[BC] Usefulness of EAS

[Kevin Raper]

On Jun 13, 2012, at 9:03 AM, Gary Peterson wrote:

>while riding with my daughter (in her late 20s), a
>duck fart came over the radio station she was
>listening to.  She changed stations in an instant.
>I asked her why she didn't listen to see what it
>was.  She replied that "It's just another one of
>those damn tests."

My Wife and both of my Parents are the same way: The Duck Farts are a Signal to go button pushing or pop in a CD. If they were driving Head-On into a Twister, they would never know it.

>We have a rather large operational area.

We do as well.

> From
>late May, through August, it is pretty much
>impossible to watch anything on cable TV.

That is the exact reason my Father Dropped Cable and got Satellite TV.

>Last weekend, there was a
>big 40th year memorial service. <SNIP> Many specific things were mentioned
>(sirens, reverse 911, electronic signs &
>billboards, etc.) but there was no mention
>whatsoever of radio, TV or EAS. 

Because they are worthless as an Alert. The days of Full Service Radio Stations with a "Live & Local" News Department are dead and gone. They got replaced by a computer and an over-used EAS Box.

73,
Kevin Raper
KJ4HYD
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