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madamesilverspurs

(15,784 posts)
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:21 PM Sep 2012

"This is a test..."

Not to get too tinfoilhatty about it, but should it be a bit concerning that the "Required weekly test of the Emergency Broadcast System" has become a daily occurrence? The most recent, a couple of minutes ago, covered several states (Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Montana, to name a few that were listed in the black screen's crawl). Just gives me the squicks given the campaigns, also the anniversary of 9-11.

Anyone else notice this increased frequency of tests?


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"This is a test..." (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Sep 2012 OP
not at all. barbtries Sep 2012 #1
No more than it's always been (and I live in Utah) for the past few years... Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #2
I just moved back to America last year and the first test of the EBS aired (in my viewing area) Solly Mack Sep 2012 #3
I see more and more testing in my area. hollysmom Sep 2012 #4
This is a Conelrad Alert. longship Sep 2012 #5

barbtries

(28,702 posts)
1. not at all.
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:22 PM
Sep 2012

is this on tv? i'm online and listen to radio in the car but no tv at all.

hope if there's an emergency i'll find out about it

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
2. No more than it's always been (and I live in Utah) for the past few years...
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:24 PM
Sep 2012

It happens mostly on a Sunday here. But I do always notice that the test encompasses some Utah counties and ... the District of Columbia. Why?!?

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
3. I just moved back to America last year and the first test of the EBS aired (in my viewing area)
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:31 PM
Sep 2012

since my return caught me by surprise because I hadn't been subjected to them in years. So, for me, even one seemed odd.





longship

(40,416 posts)
5. This is a Conelrad Alert.
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:41 PM
Sep 2012

Where you would be instructed to tune to either 740 KiloCycles or 1440 KiloCycles on your AM radio dial.

I remember these in the 50's. Yes, during the cold war people took this shit seriously. This was punctuated in 1962 by the 13 days of horror during the Cuban Missile Crisis. See Kevin Costner's Thirteen Days for a fairly good historical account, but ignore Costner's horrible Boston accent and the sappy back story.

But CONELRAD was the real deal.

Remember 740 and 1440! Radios of the day even had the little Civil Defense symbol on the radio dials at the appropriate frequencies.

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