Gerät 32620: the machine that powered numerous number stations

Re:Gerät 32620: the machine that powered numerous number sta... by m4rtink on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @12:36PM (#24343608)

I guess you could use that device to report telemetry from say an automated weather station. Spoken words can be probably propagated better over a noisy channel. Task an intern to listen to this every day & compile a report with the weather data inside and bam, daily weather report from an automated station. :)

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Re:Gerät 32620: the machine that powered numerous number sta... by joshvm on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @12:31AM (#24349998)

This is also how ATIS works - these are condition reports for airports that are broadcast on a loop. They tell pilots the active runway (if a small airport), surface weather, etc and any special information.

They're often fully synthesised, but might also have some manual recordings at the end.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_terminal_informati...

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Re:Gerät 32620: the machine that powered numerous number sta... by JoeDaDude on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @02:26PM (#24345054)

Until not-that-long-ago, the weather service did have radio weather reports broadcast using an automated, synthesized voice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio#Voices

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Re:Gerät 32620: the machine that powered numerous number sta... by m4rtink on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @04:41PM (#24346820)

Cool, haven't haven't about that before - thanks for the link! :)

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Re:Gerät 32620: the machine that powered numerous number sta... by aesthesia on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:23PM (#24348713)

I looked at the link because I was surprised that they had stopped. Turns out the stations are still transmitting.

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