In the U.S.A. as of August 1, 2013, there are only 9 Blitzortung stations, however, this small network is growing.
My "Green System" station #671 is in Rochester, Minnesota.
What is the best measure of any given Blitzortung station's lightning detection quality?
Is it %Efficiency?
My station with unshielded ferrites detects a significant number of genuine strikes that are NOT verified by the other 8 U.S.A. stations. This occurs most frequently with storms in my vicinity in the Midwest. Therefore, my %Efficiency appears low even though my station is detecting strikes.
Am I correct that as long as the network has a small number of stations in a large geographic area it will remain difficult to determine the true quality of any individual station's lightining detection?
I will consider making the investment to upgrade to "System Red" to improve my station's lightning detection quality.
However, it seems that the small number of stations in the U.S.A. network is the main lmiiting factor to improve lightning detection quality metrics as of August 2013.
I'd appreciate the opinions of other member stations....Thanks.