EAS Test today

[Chip Fetrow]

NOAA Weather Radio was never part of the plan for the EAN (Emergency  
Action Notification).  I believe there is a NOAA transmitter in Nevada  
which does relay EANs though.  My guess is that it is one of the  
privately owned transmitters.

Once upon a time, NOAA was the method the government would alert the  
public of a nuclear attack, but that was dropped several decades ago.

--chip

On Nov 9, 2011, at 9:05 PM, tacos-request at amrad.org wrote:

> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:05:17 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Bob Rice, KG4RRN" <kg4rrn at yahoo.com>
> Subject: EAS Test today
> To: tacos at amrad.org
>
> Hello,
> I was able to gleen from recent info from the FCC site about the  
> test, that it would not include NWS stations with the codes that  
> were given.
> This presents a 'gap' if you will, in the alerting protocol.
> Would someone explain this as a not all?inclusive test, and why.
> There seems to be some confusion from members of the amateur  
> community as
> to why the NOAA EAS was also not part of this national test, and I  
> cannot see the relevency in explaining how the codes, or lack  
> thereof,?have to do with a generic SAME alert. If in the case of no  
> code for the national alert being used, why would just NOAA
> weather radios be affected,and all other mediums included ?
> [...]
> 73 all.
> 4RRN
>
> President, Jefferson Co. WV.
> Amateur Radio Club