[DECtalk] DECtalk On NOAA Weather Radio

[Michael Hansen]

The Phoenix NOAA Weather Radio reminded me of DECtalk version
4.6...just the way it said numbers.

On 4/10/11, Hart Larry <chime at hubert-humphrey.com> wrote:
> Well, I much preferred DecTalk to the strange speech they are running now.
> I
> know the average listener may think its almost human, but the way
> words-and-phrases jerk, just doesn't sound right at all.
> I understand NOAA had sales of Weather Radios drop while we were enjoying
> DecTalk, but DecTalk was much more accurate.
> Yes, while our LA 162.55 ran a loer pitch, I think Phoenix had much more
> inflection.  I wish I could get my DecTalk USB to sound like that in Linux
> with
> Speakup.
> Also, yes many ATIS recordings on an aircraft band or over the phone are
> still
> running DecTalk, but its the bouring lo pitch.
> Hart
>
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