Juan Bodley
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« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2011, 12:50:24 PM » |
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On 9/11/01 WHAT GOOD would a NATIONAL EAS alert have done? This was a localized event. About the only thing it could have done, although a lot of the US was aware of the attack, would be to alert everybody watching TV or listening to a radio that hey there's something going on stop your day and come pay attention.
EBS WAS a Cold War era tool; to me EAS is a localized tool. I wonder how many people will take notice.
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« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2011, 02:22:32 PM » |
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Are you mad? You need to lay off the weed, buddy. Much ado about nothing. It's a TEST. Not to mention that having a way to alert the nation to a national disaster is not a bad thing. Geez, people, chill out. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2011, 03:28:55 PM » |
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I'm aware of the rumors, including one that a small plane had crashed that afternoon in Dayton, Ohio; and that gas prices were going to skyrocket, which caused huge gas lines. I don't see how a two-turn alert or squawk alert with a telephonic voice following would have stopped that.
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2011, 04:01:03 PM » |
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From the "FCC Emergency Alert System Handbook for November 9, 2011 Nationwide EAS Test":
Page 6:"The National Weather Service Radio will not be a source of, nor will it rebroadcast, the Nationwide EAS Test."
Considering that it's supposed to be a test of the system, excluding NOAA (which is a source that stations monitor for EAS) seems to be somewhat counterproductive in the overall scheme of things. Maybe?
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« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2011, 09:54:56 AM » |
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Seems like the general public isn't really thinking this is as big of a deal as the broadcasters. And in the "big-picture", it's not really a big deal. Broadcasters just want to make sure it works so they don't have another headache to worry about. With so much in the way of information exchange, is OTA broadcasting really going to alert the public first? It's a test. That's it. It's going to be a milestone or a starting point for the advancement or replacement of the system. With the government not participating (NOAA), it's going to be a proving ground for broadcasters and and maybe a challenge to the ECC's to make the system work on the state and local level. With FM in cell phones, and the cellular industry floundering with ideas on public warning, this system needs to work in order for someone to take note and say "radio is still an important gateway to the public". Why make more of it than what it really is? It's a test...
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« Reply #15 on: November 06, 2011, 10:28:08 PM » |
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Is there any penalty for any stations not participating in the test??
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« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2011, 08:09:26 AM » |
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Yes. If you have working EAS equpiment, and everything upstream from you goes correctly, you will participate. If you have non-working EAS equipment, you can be fined. http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db1102/DA-11-1822A1.pdf |
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« Reply #17 on: November 07, 2011, 12:29:08 PM » |
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Nowdays it would make sense to activate an EAS cell phone alert as well, although that might anger some people from a privacy standpoint.
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« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2011, 01:19:24 PM » |
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Nowdays it would make sense to activate an EAS cell phone alert as well, although that might anger some people from a privacy standpoint.
A cell phone alert should be made available as an "opt-in, opt-out" kind of alert. Most TV stations have the option of joining a cell alert for weather updates and school closings. That sort of alert would be kosher I would think... |
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« Reply #19 on: November 07, 2011, 01:28:52 PM » |
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I hate to say this but, a large number of the US public is too "busy" to ever reach them with any kind of warning. I personally "check" the weather every morning, to just not be surprised when the weather becomes dangerous. It is scary how many of my I Pod coworkers were clueless last spring when the huge tornado outbreak hit the Southeast. (I was in Georgia at the time.) A cell phone EAS system would work for localized events. The cell phones that were on could receive a text and voice message for many local dangers. Cell zones are much smaller than most Broadcast stations, so when the Emergency Folks "take control" of the local stations then they could send the same message to all handsets in the effective area. To make it more practical there should be no opt outs. Of course the weekly test should not be ran over the cell system, only one "test" to check that it works should be required. The cell operators should have to keep EAS "received" logs a that is it.
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