[ARRL-OK] Amber Alerts

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Since when does an Amber Alert apply only to one ZIP Code?

Silly me.  All along I had thought that the purpose of these
was to ensure fastest and widest dissemination of the info.


Mac, K2GKK


----Original Message Follows----
From: Lloyd Colston <kc5fm at ureach.com>
Reply-To: kc5fm at ureach.com,ARRL Oklahoma Section List 
<arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
To: arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Amber Alerts
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:56:52 -0600

https://www.wirelessamberalerts.org/index.jsp is your site for getting Amber 
Alerts.

You can subscribe to get only those Alerts that are issued for your Zip 
Code.

For those who have not gravitated to cellular text messaging, 
http://www.amberalert.com/?ResetZip=Yes is your site.

I use it because I don't expect the lists I monitor go get cluttered with 
Amber Alerts for areas that don't impact me (assuming LEO issues the Amber 
Alert properly).  Since Amber Alerts are automatically issued widely on TV, 
Radio, email, and now, Text Messaging, there is little need to add them to 
any list not devoted to Amber Alerts.

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Lloyd Colston
Pryor, OK USA