[BC] Usefulness of EAS

[Cowboy]

On Thursday 14 June 2012 05:59:58 pm Robert Meuser wrote:
> EAS is a different situation in that so much more technology was 
> available to make the system more effective that those who signed off on 
> the system seeming chose to ignore.

 Almost true.

 Unfortunately, whether or what capabilities might have been provided,
 was lost in the arguments about whether or not Sage Alerting should
 become the Government mandated FM-only monopoly. 
( excluding *all* other delivery methods, AM, TV, Cable, NWS, ... ) 

 Sage arguments that they would be the only provider, and exactly what
 capabilities would be provided by their monopoly, so overshadowed
 all other arguments that they effectively short circuited a really
 good system.

 The technology was not ignored, but the participants were distracted.

 Sage engaged in more personal attacks on commenters than technological
 discussion. In fact Sage continued sending personal hate mail to commenters
 for near 5 years after the fact.  

 Interestingly, I've never installed any Sage gear in any of the systems
 that I've built ever since. ( too many to count )

-- 
Cowboy