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

[Sean Donelan]

On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Clay Freinwald wrote:
> I agree completely -
>
> EAS messages typically come from government entities (Federal, State,
> Regional or Local) and not from broadcast stations.    To goal in testing
> any system is to test it - From the Source, therefore, all test messages
> should come from the actual source that initiate 'real' warnings.     In
> this way the whole system is tested, not just a portion of it..     The role
> of broadcast stations should be limited to reaching the public with the
> warning information and this should be done automatically without any human
> intervention required.

The only problem from the FCC perspective, the FCC doesn't regulate state 
and local government agencies.  The FCC can't require government agencies 
participate in EAS or originate tests.

For Presidential messages, which is the FCC's task, the testing needs to 
verify operation from the PEP or National Primary source in a state 
through the EAS daisy-chain to all EAS Participants.

I agree the State of Washington's plan is a better way of doing things. 
But every state is different. So the FCC has to make the national plan 
work, even in uncooperative states; which means the testing burden falls 
on regulated licensees.