Rob,
Very good info on the 12-255. I have the 12-249 which was the first one
RS marketed. It has a fixed 5 minute message time which is way too
long.
I think I will consider replacing my 249 with the 255 since it will
terminate the message on the final EAS tones. I have been looking for
this.
73, ron, n9ee/r
Ron Wright, N9EE
727-376-6575
MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS
Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL
No tone, all are welcome.
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:52 PM, ks4ec wrote:
OK I found the model number It is a 12-255, Here is a link to a pic
and more info.
http://support. radioshack. com/support_ tutorials/ weather/12- 255.htm
<http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/weather/12-255.htm>
At first glance it says it will remain on for 5 min after an alert
but if you look closer it also says
"...VOICE the Weatheradio sounds an alert for
about 8 seconds, then automatically turns on the
weather (voice) broadcast for 5 minutes or until the
NWS transmits an ending sequence, whichever
comes first...."
Another interesting about this radio is that the alert tone goes
through a different audio path than the main audio so you can choose
to either send the radio's siren or not.
I choose not to and use this time to send a Weather Alert message.
In the past I have also added DTMF tones so people with ham radios
capable of decoding dtmf to unmute could monitor the repeater and be
alerted to severe wx.
Anyway works really well for me. I don't know if they are still
available though
Rob - KS4EC
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<mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> , "ks4ec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ron,
I am not sure of the model number, I'll check when I get home tonight,
it has a large LCD display on the front, it also has
indoor
and outdoor temp with a wireless remote thermometer.
Yes it does mute and the end of MESSAGE, not MONTH, hard to type
on
the treo, sorry.
It seems to work great, I mounted a DB9 on the back and fed audio
off
the input to the volume control. I have probed around to see if I
could find a "COS" like alert signal but no luck so far.
I also have brought out the 3 indicator LED lines but I am not
sure
yet what state they change to when on. It seems that I am hardly
ever
home when an alert goes off and when it does and I am home I don't
really want to be working on or near the repeater because the
storm
is usually over us!!
I will get and post the model number when I get home tonight. I
know
it is several years old.
As for RS sales people, they left part of their slogan off...
Remember... RS, You've got questions, We've got answers...Not
necessarily the right answers but we'll make them up if it will
make
you happy!
Rob KS4EC --- In Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com
<mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> , Ron Wright <mccrpt@>
wrote:
Rob,
I think I read right that the RS SAME receiver you have does
mute
with
the end of message alert tones???
I have the first older RS SAME receiver, the white unit. Which
one
are
you using???
Not sure about your comment on end of month, hi.
I use my receiver remoted for my repeater and also use VOX. The
only
problem is the RS rcvr I have un-mutes on the alert and then
stays
on
for 5 minutes. The actual message is much shorter so is a pain.
I guess I could go to RS and check the newer units out, but I
have
little faith that the RS sale person would have any idea of what
I
am
asking. Even if I got an answer I would not have confidence in
it. If
a RS sales person told me the Sun was coming up tomorrow I would
want a
2nd openion, hi.
73, ron, n9ee/r
Ron Wright, N9EE
727-376-6575
MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS
Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL
No tone, all are welcome.
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:27 PM, Robert Pease wrote:
I am using a RS model now with vox, it works great and mutes at
the
end
of message signal. I have the audio coming in an aux port and
the
vox
triggering an alarm input. When it recieves an alert it
says "Weather
Alert" at the end of month it says "Weather alert clear and
sends a
CW
Ident.
I am now trying to figure out how to get my repeater
controller
to
record the message on its DVR so it can be replayed at
intervals,
mainly
for warnings.
I also want to change the beep and tail message to indicate
that
there
is an active watch or warning. I am having trouble sensing the
lights and activating alarm
inputs on
the controller, hence the need for the way to send test
alerts...with
the service monitor connected directly to the reciever of
course!!
I saw a note about a sets sound file being available, can
someone
tell
me off list where I can get it
Thanks again. Rob. KS4EC
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-----Original Message----- From: DCFluX [ mailto:dcflux@
gmail.com <mailto:dcflux@ > ] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 07:56
PM Eastern Standard Time To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Simulating a weather alert
Best thing you can do is call the local NWS office and request
they
originate a required weekly test.
Alerts are time stamped and there is some debate over how old a
message
is before it is considered expired.
On 5/28/08, Robert Pease <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
Is there an easy way to simulate a weather alert for
testing. I
was
thinking of recording one and playing it through my service
monitor
but there must be one recorded somewhere Any ideas Rob. KS4EC
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