[EAS] New 2021 EAS Operating Handbook

[Sean Donelan]

On Thu, 24 Jun 2021, Dave Kline wrote:
> Dumb questions...
>
> Generate a required test?
> Is it possible to run a required test while your box is locked up by an EAN?

This refers to the upstream monitoring source. The upstream monitoring 
source generates a RWT to reset the downstream stations.

>
> Abort an EAN?
> Doesn't aborting out of an EAN, even if technically possible, defeat the intended purpose?

Yes it would, and should not be done unless you are certain its a false 
EAN (or other transmission problem). Generally, if you wait 3 minutes, 
take a deep breath, you may not need to do anything.

During the last 50 years every EAN has been an error, or had other 
transmission problems. So its a good idea for the station engineer to know 
how to abort an EAN. All the EAS manufacturers have a method to abort an 
in-process EAN, but its not always obvious to prevent a paniced DJ from 
aborting it.

You should document the abort process in the EAS handbook (which no one 
reads).

Do NOT bypass the audio circuits or power down the EAS box. If someone 
panics and does unplug something, send a RWT as soon as you reconnect and 
re-power the EAS box on the air.

PEP stations may want to keep a copy of the EOM tones in a mp3 file, and 
play it on the air as a last resort. Terrible hack, but it works.