[EAS] The Message

[Clay Freinwald]

Wayne -

I highly recommend that you read the FCC R&O regarding EAS (04-296) this is 
the the document that has pretty much taken us to where we are now.

Yes, the present rules only require that broadcasters run EAN's and the rest 
of voluntary.

As for forcing stations to run Amber Alerts - I'm not sure where you got 
this information, I know of no such proposal.

The R&O deals with the matter of what's commonly called GMC or Governor Must 
Carry.  This would elevate the role of EAS to a more valuable tool for 
public warnings.  At this point, no one is sure how this will actually be 
carried out.

>From your tone I gather you are not to pleased with the improvements being 
made and/or proposed to EAS?

Clay

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne R. Miller" <wrm at jmpradio.com>

> Thanks Clay...
>
> I do know what EAS is capable of doing....because we are already doing it. 
> Everything you listed plus most of the event codes are voluntary!
>
> Does CAP and all this involvement by the government indicate that they 
> want to FORCE us to issue Amber Alerts?
>
> My question still stands, what's the dire message we will NOT be giving 
> the public that requires this much government and technology?
>
> Wayne R Miller, Chairman
> Illinois SECC
> 309-678-1297
>
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> From: "'Wayne R. Miller'" <wrm at jmpradio.com>
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> I continue to enjoy the debate about CAP, IPAWS, IP, Daisy Chain, UHF, 
> VHF,
> et al.
>
> But I continue to ask my un-answered question: just exactly what is the
> message government at any level will be sending?
>
> I am amazed that all this thought and anguish is going into the medium but
> none is given to just exactly what will be so important that the 
> government
> knows that we will not already be telling people?  Just exactly what
> message(s)is the system being built to send?
>
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> From: Clay Freinwald <k7cr at blarg.net>
> <eas at radiolists.net>
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> Wayne -
>
> This is a great question.
>
>> But I continue to ask my un-answered question: just exactly what is the
>> message government at any level will be sending?
>
> EAS is used, frequently, for the distribution of Weather, Public Safety,
> Child Abductions, Floods, Fires, Tsunami's etc etc.  Take a look at the
> present EAS Event Codes and you will gain a sense of the purpose and
> uses.
>
> Clay Freinwald
>
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