[EAS] The 2017 EAS Handbook for LP-1's

[Sean Donelan]

On Fri, 28 Jul 2017, Adrienne Abbott wrote:
> Doesn't your state EAS plan provide an annual schedule that indicates who
> sends the RMTs each month? We put out a schedule every year so our
> Originators and LP stations know who is responsible for sending the RMT.
> Then you can write in something like "Refer to RMT Schedule"...

For people who don't live and breath EAS, sometimes tracking down the 
local plan and RMT schedule is a challange.  If nothing else, the FCC 
national test and filing out the ETRS forms gets participants to find the 
information.

In this case, the Eastern Viriginia EAS plan and Monthly Test schedule are 
available one the web (not true for every EAS local area):

https://www.jmu.edu/wmra/eas/eastern.html

Unless your station is designated in the local/state EAS plan and 
schedule as the originator for a monthly test, you should NOT originate 
your own RMTs.  In your case it looks like all RMTs are originated by 
WGH-FM, the Virginia EOC and annual tornado drill from the National 
Weather Service.

For the EAS Handbook ....

Most facilities should check "Never originated an RMT."

Only facilities designated in the local EAS plan (usually the LP-1, LP-2 
or designated special originators such as the Virginia EOC) should check 
"This facility sometimes originates RMTs. See instructions at:" and fill 
in the appropriate RMT instructions.

ALL facilities will forward the RMT received from the designated RMT 
originator each month.