Re: [Paddlewise] Weather Radios on Sale

We just did a tour fo the National Weather Service office in Channhassen
Minnesota.  The reason they switched to "Egor" as they fondly call the
mechanical voice was the time issure not the money issue.  It mostly comes in to
play for Tornado and other severe weather where they want to send out an
identical message or similar message to several counties etc.  Having to voice
record half a dozen or more seperate recordings when a Tornado is bearing down
on your listeners is too time consuming.  The good news is that within the next
year or two they will go to a more sophisticated word and phrase based voice
system that will sound similar to the automated phone operators that we hear
when we call for information.  I guess when they retire Egor he can go on to do
voice dubbing for Terminator III.

Joe Pylka wrote:

> >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
> >
>         Probably not cost cutting, since presumably the same meteorologists
> are still there....  IIRC, it took away from their forecasting duties to
> make the recordings every 1/2 hour or so.  I miss some of the voices, too.
> There was one out of NYC who would slip in unexpected comments now and then.
> It Was a more human thing.
>
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