[EAS] EAS monitoring sources

[Mike McCarthy]

With all due respect Phil, the conclusion presented herein is at odds with
other opinions of learned communications counsel. This is why the FCC
needs to step-up and clarify the use of EAS as being permissible from any
source,  under what conditions, and transmitted by by what emission modes.

EAS is an all hazards and threat mode and not all hazards present a
life/property threat immediacy exempted under 73.403. Items such as
watches and tests issued by a non-federal agency would not clear scrutiny
under that threshold. What good is a relay hamstrung for a good portion of
the message pool? When it comes to EAS, it's use is all or nothing. Not
something inconsistent where one can't test it with local systems and the
only option for use is under extreme and immediate hazard conditions (with
the exception of relaying NWS and/or other federal sources as specifically
permitted by rule.)

73...MM

On Fri, August 26, 2016 4:16 pm, Phil Johnson wrote:
> "Do you have FCC concurrence to relay EAS on Part 97?.... Unless one is
> originating a message on a Part 97 station, it can't be relayed from a
> non-federal radio transmission."
>
> FCC concurrence is CONTAINED in Part 97, and it's not at all murky.
> Check