[EAS] Attention signal on an RMT

[felucia at att.net]

Hi All

RMTs have an audio message, thus must contain the Attention Signal.

Frank

On Thursday, March 30, 2017 11:23 AM, Sean Donelan <sean at donelan.com> wrote:

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017, tpt at sevenrangesradio.com wrote:
> So it is not required to send the attention tone with an RMT.  First,
>it is not an emergency activation, as set forth in 11.31 (a).  Second, it
>is not a "national level" EAS message, as described at 11.51 (a).

Testing is covered by 11.61, and it specifies the Required Monthly Test
includes all of the following: EAS header codes, Attention Signal, Test
Script and EOM code.

EAS participants must transmit at least one message (i.e. a RMT or another
full EAS message under 11.61(a)(4)) each month containing all four items
to be compliant with the testing requirements in 11.61.

Except 11.61(1)(i), allows EAS participants with decoder-only EAS
equipment to transmit only the monthly test script.  In practice, all
decoder-only EAS equipment sold includes all four EAS message parts when
relaying monthly test messages. But the exception exists.

More likely, the missing Attention Signal in a monthly test is a
configuration mistake by the station.  Let the station know about the
missing attention signal.

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