From Joe Pylka: > > > > What would also improve the situation would be for NOAA to go > back > > to using humans to make the announcements. That synthesized voice is > very > > primitive, technically, and often unintelligible. > > > >From Rob Cookson: > I miss that human voice too. It used to give me hope that _maybe_ there > was > someone there who could actually look out the window to confirm the local > forecast. > > I fondly recall past trips up off the Maine coast, waiting out a gale force storm on the islands. There was nothing more comforting than the guys broadcasting as "The voice of NOAA weather radio". If this change was due to cost-cutting, I would happily contribute to a salary fund to get the guys (& gals) back. Does anyone know why the change was made? Debbie Reeves Sandy Hook, NJ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 10 2000 - 02:35:35 PST
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