[arm-allstar] correction about flite ---was:AUTOSKY

Joe Puma kd2nfc at gmail.com
Tue May 15 15:05:01 EST 2018 

Thanks will check it out. Not sure how to use it yet or if it will change any existing voices but I think if we can get a script to read the <summary> tag in the xml that gets retrieved and let’s say play it every 6hours or 12,24 that could be pretty neat. 

Joe
KD2NFC 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 15, 2018, at 3:58 PM, David McGough via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> The packages with the voices where named incorrectly in my original 
> post.  The actual names are:
> 
> pacman -Sy hamvoip-flite-arctic-female-voices
> 
> pacman -Sy hamvoip-flite-arctic-male-voices
> 
> 
> 73, David KB4FXC
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, 15 May 2018, "David McGough via arm-allstar" wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> BTW, for anyone wanting to experiment, back in 7/2016 I built packages
>> for the Festival Lite (flite) version 2.0.0 TTS software. The software
>> works well, but with the voice quality is fair at best. Commercial
>> software voice quality is at least an order of magnitude better. But,
>> flite is usable. I noticed back in 12/2017 that the flite software has
>> been updated to version 2.1.0. I haven't investigated what has changed??  
>> Anyone know?? If there is interest, I'll update the hamvoip package to 
>> 2.1.0.
>> 
>> To get the current flite software, just:
>> 
>> pacman -Sy hamvoip-flite
>> 
>> And, some "better" quality voices:
>> 
>> pacman -Sy hamvoip-flite-arctic-female
>> 
>> pacman -Sy hamvoip-flite-arctic-male
>> 
>> 
>> 73, David KB4FXC
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Tue, 15 May 2018, "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" wrote:
>>> 
>>> Bill,
>> 
>> A summary weather report is very possible BUT the problem is good text to
>> speech for free. The non-free ones don't sound that good and the semi-free
>> ones like google are a pain that not everyone would want to do. That is why
>> we took weather other than short snippets out of the code awhile back.
>> Goggle use to be free and easy to use and at least for awhile we enjoyed
>> it. People want free, easy, and good quality. It is hard to get all three.
>> 
>> There is a current weather condition not forecast script I wrote out there
>> -  wx_condition.sh <AirportDesignator or -wWundergroundCode>  <node>
>> 
>> Ex.
>> 
>> wx_condtion.sh KPHL 4000
>> wx_condition.sh -wPAPHL12 40000
>> 
>> Run wx_condition.sh   with no parameters for more examples.
>> 
>> A forecast is hard because you really need to use TTS and peopl want it to
>> be understandable!
>> 
>> 
>> *73 Doug*
>> 
>> *WA3DSP*
>> 
>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 2:57 PM, "Mr. Possum (Bill) via arm-allstar" <
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> I agree with Doug, it is supposed to a bare minimum alert system - to prod
>>> you to go look at other sources...  Making the repeater become a "chatty
>>> kathy" would get tiresome for some users...
>>> However, I sort of agree with you though, to a point, I have wished and
>>> dreamed of a simple zip code based "summary weather report" for the next 24
>>> hours that could be called up by a touch tone command...  I am not a
>>> programmer and I have no idea if such a thing is even possible.  But a guy
>>> can dream, right?
>>> 
>>> But in this scenario - out on the local lake, sitting in a boat, it would
>>> be nice to be able to bring up a "summary weather report" via touch tones
>>> between casts and hauling "that big one" into the boat...  I think that
>>> would be downright handy!
>>> However, in reality, I could just do the same thing on my android phone in
>>> a few minutes in between casts...  And it would be heck of a lot better and
>>> more detailed than anything someone could make our repeaters do with voice
>>> from text.
>>> 
>>> But AutoSky does do a good job of being the "alert system" to prod me to
>>> go look at my smart phone and look at weather underground...  And we have
>>> been grateful for it.  It is a valued part of our repeater systems.
>>> 
>>> Bill - N5MBMwww.n5mbm.net
>>>      From: "KD2NFC, Joe Puma via arm-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>>> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>>> Cc: "KD2NFC, Joe Puma" <kd2nfc at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 1:20 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] AUTOSKY
>>> 
>>> Hi Doug,
>>> 
>>> OK well yes I am hearing some new weather updates, we are having a storm
>>> this evening and I am getting an update for severe weather. Pretty cool but
>>> with such a lovely voice it would be nice to hear autosky talk some more.
>>> 
>>> Joe
>>> Kd2nfc
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On May 15, 2018, at 8:43 AM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Joe,
>>>> 
>>>> AutoSky is working. When you hear "Special Weather Statement" it is
>>>> because the current statement is not mapped. There are about 48 mapped
>>>> situations like "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" etc. If AutoSky does not
>>> have
>>>> a mapping for the statement it just says "Special Weather statement"  All
>>>> of the major statements are covered. The idea is to alert you there is
>>>> something going on your should check on or be aware of and you should
>>> check
>>>> other sources to see what it is. Alert text is stored in /tmp/AUTOSKY.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> *73 Doug*
>>>> 
>>>> *WA3DSP*
>>>> 
>>>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 7:56 AM, "Joe Puma via arm-allstar" <
>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Can someone tell me if Autosky is working? I have it set up right and I
>>>>> hear things like “special weather alert” and all clear but I don’t
>>> actually
>>>>> hear the body or summary of the special weather alert. I know its
>>> pulling
>>>>> in xml data but why no workie?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Joe
>>>>> KD2NFC
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>>>> 
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