http://www.njsecc.net Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:51:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently EAS LP-1 station KWVE in San Clemente, CA was issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) for mistakenly transmitting a Required Monthly Test (RWT) instead of the scheduled Required Weekly Test (RWT). In the confusion of sending the wrong test an End of Message (EOM) was not sent ... http://www.njsecc.net/eas-fine-sparks-controversy Thanks to the lobbying efforts of NJBA president Paul Rotella in Washington and NJSECC Chair, Rich Archut making phone calls, it appears that New Jersey is on its way to having a Primary Entry Point (PEP) Station. Officials from the Primary Entry Point Advisory Committee (PEPAC) have sent out a ... http://www.njsecc.net/pep-update-3 NJBA President Paul Rotella, NJ Office of Emergency Management Communications Officer Bob Schroeder and NJSECC Chairman Rich Archut continue their efforts to update the states 16-year-old EAS infrastructure. We are constantly looking for new technologies and funding sources. While our current EAS works, the goal of a new system ... http://www.njsecc.net/njeas-update An earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the south pacific region Tuesday September 29. While over 100 lives were lost, primary EAS station for American Somoa, KKHJ issued two alerts before there was any official notice of trouble. One alert was sent after the earth quake and another 10 minutes later ... http://www.njsecc.net/eas-credited-with-saving-lives-in-american-samoa New Jersey Network (NJN) recently added an audio only service called, NJN Audiovision, to their DTV line up. Audiovision is a reading service from the NJ State Library, providing audio access to information to New Jerseyans who cannot read standard print because of a print disability. With the advent of ... http://www.njsecc.net/njn-announces-eas-for-the-visually-impaired The incident with KWVE shows the importance of regular staff training sessions on EAS rules and equipment. Since EAS is in the background until it is needed, it is a good idea to take a few minutes with each operator to review how your EAS equipment works and what to ... http://www.njsecc.net/operator-training With winter approaching there is no time like the present to do those final checks of outdoor equipment. Are outdoor antenna connections for your EAS receiver tight? Is the antenna pointed in the proper direction? Is the antifreeze level and concentration in your generator ready for the cold ... http://www.njsecc.net/tech-tips-winterizing Published reports are quoting FEMA and FCC officials as pointing to the adoption of CAP (Common Alerting Protocol) in 2010. CAP will enable EAS originators like the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management and the Weather Service to send emergency information over a number of electronic means, not just ... http://www.njsecc.net/cap-is-coming To date no EAS problems have been reported with the switch to DTV. Prior to the digital changeover on June 12, 2009 NJN conducted analog and digital EAS tests in preparation for the transition. Our thanks to Rick Williams and others at NJN for their work on EAS. ... http://www.njsecc.net/dtv-transition As first reported on the NJSECC website in 2007, FEMA, the FCC and other agencies involved in emergency communications are encouraging broadcasters to enroll in Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS was launched on September 11, 2007 to help the FCC, FEMA and other public safety organizations collect accurate ... http://www.njsecc.net/are-you-signed-up