[EAS] Sufolk Co, NY EAS mishap

[Sean Donelan]

On Wed, 7 Sep 2016, Mike McCarthy wrote:
> Now the mission is to find out what really happened, define errors made,
> system limitations, effect corrections, and we all learn from them. This
> event while only a lower level event in the end could have been much
> worse...geographic confusion not withstanding. Better to experience such
> now than when a much bigger threat looms.

So does anyone actually know or have details of what was broadcast on
cable systems vs television vs radio vs mobile phone?

So far its mostly been reporting that "the message was truncated," but no 
youtube videos of what appeared on the air.

That would help narrow down whether a problem was the CAP text was too 
long; or if some participants got it first through CAP, and other 
participants got it relayed from another EAS station.  Although CAP may 
have full text, EAS relayed participants would only have the EAS header 
translation. Its also important to understand if Suffolk included an 
audio message, or only text.

It does demonstrate that EAS/WEA are extremely loud doorbells, and 
extremely effective at getting everyone's attention.  Now we need to
work on the message that goes with the loud doorbell.