[SBE] Working the kinks out of EAS

[russ at russvanderhorst.info]

Hi Darryl,

Thanks for this information...I have that page bookmarked now and will look at it this 
evening.

Thanks,

Russ


On 9 Oct 2009 at 13:14, McGlothen, Darryl wrote:


> Russ,

> 

> Go to http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/services/eas/handbooks.html You can find several manuals describing EAS for TV, Radio, Satellite, Cable and Wire Line Video services. Should be enough there to confuse anyone.

> 

> Darryl

> 

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

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

> > russ at russvanderhorst.info

> > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 12:49 PM

> > To: sbe member discussion mail list

> > Subject: Re: [SBE] Working the kinks out of EAS

> > 

> > Hi,

> > 

> > I was of the opinion that when the national airspace was closed, it hit

> > the point of national

> > emergency. I would have thought at that point, even though the news

> > media was covering

> > the event, a statement from the president would have been a good idea.

> > With this in mind

> > however, I also know that we had never really experienced such an event

> > before, and 9/11

> > really could serve as a learning platform for what needs to be done in

> > the future.

> > 

> > Finally, I started this thread to learn more than what I knew...and

> > this thread has certainly

> > done that. does anyone know where I can find a manual for station

> > concerning EAS so I can

> > educate myself further?

> > 

> > Thanks,

> > 

> > Russ

> > 

> > 

> > On 9 Oct 2009 at 11:27, McGlothen, Darryl wrote:

> > 

> > >

> > >     The intended effect of EAS system is to inform the public of a

> > serious and potentially dangerous event

> > >     that could affect them. It is not a `news service´. Rather, the

> > listener/viewer is advised, in a real

> > >     emergency,to tune to an appropriate news broadcast source for

> > more information. When the WTC was

> > >     attacked, the event was of such a widespread interest, news

> > broadcasters all over the nation became

> > >     immediately involved in providing information to the

> > listening/viewing public.

> > >

> > >     That being said, there is no provision in the EAS protocols for a

> > public Terror Alert (TRA) or Terror Activity

> > >     Warning (TAW). The news media was, and is, the only means of

> > informing the public of an event such as

> > >     the WTC attack. Admittedly, the focus of EAS is weather event

> > warnings and alerts. In order for the public

> > >     to benefit from the system is to have an installed, working and

> > fully tested system. EAS Committees in

> > >     most, if not all, the states are working to assure such systems

> > are in place and some have managed to put

> > >     together something that `works...mostly...´. Others, such as the

> > Inland Northwest EAS Committee, have

> > >     managed to work out most of the kinks in their system but only

> > regular testing can reveal hidden bugs in

> > >     the system. No system is perfect, yet but, when there is one, I

> > hope it can be copied everywhere so that

> > >     the warning system can be relied upon to perform to the benefit

> > of the public. Just my 2 cents...

> > >

> > >     Darryl

> > >

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

> > Of Urban, Brian L

> > >     Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 10:08 AM

> > >     To: sbe member discussion mail list

> > >     Subject: Re: [SBE] Working the kinks out of EAS

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >     But in reality, 9-11 was a LOCAL event, not national. National

> > impact, yes. As far as who

> > >     needed to know immediately, it was LOCAL to New York. I´d argue

> > that the news media

> > >     provided more than enough warning to the nation.

> > >

> > >

> > >     On 10/8/09 3:03 PM, "Dan Mammone" <dmammone at muskingum.edu>wrote:

> > >     Not to rehash a controversy about this event, but if 9/11 wasn't

> > important

> > >     enough for a national announcement, what is? Only the President

> > knows...

> > >

> > >

> > >     --

> > >     Brian Urban

> > >     Chief Operator

> > >     KUT Radio

> > >     The University of Texas at Austin

> > >     TEL 512-471-1085

> > >

> > >

> > 

> > 

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