[EAS] The Alaskan EAN test

[Marcos O'Rourke]

I would be interested in any off air recordings of this test... I find it a
helpful training tool.

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On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:11, Barry Mishkind <barry at oldradio.com> wrote:

> There hasn't been a lot of talk about it, but next Wednesday
> is the second attempt at a "closed" EAN test in Alaska.
>
> Last year's test was flawed from the start, according to many
> long-time EAS stakeholders. (The sending codes were outside
> what Part 11 specified, hence the test failed on a sub-set of
> receivers.) And, then there were always a few stations here
> or there that were not ready - despite the long, detailed,
> run-up.
>
> Since an official "after-test report" was not produced, some
> questions do remain but we can hope the FEMA/FCC folks
> have made a checklist of last year's issues and eliminated them.
>
> If this test is successful, a national test might be held later
> this year.
>
>
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