NOAA Emergency Alerts Santa Barbara: County Enables Radio Broadcast System
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On 9/29/26 08:04, Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM via SBARC-list wrote:
NOAA Emergency Alerts Santa Barbara: County Enables Radio Broadcast System
https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system... https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system/ https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system... https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system/
Interesting that they recommend purchasing a dedicated receiver. NOAA KLOX/KIH34 on 162.4 is a required monitor for SB County EAS covering radio and TV broadcasters as well as cable systems, so these alerts should also be heard on any radio or TV broadcast receiver in the area. I suspect that IPAWS will also pick it up.
I think they recommend getting a dedicated receiver because most people are not monitoring a local TV or radio station anymore throughout the day. The way alerting is implemented on many VHF ham rigs is a bit janky, so a dedicated receiver is definitely the way to go, IMO.
LCM
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On Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 14:04 Jay Hennigan via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
On 9/29/26 08:04, Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM via SBARC-list wrote:
NOAA Emergency Alerts Santa Barbara: County Enables Radio Broadcast
System
https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system... < https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system...
https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system... < https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system...
Interesting that they recommend purchasing a dedicated receiver. NOAA KLOX/KIH34 on 162.4 is a required monitor for SB County EAS covering radio and TV broadcasters as well as cable systems, so these alerts should also be heard on any radio or TV broadcast receiver in the area. I suspect that IPAWS will also pick it up.
-- Jay Hennigan - jay@west.net Network Engineering - CCIE #7880 503 897-8550 - WB6RDV
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On 9/29/26 14:19, Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM via SBARC-list wrote:
I think they recommend getting a dedicated receiver because most people are not monitoring a local TV or radio station anymore throughout the day. The way alerting is implemented on many VHF ham rigs is a bit janky, so a dedicated receiver is definitely the way to go, IMO.
I'm more in tune (pun noted) with the broadcast side of things, but real EAS alerts (not RMT/RWT) should also trigger the cellular carriers to generate alerts. I'm wondering if this is something new and different as NOAA/EAS/IPAWS integration has been around for a while now.
On re-reading the article, between the lines it looks like the press release may be referring to a new capability for Santa Barbara EOC to directly inject messages to EAS.
Dedicated alerting NOAA weather receivers have been pretty common in tornado-prone areas for quite a while now.
In other news, National EAS test this year will be November 17 at 11:20 AM local time.
It's an MOU with SBa Co. OEM. While NOAA Weather Radio always had this capability, there was no formal way to link them. Only the Presidential Alert is rebroadcast under EAS/IPAWS to NOAA, otherwise they are an originator for EAS/IPAWS. NOAA LAX/Oxnard will broadcast the same emergency alerts that Co. OEM issues, regardless of IPAWS. You can submit questions for the Youtube broadcast in advance. Yaneris was the one who got the project completed. The reason we chose to use NOAA Weather Radio is that it can sit idle and turn on when an alert is issued. If you get the Midland WR-120, it shows the type of alert on the screen and has trigger connections for pillow shaker and strobe light for folks with disabilities, seniors, distracted, workplace, etc. We're still working on getting them to do other languages.... - Roy KD6R
On Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 2:58 PM Jay Hennigan via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
On 9/29/26 14:19, Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM via SBARC-list wrote:
I think they recommend getting a dedicated receiver because most people are not monitoring a local TV or radio station anymore throughout the day. The way alerting is implemented on many VHF ham rigs is a bit janky, so a dedicated receiver is definitely the way to go, IMO.
I'm more in tune (pun noted) with the broadcast side of things, but real EAS alerts (not RMT/RWT) should also trigger the cellular carriers to generate alerts. I'm wondering if this is something new and different as NOAA/EAS/IPAWS integration has been around for a while now.
On re-reading the article, between the lines it looks like the press release may be referring to a new capability for Santa Barbara EOC to directly inject messages to EAS.
Dedicated alerting NOAA weather receivers have been pretty common in tornado-prone areas for quite a while now.
In other news, National EAS test this year will be November 17 at 11:20 AM local time.
-- Jay Hennigan - jay@west.net Network Engineering - CCIE #7880 503 897-8550 <(503)%20897-8550> - WB6RDV
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Interesting. Any way to program an iPhone to do the job?/Al
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On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 2:20 PM, Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM via SBARC-list sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
I think they recommend getting a dedicated receiver because most people are not monitoring a local TV or radio station anymore throughout the day. The way alerting is implemented on many VHF ham rigs is a bit janky, so a dedicated receiver is definitely the way to go, IMO.
LCM
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On Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 14:04 Jay Hennigan via SBARC-list sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
On 9/29/26 08:04, Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM via SBARC-list wrote:
NOAA Emergency Alerts Santa Barbara: County Enables Radio Broadcast System
https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system... https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system/ https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system... https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system/
Interesting that they recommend purchasing a dedicated receiver. NOAA KLOX/KIH34 on 162.4 is a required monitor for SB County EAS covering radio and TV broadcasters as well as cable systems, so these alerts should also be heard on any radio or TV broadcast receiver in the area. I suspect that IPAWS will also pick it up.
????? There's already a smart phone system. Sign up at READYSBC.org The weather radio system fills in the gap for populations that don't have a smart phone, or don't have access to it all the time, or didn't sign up. There's also the Radio Ready AM 530 system in SBa Co. as well.
On Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 19:32 Alan Soenke via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Interesting. Any way to program an iPhone to do the job?/Al
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 2:20 PM, Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM via SBARC-list sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
I think they recommend getting a dedicated receiver because most people are not monitoring a local TV or radio station anymore throughout the day. The way alerting is implemented on many VHF ham rigs is a bit janky, so a dedicated receiver is definitely the way to go, IMO.
LCM
*Levi C. Maaia* levimaaia.com http://www.levimaaia.com/
On Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 14:04 Jay Hennigan via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
On 9/29/26 08:04, Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM via SBARC-list wrote:
NOAA Emergency Alerts Santa Barbara: County Enables Radio Broadcast
System
https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system... < https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system...
https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system... < https://www.edhat.com/news/noaa-emergency-alerts-santa-barbara-hazard-system...
Interesting that they recommend purchasing a dedicated receiver. NOAA KLOX/KIH34 on 162.4 is a required monitor for SB County EAS covering radio and TV broadcasters as well as cable systems, so these alerts should also be heard on any radio or TV broadcast receiver in the area. I suspect that IPAWS will also pick it up.
-- Jay Hennigan - jay@west.net Network Engineering - CCIE #7880 503 897-8550 - WB6RDV
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Al, your smartphone may already do it. It all depends if the EOC alert texts get pushed over to the NOAA API servers. All the weather alerts we see on our phones are available as text products on the NOAA servers that can be accessed by weather apps for free. There is a lot of data available like hour-by-hour forecasts, general forecasts, forecast discussion, special statements, watches, warnings, emergency, etc.
It is a little bit of a process to drill down to a specific area, but easy for apps to do. We’ll have to see if this is the case whenever they actually post one.
— Brian - K6BPM
On Sep 29, 2026, at 7:31 PM, Alan Soenke via SBARC-list sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
Interesting. Any way to program an iPhone to do the job?/Al
Just so everyone is clear. This allows Co. OEM to be a message originator and have that message use the NOAA radio system. I.E. it's not for weather alerts per se. It can be for response to a weather event, but specific response and preparedness information for the public. Not a forecast.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 10:16 AM Brian Milburn via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Al, your smartphone may already do it. It all depends if the EOC alert texts get pushed over to the NOAA API servers. All the weather alerts we see on our phones are available as text products on the NOAA servers that can be accessed by weather apps for free. There is a lot of data available like hour-by-hour forecasts, general forecasts, forecast discussion, special statements, watches, warnings, emergency, etc.
It is a little bit of a process to drill down to a specific area, but easy for apps to do. We’ll have to see if this is the case whenever they actually post one.
— Brian - K6BPM
On Sep 29, 2026, at 7:31 PM, Alan Soenke via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Interesting. Any way to program an iPhone to do the job?/Al
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Thanks, Roy. Yes, it’s a great new capability. And it sounds like it will allow for a back door pipeline for county emergency messages to find their way quickly onto other TV and radio broadcasting outlets.
LCM
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On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 10:31 Roy Dugger rfdugger@gmail.com wrote:
Just so everyone is clear. This allows Co. OEM to be a message originator and have that message use the NOAA radio system. I.E. it's not for weather alerts per se. It can be for response to a weather event, but specific response and preparedness information for the public. Not a forecast.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 10:16 AM Brian Milburn via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Al, your smartphone may already do it. It all depends if the EOC alert texts get pushed over to the NOAA API servers. All the weather alerts we see on our phones are available as text products on the NOAA servers that can be accessed by weather apps for free. There is a lot of data available like hour-by-hour forecasts, general forecasts, forecast discussion, special statements, watches, warnings, emergency, etc.
It is a little bit of a process to drill down to a specific area, but easy for apps to do. We’ll have to see if this is the case whenever they actually post one.
— Brian - K6BPM
On Sep 29, 2026, at 7:31 PM, Alan Soenke via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Interesting. Any way to program an iPhone to do the job?/Al
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