[EAS] EAS Digest, Vol 8, Issue 17

[Adrienne Abbott]

We've gone all these years without a real EAN...your odds of winning the
California lottery are probably better than the odds of getting a real EAN
at the same time the first ever National EAS test is sent...
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 Dave Kline

On the other hand...
What if... and I realize it is a big what if.
But what if, there were to be a real EAN before the test came down.
Do we program our equipment (maybe at the last minute if at all) to be  
able to handle a scheduled test?
Or do we program to handle the real thing if it occurs?
If you can honestly say you feel comfortable that your box is set up  
properly for an EAN then OK. If it still fails the test then you've  
got more work to do.
But if you knew there were possible issues and did nothing because you  
wanted to wait for the test to see what would happen and missed a real  
EAN...
Well you see where this could go.

Just another though on the subject.
Dave

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Dave Kline   UNO-TV / KVNO
University of Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge St. Omaha, NE  68182  CPACS 200
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