[EAS] Should the RWT EAS Code be abolished?

[Bill Ruck]

At 12:20 PM 11/25/2011, you wrote:
>One point that has not been raised in the discussion of whether or 
>not to abolish Required Weekly Tests (RWT) is that of the value in 
>diagnosing receiver and decoder problems. Twice each week a given 
>EAS decoder should receive two RWTs or a substitute therefor. This 
>provision gives a Chief Operator a means to determine whether or not 
>the station's EAS decoding system is functioning properly. Without 
>RWTs, this tool would be lost.
>
>Regards,
>Darryl E. Parker
>TFT, Inc.

Darryl,

Yes, that is correct IF and only IF the station has a Chief Operator 
that actually follows The Rules.

I am still thinking about this subject.  Clearly testing is 
necessary.  Clearly testing needs to be done often.  Clearly testing 
must be realistic.  Clearly testing must be done at the local, state, 
and federal levels.  Clearly testing must be monitored and observed 
and reported.

In my mind the RWT does not meet those requirements.

At this moment, though, my vision of the future is kinda murky.

Bill Ruck
Curmudgeon
San Francisco