[EAS] Activity at the FCC

[k7cr]

Adrienne -

I agree with you on this one...in fact, if you check the records, I was the
one that was using the term 'backhoe fade' early on.

However - I have come to accept the fact that the Internet is probably our
best bet to connect all the moving parts -especially - when you consider
the economic situation we are all in.  Sure a wireless system would be
a better choice, however, if we were to hold off until such a system was
funded and deployed, we would likely all be dead before it was turned
up.     Today, if we don't use the Internet, we won't get this creature off
the ground at all and the blame will be directed at those that suggested
we wait until we have the money.

Look at the extreme amount of silence when Richard and I were urging
support of a slice of the 700 Mhz spectrum for a wireless public warning
system.  And, while we are at it, look at the lack of outrage when the FCC
said no because we were not bringing buckets of money to the table like
the others who are wanting spectrum.

Where are all the public officials that are all jumping on the 'broadband'
bandwagon when it comes to public warning? .......Yah, right !

I hear you, Adrienne....but if you and I and a few others are not loud
enough to overcome the ambient noise level.    Sorry.

Clay Freinwald



>        And, it was a government official who was
>        "apparently" surprised to learn that
>        there were many stations with no
>        Internet access - or at best merely
>        expensive satellite connections.
>
> Ta-Dah!
>
> And it's not just the broadcasters. There are public safety, law 
> enforcement
> and emergency management agencies across the West who are in the same
> situation. And it's not likely to change given the economic climate and
> budget demands.
>
> But even worse than no Internet access is unreliable Internet access...you
> sorta have it, and now you're connecting your CAP equipment to it knowing
> that when things get tough, it might not be there...backhoe fade, weather
> problems, power outages, too many demands for service...You know it's 
> going
> to be in and out during an emergency and there will always be critics who
> want to know why you didn't use the Internet for such and such. Very
> frustrating...
> Adrienne
>
>
>
> "Radio burps, it cries, it needs to be fed all the time, it requires
> constant attention, but we love it." Jim Aaron WGLN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
> Behalf Of k7cr
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 9:53 PM
> To: The EAS Forum - accurate and up-to-date information on the EAS andits
> implementation
> Subject: Re: [EAS] Activity at the FCC
>
> Barry wrote -
>>
>>        I believe one government worker did suggest
>>        that EAS boxes might need more than one
>>        RJ45, so that two separate Internet access points
>>        were possible.
>
> This is true.   Apparently the Sage has this dialed in.
> Presently most Washington State EAS boxes are using
> one port for -polling - the CAP Server.   This is a nice way
> to do things as it deals with firewalls and eliminates issues
> with Static IP's etc.    Other systems that the box may be
> connected to may well be different.   Don't forget that
> a station will connect the new box to their network for
> a number of reasons.
>
>>        And, it was a government official who was
>>        "apparently" surprised to learn that
>>        there were many stations with no
>>        Internet access - or at best merely
>>        expensive satellite connections.
>
> The bottom line is that there are likely far more stations
> that can get Internet access than connect to a system
> any other way....That is unless you want to try and
> use POTS.    The Daisy Chain won't work due to the
> thru-put requirement of CAP.   I can just imagine how
> long it would take to transfer the data in a CAP message
> that contained an MP-3 or Wave file using POTS.
> Then there is DSL, but with that you have decent Internet
> speed...Likely around 1.5 mps.
>
> Clay
>
>>
>
>
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