Posted on 11/04/2011 7:53:33 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever
It's only a test, but nerves are somewhat frayed over the first nationwide exercise of the system designed to alert Americans of national emergencies. The test occurs at 1900 GMT Wednesday, November 9, and may last over three minutes -- longer than the typical 30 seconds or one minute for most broadcast test messages.
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They changed it to less than a minute yesterday so it won’t be that long on the 9th.
I foresee a delay...
Who cares? People can’t handle a few minutes of no TV? Yikes!
Tests are done at 4am, when the fewest people will be inconvenienced. This will be done during the day. It’s not a “test”, it’s a “Demonstration”.
It was also done to see if the system could play a multi-minute message, as would come from the Office of the President. We know it works, we test it all the time.
The hype here is that there has NEVER been a test of the nationwide emergency system. Local and state governments will do them on occasion, but the Feds have NEVER been involved in one of these.
As a HAM radio operator and certified ARES/RACES coordinator, this test freaks me out a little bit too. It’s very much big brother.
It’s not the usual test. It’s a dry run from the usurper. Phase I (or 10,001) for declaring martial law.
I’m not nervous for GOD is still on his throne, still in control and is in charge.
I’m usually not into conspiracy theories, but would it be possible for them to “do something” to the system while it is down? I really don’t even know exactly what I’m asking, it just sounds suspicious.
There are 2 articles on Drudge. One states at 1900 on November 9th for 3 minutes. The other states 30 seconds at 2pm.
Geez!
That stupid annoying buzzer sound currently used drives me nuts.
A government that has the power to take control of the airwaves also has the power to take them away permanently.
No.............it’s worse than that. they are going to take a bunch of stuff off line. anything could actually be going on. That is what has people upset.
“...As a HAM radio operator and certified ARES/RACES coordinator, this test freaks me out a little bit too. It’s very much big brother...”
Whilst I do not think there’s anything beyond this test larger than the Obamaloon administration trying vainly to demonstrate that they are not nearly as cretinistic as they seem, I do think there will be a day when we HAMs provide the only believable comms in the country. The MSM is not to be trusted, and the internet is a cobbled mess - easily hijacked by high school hackers who couldn’t bias a transister.
Bingo. That's the phrasing I was looking for.
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As I understand it the old Emergency Broadcast System was done “in voluntary cooperation with the FCC and other authorities”. Back in the day they were still sensitive to the issue of Big Brother just cramming his foot in and taking over the airwaves.
Your point about it being a “Demonstration” is exactly right. A demonstration of federal control. These kinds of displays make there point. It’s like Zero flying AF1 over the statue of Liberty. They are continually trying to implant the idea that Big Brother exists and is your master.. resistance is futile. The accumulation of power is at the root of DemocRAT behavior. That’s why they are so contemptuous.
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