July 2010

Monheganers can now contemplate the sort of sound that would accompany an on-island windmill,  should one be built on your fair isle.  Just listen to a  podcast of an hourlong unedited recording of Fox Islands Windmills’  sound on Vinalhaven.    Recorded midnight January 1st 2010, when sound meter registered 49-49 dBa.   Recorded on porch of a house one half mile from closest windmill.   Note the endless warbling “jet-engine” howl.  Background “hiss” is wind in nearby tree branches. As reference, note wind chimes at 13 minutes and 30 seconds.  For more info about the recording and related issues, go to  Fox Island Wind Neighbors website.

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