[EAS] Who and when should 000000 be used?

[Gary Glaenzer]

From: "Mike McCarthy" <towers at mre.com>

> Use should be consistent across all messages employing the ALL-USA FIPS
> code. At this point, my understanding is only top level federal are to
> send NPT, EAN, and EAT with the ALL-USA FIPS. I see no reason why not to
> include the RWT in that pool...and to use it periodically.
>

Like all such 'warnings', in my opinion it will eventually succumb to what I 
term 'Usage Creep'

That is, over time, more and more agencies will feel they are entitled to 
use it, and eventually it will become as common as a Severe Thunderstorm 
Warning and cause listeners to mentally tune it out.

> It is further my opinion all industry and non-federal encoders contain a
> firmware restriction which disallows/prohibits originating any message
> with the ALL-USA FIPS code.

But.....BUT......... I am the Podunk County Emergency Honcho and I demand 
the right to use it when I feel it is needed !!!!!

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