[SBE] EAS CAP

[k7cr]

One word comes to mind -

REDUNDANCY

When the chips are down and everything 'craps-out' (Technical term) what is 
our ultimate fall-back (Proven over and over again)?

HAM RADIO

They do it with  - WIRELESS.

Duh !

This is not to say that the Internet is bad...It's wonderful and full of 
capability with loads of bells and whistles and everyone has it...but to put 
all of ones eggs in one basket is nothing short of foolish.

Clay Freinwald

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Shanks" <tshanks at gatech.edu>
To: <sbe at sbe.org>
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [SBE] EAS CAP



> This is my sticking point.  Are they actually going to require every 

> station to have a disaster-proof Internet connection?  The internet itself 

> is not at all disaster-proof.  The boxes really need to be listening for 

> relay and relaying when the internet does not pass the traffic first.  The 

> last thing we need is the FCC breathing down our throats when the 

> low-speed wireless internet connection to the transmitter site that uses 

> routers a 1/4 mile in the air dies for a few months due to a lightning 

> strike.  Relay should take over, and stations should be permitted to 

> operate over the old relay for as long as technically required.

>

> Come on National Office!  Get leeway out of FEMA on this!

>

> --

> Thomas Shanks CBRE

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