[EAS] 6th FCC report and order on EAS

[Adrienne Abbott]

Rich--
I think the concern that SECC's "can't be trusted" has to do with the fact
that the FCC has received very few EAS Mapbooks which satisfy their
requirements. Putting together something that meets the FCC standards isn't
easy--although it wouldn't take much to come up with such a document for the
state of Alaska--and not many SECC's have put together the kind of Mapbook
the FCC wants and says they can use.  It literally took years for me to
build the Nevada EAS Mapbook and I can tell you it takes a lot of work. And
then it has to be updated at least twice a year, and that's probably going
to take 40 hours to do. I think the FCC is expecting a lot to ask a State
Chair who is a volunteer and who has a full-time job, a family, community
commitments and a social life to put in the time required to create a
product that meets their requirements, especially when you are depending on
their limited and often out-dated database for your Mapbook. It's a
nightmare!
Adrienne

Adrienne Abbott
Nevada EAS Chair
NVBA  ABIP  Inspector

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