[EAS] False Alert Sent

[ray at electronicstheory.com]

On the 6th, an EAS Alert (CEA) was sent out over Hawaii EAS boxes to the general
public.

While their claim was that it was only a test - they did not use a test code,
they used an ALERT code.

To my understanding this practice is illegal, is it not?  If it is illegal to
send false signals (like an SOS) over the airwaves, and I believe there is
specific wording in FCC documents that say it is illegal to send false EAS
alerts, how does a station that is setup for autoforwarding of alerts keep from
sending false alerts once they are sent by another station, triggering our own,
and what paperwork now needs to be filled out concerning this?