[sbe-eas] Question

[Lowell Kiesow]

Part 11 allows states to be creative in terms of how RMTs are conducted.
Your state plan should spell out the details so that there is no ambiguity.

In Washington, the state plan calls for an RMT to only be originated by
government agencies as a means of practice for them, in addition to testing
the equipment.  Broadcasters never originate an RMT in Washington.  We
publish a schedule so that everyone gets their turn, from state, county,
and NWS.   In the event that the government originator fails to do the RMT,
we don't allow a late one or a redo.  We ask that they report the reason
for the failure so that broadcasters have the info to attach to their log.

Lowell Kiesow
Chief Engineer
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On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 9:10 AM Richard Rudman via sbe-eas <sbe-eas at sbe.org>
wrote:

> I have seen instances of this elsewhere. Without commenting as to the
> compliance of this practice with 47 CFR Part 11, I personally believe it is
> not within the spirit and mission of what the EAS is supposed to be since
> it does not test the ability of the area’s government emergency management
> agency as an warning originator to issue risk to life and property
> information to a public at risk. That capability may be there, but not
> testing it monthly per Part 11 does not seem to me to be a good practice.
> I’m interested to hear what others think. -Richard Rudman- CA SECC Chair
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 11, 2024, at 08:54, Mark Garrett via sbe-eas <sbe-eas at sbe.org>
> wrote:
>
> 
> I have never seen this before but I received an RMT from one of my LP's
> and upon questioning them as it was missing any agency information nor
> announcement, they said they generated it themselves.  I was under the
> impression that only state and federal agencies were the only ones to
> generate an RMT.
>
> Thoughts on how to note this and is this something that an LP is allowed
> to do?
> The station has had issues in the past of relaying RMT's.
>
> --
> Mark Garrett
> Tri States Public Radio
> WIUM Macomb, IL
> WIUW Warsaw, IL
> WVKC Galesburg, IL
> K292GR Burlington, IA
>
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