[SBE] New EAS Handbooks!

[Ralph Beaver]

In my reading - They changed the encoders and decoders - now they all have
to have a RS232 data input and output.

Is that right?

Beaver



At 08:54 AM 12/4/2007, you wrote:

>The web site listed below has the TV and Cable EAS handbooks.

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>THE FCC¹s PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU RELEASES 2007 EMERGENCY

>ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) HANDBOOKS

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>Washington, DC ­ The Federal Communications Commission¹s Public Safety and

>Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) today released the 2007 Emergency Alert

>System (EAS) Handbooks for EAS participants.  This year¹s handbooks include

>newly developed guidance for satellite digital audio radio, direct broadcast

>satellite and wireline video service providers.  In addition, the existing

>handbooks have been updated for analog and digital television and radio

>stations, as well as cable systems.

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>The handbooks provide guidance and instructions for national, state and

>local EAS activations and highlight appropriate testing procedures.  The

>materials also include sample scripts that may be used by broadcasters and

>other participants during EAS activations and tests.

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>The Commission¹s rules require that copies of the handbooks be located at

>³normal duty positions or EAS equipment locations when an operator is

>required to be on duty and be immediately available to staff responsible for

>authenticating messages and initiating actions² (47 CFR §11.15).

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>The EAS is a national public warning system that requires broadcasters,

>cable television systems, wireless cable systems, as well as wireline video,

>satellite digital audio radio and direct broadcast satellite service

>providers to make their communications facilities available to the President

>during a National emergency.  The system also may be used by state and local

>authorities to deliver important emergency information such as AMBER alerts

>and severe weather warnings targeted to specific geographical areas or

>regions.

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>To access the 2007 EAS Handbooks online, please visit the FCC web site at:

>www.fcc.gov/pshs/eas/Welcome.html.

>

>For additional information concerning the new handbooks, please contact

>Bonnie Gay at (202) 418-1228.

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>On 12/3/07 11:11 PM, "Barry Thomas, CPBE CNBT" <barryt at sbe.org> wrote:

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> > Some email clients have added spaces or %20 in the post

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> > I'll try again...

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> > http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-278628A3.pdf

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> > You can also search "eas handbook" on the FCC site

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> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: "Tom Nielsen" <Tom.Nielsen at FOXTV.COM>

> >

> > Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:52:36

> > To:"Barry Thomas" <barryt at sbe.org>,"sbe member discussion mail list"

> > <sbe at sbe.org>

> > Subject: RE: [SBE] New EAS Handbooks!

> >

> >

> > Could you please try publishing the link again?  What you have listed is

> > not working for me.

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of

> > Barry Thomas

> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:33 PM

> > To: member discussion mail sbe; sbe-chairs at sbe.org

> > Cc: sbe-team at sbe.org

> > Subject: [SBE] New EAS Handbooks!

> >

> > Roundtable members and Chapter Chairs!

> >

> > Thi messages courtesy of Sean Anker of Chapter 34 and Tom Ray of Chapter

> > 15.  Thanks to their observation SBE Engineers continue to be the best

> > informed, certified, and qualified in our industry!

> >

> > Let your chapters know!

> >

> >

> >

> > Barry Thomas, CPBE CBNT

> > Atlanta, GA

> > barryt at sbe.org

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> >

> > The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released new EAS

> > handbooks.

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> > You all are required to have these handy for your operators -- and they

> > really should read them too!

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> > The TV one includes DTV, and I'm sure there are goodies for all in these

> > new handbooks, just in time for the Holidays!

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> > You can get your, absolutely free from the following web site:

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> >  http://hraunfoss. fcc.gov/edocs_ public/attachmat ch/DOC-278628A3. pdf.

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> >

> > <http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/eas/>

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