If things get that bad that nothing works and all communication is lost, won't we be so far gone that the government will have nothing to say to us except to stand by for instructions. Coming soon. Standby if you are not already dead. Your government will provide information. The spokesperson will be with you shortly. (Rewind and play again) The government would probably have more important things to waste our hard earned tax dollars on.
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(I know I'm going to hate myself in the morning for asking this, but...)
How in the world would you put out enough audio power to be able to do this from a balloon a hundred feet or more in the air? And how would you power such amplifiers while the balloon is airborne?
^^^
...and extends battery life in portable systems.
A class D amp + speaker(s) + some batteries + a receiver for the FEMA transmitted audio suspended from the Balloon.
I suppose that the Balloon could be pulled to the ground and the amp+speaker+FEMA receiver could be placed where it could be heard by a large group of people in the affected area (when the batteries run down, just send in another Balloon w/audio system).
Kirk Bayne
...and extends battery life in portable systems.
A class D amp + speaker(s) + some batteries + a receiver for the FEMA transmitted audio suspended from the Balloon.
I suppose that the Balloon could be pulled to the ground and the amp+speaker+FEMA receiver could be placed where it could be heard by a large group of people in the affected area (when the batteries run down, just send in another Balloon w/audio system).
Kirk Bayne
In all the times I've had damage or lost power, or sheltered in place due to immediate threats and so on, not once, never, have I thought "if only the government had balloons overhead."
Perhaps it's something weird about me not expecting the government to cover every possible eventuality. When a tornado tore through an adjacent town, the people I know there didn't immediately expect communication about every detail. Word about a Red Cross shelter was disseminated without a balloon dropping radios or leaflets on people's heads.
...playing AM radio.
Exactly. Generally that information is forwarded by local police/sheriff deputies, or National Guard using good PA systems on vehicles or bullhorns. Once folks get to emergency shelters, they're fed all the information available at the time.
Exactly. When FEMA showed up and was ready to begin processing applications for short and long term aid, all of that was being coordinated in a couple of locations--the shelter provided information, and the processing center was established nearby so it could run even after the shelter closed. No balloons, no radio, no leaflets from the sky needed.
I've noticed on several occasions insurance companies buying time on radio to inform clients of mobile claims centers.
That is very common. In effect, it is customer service and at the same time it shows those with no policy or with a different provider that they can get the best service by changing.
I tend to think he's a ChatGPT Bot
Never knew that ChatGPT was around in 1979.
It was out there in Area 51. Version 1.0 was provided by the spaceship for allowing them to land there.
Missouri tornado survivors say cell phones saved their lives: ‘I was freaking out’
The survivors of the tornado in southeast Missouri credit their mobile alert system for giving them warning, allowing them to take cover in time.
fox4kc.com
the alert system has become more sophisticated and accurate over the years.
(no mention if the local radio stations used EAS)
Kirk Bayne
Stations don't "use" EAS, the authorized government authorities do. Stations are automatically activated upon initiation by the appropriate authority. So, a station can't initiate an EAS alert, but they have to be able to transmit one, whether there is staff on duty or not.
That's a great point; for some reason the public thinks individual stations originate emergency program information via EAS, but they don't. Radio and TV stations are just relay methods for the local county, city, state, or federal entity (NOAA, FEMA, etc,) to send (usually) scripted EAS alerts via radio and TV stations. Time has shown on many occasions, that local municipalities get so tied up with managing or reacting to a crisis on the ground level, they don't have the bandwidth to also script, activate, and monitor EAS alerts. EAS is mostly a 'daisy chain'. If the first link in the chain doesn't activate, nothing travels to the stations along the chain.
I saw this on another site. Is this any reason to feel encouraged?
If ATSC 3.0 broadcasts pack 50 radio stations in one TV channel, I’m all ears
If ATSC 3.0 broadcasts pack 50 radio stations in one TV channel, I’m all ears
Hopefully that idea implodes like HD Radio did.
Was this also the case back in the "EBS" days? Curious as I remember an afternoon jock on a Top40 station in a market where they'd recently had some tornado activity days prior got a weather alert on the news wire printer, he made an announcement that he'd received a weather alert and since residents in the area were generally hyper-vigilant after the recent tornados, he thought it best to activate the EBS tones. He pressed the red button on the front of their EBS "two tone" generator, read the weather alert, again explained the station was only doing this to be on the safe side and overly cautious and he then returned to regular programming. This was in about 1992.
Are they talking about "radio stations" or are they talking about "music channels". Curious as it's already possible to listen to a ton of music channels on most dish and cable networks, via Music Choice. I sometimes listen to it when I want to hear a channel I know they program 24/7. It's included in my subscription and using my cable provider's website or app, just like many other music channels from other providers, I can stream it anywhere.
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