[EAS] Updating statement of requirements
Sean Donelan
sean at donelan.com
Fri Aug 20 09:19:01 CDT 2021
On Wed, 18 Aug 2021, Adrienne Abbott wrote:
If it comes down to a National-level EAS activation, the "Doomsday Scenario"
of an EMP or nuclear missile attack, most radio and TV stations will be off
the air, along with all the other noise generators which currently pollute
the radio-sphere. The propagation of the PEP signals from their unstaffed,
hermetically-sealed, automated 10 KW AM transmitters will probably be pretty
clean.
As you know, the AM PEPs were originally a tertiary (3rd) backup channel.
After the end of the Cold War, budget cuts eliminated the previous primary
and secondary channels. The AM PEPs weren't supposed to be the sole
source.
We shouldn't eliminate the AM PEP backup option. We need a combination
of independent distribution channels for resiliance, and both local and
national sources.
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