Topic: NOAA WEATHER RADIO

[satcop]

Yes it is the latest updates from Win10 and FF53 in combination that seems to have created this result on a standard html 5 audio tag.  There is no documentation that I can find as yet of the issue, and I am not even sure if it occurs on all computers with the combo.  This issue did not exhibit itself in earlier versions of win10 or with FF52.  The last thing I want to do is add more java script code to cover the issue.  If anyone comes across some info on what is happening I would be glad to hear it.

Ok I have done some further research.  The folks at Mozilla must have a software writer who hates volume controls (likes things turned up to eleven).  I have found evidence of a history of updates where for some reason the volume control gets dropped for the html5 audio tag or has issues on an update.  It than gets corrected fairly soon thereafter.  I have STANDARD HTML5 code for the player so it is likely this issue will be corrected shortly by the folks at Mozilla when they figure out that the bug they keep correcting came back in.

I don't know if any of you are part of Mozilla's testers group but if you are please let them know of the issue.

Bob

[Cutty Sark Sailor]

139 streams as of 04/23/2017

[Helmsword]

That's another one from the Wunderground chart too!

I bet that They're regretting shutting their icecast server down by now..

[Maumelle Weather]

That's another one from the Wunderground chart too!

I bet that They're regretting shutting their icecast server down by now..

Yep, feed number 76!!!! When we accumulate a few more feeds from the list, I believe I will send them a Thank You (map) for their ignorance in shutting down this service, and inform them we function just fine without them. Karma is a b%#$h!!!   I normally don't taunt folks, but I may make an exception in this case.

[gwwilk]

Just a heads-up regarding the Omaha Radio on Friday.  This is the information statement OAX has been displaying:

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000
NOUS43 KOAX 242006
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-250815-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
306 PM CDT Mon Apr 24 2017

...Omaha NOAA Weather Radio Moving on Friday...

The NOAA weather radio transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61 on
frequency 162.400 megahertz, will be moved this Friday April
28. This will cause the transmitter to be off the air during the
day from around 8 am through 4 pm. We apologize for any
inconvenience that this cases.

$$The station will be off the air for most of the day.

[Murry Conarroe]

Is anyone using a Midland WR300 weather radio for streaming?
I have one which works 24/7 during normal weather. But when severe weather is in the coverage area, it will stop broadcasting. If I then hit the weather/hazard button on the radio, it starts broadcasting again (for a while).
Is there some setting I am missing? Or is the radio defective?

Is there some other radio recommended for streaming?

[tim273]

Is anyone using a Midland WR300 weather radio for streaming?
I have one which works 24/7 during normal weather. But when severe weather is in the coverage area, it will stop broadcasting. If I then hit the weather/hazard button on the radio, it starts broadcasting again (for a while).
Is there some setting I am missing? Or is the radio defective?

Is there some other radio recommended for streaming?

I used the Reecom R-1630 for years to stream to WU, you can set it up to be just a basic radio and turn off the alarms. It's a little more expensive, but worth it: https://www.amazon.com/Reecom-R-1630-Effective-Detection-Memories/dp/B003I29YF4  you might also be able to find one on Ebay.

[Cutty Sark Sailor]

Is anyone using a Midland WR300 weather radio for streaming?
I have one which works 24/7 during normal weather. But when severe weather is in the coverage area, it will stop broadcasting. If I then hit the weather/hazard button on the radio, it starts broadcasting again (for a while).
Is there some setting I am missing? Or is the radio defective?

Is there some other radio recommended for streaming?

Murray, did you not get my email to you about this perhaps relating to the "End of Message" tone after a warning?

First...If 'alert only" is activated, the radio should only activate audio if an alert is recognized... unless it's already on, and supposedly shut off audio on the EOM tone. If it's already on, and an alert hits, I suspected the EOM tone would turn audio off... it would then 're-activate' if another 'alert' tone was received, and turn off audio after EOM.
You can change that "alert only" feature in the set-up.... I experimented after I sent the email, and that did occur with 'alert only' enabled...

Mike

[chappelledpc]

Just a heads-up regarding the Omaha Radio on Friday.  This is the information statement OAX has been displaying:

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000
NOUS43 KOAX 242006
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-250815-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
306 PM CDT Mon Apr 24 2017

...Omaha NOAA Weather Radio Moving on Friday...

The NOAA weather radio transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61 on
frequency 162.400 megahertz, will be moved this Friday April
28. This will cause the transmitter to be off the air during the
day from around 8 am through 4 pm. We apologize for any
inconvenience that this cases.

$$The station will be off the air for most of the day.

This is what I am seeing this morning at at the NOAA OAX site http://www.weather.gov/oax/Omahanoaaweatherraddio

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..OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO MOVING ON THURSDAY... 
 
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER IN OMAHA, NE, SITE KIH 61 ON 
FREQUENCY 162.400 MEGAHERTZ, WILL BE MOVED THIS THURSDAY APRIL   
27. THIS WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMITTER TO BE OFF THE AIR DURING THE   
DAY FROM AROUND 8 AM THROUGH 4 PM. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY   
INCONVENIENCE THAT THIS CAUSES.   

Wonder which one is more current?  In either case, looks like my Omaha KIH61 feeds (below) will be down for a while either tomorrow or Friday.

http://chappelleweather.com:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
http://wxradio.dyndns.org:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3

I'm hopeful that wherever they are moving it to that I have as good quality signal as I do now. 

Doug

[heatcats]

Is anyone using a Midland WR300 weather radio for streaming?
I have one which works 24/7 during normal weather. But when severe weather is in the coverage area, it will stop broadcasting. If I then hit the weather/hazard button on the radio, it starts broadcasting again (for a while).
Is there some setting I am missing? Or is the radio defective?

Is there some other radio recommended for streaming?

I've listened to your stream during severe weather, and it seems that your radio has been activating for alerts. As default with Midland radios, it shuts off after 5 minutes. To prevent this, simply add a single FIPS code, and enter a random number such as 111111 (by doing this, the radio will not activate at all, and after 10 days, a check reception message will pop up. There's nothing wrong if it does pop up; just unplug the radio to clear it) or perhaps the FIPS code for your county (if you do this one, the radio will activate if the alert is for your county).

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Is anyone using a Midland WR300 weather radio for streaming?
I have one which works 24/7 during normal weather. But when severe weather is in the coverage area, it will stop broadcasting. If I then hit the weather/hazard button on the radio, it starts broadcasting again (for a while).
Is there some setting I am missing? Or is the radio defective?

Is there some other radio recommended for streaming?

Murray, did you not get my email to you about this perhaps relating to the "End of Message" tone after a warning?

First...If 'alert only" is activated, the radio should only activate audio if an alert is recognized... unless it's already on, and supposedly shut off audio on the EOM tone. If it's already on, and an alert hits, I suspected the EOM tone would turn audio off... it would then 're-activate' if another 'alert' tone was received, and turn off audio after EOM.
You can change that "alert only" feature in the set-up.... I experimented after I sent the email, and that did occur with 'alert only' enabled...

Mike

The Midland WR-300 does not have EOM detection. The radio shuts off five minutes after it rings. This applies to the Midland WR-100 as well.

[gwwilk]

New Statement yesterday evening from OAX regarding planned NOAA Radio Outage:

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000
NOUS43 KOAX 272121
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-280100-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
420 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE OFF-THE-AIR ON FRIDAY...

We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61, broadcasting on a frequency
of 162.400 megahertz to a new location. This work was expected to be
completed today. However, due to a couple of unexpected delays, the
transmitter will now be moved on Friday, April 28. The NOAA Weather
Radio station in Omaha is currently broadcasting, but will be off
the air again during the move on Friday. We apologize for any
inconvenience that this may cause. Severe weather is not expected
during the move.

$$As of 8:15 am CDT it's still broadcasting, so the move has yet to get underway.

[chappelledpc]

New Statement yesterday evening from OAX regarding planned NOAA Radio Outage:

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000
NOUS43 KOAX 272121
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-280100-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
420 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE OFF-THE-AIR ON FRIDAY...

We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61, broadcasting on a frequency
of 162.400 megahertz to a new location. This work was expected to be
completed today. However, due to a couple of unexpected delays, the
transmitter will now be moved on Friday, April 28. The NOAA Weather
Radio station in Omaha is currently broadcasting, but will be off
the air again during the move on Friday. We apologize for any
inconvenience that this may cause. Severe weather is not expected
during the move.

$$As of 8:15 am CDT it's still broadcasting, so the move has yet to get underway.

The transmitter is off the air now.  I've taken my two streams (below) down ans will bring them back up when it's back on the air.


http://chappelleweather.com:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
http://wxradio.dyndns.org:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3

Doug

[chappelledpc]

New Statement yesterday evening from OAX regarding planned NOAA Radio Outage:

Code: [Select]

000
NOUS43 KOAX 272121
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-280100-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
420 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE OFF-THE-AIR ON FRIDAY...

We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61, broadcasting on a frequency
of 162.400 megahertz to a new location. This work was expected to be
completed today. However, due to a couple of unexpected delays, the
transmitter will now be moved on Friday, April 28. The NOAA Weather
Radio station in Omaha is currently broadcasting, but will be off
the air again during the move on Friday. We apologize for any
inconvenience that this may cause. Severe weather is not expected
during the move.

$$As of 8:15 am CDT it's still broadcasting, so the move has yet to get underway.

The transmitter is off the air now.  I've taken my two streams (below) down ans will bring them back up when it's back on the air.


http://chappelleweather.com:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
http://wxradio.dyndns.org:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3

Doug

The transmitter move apparently is complete.  We have a good quality signal.  Both of my streams have been restored.

[chappelledpc]

New Statement yesterday evening from OAX regarding planned NOAA Radio Outage:

Code: [Select]

000
NOUS43 KOAX 272121
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-280100-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
420 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE OFF-THE-AIR ON FRIDAY...

We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61, broadcasting on a frequency
of 162.400 megahertz to a new location. This work was expected to be
completed today. However, due to a couple of unexpected delays, the
transmitter will now be moved on Friday, April 28. The NOAA Weather
Radio station in Omaha is currently broadcasting, but will be off
the air again during the move on Friday. We apologize for any
inconvenience that this may cause. Severe weather is not expected
during the move.

$$As of 8:15 am CDT it's still broadcasting, so the move has yet to get underway.

The transmitter is off the air now.  I've taken my two streams (below) down ans will bring them back up when it's back on the air.


http://chappelleweather.com:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
http://wxradio.dyndns.org:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3

Doug

The transmitter move apparently is complete.  We have a good quality signal.  Both of my streams have been restored.

Spoke too soon!!  Transmitter is off the air again.  Have taken both of the KIH61 streams down again.  Will continue to monitor.

[heatcats]

WWF56 Rattlesnake Ridge/Tri Cities stream feed is down until further notice. I ran into some computer problems that are preventing me from streaming. I have an alternate computer I will utilize in 24 hours if I don't get the issue fixed. I will have to do some rearranging when it comes to my set up in order to get it to work.

I will post on this forum once I get it broadcasting again.

**Update 04/29 22:53 PDT** The alternate computer will not be utilized. WWF56 feed will be down until I get the laptop fixed.

[chappelledpc]

New Statement yesterday evening from OAX regarding planned NOAA Radio Outage:

Code: [Select]

000
NOUS43 KOAX 272121
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-280100-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
420 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE OFF-THE-AIR ON FRIDAY...

We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61, broadcasting on a frequency
of 162.400 megahertz to a new location. This work was expected to be
completed today. However, due to a couple of unexpected delays, the
transmitter will now be moved on Friday, April 28. The NOAA Weather
Radio station in Omaha is currently broadcasting, but will be off
the air again during the move on Friday. We apologize for any
inconvenience that this may cause. Severe weather is not expected
during the move.

$$As of 8:15 am CDT it's still broadcasting, so the move has yet to get underway.

The transmitter is off the air now.  I've taken my two streams (below) down ans will bring them back up when it's back on the air.


http://chappelleweather.com:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
http://wxradio.dyndns.org:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3

Doug

The transmitter move apparently is complete.  We have a good quality signal.  Both of my streams have been restored.

Spoke too soon!!  Transmitter is off the air again.  Have taken both of the KIH61 streams down again.  Will continue to monitor.

Omaha KIH61 is now listed as listed as out of service on the  NWR Transmitter Outages page.  I find no further public information statements from WFO OAX regarding status.  I've left an inquiry on the outage reporting page.  We'll see if we get any response.

So until further notice, we'll leave the streams down rather than blasting static on them.

Doug 

Update at 8:30AM - Was able to find the telephone number to Omaha WFO in Valley, NE.  Spoke to them and they stated that technicians would be on site today to attempt repair, but had no further information beyond that.

Update 9:00AM

I received a response to my inquiry on the NWR outage page already!!!

Good morning,

Thank you for contacting us regarding the KIH61 Omaha, NE transmitter (freq. 162.400 MHz).  The transmitter site experienced a telecommunication circuit outage following the transmitter move.  Telco technicians are working to restore audio as soon as possible.

We apologize for the additional interruption in service and appreciate your attention to the station broadcast.

Respectfully,
Catherine Williams

10:00AM  - New Public Information Statement from WFO OAX

000
NOUS43 KOAX 291350
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-300200-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
850 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO REMAINS OFF THE AIR...

We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61, broadcasting on a frequency
of 162.400 megahertz to a new location. There have been
complications with this move and technicians are working to
restore the broadcast. We are hopeful to have the transmitter
operational later today. We apologize for any inconvenience that
this may cause.


$$

2:00PM - Latest statement from WFO.  Looks like it will be Monday before KIH61 Omaha will be restored.

000
NOUS43 KOAX 291901
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-300715-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
201 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO TO REMAIN OFF THE AIR UNTIL MONDAY...

We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, Nebraska to a new location. The call sign
is KIH-61, which broadcasts on a frequency of 162.400 megahertz.
There have been complications with this move and technicians are
working to restore the broadcast. It now appears that the
transmitter will not be operational until Monday, May 1st.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. While
some light snow could occur Sunday night into early Monday, no
hazardous weather is anticipated within the listening area between
now and then.

$$

[heatcats]

As of 10:05 PDT 30 April, my computer problems have been resolved. WWF56 live stream feed will be back on air shortly.

[chappelledpc]

NWR KIH61 Omaha, NE

The problems with the transmitter seems to have been resolved.  Have restored both of my streams.

http://chappelleweather.com:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
http://wxradio.dyndns.org:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3

Doug

2:10PM - WFO Public Information Statement

000
NOUS43 KOAX 011910
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-020715-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
210 PM CDT Mon May 1 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO BACK ON THE AIR...

The Omaha NOAA weather radio is now back on the air. We apologize
for any inconvenience that the outage may have caused.

$$

[Cutty Sark Sailor]

142 streams listed as of 05/01/2017
... and I received an email from NOAA.GOV May 1, 2017...in part:
"It certainly fills a need left by Weather Underground.
Thank you for your efforts to provide streaming weather information and weather awareness. 
We do appreciate your attention to NWR."

The Whole PWS / WxForum, etc Community gets a REAL Gold Star !


NEWS:
We just added the First NWR MARINE / COASTAL streams courtesy of Ken True, SaratogaWx, using Pi, sounding good...

So, YOU COASTAL and LAKE FOLKS, etc... if you can get some Marine Streams going, we'll have another great feature, as far as
we know, there are no others being streamed at the moment... that'd be really, really, cool.
I'm not sure, but there may also be some 'buoy' transmissions accessible, also.
"Save a Life"

[Otis]

My stream is also coastal of the Big Water - Northern Lake Michigan and Northern Lake Huron.

[Cutty Sark Sailor]

My stream is also coastal of the Big Water - Northern Lake Michigan and Northern Lake Huron.

Right... most of the Marine is currently carried along with All Hazards transmitters... a quick survey for Marine NOAA didn't 'name' as many as I somehow expected...
California
KWL22 Malibu Marine
WNG637 San Diego Marine
WWF62 Santa Barbara Marine
WWF64 Monterey Marine
Massachusetts
WNG574 Gloucester Marine
Maine
WNG543 Jonesboro Marine
Washington
WWG24 Puget Sound Marine
We earlier experimented with numerous 'direct audio' feeds from a few WFO's but found most if not all totally experimental, and dated, or 'just testing'... so we've let that go for awhile... a lot of those were 'specific' marine or coastal... West Coast, Florida for example.

[Otis]

Just an FYI

Like others my stream was picked up by Tunein from the WU broadcast page.  As others did I contacted them with the “new” url for my stream, which they picked up gladly.

I did notice that on the [Tunein] page they had a link to “Visit the station web site”; unfortunately the link was to the defunct WU page.  I asked them to correct it and link back to my web site where the stream originates, which they did.

Anyway, those with a Tunein stream may want to check – might as well get the credit where credit is due.

[chappelledpc]

NWR KIH61 Omaha, NE - Off the air again

Removing streams from service rather than blast static

http://chappelleweather.com:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
http://wxradio.dyndns.org:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3

000
NOUS43 KOAX 021418
PNSOAX
IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-021500-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
915 AM CDT Tue May 2 2017

...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO OFF THE AIR...

We are still having intermittent difficulty maintaining a stable
communication line for the Omaha NOAA weather radio station KIH61
broadcasting on 162.400 megahertz. Our technicians continue to
troubleshoot the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience that
this outage may cause and hope to resolve the problem soon.

$$


11:25AM - KIH61 is back up (for now at least).  Streams restored.

[92merc]

What do you have to do to get Tune In to list a stream?

[Otis]

You need to either add your station or update existing station.  Start here.
http://tunein.com/broadcasters/