[sbe-eas] DMO code

[Sean Donelan]

I like DMO for alert operator training purposes and diagnosing problems 
with IPTV (cable) set-top boxes, because its normally an ignored code.
Less risk of training mistakes disrupting operations at other EAS 
participants if a rogue DMO "escapes" during testing.

DMO should be ignored by everyone not participating in a particular 
exercise.  The audio of a DMO may contain language you don't want on your 
air.

Never automatically forward a DMO in your EAS decoder. Set DMO 
to not configured (normally ignored) or timed-ignore if you are 
participating in a particular exercise (require operator action).

RWT shows up in people's logs. They used to get upset if you sent 
multiple RWTs a day because it used up their expensive thermal printer 
paper. Because DMO is normally ignored, it didn't print on most station's 
paper log.

NWS does its own RWTs. NWS doesn't pass through RWTs from others. If you 
want NWS to originate (not passthrough) an RMT, you can coordinate with 
the NWS warning meteorlogist. Several states include NWS as an 
originator in their RMT schedule.  This is not part of NWEM.

And just a reminder, NOAA/NWS is not under the jurisdiction of the FCC. 
While NOAA Weather Radio is compatible with EAS and IPAWS -- WRSAME and 
NWS CAP are its own standard profiles.

On Thu, 4 Nov 2021, Dave Turnmire wrote:
> Idaho hasn't used the DMO event code for anything historically.  But NOAA is
> implementing the NWEM (Non-Weather Emergency Message) feature on IPAWS and I
> notice it appears that neither RWT nor RMT is a supported code.  As we would
> like to make use of NWEM, that leads to a few questions:
>  1. Is there a particular reason why NOAA doesn't support RWT (or RMT) on
>     NWEM/IPAWS?
>  2. Are any states using DMO in a fashion that expects recipients to forward
>     it?  Or does everyone treat this as a log-only event?
>  3. Any insight into what the purpose of DMO was in the first place?  If it
>     is intended to be a log-only event, then doesn't it just duplicate the
>     RWT?  And if it was intended to be forwarded... how does that differ
>     from RMT?