[EAS] FEMA Test Today

[Harold Price]

According to the log, the alert came in through IPAWS, and matched 
the RMT filter.  Tom probably has at least one Wisconsin county in 
his RMT filter, or RMT refers to local area and there is a Wisconsin 
county in the local area.

As time goes on, and more counties start using IPAWS and CAP for 
origination, stations with wide filters will start seeing more alerts 
- they won't be shielded by geography, and they won't be pre-filtered 
by what their local LP station relays.  Some users will need to 
tighten their filters.

Harold

At 12:26 PM 8/13/2013, Mike McCarthy wrote:
>Tom,
>
>I just checked my two Chicago based SAGE boxes and neither shows a RMT
>from FEMA from any location since August 1.
>
>I wonder how you received/logged that message.
>
>Mike McCarthy
>WAIT Crystal Lake
>WCPT AM/FM WCPQ-FM Chicago
>WSBC/WCFJ Chicago
>
> > Just returned from time off and noticed a CAP RMT on 8/7/13.  This is
>the first RMT we have received.  All others have been RWT's.  This was
>received on two Sage boxes.  Is this normal operation now?  A copy of
>the alert is below.
> >
> > Tom Wilson
> > WTTW-TV Chicago
> > WFMT Chicago
> >
> > Received      08/07/13 23:50:34       Matched filter RMT, 
> Received from CAP. Timed
>Relay. Alert received 08/07/13 23:50:55.
> > The Civil Authorities have issued a Required Monthly Test for all of
>Wisconsin beginning at 11:49 pm Wed Aug 7 and ending at 12:49 am Thu Aug
>8 (fromcap).