[BC] The real answer for EAS

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

When I first saw RDS at thee 1989 Atlanta NAB, it was immediately obvious
that it could be highly useful if incorporated into the EBS scheme. I
pointed this out to Angelo Ditty, then FCC EIC in Atlanta, and others, but
it seems that no one else "gets it".
At the very minimum, it could be set up to make daily or even hourly tests
of the statewide relay system with no interruption of programming.  But,
nooooooooooooooooo.............
M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Mishkind" <barry at oldradio.com>


>          I don't remember exactly when it was available,
>          but the solution for this has been around for
>          over 20 years in Europe. When there is a
>          local emergency, the local signal will capture
>          every radio for the announcement and then
>          return it to the program it was listening to.
>
>          Can you image how many of the problems
>          that exist in the current EAS system would
>          go away (INCLUDING testing) if one simple
>          change were made? Proven technology.
>
>          It's called RDS.