[BC] The point of EAS?

[Dana Puopolo]

Here's a way that EAS could be done cheaply and well:

The federal Govt. takes over four XM and/or Sirius channels-one each to cover
a time zone 
They build alerting receivers with built in GPS chips to automatically
determine which channel the receiver is to be tuned to. Alerts located in an
area near two time zones would simply go out over both channels. These
receivers would cost under 50 dollars to build-and would be provided to every
radio station and cable system.
These ould be set up two possible ways-to hook to an EAS decoder and/or to
directly switch the audio to the transmitter via an external audio switch.

They could also be incorporated into consumer satellite receivers-so as
consumers upgraded they would automatically get the new receivers.

-D

From: towers at mre.com
Subject: Re: [BC] The point of EAS?

I think there needs to be a simple distinction made here.  EAS as a
technical system isn't broken. EAS as an automated system happens to work
if configured correctly. The SAME coding system functions quite well and
efficiently technically speaking. I challenge anyone who argues the SAME
coding system is technically broken. Short of a definable malfunction
(equipment/hardware or human misprograming), you won't... SAME as a
technical system is functional and quite efficient in disseminating the
basic facts of what, where, and how long.