[EAS] NWS/CG Interference in NY area

[Mike McCarthy]

Read the Wall Street Journal story from which this story was 
plagiarized.There is more info on how both the USCG and NWS are working 
with NTIA to solve the problem. In the means time, NWS is in a work 
around arrangement of only powering the TX on for warnings.

Now...with that said, I can't image how a 25Khz voice grade audio is 
impacting systems 6Mhz. away. There are systems co-located on the same 
building 50Khz spaced and there are no problems in the LMR world. Are 
marine receivers so wide their front ends overload at such a low level?  
What kind of crapola transceivers are marketed for maritime/marine 
operations?

MM

On 3/6/2014 6:32 PM, Phil Johnson wrote:
> The maritime VHF channel 16 (distress and calling frequency) is 156.800 MHz.
> As a former Coast Guard Officer and Search and Rescue Controller, I
> completely understand the USCG's stomach acid with any interference on this
> frequency -- and NWS frustration with the problem.
>