Re: [HCDX]: US Daytime power

["Keith Wyatt" <kew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Martin,
The US National Weather Service has replaced 90% of all NWS stations
broadcast by computers. The local Weather information, forecast and conditions 
are all feed into a computer and a computer simulated voice then broadcast that 
data via the NWS VHF-Hi NFM channels on
WX1 -- 162.550
WX2 -- 162.400
WX3 -- 162.475
WX4 -- 162.425
WX5 -- 162.450
WX6 -- 162.500
WX7 -- 162.525
 
More information is available via http://www.noaa.gov/

On 17 Sep 99, at 8:03, MARTIN <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote 

> 
> 
> WTIR 1680 is running a feed from the U.S. National Weather Srervice
> announcein 152.4 mHz and overlayed with "WTIR". Sounds weired - computer
> generated voice in a loop giving Florida weather (especially now for
> hurricane 'Floyd').
> This is the best X Bander being heard here in Brisbane - must me running
> 10Kw daytime power.
> 
> Incidently nothing heard on Sunday (local time) from WMIB 10Kw test -
> anyone hear this ?
> Cheers
> Chris Martin

-- 
Best Regards,

Keith
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