[EAS] Repeating the original question..

[Richard Rudman]

An integral part of the original PEP strategy was survivability.

In my opinion PEP nighttime coverage problems were exacerbated by some poor choices by a FEMA contractor who really did not really understand broadcasting, much less AM broadcasting propagation.

New PEP strategies should overcome coverage issues in the future.

Remember. PEP is a last ditch means for the federal government to get emergency information to as large a group as possible if all other means fail. That would imply major impairment of national networks who usually do a good job of setting up such coverage to the nation on short notice.

Richard Rudman

On Nov 1, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Ira Wilner wrote:

> AM PEP's are a throwback to the days of Conelrad and EBS when FM radio was a 
> novelty.  But a 50 kW AM'er on clear channel....  Then throw in an alert 
> timed close to but on either side of sunset and all bets are way off.
> 
> --Ira
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clay Freinwald" <k7cr at blarg.net>
> <eas at radiolists.net>
> 
>> Interesting on Form 1 that they don't appear to care about AM Day-Night
>> issues.  For example, I have one station I care for that has a different 
>> day
>> and night site, there is only a box for one.
>> 
>> The Commish has never cared about night coverage of the PEP's (which in 
>> most
>> cases is considerably different if not less that daytime).    Would have
>> been really interesting if they had scheduled the EASNT for 12 hours 
>> later.
>> I doubt that using this sample method will yield much.
>> 
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