Hot Box Detector Voices

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Yes, female voices are quite common. I think most all of the SPs detectors were female.

When the SP first started to use the talking detectors they were male voices. This was sometime around 1983-4 if I remember correctly. I think it was about 1989 or 1990 they stated using the female voices. The company said it caught our attention better than male voices.
Virlon

[rvos1979]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murray

QUOTE: Originally posted by corailfan

QUOTE: Originally posted by lincoln5390

Did Mel Blanc record for any of these trackside detectors? He would have been a natural for the job.

"What's up Doc? No defects at UP 299.3, and it IS duck season". I think that would make for a very entertaining defect detector.

But really as long as the male and female voices don't start arguing about whether or not there is parking in the "white zone", then I think it would fine.[;)]

"Hey Rocky! Watch me pull a hotbox outta my hat!" [;)]

"Oooohhh, a hotbox, eh?"[:(!]

"Soitenly, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk![:-^]

Randy

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by virlon

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Yes, female voices are quite common. I think most all of the SPs detectors were female.

When the SP first started to use the talking detectors they were male voices. This was sometime around 1983-4 if I remember correctly. I think it was about 1989 or 1990 they stated using the female voices. The company said it caught our attention better than male voices.
Virlon

I got my first scanner in 89' I think. I do remember hearing the male detectors back then. They sounded really bad like the computer voice on the movie "War Games". But I only heard them when I was away from home. When we got them on the Modoc line they were all female and I don't remember any male detectors after that. At the same time we got detectors the PBX signatures went from male to female also.