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HE H 0
TO: THE TROOPS
FROM: THE BOSS
RE: THE WEATHER RADIO
Elliott University Center
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27412
Telephone (919) 379-5450
OUR NEWEST AND LATEST TOOL ( TOY? ) IS THE LITTLE WEATHER ALERT RADIO
LOCATED NEXT TO THE FILING BASKET NEXT TO THE TELETYPE.
NOW FOR SOME INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING IT:
1. THE WEATHER SERVICE SENDS OUT THE FORECAST AND RELATED OBSERVATION
EVERY 3 TO 4 MINUTES. IF YOU WANT THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE, YOU CAN
CALL THE WEATHER NUMBER, BUT THE TEMPERATURE FOR THE OBSERVATION
TAKEN AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR IS ALL THAT IS BROADCAST. IN BAD
WEATHER SITUATIONS •• IT WOULD BE BEST TO CALL FOR THE LATEST TEMP.
2. THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC SENSOR ON THE RADIO THAT WILL ACTIVATE A
BEEPER TONE IF A WEATHER ALERT OR BULLETIN COMES ACROSS. IN ORDBRR
FOR THAT SENSOR TO WORK, PLEASE LEAVE THE RADIO ON. TO SIMPLY
QUIET IT DOWN •• TURN DOWN THE VOLUME LEVEL TO THE POINT THAT NO
SOUND IS HEARD, BUT THE LITTLE RED LIGHT IS STILL ON.
3. YOU SHOULD STILL USE THE FORECAST THAT COMES IN OVER THE WIRE, BUT
USE THE RADIO IF THE NORTH CAROLINA FORECAST SKID DOESN'T COME IN.
4. HOPEFULLY IN A FEW DAYS, A NEW THERMOMETER \ILL BE INSTALLED DOWN
IN THE STAIR WELL. I'VE HAD A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT
OF THE INSTRUMENT THE~AND I'D THOUGHT I WOULD EXPLAIN WHY. WE
NEED TO MEASURE THE AIR TEMPERATURE A~ A PLACE THAT HAS NO SUN
LIGHT EXPOSURE AND NO OBJECT, LIKE CONCRETE STRUCTUR~OR PAVEMENT
TO ABSORB RADIATION AND GIVE OFF HEAT. ALSO A GRASSY OR SHRUB
AREA WOULD BE MORE NATURAL IN ITS REACTION TO AIR TEMPERATURE,
IN THAT A RISE AND FALL OF TEMP ERATURE COULD BE DETECTED EASIER.
S. FINALLY, WHEN A BULLETIN COMES OVER THE WEATHER RADIO ABOUT BAD
WEATHER AND SO FORTH ••• THE TONE IEEP!R WilL. ACTIVATE. TO SHUT OFF
THE BEEPER, SIMPLY CUT OFF THE RADIO FOR A SECOND THEN TURN IT
ON AGAIN TO HEAR THE REPORT.
Object Description
| Title | [Memo about weather reporting] |
| Date | 1978 |
| Date approximate? | yes |
| Subject headings |
Radio broadcasting--Archival resources College radio stations Radio broadcasting--United States History University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| Place |
Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) |
| Description | A memo announcing the location of the weather alert radio, instructions for using it, and other notes regarding the weather. |
| Type | Text |
| Original format | Correspondence |
| Original publisher | [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
| Contributing institution | Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
| Source collection | UA51.41 WUAG Records |
| Box | 1 |
| Folder | 7: Memos |
| Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Additional rights information | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
| Object ID | ua51.41.07.07 |
| Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 |
| OCLC number | 872132707 |
Page/Item Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Full Text | HE H 0 TO: THE TROOPS FROM: THE BOSS RE: THE WEATHER RADIO Elliott University Center University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27412 Telephone (919) 379-5450 OUR NEWEST AND LATEST TOOL ( TOY? ) IS THE LITTLE WEATHER ALERT RADIO LOCATED NEXT TO THE FILING BASKET NEXT TO THE TELETYPE. NOW FOR SOME INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING IT: 1. THE WEATHER SERVICE SENDS OUT THE FORECAST AND RELATED OBSERVATION EVERY 3 TO 4 MINUTES. IF YOU WANT THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE, YOU CAN CALL THE WEATHER NUMBER, BUT THE TEMPERATURE FOR THE OBSERVATION TAKEN AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR IS ALL THAT IS BROADCAST. IN BAD WEATHER SITUATIONS •• IT WOULD BE BEST TO CALL FOR THE LATEST TEMP. 2. THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC SENSOR ON THE RADIO THAT WILL ACTIVATE A BEEPER TONE IF A WEATHER ALERT OR BULLETIN COMES ACROSS. IN ORDBRR FOR THAT SENSOR TO WORK, PLEASE LEAVE THE RADIO ON. TO SIMPLY QUIET IT DOWN •• TURN DOWN THE VOLUME LEVEL TO THE POINT THAT NO SOUND IS HEARD, BUT THE LITTLE RED LIGHT IS STILL ON. 3. YOU SHOULD STILL USE THE FORECAST THAT COMES IN OVER THE WIRE, BUT USE THE RADIO IF THE NORTH CAROLINA FORECAST SKID DOESN'T COME IN. 4. HOPEFULLY IN A FEW DAYS, A NEW THERMOMETER \ILL BE INSTALLED DOWN IN THE STAIR WELL. I'VE HAD A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT THE~AND I'D THOUGHT I WOULD EXPLAIN WHY. WE NEED TO MEASURE THE AIR TEMPERATURE A~ A PLACE THAT HAS NO SUN LIGHT EXPOSURE AND NO OBJECT, LIKE CONCRETE STRUCTUR~OR PAVEMENT TO ABSORB RADIATION AND GIVE OFF HEAT. ALSO A GRASSY OR SHRUB AREA WOULD BE MORE NATURAL IN ITS REACTION TO AIR TEMPERATURE, IN THAT A RISE AND FALL OF TEMP ERATURE COULD BE DETECTED EASIER. S. FINALLY, WHEN A BULLETIN COMES OVER THE WEATHER RADIO ABOUT BAD WEATHER AND SO FORTH ••• THE TONE IEEP!R WilL. ACTIVATE. TO SHUT OFF THE BEEPER, SIMPLY CUT OFF THE RADIO FOR A SECOND THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN TO HEAR THE REPORT. |