[EAS] Making a better alerting system

[Bill Croghan]

If the county sectors are defined, 1-9, the last digit of the filter in your FIPS code can be set to the area you cover.  For example, My FM's cover a broad area over NV,AZ,CA, and even parts of UT and CO while my AM's vary from the 22KW down to what my 1 KW's cover.  For some, maybe define the FIPS codes for the low power ones to just cover some parts of Las Vegas in Clark County might be sufficient but my FM's can be defined as many counties, but not all of CA or AZ.  
	The key to that is getting agreement on the sectors.  We are meeting with the NOAA folks here in the southern NV/Inyo CA operational area now to accomplish that.  Check with your state plan to see if has been done for your area.
Bill Croghan
Co-Chair, Southern NV/Inyo county CA operational area.

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From: EAS [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Tim Stoffel

Why isn't the NWS using this capability? (I seem to remember this has been discussed before.)

Tim Stoffel

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From: EAS [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Dave Kline

Since the beginning, EAS can parse counties into nine sectors.
It may not be perfect, but how would we know it wouldn't be an improvement if it isn't being used widely?

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