[EAS] NWS Status as an EAS Monitoring Source

[Barry Mishkind]

At 12:03 PM 8/21/2021, Dave Kline wrote:
Hmmm. I seem to recall a requirement to notify the FCC in the event of EAS equipment failures that extends beyond 60 days. Maybe one of our full time EAS Gurus can weight in?
The question then becomes, is lack of NWS reception an EAS equipment failure? 

        I think the question of whether an SECC has the authority to demand NWS reception is problematical at best, and worrisome at worst - especially where no NWS is receivable. And, I would encourage someone/somehow that it might be useful (especially with the new mandates the FCC is pushing) to get the FCC to make it clear - in writing (yes, I know how difficult that is) - that the SECC cannot override the Rules.

Or does "equipment" only mean the EAS box itself?

        Now, you *are* dealing with what the FCC wants to know.
        The issue from Dave, as I understand him, is in notifying the FCC under 11.35

        Having read 11.35, the requirement is if the EAS ... *device* is defective. (Yes, temporary or permanent loss of a regular monitoring assignment must be in the log and actions to correct the matter noted. But this is more an engineering issue at the station, possibly leading to an discussion with the SECC if there is no local technical solution.) 

        Hence, the 60 days is not important in Dave's case.

        True, IANAL ... but the rule seems pretty clear on this part.