[EAS] EAS monitoring sources

[Phil Johnson]

Precisely the reason why media's availability to send information can not be
universally relied upon.

Mike,

The statement below is true in and of itself, but who's within the "radius?"

It sounds as though you're relying on John and Jane Citizen to listen to ham
repeaters for information, rather than an AM or FM broadcaster with a
generator and fuel.  Or am I misunderstanding your point?

Phil Johnson

"It is much simpler and easier to power an amateur repeater to cover a 50
mile (more or less) radius than a 100KW broadcast plant."