Posted on 10/22/2011 11:57:55 AM PDT by eak3
If you have ever wondered about the government’s ability to control the civilian airwaves, you will have your answer on November 9th.
On that day, federal authorities are going to shut off all television and radio communications simultaneously at 2:00PM EST to complete the first ever test of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS).
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
Don’t know if you can get it or not, but Rush is on from 2 to 5 out of Port Huron 660 on the radio. They are 2 hours behind his time. If I sleep late, I go to 660 and listen...depends on if where you live you get 660 on your radio...
True. However, I’m just going by what the FEMA and FCC press releases and FAQ’s are saying.
Could Barry the Boob change that before then? Anything’s possible.
Read what I wrote in answer to eak3. They are NOT shutting off signals.
Over all did not find it too good, but one part was spooky. The government made the guy into a non person by merely destroying his ID at all levels. His CC would not work and his bank account was closed, no birth record , he was barred from his home, could not work and he had no way to prove who he was.
Testing their power of control - trial run for Martial Law - time to get a battery/wind (wind with a long ‘i”)short wave.
Just as long as it isn’t on the 10th...That’s the more important 211th birthday for many of us...{:-)
Thank you for the explanation :)
Don't laugh. I'll bet the market will be going through the roof. I am looking into it myself.
No, Spanish will not be audibly broadcasted during the test, but will have a text crawler at the bottom of the screen in Spanish, which will also offer coupons, free medical care advisories and in-state tuition information as part of public service broadcast.
in case you were wondering whose voice: it will be:
ToTus!
It's in the oven with the potato's.
[running and ducking....]
Like I said...I personally don’t think that’s why they’re doing it. However, I can use my imagination.....
November 9th, 2012...after a tumultuous election cycle, the people went to the polls, and the Republican candidate was elected as the 45th President of the United States. You’re sitting and listening to the radio as Rush is saying the the American people have voted to restore national sanity with overwhelming conservative Congressional victories. Suddenly, in mid-sentence, Rush’s smooth vocal stylings are interrupted by a now familiar noise...
SHREEEE....SHREEEE...SHREEEE....then the duo-tone that anyone over 30 recognized as the EBS tone....and then...
“We interrupt normal programming for a national emergency. Please stand by for the President of the United States....
“My fellow Americans..Yesterday, we had our national elections. Normally, they are a symbol of all that is right and good about our country. However, the White House has been receiving numerous reports, and the reports are increasing, about massive voter fraud throughout nearly every precinct in this country. This indicates to my advisors and myself that an organization of some kind, hostile to the true wishes of the citizens of this country, has somehow subverted the voice of the people. To that end, we must take swift and decisive action. To that end, I am declaring the results of the election for the US House, Senate, and the office of the President null and void. Since this also indicates that this enemy of the citizens of this nation is already in the country, I am also declaring martial law until and suspension of the 1st Amendment so we can root out and bring these enemies to justice. Once this has been accomplished, we will re-do the elections and finally hear the true voice of the people. For the time being, please stay in your homes, do not panic, and we will get through this. Stay tuned to this station for further updates from this office. Thank you, and God bless the united States of America.”
You wait for Rush to come back on...but he never does.....
if all radio and tv is shut down, i doubt it will be a problem...
Wonder what happens if you listen to XM radio. Maybe the signals will continue un interrupted... k2
Batrachian
I have installed many easy units at many cable headends. There are absolutely no “black boxes” whereby government can control them. Each state has an emergency action plan that identifies the primary alert radio station for the state and also for each county.
The EAS units are tuned to primary and secondary stations to pick up the emergency signal when a test or actual emergency occurs. Tests can be triggered by the installer (and are as I have to test them to prove to the customer that they work) right from the front panel of the unit or from my laptop connected via serial port or Ethernet interface.
You can also set priority for which alerts trigger the unit. For example, you do not set Tsunami warnings as a trigger in Missouri or blizzard warnings in Florida.
You can look up the emergency action plan for your state and there will be an appendix in it somewhere that identifies which stations are primary for which counties.
You can also Google Monroe OneNet or Trilithic EASyPlus both of which are examples of EAS units used by cable providers.
http://eas.trilithic.com/products/easyplus-encoder-decoder.html
The only thing that makes this a big deal is that a “National” test which has not occurred in my adult lifetime.
KB7
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