[AMRadio] Ebs Test failure

[Robert Nickels]

On 11/10/2011 12:31 PM, BILL GUYGER wrote:
> As a broadcaster, I can't wait to see if what they come up with will mean we
> have to throw out the new EAS / CAP decoders we just had to buy
Bill - first, thanks for sharing what happened.  I suspect we can guess 
the answer to your question will be "yes", or at least an upgrade (which 
I'm sure the feds will pay for, right?)

For those of use who have been away from the industry for years or 
decades, I wonder if you can describe the extent to which the EAS of 
today is dependent on infrastructure, e.g. the internet.    I'm just 
guessing that they used the analog POTS for the audio was due to its 
greater survivability - otherwise they could have probably just emailed 
an MP3 file to every station ;-)

As everyone moves toward infrastructure-dependent communications 
(internet, VoIP, and all the "Gs" of cellular) is the EAS still capable 
of operating if all that infrastructure isn't available?

73, Bob W9RAN