[AMRadio] Ebs Test failure

[BILL GUYGER]

It says explicitly in the FCC document that I quoted from, about who must 
carry, that NOAA will not carry the test.

Bill AD5OL


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From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thu, November 10, 2011 12:21:16 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Ebs Test failure

One place I expected to hear it that was mysteriously quiet was my
NOAA WX radio. They broadcast everything from severe wx warnings to
Amber Alerts. Not a peep.

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 1:12 PM, BILL GUYGER <bguyger at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Here's what is says in the official FCC document 47 CFR  11.15 available for a
> limited time with a rich genuine simulated Corinthian Leather binding:
>
> Who Must Participate:Broadcasters, cable television systems, wireless cable
> systems, wireline video providers, satellite
> digital audio radio service providers and direct broadcast satellite service
> providers are defined as EAS
> Participants under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules (47 CFR 
>§§11.1,
>
> rules require that all EAS Participants install and maintain EAS equipment.
> EAS Participants carry state and local EAS alerts on a voluntary basis and may
> choose not to provide a
> national alert as a Non-participating National (NN) source. However, under FCC
> rules, all EAS
> Participants, including NN sources, are required to participate in tests of 
the
> EAS. Accordingly, all EAS
> Participants must participate in the November 9, 2011 Nationwide EAS Test.et
> seq.). FCC
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