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How Amateur Radio Played a Role in the Hawaii EAS Emergency Response

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Admin

In the minutes after the false missile EAS alert was delivered in Hawaii, there was a great deal of general confusion — a lack of communication, general perplexity about the next steps, and phone call after phone call that didn’t … Continue reading →

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FCC Must Upgrade Wireless Emergency Alert System, Public Safety Organizations Say

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Admin

The nation’s Wireless Emergency Alert system (WEA) needs improvements that are long overdue, according to a coalition of public safety organizations that are pushing for action by the Federal Communications Commission on the issue. In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and … Continue reading →

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Whoops… Mistaken Verizon Emergency Alert Scares N.J.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Admin

Not quite the “War Of The Worlds” broadcast of a Martian invasion in New Jersey, a Verizon “emergency” alert Monday that the company texted to its wireless customers still jangled some nerves and triggered hundreds of calls from concerned residents … Continue reading →

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