Don't you just hate these things? They set your nerves on end. I live down in the Bay Area, where severe weather is almost unheard of, so when a waterspout was spotted down in Ocean Beach I was very, very scared indeed.
@gallagher123123 the nice thing about the new EAS tone bursts is that they include the data for the alert in them though. The old 20+ second EBS tone only demuted a monitoring receiver but did not provide any way to send data.
The EBS did not play the weather service. It was tested an was for the departmaent of civil defence including emergency action notification and civil danger warning. CONELRAD did not test its equipment and thats why it turned to EBS. The EAS is on today and plays the weather service. Anyway, that was a THUNDERSTORM WATCH, not a tornado warning. Way different. How about a emergency action notification?
@123Blackkitty Actually the EBS was intended for local emergencies also hence the state and local EBS plans. All weather warnings issued by the NWS included the EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED tag. And the EBS activation was for a Tornado Warning. The cable channel simulcasted the radio station and had a Tstorm watch graphic up that wasn't updated until after the radio broadcast of the EBS warning.
@RogueKnightReturns12 EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED was the standard tag for any immediate life threatening related products such as warnings or emergency announcements. IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED is used for most watches and advisories but doesn't require the EBS (or now EAS) activation as it is for longer term events.
@RogueKnightReturns12 This was our old Atari 800XL computer that was used as a character generator on the Cable TV side that simulcasted the radio audio when educational programming was not airing. The TStorm Watch graphic was running until after the warning came in and someone could go change the graphic.
@indylre I know there has been some improvements with the advent of the EAS, but as the November 9 national test showed last year it bombed big time when tested with the Emergency Action Notification (EAN) command. Think the old EBS ought to be recommissioned, even if only as a backup system should EAS fail, whether national or local or statewide? Minot, North Dakota tried that, maintaining both their EAS and EBS systems. I think restoring EBS, or at least make it a backup to EAS has great merit
@flskywarn yeah i tried the GR stuff and while I liked it I actually found it more cumbersome than SL. I've been fairly pleased with its capabilities and the new beta makes things alot better...especially now that I figured out what the Pathcast glitch was that I was having over the weekend. I may look at GR again at some point as do I like some of the 3D rendering I've seen of late.
yeah as soon as we got the warning out on the radio side someone went over and changed it from "T-Storm Watch" to "Tornado Warning" on the screen. The watch was in effect for the entire area.
Wow, I never knew you were THE Larry Estep! You rock!! I love these kind of videos, they result in a certain form of nostalgia reappearing from sometime ago.
lucky you. our Comcast locally interrupts for EAS then everything goes silent, home shopping channel overrides all channels, and then it goes back to programming after a minute or so. They don't seem to care.
that was the old EBS tone. Prior to EAS you had to air a "We interrupt this program for a local emergency. Important information will follow" or some similar message, activate the EBS two-tone alert signal for 20-25 seconds, then state why the system was being activated, followed by the official information. When the emergency was done, you were supposed to do an "All Clear" type of message. This was mainly for CPCS-1 relay stations to alert stations monitoring down the line.
very good. we used an Atari 800XL computer as a character generator for a year or two. We also had used a Commodore 64 for a while before they got a real character generator. I brought the Atari in when a leak in our building fried the CG and we needed something for the 24 hour cable channel. It worked in the interim.
I wish I had a Commodore 64 computer to add to my personal home computer collection. For that matter, I'm hoping that my grandma and aunt can find their C64 in their home and bring it down to my place -- they said they didn't want it anymore, and that they wanted one of their grandsons (me being one of them) to continue to use it for any purpose, including graphics and sound generation, as well as videogaming.
I'm Glad you asked, EAN stands for Emergency Action Notification. Simply it is an alert for a NATIONWIDE emergency. when this happens, the president [or ruling party] will come on ALL channels/tv or radio systems and give important news/instructions/lies about the emergency.
An emergency that would qualify for the EAS to be activated like that would be something TRULY catastrophic, like an asteroid, Mega-tsunami, war [on home soil] , terrorist attack , or a nuclear attack.
yeah. that was an old Atari 8-bit computer that we used to generate the text on screen. actually it was better than the system that overrode the cable system at the time. they didn't even have a video feed to accompany their audio alerts.
yep. it actually did trigger receivers at schools all across our county but due to the varying nature of the signal they were set to wait for 15-20 seconds of tone before un-muting i think to avoid false triggers.
that was the old EBS tone. Prior to EAS you had to air a "We interrupt this program for a local emergency. Important information will follow" or some similar message, activate the EBS two-tone alert signal for 20-25 seconds, then state why the system was being activated, followed by the official information. When the emergency was done, you were supposed to do an "All Clear" type of message. This was mainly for CPCS-1 relay stations to alert stations monitoring down the line.
I faked every1 in my family there was a tornado warning
MrVinnyrocks1234 1 month ago
WNAS is a student ran radio and TV station of New Albany High School, first public school in Indiana.
CornaCola 6 months ago
Don't you just hate these things? They set your nerves on end. I live down in the Bay Area, where severe weather is almost unheard of, so when a waterspout was spotted down in Ocean Beach I was very, very scared indeed.
Kingcobrasaurus 7 months ago
I like this better than the EAS. I like that they only use one tone.
gallagher123123 7 months ago 3
@gallagher123123 the nice thing about the new EAS tone bursts is that they include the data for the alert in them though. The old 20+ second EBS tone only demuted a monitoring receiver but did not provide any way to send data.
indylre 7 months ago
Important information will follow.
ISSUE WARNING SOUND OF DEATH.
RockXIII 10 months ago
Was this WNAS channel a teletext network?
gerryono 1 year ago
The EBS did not play the weather service. It was tested an was for the departmaent of civil defence including emergency action notification and civil danger warning. CONELRAD did not test its equipment and thats why it turned to EBS. The EAS is on today and plays the weather service. Anyway, that was a THUNDERSTORM WATCH, not a tornado warning. Way different. How about a emergency action notification?
123Blackkitty 1 year ago
@123Blackkitty Actually the EBS was intended for local emergencies also hence the state and local EBS plans. All weather warnings issued by the NWS included the EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED tag. And the EBS activation was for a Tornado Warning. The cable channel simulcasted the radio station and had a Tstorm watch graphic up that wasn't updated until after the radio broadcast of the EBS warning.
indylre 1 year ago
@indylre Hmmm
123Blackkitty 1 year ago
@indylre What about the tag that read IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED? What was that tag, same as EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED? Please answer.
RogueKnightReturns12 1 month ago
@RogueKnightReturns12 EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED was the standard tag for any immediate life threatening related products such as warnings or emergency announcements. IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED is used for most watches and advisories but doesn't require the EBS (or now EAS) activation as it is for longer term events.
indylre 1 month ago
@indylre Was this graphic I see with your video something you created or is it real?
RogueKnightReturns12 1 month ago
@RogueKnightReturns12 This was our old Atari 800XL computer that was used as a character generator on the Cable TV side that simulcasted the radio audio when educational programming was not airing. The TStorm Watch graphic was running until after the warning came in and someone could go change the graphic.
indylre 1 month ago
@indylre I know there has been some improvements with the advent of the EAS, but as the November 9 national test showed last year it bombed big time when tested with the Emergency Action Notification (EAN) command. Think the old EBS ought to be recommissioned, even if only as a backup system should EAS fail, whether national or local or statewide? Minot, North Dakota tried that, maintaining both their EAS and EBS systems. I think restoring EBS, or at least make it a backup to EAS has great merit
RogueKnightReturns12 1 month ago
I love tornado warnings. They are so much fun.
dennyfrontier 1 year ago
Larry are you a meteorologist?
flskywarn 1 year ago
@flskywarn no but i play one on the radio. lol
indylre 1 year ago
@indylre LOL
I see you use storm lab....Why?
I find (and yes I own it) it is lacking and my GR3,2,and 2AE is far better.
Granted there is no pathcast but you can download one.
flskywarn 1 year ago
@flskywarn yeah i tried the GR stuff and while I liked it I actually found it more cumbersome than SL. I've been fairly pleased with its capabilities and the new beta makes things alot better...especially now that I figured out what the Pathcast glitch was that I was having over the weekend. I may look at GR again at some point as do I like some of the 3D rendering I've seen of late.
indylre 1 year ago
@indylre gr2ae is the best
flskywarn 1 year ago
It's amazing to see how things have changed EBS/EAS wise.
mjtheman23 2 years ago 2
ha ha. it says t-storm watch instead or tornado warning.
xxTornadowarrior1xx 2 years ago 5
yeah the TV side was in a different part of the building and the radio side was the most important to get the word out first.
indylre 2 years ago
But it meant Torando warning
Againya23 2 years ago
yeah as soon as we got the warning out on the radio side someone went over and changed it from "T-Storm Watch" to "Tornado Warning" on the screen. The watch was in effect for the entire area.
indylre 2 years ago
Wow, I never knew you were THE Larry Estep! You rock!! I love these kind of videos, they result in a certain form of nostalgia reappearing from sometime ago.
SuperSonicTailsEas 2 years ago 4
Tornado warnings were cool back in the EBS days. Comcast just uses the bland ol' EAS with the stupid computer generated voice.
rumbazz 2 years ago 16
lucky you. our Comcast locally interrupts for EAS then everything goes silent, home shopping channel overrides all channels, and then it goes back to programming after a minute or so. They don't seem to care.
indylre 2 years ago
Now Days when there is a Tornado Warning the stations stay on the air until the tornado warning is over
msnbc87 3 years ago 15
that was the old EBS tone. Prior to EAS you had to air a "We interrupt this program for a local emergency. Important information will follow" or some similar message, activate the EBS two-tone alert signal for 20-25 seconds, then state why the system was being activated, followed by the official information. When the emergency was done, you were supposed to do an "All Clear" type of message. This was mainly for CPCS-1 relay stations to alert stations monitoring down the line.
indylre 3 years ago 2
why is the warning tone so long?
StigelRULES 3 years ago
This would have been around mid September if memory serves me right.
indylre 3 years ago
What date in 1990 was this, was this during the June 2nd outbreak?
CobraKing619 3 years ago
It looks like some text from maybe my NES.
princessdaisy001 3 years ago 4
The font used here looks oddly enough like the font for the text in my Atari 400 home computer. o.O
VikutaaChyaaruzu 3 years ago 2
very good. we used an Atari 800XL computer as a character generator for a year or two. We also had used a Commodore 64 for a while before they got a real character generator. I brought the Atari in when a leak in our building fried the CG and we needed something for the 24 hour cable channel. It worked in the interim.
indylre 3 years ago
I wish I had a Commodore 64 computer to add to my personal home computer collection. For that matter, I'm hoping that my grandma and aunt can find their C64 in their home and bring it down to my place -- they said they didn't want it anymore, and that they wanted one of their grandsons (me being one of them) to continue to use it for any purpose, including graphics and sound generation, as well as videogaming.
VikutaaChyaaruzu 3 years ago 2
I'm Glad you asked, EAN stands for Emergency Action Notification. Simply it is an alert for a NATIONWIDE emergency. when this happens, the president [or ruling party] will come on ALL channels/tv or radio systems and give important news/instructions/lies about the emergency.
An emergency that would qualify for the EAS to be activated like that would be something TRULY catastrophic, like an asteroid, Mega-tsunami, war [on home soil] , terrorist attack , or a nuclear attack.
brunoofthesheikra 3 years ago
Never saw an EBS alert before.
MarioKartFan4457 3 years ago
the EBS is really 2 sine waves combined, specifically 853 and 960 Hz.
The ONLY event code that a station that had/has EBS [or now EAS] cannot ignore is an EAN [when an EAN comes on, you'll know it!]
brunoofthesheikra 3 years ago
will somebody put in KLFY TV-10 EBS Test from the 1990s?
Tlz444 3 years ago
whos the guy speaking in the beginning? was that a real person or a computer?
WWERULEZ1000 3 years ago
Larry Estep WWERULEZ1000
Tlz444 3 years ago
that was a pre-recorded cart that we ran before and after the tone with the "official script" for EBS.
indylre 3 years ago
He sounds pretty cherry about it, they should have had someone actually announce it back then where I used to live instead of using speak and spells.
VoltzCartoons 3 years ago 3
whenever they make that beeping noise i always play with the mute button and pretend its the censor beep. its so fun
ultimatepower125 3 years ago
Damn! Awesome!
jacobdallen 4 years ago 2
NEVER saw an EBS Activation before.
Geno2733 4 years ago 2
I've heard several EBS activations on various radio stations b4 the EAS cam along.
gcorp19512 4 years ago
were in Indiana is WNAS Radio located?
1050HzSineWaveTone 4 years ago
New Albany, IN in Floyd County along the Ohio River across from Louisville, KY. It is a 2,950 watt Non-Commercial station.
indylre 4 years ago
Looks a lot like the cable EAS. Almost the same. LOL
Geno2733 4 years ago
yeah. that was an old Atari 8-bit computer that we used to generate the text on screen. actually it was better than the system that overrode the cable system at the time. they didn't even have a video feed to accompany their audio alerts.
indylre 4 years ago
Actually that's the old EBS tone.
NEPatriot 4 years ago
yep. it actually did trigger receivers at schools all across our county but due to the varying nature of the signal they were set to wait for 15-20 seconds of tone before un-muting i think to avoid false triggers.
indylre 4 years ago
That was probably one of the longest EAS tones ever.
XtremeWeirdo 4 years ago 2
that was the old EBS tone. Prior to EAS you had to air a "We interrupt this program for a local emergency. Important information will follow" or some similar message, activate the EBS two-tone alert signal for 20-25 seconds, then state why the system was being activated, followed by the official information. When the emergency was done, you were supposed to do an "All Clear" type of message. This was mainly for CPCS-1 relay stations to alert stations monitoring down the line.
indylre 4 years ago
the old EBS tone is really a 856 hz and 956 hz sine wave 8 bit noise generated by computer.
1050HzSineWaveTone 4 years ago