[BC] TV weather

[DHultsman5@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/9/2006 12:21:43 PM Central Standard Time,  
Jldavis at tribune.com writes:

We also  used little symbols of clouds, the sun and tornados that had some
polarized  light reflective material on them.  There was a key light up on
the  lighting grid that had a motorized filter rotating in front of it  that
shined on the map.  The clouds would have raindrops coming out of  them, the
sun rays would radiate out from the center and the tornado would  spin.  It
was actually really cool: long before the weather graphics  came from a
computer.

Jack Davis
K6YC



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I recall a stations that had a map of the USA and the state on a flip over  
blackboard and used white Chalk to label everything.....  Temperatures and  
fronts etc.
 
 
When they upgraded they  did exactly the same thing but had a pad of  maps 
printed on white paper and they started using the Carters black marks-a-lot  on 
the maps instead of flipping they simply panned to the right.
 
The next step was the polarized light.  they had a larger mapa and put  iy 
together on the air with big magnetic "L" for low pressure and "H" for high  
pressure as well as fronts, rain  lightning and snow  and  sunshine.  All of the 
magnetic pieces had either flashing or rotating or  moving polorazed lights   
very impressive.
 
Wow has weather come along way from guys using black boards with white shoe  
polish.
 
Dave