[EAS] Yesterday's CAP RWT

[Ed Czarnecki]

I stopped by FEMA yesterday, and was told that they were testing some
internal software, and some RWTs to test and validate the new software.  I
don't think that's unreasonable at all - they upgraded software and needed
to run a test.

Neil also had posted the following on the SBE EAS list yesterday:

Graves, Neil 
Wed Oct 10 11:42:44 EDT 2012
Previous message: [sbe-eas] (rant) A day in the life; THANKS FEMA!

The IPAWS PMO issued five RWTs on 10 October 2012 between 0045Z and 0130Z to
validate a digital signature and updated automated functionality. 

Neil Graves 
IPAWS Engineering Branch  

Edward Czarnecki, Ph.D.
  Senior Director - Strategy, Development & Regulatory Affairs
100 Housel Ave. | Lyndonville | NY | 14098
www.monroe-electronics.com
www.digitalalertsystems.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
Behalf Of Randall Miller

It doesn't matter to me when anyone originates RWT's, but from a source that
historically follows a set day and time for testing to rapid-fire five
tests, two of which repeated the locations (not duplicates, however) not at
those normal day & times says something unusual was going on to me.

Perhaps it was just training, and I'm not opposed to more training (as long
as it doesn't trigger our EAS box)!

Randall Miller
KOBI-TV, Medford Oregon
rmiller at kobi5.com
541.779.5555

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05:46:09 PM: A CIVIL AUTHORITY... REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST... Puerto Rico;
Virgin Islands Of The United States AT 5:46 PM ON OCT 9, 2012 EFFECTIVE
UNTIL 6:01 PM. MESSAGE FROM IPAWSCAP.

05:46:12 PM: A CIVIL AUTHORITY... REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST... Connecticut;
District Of Columbia/Washington DC; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Indiana;
Kentucky; Massachusetts; Maryland; Maine; Michigan; North Carolina; New
Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South
Carolina; Virginia; Vermont; West Virginia AT 5:45 PM ON OCT 9, 2012
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:00 PM. MESSAGE FROM IPAWSCAP. 

05:49:17 PM: A CIVIL AUTHORITY... REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST... Alabama; Arkansas;
Iowa; Illinois; Kansas; Louisiana; Minnesota; Missouri; Mississippi; North
Dakota; Nebraska; Oklahoma; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Wisconsin AT
5:49 PM ON OCT 9, 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:04 PM. MESSAGE FROM IPAWSCAP.

06:30:10 PM: A CIVIL AUTHORITY... REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST... Puerto Rico;
Virgin Islands Of The United States AT 6:30 PM ON OCT 9, 2012 EFFECTIVE
UNTIL 6:45 PM. MESSAGE FROM IPAWSCAP. 

06:30:13 PM: A CIVIL AUTHORITY... REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST... Connecticut;
District Of Columbia/Washington DC; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Indiana;
Kentucky; Massachusetts; Maryland; Maine; Michigan; North Carolina; New
Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South
Carolina; Virginia; Vermont; West Virginia AT 6:29 PM ON OCT 9, 2012
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:44 PM. MESSAGE FROM IPAWSCAP. 
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-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
Behalf Of Barry Mishkind

We have confirmed that last night's RWT was an unscheduled test of the IPAWS
OPEN system.

You will see it in your logs as just another RWT (abeit at an "odd" time).

Another comment has been made to the FEMA, pleading for communication to let
us know when something like this is happening.

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