finished your new radar site will be available for future updating by the 'Select Radar Gif Image' button or you may save as your default site at startup.

Futher Help is available by Right Click the main image and selecting the 'Help' button.

Windows 7 may require setting folder ownership rights to edit text files.

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NASCAR FANS... Overlays for each race track:

After intially downloading and installing GetNexrad, race fans can install the NASCAR race overlays and boundary files by following these steps: 

1) With Windows Explorer go to C:\Program Files\GetNexrad 

2) Unzip the file C:\Program Files\GetNexrad\NASCARoverlays.zip by right mouse clicking on it and select 'Extract All' 

3) Select the destination C:\Program Files\GetNexrad (you will have to change the default destination to this). 

4) Then answer 'YES to ALL" when prompted to replace files. 

5) Fire up GetNexrad and you should now be set to start the season with the displayed radar image for Daytona Speedway. For the next race at Phoenix select IWA_N0R_0.gif as shown on the list of tracks at the bottom of the web page...

http://getmyrealtime.com/GetNexradHelp.aspx

Or Right Click the main image and selecting the 'Help' button and go to the Online Help when prompted.

...and let's give Larry a run for his money. 
