[EAS] regarding the NPRM

[Barry Mishkind]

At 07:31 AM 6/21/2016, Richard Rudman via Broadcast wrote:
>Rod: I truly hope that you and others of like mind who were the hearts and souls of the SECC's and LECC's that launched EAS will take time to draft a few words and submit them to the FCC on the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). if you have never done this, Barry M. has posted simple instructions a number of times. 

        OK ... this must be where you want me to comment
        on the EAS page... Where everyone can find accurate
        current information on the system and quick links to 
        the ECFS for the 15-94 Docket: 

        www.theBDR.net/articles/fcc/eas/eas.html

        We encourage you to take a look at who has 
        commented - and remember that your thoughts are 
        as important as any ... since the load imposed will 
        impact each station/cluster.

        See something you do not like? Tell them why it is wrong.
        Unless you do, most of the proposals will "pass" as the
        FCC will not sense the "Revolt" in the EAS that they can
        cause....   While you probably should not get personal, 
        the Commissioners need to understand why they are
        hurting broadcasters, not fixing Part 11 issues.

        For example: Does *anyone* see a good reason to spend
        tens of thousands of dollars on a web-site to report
        NPT reception? Shouldn't it be obvious to every SECC
        now who gets the RMT, and who doesn't?  Couldn't
        those tens of thousands of dollars - plus ongoing staff
        costs to "tabulate" such data be put to better use?
        After all ... did a report - years later - from the original
        National EAS test help anyone in the field?  Or did it
        merely provide employment to some folks to tell us 
        what we knew within ten minutes of the EAN Test?

        Yes ... some have filed dozens of pages of comments.
        This need not be a burden on you.

        You only need to file short, direct comments - agreeing
        with something mentioned, or explaining why something
        is wrong.

>The Commission needs to hear from more of us  what our concerns are that, if not addressed in a meaningful way, will led 

        Again .. we are not suggesting threats ... but if 
        the FCC begins to understand how frazzled operators
        are now, with the broken Part 11, and the FCC's
        fetish with fines, they might "get it" .. as Richard
        says ... that their actions will lead "more of us 
        to "de-volunteer"."