[EAS] EAS handbook Question RMT

[Dave Kline]

While the abort option is a part of the RMT, I do not include it in the steps to relay an RMT that I have hanging on the rack by the ENDEC.
My instructions are basically: Push this ^ button, then push this ^ button, then push this ^ button.
 
It could be aborted accidentally, if the operator isn't careful.
And if that were to happen, it would be logged as a failed test, but weeks of mind-numbing re-training would ensue for all involved.

Mostly, our operators just let the RMT time out anyway. It's on a short fuse here in Nebraska, "must be relayed within 15 minutes."
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Dave Kline 
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On Jul 25, 2017, at 2:03 PM, bdcst wrote:

>Since it will automatically take air, I'd select auto.  Then in the specifics paragraph
>elsewhere in the handbook I'd state that RMT's and other automatically sent alerts
>can be launched before the 15 minute hold window expires.  Keep in mind that operators
>also have the option to abort a pending alert, which for an RMT is not a good thing.