[EAS] Getting rid of the daisy chain

[Edwin Bukont]

I have been advocating for this for years.  But its not going to happen because without the main channel daisy chain, some fear the reduced prominenace of AM 50kW PEP stations.   
 
When I brought this up back in 1996, I had notable people in this biz in my face, asking specifically, "What about the AMs?"  The fear is they won't be recognized as a viable emergency communications resource and will suffer at the regulatory level. 
 
FM stations could easily participate in a daisy chain by using their SCA.  AM cannot.  Thus we remain with the main channel daisy chain.  I got an excellent response from the FCC, NOAA and Maryland Emergency Management when I demonstrated how to do so for Southern Maryland.  My successors however took it down.  I have always wondered why.  Some recent events have convinced me that the problem is so far up the food chain at FEMA that this discussion is pointless.

Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT 
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