[EAS] Handle SQW code

[Gregory Muir]

I after reading your comment regarding "Tests are not emergency alerts" I came across a paragraph in FCC Enforcement Advisory  DA 21-10 dated January 7, 2021.  Although it discusses requirements to handle the national EAS test there is an interesting comment made in the paragraph at the bottom of page 2 :

 

"EAS Participants must transmit national level EAS messages, required monthly tests, and required weekly tests.  An EAS Participant's failure to transmit an EAS message during a national test or actual emergency, e.g., based on the configuration of its equipment, lack of redundant monitoring sources, or an accurate understanding of its role as an EAS participant, may subject the EAS Participant to enforcement. "

 

Although this opens the possibility for more discussion it does touch on the fact that the FCC has an interest in both situations.

 

Greg

 

 

 

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026, Bennet Kobb wrote:

 

"Tests are not emergency alerts.

BK"