[EAS] FW: Severe weather drills

[Marlin Jackson]

The EAN has a different priority and time limit than all other alerts. The only way to test that was with the Live code EAN. It wasn't known how the different brand endecs would handle the EAN code.
 
In Washington State even the special 'Drop Cover and Hold' Earthquake drill in October uses the RMT code. Because of the participation by schools and businesses I get special permission from management to set all our EAS units for immediate auto forward for that test.
 
Marlin Jackson, CSTE
Chairman Inland NW LECC
 
Assistant Chief Engineer,
RF Systems
The KXLY Broadcast Group
 
>>> Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com> 2/9/2014 6:23 PM >>>
Aren't there avalanche or blizzard warnings in Nevada and Washington as
well as California?  Or Flash Flood warnings?  Every one of those is
just as local in nature, equally devastating, and deadly for those in
the path of the event as a tornado or tidal wave.

I think the EAN test proved that live code testing is the only way you
will find the weak spots.

Keep in mind, I'm not advocating the hot tests be a mandatory relay.
Rather, an oppotunity for stations who choose to relay such messages the
ability to verify the pathway(s) work and gear is properly programmed.
Certainly so if managment ballyhoo's their relaying for certain events
with the EMS folks and then not work when actually needed.

MM

On 2/9/2014 6:57 PM, Adrienne Abbott wrote:
> And it's the same way here in Nevada. We don't do Live Code tests.

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