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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #40 on: November 09, 2011, 01:04:33 PM »
FAIL!

FM radio aired the "tone" and the announcement - 20 seconds.

Satellite had 5 seconds of "tone - no announcement.

Fox News interrupted with neither "tone" nor announcement.

Good.

FAIL!!
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #41 on: November 09, 2011, 01:05:20 PM »
Quote from: Pandora on November 09, 2011, 12:58:15 PM
Eastern.
Nothing happened on iheartradio here on the Phoenix talk radio station.
Local tv station had standard announcement but audio was horrid and impossible to understand.  rolling statement on top said an emergency was being announced for the district of Columbia, bottom of the screen said there was no emergency.  lasted 30 secs.
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #42 on: November 09, 2011, 01:08:36 PM »
Quote from: Pandora on November 09, 2011, 01:04:33 PM
FAIL!

FM radio aired the "tone" and the announcement - 20 seconds.

Satellite had 5 seconds of "tone - no announcement.

Fox News interrupted with neither "tone" nor announcement.

Good.

FAIL!!


 ::danceban::

Yeah, we were  sitting here & wondering if maybe we blinked and missed it!

The local tv station scrolled an announcement at 12:59 that it would occur in 15 min!


Another fine example of your government at work.
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #43 on: November 09, 2011, 01:10:27 PM »
Bwahah.  And it might, there.  Still FAIL; was supposed to be simultaneous, nationwide.

This FAIL actually gives me hope.
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #44 on: November 09, 2011, 01:14:45 PM »
Noted no disruption in e-mail (had three different connections going), no cell or landline disruption, no internet disruption amd not all radio stations had the EAS of the several I scanned...one even announced it may not be received by some broadcast stations!

Here's hoping the ineptitude continues, but I got a bad feeling the prog's will use this as a means to suck more money out of us for needed upgrades!

 ::)

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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #45 on: November 09, 2011, 01:16:30 PM »
Shoot, I missed it. Completely forgot.

Apparently it didn''t affect the Internet.
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #46 on: November 09, 2011, 01:19:29 PM »
Quote from: Libertas on November 09, 2011, 01:14:45 PM

Here's hoping the ineptitude continues, but I got a bad feeling the prog's will use this as a means to suck more money out of us for needed upgrades!

 

Of course!

Nothing in 15 min at my local tv station.


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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #47 on: November 09, 2011, 01:23:34 PM »
BWAHAHAHAHHHHAAAAAAAAA!

Ineptitude on parade! 

Hows about a little Schadenfreude?!  (Am I bad?)

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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #48 on: November 09, 2011, 01:24:36 PM »
So it failed? Didn't work?

BWahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah..... BWWWWWAAAAAAhahahahahhahahahahahhahahaha!

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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #49 on: November 09, 2011, 01:49:34 PM »
Quote from: Pandora on November 09, 2011, 01:23:34 PM
BWAHAHAHAHHHHAAAAAAAAA!

Ineptitude on parade! 

Hows about a little Schadenfreude?!  (Am I bad?)

::snerk::

I say ENJOY!

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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #50 on: November 09, 2011, 02:14:54 PM »
Some stations I heard just the tones, others dead silence, didn't hear a voice message on the few I scanned...total FAIL!
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #51 on: November 09, 2011, 02:49:49 PM »

Brought to you by the government that is going to deliver your health care.
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #52 on: November 09, 2011, 03:09:52 PM »
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #53 on: November 09, 2011, 03:11:03 PM »
Quote from: Charles Oakwood on November 09, 2011, 02:49:49 PM

Brought to you by the government that is going to deliver your health care.


But that will work....they said it would!  They care about me!
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #54 on: November 09, 2011, 04:54:08 PM »
I have 5 TV's in my business.....All I saw was the stupid screen. Mobile.....no effect......Internet....no effect. Radio, the stupid sound lasted longer than the stupid pic on the tv.



My favorite "A" Team quote.......I love it when a plan comes together.
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #55 on: November 09, 2011, 05:58:14 PM »
Quote from: Predator Don on November 09, 2011, 04:54:08 PM
I have 5 TV's in my business.....All I saw was the stupid screen. Mobile.....no effect......Internet....no effect. Radio, the stupid sound lasted longer than the stupid pic on the tv.



My favorite "A" Team quote.......I love it when a plan comes together.

Mine, too.  Although I usually save it for when a plan actually comes together.

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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #56 on: November 09, 2011, 10:18:55 PM »
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/wheres-an-emergency-alert-system-for-the-internet-and-the-phone/2011/11/09/gIQAlYGR5M_blog.html

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It may not be that long in the future for a truly integrated nationwide alert system. FEMA is working on an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) that will employ all communication devices. Until then, though, if you want to be warned, tune into the television at 2 p.m.

First they came after your Radios and TVs...
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #57 on: November 09, 2011, 10:21:45 PM »
Yah.  They came alrighty.  And they FAILED!  I don't expect they won't compensate and improve, but for now ... they FAILED!

And with no proof whatsoever, based on pure speculation, I can't say they didn't have assistance in their FAIL!  Patriots still exist in obscure places.
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #58 on: November 10, 2011, 03:26:58 PM »
I'm not sure why we need it anyway. Hell, if Lindsay Lohan breaks a nail its tweeted, facebooked, texted, my spaced, e mailed and a few other social outlets I'm not aware.

If something bad actually occured, don't you think we would know??????? Quickly??????
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Re: Nov. 9/2PM - EAS to be tested at national level interrupting radio and TV
« Reply #59 on: November 10, 2011, 03:35:41 PM »
Quote from: Predator Don on November 10, 2011, 03:26:58 PM
I'm not sure why we need it anyway. Hell, if Lindsay Lohan breaks a nail its tweeted, facebooked, texted, my spaced, e mailed and a few other social outlets I'm not aware.

If something bad actually occured, don't you think we would know??????? Quickly??????

I believe we DON'T need it; there have been no issues with a failure by radio or TV to quickly disseminate matters of national import to date.  This system will be used to tell us only what "they" want us to know, and there do exist all the alternative communication avenues you mention as well.
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