[EAS] Yesterday's CAP RWT

[Mike McCarthy]

Don,

The challenge is FEMA has been inconsistent with the defined locations under any given RWT. They're very scattered or align the states with a given time zone.  It would be very different if they used FIPS code 00000 and the RWT would propagate to everyone universally. But they don't.

All due respect Don, I would appreciate if you could cite the relevant rule in Part 11 which prohibits the automated forwarding of the RWT. While none of the stations I have ever worked ever forwarded RWTs, I can see that as being quite important for staff-less non-comm's operating as satellators and low experience LPFM's in order to remain compliant with the required once a week EAS message of any type.

That not withstanding, I do agree any license unable to initiate a test on demand during an inspection will be in a bunch of hot water.

MM

On 10/11/2012 10:34 AM, Don Heppelmann wrote:
>What is the RWT used for again? It is a TEST. It's required to be sent by EAS participants and logged once, and that's it. Why is this such a big deal for end users? If FEMA wanted to send a RWT every hour on the hour, granted this example is a bit excessive, but so what. The decoder logger will log it and that's it. There is no need for the end user to attach or log it in their EAS paper logs.
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>If anyone is relaying or forwarding any incoming RWT to back-up their RWT originating weekly requirement they had better re-read Part 11 again. That is not going to cut it with the EB.