[BC] BC] Two tones

[Broadcast List USER]

With today's automation systems, and todays

digital recording systems, there is really no

reason this should ever happen.


Set up the system to buffer the messages,

and nothing will be lost.


Oh, well.


I don't need to send any more information.


However, I need to have more lines to keep

from getting trapped in the twit filter.



So, I need to write more.


Sorry Barry.


I hate doing this.



--chip


On Oct 9, 2009, at 1:15 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 25
> Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:08:16 -0700
> From: Lotus Engineering <loteng at lvradio.com>
> Subject: [BC] Two tones
>
> Per part 11.51 (a) "The attention signal must
> precede any emergency audio message."
>
> The attention signal is the two tone
>
> Per part 11.51 (b)  "No attention signal is
> required for EAS messages that do not contain
> audio programming, such as a Required Weekly Test."
>
> 	One of our local LP's did not send the two tone
> on actual alerts, and our decoders received the
> signal, inserted the two tone, then joined the
> voice announcement IN PROGRESS.  The result was
> that the first 8 seconds of the voice alert were
> lost.  The LP has since added the two tone on all
> things that expect to be relayed.
> I recall that both our TFT and Burk units cut off
> the message.  I don't know how a Sage or other
> manufacturer's unit would handle it but would
> expect the same problem since the tones are
> locally generated as part of the stations activation, not relayed.
>
> Bill
>
> Bill Croghan CPBE WB?KSW