[EAS] Alternative Monitoring Assignment

[Gary Timm]

On monitoring Sirius/XM for EAN...
 
I would also say that until and unless FEMA officially designates Sirius/XM as a PEP station, an FCC inspector would not likely accept that as a valid alternate monitoring assignment.
 
Note that the recent FEMA News Release stated, "FEMA has added Premiere Networks... as a Primary Entry Point station."  That to me puts Premiere Networks on a par with the NPR Squawk Channel.  Until FEMA declares the same for Sirius/XM in an official News Release, I would be most hesitant to consider Sirius/XM an official EAN source.
 
Gary Timm
WI SECC

--- On Sat, 5/4/13, Al Kenyon <askenyon at cox.net> wrote:

>From: Al Kenyon <askenyon at cox.net>

>Clay,

>I'm not too sure what the operational configuration is for SiriusXM. There
>is a direct FEMA feed arrangement with the  Washington DC facility (formerly
>XM) that remains in place from an earlier NP distribution program. Doesn't
>SiriusXM also originate and uplink from NYC? How does one know which
>satellite constellation/uplink their receiver is monitoring? There are a lot
>of unanswered questions.

>Al

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