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Re: EAS

At 04:32 PM 1/13/99 -0500, Ed Brouder wrote:
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>The test you heard HAD to carry a voice message because it is a Required
>Monthly Test; the FCC requires a voice transmission.  Most tests you will
>hear are Required Weekly Tests, originated not by the state but by a
>local station.  The FCC does NOT mandate a voice transmission with them
>so you can blame Uncle Sam for that one.

The question that begs to be answered is not whether voice is required, why
can't the "Voice of Authority (tm)" be be even remotely intelligible?  Not
one RMT or National Wx Service bulletin I've ever heard or aired were even
close to this.

If we can barely understand the message on our air monitors, certainly the
average listener can't make out the message...what's the purpose of airing
it?

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