[arm-allstar] Weather alert ideas/concepts to pass along

Mon Mar 9 15:51:53 EDT 2020

Also be aware there is nothing in common with the Cepstral or any TTS
(computer generated) voices named Allison and the Allison voices
 in Allstar. The Allstar voices were generated by a real human by that name.

https://www.sangoma.com/ivr-prompts/?utm_source=digium_redirect

*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*

On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 5:24 AM <kd6gdb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Great news, as of 1/2/2020 they responded to me that it did not.
>
> *Staff* posted 01/02/2020 5:17 PM
> Hi Jeff No, the Allison-8kHz software has not been ported to the Raspberry
> Pi. --The Cepstral Support Team
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 9:34 AM "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>> Yes, they work but they cost and legally you cannot use it legally on
>> amateur radio (any broadcast radio) without a license. Last I checked it
>> cost over $100 plus the cost of the package itself.
>>
>>
>> *73 Doug*
>>
>> *WA3DSP*
>>
>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 12:21 PM <kd6gdb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Has anyone had any success in the installation and use of the *Cepstral*
>> > voices on the
>> > *ARM-ALLSTAR Raspberry Pi? *
>> >
>> > *Jeffrey*
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 8:00 AM "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <
>> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> This comes up from time to time on this list and we go over the same
>> >> things
>> >> each time. AutoSky was not designed to give complete warnings nor be
>> >> relied
>> >> on entirely. Its purpose is to warn that you should seek other means to
>> >> know the complete story like your phone, a NOAA radio, local radio/TV
>> etc.
>> >> While broadcasting direct NOAA voice over amateur radio is questionably
>> >> legal you could do it legally with TTS BUT you would need to use a TTS
>> >> that
>> >> probably had a cost if you want any kind of quality. This is certainly
>> >> possible. Personally I don't have the time or desire to script
>> something
>> >> like that. I feel the AutoSky system is adequate.
>> >>
>> >> I just read a post-mortem of the recent Nashville area disaster and the
>> >> final thought was that EVERYONE in an area prone to severe weather
>> should
>> >> have a NOAA radio. They are not very expensive and like a smoke or CO2
>> >> detector there should be one in every home. Spending the time to add
>> >> output
>> >> to a repeater system so a few, and I emphasize a few, hams can get the
>> >> warnings in entirety vs. a curt warning is probably not worth the time
>> and
>> >> effort.
>> >>
>> >> Also in the Nashville disaster the weather service really screwed up
>> >> giving
>> >> warnings AFTER the fact for many areas or just a minute before for
>> others.
>> >> Rather than erring on the side of caution they waited too long to give
>> the
>> >> warnings. Some had seconds to seek shelter.
>> >>
>> >> As far as multiple repeater systems getting the AutoSky alerts,
>> assuming
>> >> each one has Hamvoip then AutoSky would be setup and running at each
>> site
>> >> with the location of that site for the warnings. There is no practical
>> way
>> >> to broadcast the warnings globally. The code either plays it locally
>> or to
>> >> EVERYONE connected. This could be people outside of the warning area
>> as it
>> >> would include anyone connected. There is no mechanism to send
>> telemetry to
>> >> specific sites.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> *73 Doug*
>> >>
>> >> *WA3DSP*
>> >>
>> >> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 9:29 AM "Mike Sullivan via ARM-allstar" <
>> >> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Had a wild idea in my insomnia-filled thoughts tonight.. while I am
>> >> aware
>> >> > of Autosky, and I am also aware of the argument of the legalities of
>> >> > rebroadcasting NOAA Weather Radio over the air, we have a weather
>> radio
>> >> set
>> >> > up on our repeater to alert on Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado
>> >> > watches/warnings only. I'd rather have it and not need it, than for
>> >> someone
>> >> > to need it and it not be there.. if that makes sense.
>> >> >
>> >> > That being said, I'm curious of the possibilities of using Allstar
>> to be
>> >> > able to send out weather alerts to one, or multiple repeaters.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here's the situation: You have one or more repeaters covering a
>> specific
>> >> > area/county on Allstar. You also have a NOAA Weather Radio or similar
>> >> > device constantly monitoring as a separate node on your Pi. NOAA
>> sends
>> >> out
>> >> > an alert, the software decodes the SAME transmission and matches the
>> >> code
>> >> > to the county (or counties) and repeaters covered by that county. In
>> >> doing
>> >> > so, it automatically connects to the repeater, keys up, and begins
>> >> passing
>> >> > the traffic from the weather radio. Once finished, it will unkey and
>> >> > disconnect from that repeater.
>> >> >
>> >> > I know, that sounds like a far fetched idea. Most operators already
>> have
>> >> > another means of notification from the NWS (weather radio etc) you
>> may
>> >> > never know. I'm sure someone would be up to the challenge.
>> >> >
>> >> > On another, but related subject, we quit using Autosky because of the
>> >> very
>> >> > limited scope of information that is passed along. Yes, it lets you
>> know
>> >> > there is a watch/warning/etc but does not give any specifics
>> (timeframe,
>> >> > area the alert is for, etc). It would be nice to have an Autosky 2.0
>> >> which
>> >> > reads the alert from the NWS and announces it over the repeater the
>> >> same as
>> >> > the weather radio does.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm mainly posting this to generate discussion on the idea. I'm not
>> >> saying
>> >> > it's a must-have for me, but both ideas would be nice to have.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mike
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