[BC] Usefulness of EAS

[Lotus Engineering]

      Some operational areas, like our Southern NV/Inyo county CA area have operational agreements with the local NWS.  Our state broadcasters association bought them a full EAS box, TFT911 with a grant and they do relay.  We are now looking for a source of funding to upgrade their box for CAP.  They will continue to relay anything they can and I have a couple of Wx radios at home that mostly stay silent.

Bill

Bill Croghan CPBE WBØKSW
Chief Engineer,
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN/KWID
Co-Chair, Southern NV, Inyo CA EAS operational area
Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas, NV

-----Original Message-----
  From: Cowboy

On Tuesday 12 June 2012 04:02:40 pm Jerry Mathis wrote:

> What we need, IMHO, are radios and TV's designed to monitor EAS in some form or fashion, and be capable of turning themselves on and give audible/visual alarms of the EAS Alert. Car radios too. This should be easy to do with today's digitally controlled receivers.

It's been talked about, but most of us are already irritated  with audio mute for an alert that has no alert value to anyone,  except the person issuing it.

I've no desire to be woken at 3AM for an Amber alert  that turns out to be a proper, legal visitation issued  by someone who failed to read the divorce decree.

It'll happen.

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Cowboy


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