[DECtalk] DECtalk On NOAA Weather Radio

[Corine Bickley]

Great question!! I'd like to know the answer too. If anyone can
recognize and identify the version, pls let me know version of DECtalk
is on NOAA :)

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Michael Hansen <amtk62 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if any of the DECtalk historians out there could give
> me some info about the version(s) of the software that were/are used
> on the National Weather Service's NOAA Weather Radio?  It was some of
> these implimentations that got me interested in DECtalk.  Many NOAA
> Weather Radio stations have completely phased out the DECtalk synth in
> favor of RealSpeak Solo, but DECtalk can still be heard on some
> stations.
> I listened to NOAA Weather Radio back in the days of full-time
> DECtalk, and I noticed differences in speech and configuration.  For
> example, some stations used the Harry voice, while others used Paul.
> Some versions of Paul had a wider inflection/pitch range than others,
> and some pronounced things (like numbers) slightly differently.
> What I am wondering is...does anyone know roughly what versions of
> DECtalk were used in these implimentations?  I'll try to make some
> recordings and pass them along to indicate what I am talking about
> with the pronunciation changes.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
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