National Emergency Alarm Repeater
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national-emergency-alarm-repeater-206-16010903
title:
National Emergency Alarm Repeater
text:
The National Emergency Alarm Repeater (NEAR) was a civilian emergency warning device in the United States. It was a 2–3" (5–7.5 cm) square box designed to plug into a standard power outlet to receive a special signal sent over the electric power transmission lines. Research and testing for the NEAR program was developed in 1956 during the Cold War to supplement the existing siren warning systems and radio broadcasts in the event of a nuclear attack. The advent of the radio Emergency Broadcast Sy
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergency_Alarm_Repeater
date created:
2009-10-11T16:23:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T23:23:06Z
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