[EAS] Analysis of EAS Test Report

[Mike McCarthy]

If Congress were to pass a bill (and the PODUS sign into law) requiring
the NWS carry EAN's and other non-weather EAS traffic beyond AMBER, this
whole discussion would be a moot point. Most broadcasters would have truly
dual path reception. Such a system would parallel the PEP/Broadcast EAS
system and add millions of ready made receivers to the pool of those
properly equipped to receive the message in a timely manner.

With that said, I harbor no rosy vision of that occurring under the
current DC political environment.  NWS would no doubt seek additional
funding to expand and harden their facilities along with some level of
control. I don't disagree with arguments the NWS would make about
technical improvements and hardening. Others, well....call it what you
want.

MM

>
> As to whether "IP delivery can be considered a valid alternate monitoring
> source", if you are referring to the Monitoring Assignments in your State
> EAS Plan, keep in mind that the reason those two Monitoring Assignments
> are mandated in Part 11 is that they are to be a source of the EAN.  So
> most likely, NWS would not qualify as an official Monitoring Assignment.
> But in the realm of trying to deliver weather alerts to stations, that is