
Hi folks - As you may know, we were requested by Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to give testimony at yesterday’s hearing titled, “This is Not a Drill: An Examination of Emergency Alert Systems. The hearing examined policy concerns surrounding the use and effectiveness of Emergency Alert Systems including Wireless Emergency Alerts, as well as recent system failures, including but not limited to the mistaken missile alert in Hawaii. Here are the links to the proceedings as well as my testimony and Senator Wicker’s press release. Senate Commerce Committee link https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=E191A6C4-D0F1-4... Our written testimony: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/36d0878e-3013-43a8-a353-... Wicker’s press release https://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=ACE8CC61-DB... tnx es 73 de Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division Chairman, ad hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb@arrl.org