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Did You Know Feds Will Temporarily Cut Off All TV and Radio Broadcasts on Nov. 9? (2:00PM EST)
The Blaze ^ | Oct 22, 2011 | Buck Sexton

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 ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: broadcast; eas; eastest; emergency; emergencyalertsystem; executiveorder10995; facists; norad; notbreakingnews
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To: eak3

The only viable worthwhile reason for a test of this sort would be in event of alien invasion. And I dont see too many aliens around.

Oh, wait...you mean?


121 posted on 10/22/2011 3:26:29 PM PDT by Soothesayer9
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To: martian622
When the time comes to keep Americans from communicating with each other, it can be done. Any radio transmissions from Amateur Radio Operators or CBers will be dealt with as needed. You can’t jam an entire continent - I think...

Correct; you can't jam the entire continent. It won't be easy to even jam one city. To be effective, every receiver in the city must hear the jammer many tens of dB above the signal of interest - on all frequencies, from HF to microwaves.

I don't see how the government could prevent ham radio operators from making contacts. Many RF links are local (especially on V/UHF) which means the government will not even know about those transmissions unless they are listening nearby. That's a lot of territory to cover - and don't forget that they must listen on all frequencies at the same time!

Just like it is with firearms, there are millions of HTs and base stations and repeaters in hands of ARRL members. Many hams have several rigs - one in the pocket, one in the car, one at home, one to take on a trip... All of them can be used to communicate. Unlike firearms, they operate quietly and don't require ammo.

The rules require every station to transmit its call sign every 10 minutes, or at the beginning and the end of each transmission. It's a gentleman's agreement. If the government decides to neglect its end of the deal - and especially if TSHTF - operators will be still using call signs, but they won't be issued by the government :-) And unlike firearms, there are no bullets or cartridges to inspect under the microscope to match the gun. On top of that, new radio equipment can be always manufactured; it won't be an FT-2000, but it will get the job done.

If the government hopes to detect unauthorized transmissions and triangulate the source, it is nearly impossible in cities and very hard to do in general. You'd need a very special setup, probably involving helicopters - and that depends on the theory that the transmitter is operating constantly. A guy working his mobile radio from a moving car can't be easily triangulated. Thousands of radio operators were active in World War II. They needed tens of minutes to transmit long messages in Morse code, and the opposite side was very willing to find them - and most commonly they failed to find them fast enough. Today the message can be much shorter due to computer-based modulation schemes. PSK31 and RTTY are faster than the best CW operator in the world, and they don't require much of a training to use.

122 posted on 10/22/2011 3:27:07 PM PDT by Greysard
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To: An American in Turkiye

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Just make sure to tell everybody about it the
day before......


123 posted on 10/22/2011 3:27:47 PM PDT by supremedoctrine
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To: eak3

I should be on a flight that day, at that time, going from LAX to SEA. I hope they don’t accidently turn off air traffic control communications.


124 posted on 10/22/2011 3:28:39 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Fred Nerks

The sooner the better!


125 posted on 10/22/2011 3:36:02 PM PDT by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell.)
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To: radioone

While most messages, such as tsunami or hurricane warnings, are limited to 2 minutes by the EAS system, the Presidential message capability does not have a time limit.


We already know this.


126 posted on 10/22/2011 3:38:44 PM PDT by Yaelle (Is FR worth one good restaurant meal a month? Then donate that amount.)
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To: chooseascreennamepat
Do you remember CONELRAD?

I remember back in the early 50s they had a test and all stations were off the air for the test as a SWL back then I remember tuning up and down the AM frequency's and only hearing some Mexican stations and weak Canadian stations before the regular broadcast came back on.

127 posted on 10/22/2011 3:39:30 PM PDT by bikerman (you can take the man out of the jungle but can't take the jungle out of the man)
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To: goat granny

Or go online and listen to Hawaiian stations that carry rush. They play him much later.


128 posted on 10/22/2011 3:41:56 PM PDT by Yaelle (Is FR worth one good restaurant meal a month? Then donate that amount.)
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To: Mouton
Supreme ruler of the US and anointed lion LYING king speaking ;o)
129 posted on 10/22/2011 3:46:29 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (ALWAYS WATCH THE OTHER HAND)
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130 posted on 10/22/2011 3:46:42 PM PDT by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: PhilDragoo

131 posted on 10/22/2011 3:46:59 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Rick Perry's 2012 campaign = Fred Thompson v2.0)
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To: eak3

bump.


132 posted on 10/22/2011 3:51:02 PM PDT by ken21
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To: eak3

There have been several EAS interuptions in the past few months.


133 posted on 10/22/2011 3:53:58 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: K.B.7

Thanks for the links and confirmation. Even if we could not stop Chairman Obama and his commissars, we at least could probably makes lots of money on the new black market just helping folks to keep him out of their ears and off of their screens....lol. We are getting Obama burn in on our flat screens already.....(Rush’s joke).


134 posted on 10/22/2011 4:01:59 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!)
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To: eak3

It’s to check the National Emergency Broadcast System.,,IIRC


135 posted on 10/22/2011 4:18:50 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: hoagy62

Thanks. I had a feeling people were going off half-cocked.

After all, aren’t we all well aware of the “old” EBS system disrupting our cartoons every week sometime?


136 posted on 10/22/2011 4:19:34 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: murron

Awww, that is so sadly cute. You poor widdle fing. Let me give you a hug!

Were you still 5 then, or a bit older?


137 posted on 10/22/2011 4:29:03 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: lewislynn
As we continue working with all our partners

I've grown to hate hearing that frigg'n word

Yeah, and when I read about stakeholders, the image of a bunch of people standing above Dracula's coffin ready to plunge them in comes to mind. That's probably not what the author was thinking about.


138 posted on 10/22/2011 4:30:24 PM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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To: Pride in the USA

I’m okay with the idea that there could be a legitimate purpose for the ability to activate a nationwide emergency broadcast system. I’m not okay with the idea that the Imam Obamadinejad, has access to it.


139 posted on 10/22/2011 4:35:48 PM PDT by lonevoice (The Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers, impeach we much. We will much about that be committed.)
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To: eak3

OK, so FR is a safe site...not internet? YET.


140 posted on 10/22/2011 4:38:24 PM PDT by tioga
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