Emergency Broadcast System Checklist of Actions - 1975

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The original documents are located in Box 9, folder Emergency Broadcast System (4) of

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EMERGENCYBROADCAST SYSTEM

PROCEDURES{SUPPLEMENT

DECEMBER 1975

CHECKLIST OF ACTIONSNNEX

TAPE PREPARATIONANNEX B

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Digitized from Box 9 of the Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library


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W RNING NOTICE

THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM IS A COMEIIHEDEFFORT OF THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY PRESS WIRESERVICES TELEPHONE COMPANY AHD GOVERNMENTCTIVITIES WHICH CAN QUICKLY FFECT THE ENTIRE

UNITED STATES. IRREGULARITIES IH PROCEDURESEQUIPMENT AHD CIRCUITRY WHICH REACH INDUSTRYCAN CREATE PROBLEMS OF EPIC PROPORTIONS.AHY EMPLOYEE HOTIHG ANY IRREGULARITIESINCLUDED IH BUT HOT LIMITED TO THE ABOVEWITH RESPECT TO USAICA S RESPONSIBILITIESIN THE EBS WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THEUSAICA SYSTEMS CONTROLLER.. .


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E M E R G E N C Y B R 0 A D C A S T S Y S T E MP R 0 C E D U R E S S U P P L E M E N T

Contained here in are Annexes A and B to USAICA s EmergencyBroadcast Procedures as fo l lowsAnnex

Check Lis t s of Actions . . . . . . APrepa ra t ion of Tele typewri te r Tapes

FOR OFFICI L USE ONLY


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CHECK LiEBTS OF ACTIONSEBS ACTIVATION TERMINATION NIAC ORDER CHANqEND RELATED TESTS

This annex contains check l s t s of actions required by USAICASystems Controller COMMCEN,Audio-Visual, and ElectronicsMaintenance personnel. The l s t s should be.used as worksheets and retained as. backup information to support thepreparation of reports.Appendix Tit le Page No

1 Actual EBS Activation 12 Actual EBS- NIACOrder Charige 113 Actual EBS Termination 214 EBS Closed Circuit: Test Activation 295 EBS Closed Circuit Test Termination 416 Transfer of EBS Action from USAICA to

D COM 49From D COM to USAICA 517 Modified EBS Tests 558 EBS ICE HOUSE Tests 599 EBS Backup Telephone Procedures 67

10 Establishing USAICA Program Feed 71TelCo Circuitry 71Government RAdio 76NIAC Order 2 Actions 81--11 EBS MYSTIC TARGET Procedures 83TelCo Circuitry 84Government Radio 10012 500 Net Stations Prior i t ies 11613 500 Net Acknowledgement Failures 118

AnnexA to USAICA EBS Procedures-.


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ctualI I ctivation29 Sep 75

Abbreviations in l e f t column indicate who is to perform thestep:WTO - WHC Trip Officer (or Duty Officer)U SC - USAICA Systems ControllerU CMC - USAICA Communications Center Section ChiefWTO l One or iginat ion point contacted USAICA or

u scu sc

u sc

WTO

u sc

(time) ADCOM).

2.

3.

USAICA AUTOVON: 380-0099/380-5500Commercial: 202-737-5721, x5500This is WHC Trip(name) Officerwith an actual EBS Activation Order. Pre-pare to copy.

Internal readiness.Please standby.

Internal readiness completed.Systems Controller and ass is tant estab shconference with WHC Trip Officer and prepare to copy order.

4, Internal readiness reported.This i s the USAICA Systems ControlleroReady to copy your actual EBS ActivationOrder.

5. Actual EBS Activation Authentication fromt e s t l i s t on inside of WHCA-1.

I authenticate ( l ine)(chal lenge)6. Actual EBS Activation Authentication responseo

This ist ro l le r

- - ~ - - - - ~ - - USAICA Systems Con name)I authent icate (l ine) (reply)Ready to copy your actual EBS ActivationOrder. 11Appendix l to Annex A


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WTO

u sc

u sc

7. Actual EBS Activation Order t ransmit ted.Roger, I am cal l ing from (area code)

(complete telephone number)I request

immediate release of the Emergency ActionNotif ication message. NIAC Order (number)is being requested. Date and time ofact ivat ion is , ,(date) (time)(AM/PM)Washington, DC, time.8. Actual EBS Activation Order received.

I acknowledgeand wil l comply with yourrequest for immediate release of the EANand wil l transmit NIAC Order (number)Date and time of act ivat ion i s (-::-d-a-:-t-e 'r)

DC, time. Re- Washington,-r ,.-t :-. -e....,.)-r( '= 'AM=/ 'P=M:: { ')quest you maintain ci rcui tpossible . connection i f

9. I f NIAC Order l or 2, remove 400 Hz tonefrom NIAC l and 2 ci rcui t ry .U SC 10. COMMCEN contacted using dial intercom.(time) I f NIAC Order 2, also conference EMB andTV/R who l i s ten only.)

U CMC

U CMC

This is an actual EBS Activation. Prepareto copy.11. In ternal readiness.

Please standby.12. In ternal readiness completed.

The COMMCEN Section Chi i ~ ~ e d i t e l y sum-mons the operator assigned EBS actions forthat shi f t while simultaneously locat inghis book of EBS check l i s t s . The COMMCENSection Chief t e l the operator that an


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U CMC

EBS Activation Order is to be issued. TheCOMMCEN Section Chief and the EBS operatoreach unlock with separate keys the side ofthe EBS cabinet containing the actuall ive EBS te le typewri ter tapes. TheCOMMCEN Section Chief removes the EBSAuthenticator List (Red Envelope) storedin the tape cabinet. He opens the envelopeand locates the actual EBS activat ionauthenticator for that day. He then re-turns to contact with the SystemsController via the di l intercom (theEBS operator stands by).

13. Internal readiness reported.This is the COMMCEN Section Chief. Ready

to copy your actual EBS Activation Order.U SC 14. Actual EBS Activation Order issued to

U CMC

time) COMMCEN.11 This .is an actual EBS Activation. I am

- - ~ - - ~ - - - - USAICA Systems Controller .(name)Release the RED actual EBS Activationte le type tape with NIAC Order (number)Date and time of act ivat ion is ..,. =-d-a..,...t-e < )~ ~ ~ ~ = - - = = ~ Washington, DC time (as(time)(AM/PM)received from the WT0).

15. Actual EBS Activation Order received.(The EBS Operator l is tens to the COMMCENSection Chief 's response.)11 This is - - ~ - - - - - - - COMMCEN Section Chief.(name)I wil l re lease the RED actual EBS Activa-t ion te le type tape with NIAC Order

(number)Date and time of act ivat ion is .., d_a..,...tWashington, DC time. I.., .,...ti-:-m-e..... r ; ( . - : : A - ; ; o : M ; ' l / ' o : ; : : P - ; - : ; ' M ~ ) '

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u sc

U CMC

U CMC

wil l use the following authenticator frominside the Red Envelope* (authenticator)16. Verif ies authenticator from his RED

Envelope.I verify that the authenticatoris correct . Notify me'( a-u-:-t-:-h-e-n-:-t-:-i-c-a-:-t-o-rT )when the tape has s tar ted .17. COMMCEN Section Chief removes the RED tapefrom the tape cabinet. Both he and theEBS operator check the color be theCOMMCEN Section Chief releases the tape.The operator loads the tape in the 500 NetTD.18. Red tape feeds through TD and stops a tUSAICA Check Tape. Both the SectionChief and the EBS operator verify that anactual EBS Activation Tape is being re -leased before re s t a r t .

U CMC 19. Red tape restar ted and Systems Control

U CMC

(time) not i f ied that 500 Net t ransmission hascommenced.. Message should pr in t out onRO Terminal i f t ransmission is going outover net.20. Tape automatical ly stops twice to permitentry of the current authenticator words(contained in the Red Authenticat ionEnvelope). Tape stops and operatorenters date and Washington, DC, time asprovided by the Systems Controller. Tapei s again res tar ted and continues to feedunt i l the EAN is completed, af ter whichseveral l ine feed functions and the wordSTANDBY appear.

Tin the unlikely event that two or more l ive EBS activat ionsoccur on t.he same day, use the same authenticator words forthat day.


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U CMC

u s

u s

AP/UPI/ (time)D COM

CONTINGENCY(See Appendix 6)Any s ignif icant fa i lure on the USAICA 500Net ASR wil l be immediately reported tothe Systems Controller with the recommendation that ADCOM be requested to effectre lease and obtain acknowledgements.(Implementing telephone back-up a le r t ingprocedures wil l revert back to the stat ionhaving orig inal responsibi l i ty .ADCOM Command Director wil l be asked tore lease the 500 Net t ransmission. Adifferent authenticator than. that used torespond to WHC will be used as a challengeto ADCOM DCOM wil l respond with thenext unused l ine and authent icator in the

DCOM column.21. Immediately upon not i f ica t ion of releaseof the EBS Activation message, the SystemsController uses the 300 Net to confirm i t sauthentici ty with AP/UPI and ADCOM

This is USAICA The Pr (lident has ordered an act ivat ion of the Erllergency BroadcastSystem. I am I am t rans -(name)mitt ing the act ivat ion message over theEBS Teletypewriter Network. The authent i cator is (authent icator words used inActivation Tape)message?

Are you receiving the

22. Confirmation (log name of AP/UPI/ADCOMpersonnel).AP

(name)UPI (name)D COM (name)

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u sc 23. I f he i s s t i l l on the c i rcu i t , notify WTOof confirmation with AP/UPI/ADCOM.NOTE: I f a program is to originate a t orpass through USAICA e .g . , NIAC Order 2),re fe r to Appendix 10 for addi t ional ac t ions .U CMC 24. NIAC Order Message transmitted.

U CMC 25.(time)

U CMC 26.(time)

usc 27.(time)

U CMC 28.(time)

After completion of transmission of the EANte letype message and the word STANDBY,the RED tape continues to feed for a one-minute period of le t ters functions, thenthe NIAC Order Message t ransmits . Tapestops to permit entry of NIAC Order Number(spelled out) . Operator res tar ts . Tapecontinues to feed unt i l t again stops toallow entry of the same date and Washington,DC time used before. Operator again re -s ta r t s and tape feeds unt i l transmissioni s completed.Activation Order tape transmission completed.Poll for acknowledgements. COMMCEN t rans-mits poll ing signal to the 500 Net from hisStat ion Selector. Stations operate acknowl-edge key af ter acceptance of act ivat ion andNIAC Order message. Automatic poll ing ac-t ivated by or ig inat ion point sequent ia l lyaccepts these bids.Firs t pol l ing attempt consisting of threecycles completed. Notify Systems Controllerof ident i ty of sta t ions fa i l ing to acknowl-edge.I f he i s s t i l l on the c i rcu i t , notify WHCTrip Officer of the number of sta t ionsfa i l ing to acknowledge the f i r s t poll ingattempt.Retry poll ing of delinquent s ta t ions byt ransmitt ing, se ctively from messageaddressor , Please Acknowledge messageincluded a t the end of each tape. Simul-taneously, begin i ns t i tu t ing by telephonenot i f ica t ion to those delinquent s ta t ions

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in the order of pr ior i ty given on the t e l e -phone l i s t s . I f there is suf f ic ient reasonin the judgement of the COMMCEN SectionChief that a number of s ta t ions did notreceive the message, he may retransmit .Otherwise, he wil l have the message readover the phone. The te letype pol l ing wil lcontinue as the telephoning is being made.As addi t ional acknowledgements are receivedvia te le type) the telephoning of these s ta -t ions wil l be discontinued. The procedurewil l continue unt i l a l l s ta t ions have ac-knowledged.

29. Notify Systems Control ler of s ta tus ofacknowledgements on a continuing basisoU CMC 30. Notify Systems Control ler of time a l l s ta -t ions have been contacted by telephone andhave acknowledged.(time)u s 31. Notify WHC Trip Officer of completed act ionsi f he is s t i on the l ine.time)

WTO (time)

This is the USAICA Systems Control ler. Ihave received acknowledgements from the 500Net as of Washington)(date) (time) AM/PM)DC, time.(Other information on the s ta tus of acknowl-edgements and problem areas wil l be furnished.In the event the WTO has not been able tokeep his c i rcu i t open, he wil l be recal ledonly in the event of a major delay or i fevery attempt has fa i led to reach one ormore of the nine prior i ty l s ta t ions .

32. Disconnect c i rcu i t .

U SC 33. National I I I Warning Center noti ed of(time) actual EBS act ivat ion.7


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u sc time)

u sc

34. Report Actual EBS Activation internal ly asrequired.USAICA Commander/Technical at l l timesDirectorDirector, SupportedWCD Duty O.fficerChief, Comm Ops DivChief, AVB or EMB

Activity atata tatl ll ll ll l

timestimestimestimes35. Notify DCOM or WHCA as appropriate, ofthe authenticators in the WHCA-1 Authenti-cat ion List which have been used in th i saction.

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ACTUAL EBS ACTIVATION

USAICA SENDSUSAICA CHECK TAPExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTHIS IS N EMERGENCY ACTION N ~ T I F I C T I O N REQUESTED BY THE WHITEHOUSE. THE AUTHENTICATOR WORD FOR THIS NOTIFICATION IS

ALL STATIONS FOLLOW PROCEDURES IN THE EBSCHECKLIST FOR NATIONAL-LEVEL EMERGENCY. THE PRESIDENTOR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE WILL SHORTLY DELIVERA MESSAGE OVER THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEMTHE AUTHENTICATOR WORD IS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON DC TIMExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSTANDBY

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM H S BEEN REQUESTED BYTHE WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF NIAC ORDER __IS REQUESTED.THE AUTHENTICATOR WORD IS

WASHINGTON DC TIME- - - - - - - - - - - -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxCKNOWLEDGE

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ctualE s l C rder h a ~ g e29 Sep 75

Abbreviations in l e f t column indicate who i s to perform thestep:WTO WHC Trip Officer (or Duty Officer)U SO USAICA Systems ControllerU CMC USAICA Communications Center Section ChiefWTO 1(time)

u s 2.

u s

u s 4.

WTO

u s 6.

One origination point contacted USAICAor ADCOM).USAICA AUTOVON: 380-0099/380-5500Commercial: 202-737-5721, x5500

This i s - - - - - - ~ ~ ~ - - WHC Trip(name) \Officer ,Change. with an actual EBS NIAC OrderPrepare to copy.Internal Readiness.

Please standby.Internal Readiness completed.Systems Controller and assis tant es tabl ishconference with WHC Trip Officer andprepare to copy order.In ternal Readiness reported.

This i s the USAICA Systems Control ler .Ready to copy your actual EBS NIAC OrderChange.Actual EBS NIAC Order Change Authentication.

I authenticate ( l ine) (challenge)Actual EBS NIAC Order Change Authenticationresponse.

This i s ~ - - ~ ~ - T - - - - - USAICA Systems(name)Controller. I authenticate ( l ine) (reply)Ready to copy your actual EBS NIAC OrderChange.11 Appendix 2 to Annex A


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WTO

u sc

us

us

U CMC

1 Actual EBS NIAC Order Change transmitted.Roger, I am call ing from

' T ( _ a _ r _ e _ a _ c _ o ~ d - e ' ~ ' )

(complete telephone number) Request youterminate NIAC Order and transmit.,.( n-umb.....,...._e_r'T' )new NIAC Order Date and time of

' 7 ' ( _ n _ u _ m : - b - e r ~ )

order change is ,(date) (current time)...,.-.;t'' :":"""J'IR'c':,.....' Washington, DC, time.AM/PM)

8. Actual EBS NIAC Order Change received.I acknowledge and will comply with yourrequest for NIAC Order Change and willterminate NIAC Order and transmit(number)new NIAC Order (number)order change is ,(date)Washington, DC, time.

Date and time of-r . , . . . . i . , . . . m - e - . ) ~ ( = A ' = M : ' l / = p ~ M . . - ) '

9. I f NIAC Order 1 or 2 is being activated,remove 400 Hz tone from NIAC 1 and 2 c i r -cuitry.

10. COMMCEN contacted using dia l intercom. I fNIAC Order 2, also conference EMB and TV/Rwho will l i s t en only.)11. Internal readiness.

Please standby.The COMMCEN Section Chief immediately summons the operator assigned EBS actions forthat shi f t while simultaneously locatinghis book of EBS check l i s t s . The COMMCENSection Chief t e l l s the operator that anEBS NIAC Order Change is to be issued.The COMMCEN Section Chief and the EBS

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U M 13.

u sc 14.(time)

U M 15.

operator each unlock with separate keysthe side of the EBS cabinet containingthe actual l ive EBS te letypewriter tapes.The OMM EN Section Chief removes the EBSAuthenticator List (Red Envelope) storedin the tape cabinet. He opens theenvelope and locates the actual EBS NIACOrder Change authenticator for that day.He then returns to contact with theSystems Controller via the dia l intercom(the EBS operator stands by).Internal readiness reported.This s the OMM EN Section Chief. Ready

to copy your actual NIAC Order Change.Actual EBS NIAC Change Order issued toCOMMCEN

This s an actual EBS NIAC Order Change.I am , USAICA Systems(name) .Controller. Release the BLUE actual EBSNIAC Change Order teletype tape. TerminateNIAC Order and transmit new NIAC(number)Order Date and time of order_ n _ u m _ b ; - - e r ~ )change s , Washington,(date) t i m e ) A M / P ~ )D.C. time (as received from the WTO).Actual EBS NIAC Order Change received. (TheEBS Operator l is tens to the OMM EN SectionChief 's response.)

This s - - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - - OMM EN SectionnaiJle)Chief. I will release the BLUE actual EBSNIAC Order Change teletype tape. TerminateNIAC Order and transmit new NIAC(number)Order (number)change s (date)Washington, D.c

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Date and time of order.,.. ~ i l D ~ e ' ) - . . , . . ( M ' / P m ~ M ' )time. I will use the


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u sc 16.

U M 17

U M 18.

U M 19.(time)

U M 20.

following indicator from inside the REDEnvelope (words from the act ivat ioncolumn are used) * (authenicator)Verifies authenicator from his REDEnvelope.

I verify that the authenticator~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i s correct . Notify(authenticator)me when the tape has star ted.OMM EN Section Chief removes the BLUEtape from the tape cabinet. Both heahd the EBS operator check the color

before the OMM EN Section Chiefreleases the tape. The operator loadsthe tape in the 500 Net TDBLUE tape feeds through TD and stops a t

USAICA Check Tape. Both the SectionChief and the EBS operator verifythat an actual EBS NIAC Order ChangeTape is being released before res tar t .BLUE tape restarted and Systems Con-t ro l le r notified that 500 Net t rans-mission has commenced Message shouldprint out on RO Terminal i f transmissionis going out over net.Tape stops again and operator entersnumber of NIAC Order Number (spelled out)being terminated. After res ta r t againtape stops to allow entry of the newNIAC Order Number (spelled out) beingimplemented. A th ird stop permits entryof the current authenticator words fromthe RED Envelope (words heactivation column are used). I f the NIACOrder Change occurs on the same day as anActual EBS Activation, the same auth nt i -cator words as for the activation are used.The operator restar ts tape. A f inal stop

*In the unlikely event that two or more l ive EBS actions occuron the same day, use the same authenticator words for that day.14


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U CMC

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is necessary to enter the date andWashington, DC time as provided by theSystems Controller. Operator res tar tsTape continues to feed unt i l transmissionis completed. CONTINGENCY(See Appendix 6)Any signif icant fai lure on the USAICA 500Net ASR wil l be immediately reported tothe Systems Controller with the recommen-dation that DCOM be requested to effectrelease and obtain acknowledgements. Thisprocedure should be attempt-ed before resm tingto telephone backup aler t ing procedures.(Implementing telephone backup procedureswill revert to the s ta t ion having originalresponsibil i ty.DCOM Command Director wili be asked torelease the 500 Net transmission. Thenext unused authenticator will be used asa challenge to ADCOM. DCOM will respondwith the next unused l ine and authenticatorin the DCOM column.

21. Immediately upon notif icat ion of releaseof the EBS NIAC Order Change message, theSystems Controller uses the 300 Net toconfirm i t s authentici ty with AP/UPI andADCOM.This is USAICA. This is an actual EBS NIACOrder Change. I am I am(name)transmitt ing the actual NIAC Order Changemessage over the EBS Teletypewriter Network.The authenticator i s (authenticator words

used in NIAC Order Change Tape)receiving the message?Are you

I f ei ther AP or UPI is not receiving or hasnot received the message, t will immediately be read over the telephone by the SystemsController.15


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AP/UPI/ 22.DCOM (time)

u sc 23.

U CMC 24.(time)

U CMC (time) 25.u sc 26.time)U CMC (time) 27.

Confirmation (log name of AP/UPI/ADCOMpersonnel).APUPIDCOM

n ~ )(name)(name)

I f he is s t i l l on the ci rcui t , notifyWTO of confirmation with AP/UPI/ADCOMNOTE: I f new program is to originate a tor pass through USAICA e.g. , NIAC Order2), refer to Appendix 10 for additionalactions.NIAC Order Change Tape Transmissioncompleted. Poll for acknowledgements.COMMCEN transmits polling signal to the500 Net from his Stat ion Selector.Stations operate acknowledge key af teracceptance of NIAC Order Change message.Automatic polling activated by originationpoint sequentially accepts these bids.Firs t polling attempt consisting of threecycles completed. Notify Systems Controllerof number of sta t ions fai l ing to acknowledge.I f he is s t i l l on the ci rcui t , notify WHCTrip Officer of the number of stat ionsfai l ing to acknowledge f i r s t pollingattempt.

R e ~ r y polling of delinquent sta t ions bytransmitt ing, select ively from messageaddressor, Please Acknowl dge messageincluded a t end of each tape. Simul-taneously, begin ins t i tu t ing by telephonenotif icat ion to those delinquent stat ionsin the order of priori ty given on thetelephone l i s t s . I f there i s suff ic ientreason in the judgement of the COMMCENSection Chief that a number of stat ionsdid not receive the message, he mayretransmit . Otherwise, he wil l have the

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U CMC 28.U CMC 29.(time)

u sc 30.(time)

WTO (time) 31.u sc 32.(time)u sc (time) 33.u sc 34.(time)

message read over the phone. The te letypepolling will continue as the telephoningi s being made. As additional acknowledge-ments are received via teletype, thetelephoning of these stations will bediscontinued. The procedure will continueunt i l a l l stat ions have acknowledged.Notify Systems Controller of sta tus ofacknowledgements on a continuing basis.Notify Systems Controller of time a l lstat ions have been contacted by telephoneand Have acknowledged.Notify WHCA Trip Officer of completedactions i f he i s s t i l l on the l ine.

This is the USAICA Systems Controller.I have received acknowledgements fromthe 500 Net as of (date) . (time)Washington, D.C., t ime.(Other information on the status ofacknowledgements and problem areas willbe furnished. In the event the WTO hasnot been able to keep his circui t open.he will be recal led only in the event ora major delay or i f every attempt hasfa i led to reach one or more of the ninePrior i ty 1 sta t ions.Disconnect ci rcui t .National I I I Warning Center notified ofNIAC change order.I f NIAC Order 1 or 2 i s being terminated,restore 400 Hz tone to NIAC 1 and 2circui t ry .Report Actual EBS NIAC Order Changeinternally as required.USAICA Commander/Technical Director - a t a l l times.Director, SupportedActivity - a t a l l times.

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s 35.

WCD Duty Officer a t l l times.Chief Comm OpsDiv t l l times.Chief AVB orEMB t l l times.

Notify DCOM or WHCA as appropriateof the authenticators in the WHCA-1Authentication List which have beenused in this action.

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ACTUAL EBS NIAC ORDER CH NGEUSAICA SENDSUSAICA CHECK TAPExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTERMINATION OF NIAC ORDER IS REQUESTED. IMMEDIATEIMPLEMENTATION OF NIAC ORDER IS REQUESTED.THE AUTHENTICATOR WORD IS- - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON D. c. TIMExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

CKNOWLEDGE

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ctual E S erlnatlon29 Sep 75

Abbreviations in l e f t column indicate who i s to perform thestep:WTO - WHC Trip Officer (or Duty Officer)U SC - USAICA Systems ControllerU CMC - USAICA Communications Center Section ChiWTO. 1.(time)

u s 2.

u s

u s 4.

WTO

u s 6 .

One originat ion point contacted USAICAor ADCOM).USAICA A U T O V O N ~ 380-0099/380-5500Commercial: 202-737-5721, x5500

This is , WHC Trip----..(-n-am-e...-)--Officer, with an actual EBS TerminationOrder. Prepare to copy.Internal Readiness.Please standby.

Internal Readiness completed.Systems Controller and ssis t nt establ ishconference with WHC Trip Officer andprepare to copy order.Internal Readiness reported.This i s the USAICA Systems Controller .Ready to copy your actual EBS TerminationOrder.

Actual EBS Termination Authentication.I authenticate Cline) (challenge)

Actual EBS Termination Authenticationresponse.This is ~ ~ j USAICA Systemsname)Controller . I authenticate ( l ine)(rep1y)Ready to copy your actual'EBS TerminationOrder. 21 Appendix 3 to Annex A


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WTO 7.

u s 8 0

u s 9.

U M 10.

U M 11.

Actual EBS Termination Order t ransmit ted.Roger, I am cal l ing from (area code), I request

..,. c _ o _ m _ p - : : ' 1 - e ~ t - e ~ t ~ e ' l : : - e - p - - = - h - o _ n _ e _ n _ u _ m . . . . , . b _ e _ r - . . . . . )termination of the actual EBS. Dateand time of termination is .,.. - = r - a - . t - e ~ ), Washington, D.C., t ime....,. ~ i = - m - e ' ) - . . , . . ( ~ M ~ ; = p = M ~

Actual EBS Termination Order received.I acknowledge and wil l take act ion tocomply with your request for actual EBStermination. Date and time of termi-

nation i s , ,(date) (time) AM/PM)Washington, D.C., time.COMMCEN contacted using dia l intercom.

This i s an actual EBS Termination.Prepare to copy.In ternal readiness.

Please standby.In ternal readiness completed.The COMMCEN Section Chief immediatelysummons the operator assigned EBS act ionsfor that sh i f t while simultaneouslylocat ing his book of EBS check l i s t s .The COMMCEN Section Chief t e l l s theoperator tha t an actual EBS TerminationOrder is to be issued. The COMMCENSection Chief and the EBS operatoreach unlock with separate keys theside of the EBS cabinet containing theactual l ive EBS teletypeVJriter tapes.The COMMCEN Section Chief removes theEBS Authenticator List Red Envelope)stored in the tape cabinet . He opens

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u s

U CMC 16.

U CMC

U CMC 18.(time)

U CMC 19.

U CMC

Verifies authenticator from his REDEnvelope.I ver i fy that the authenticatori s correct . Notify me

(authenticator)when the tape has s tar ted .COMMCEN Section Chief removes the GREENtape from the tape cabinet . Both he andthe EBS operator check the color beforethe COMMCEN Section Chief re leases thetape. The operator loads the tape inthe 500 et TD.GREEN tape feeds through TD and stops a tUSAICA Check Tape Both the SectionChief and the EBS operator ver i fy tha tan actual EBS Termination Tape is beingreleased before re s t a r t .GREEN tape restar ted and Systems Control lernotif ied that 500 Net transmission hascommenced. Message should print out onRO Terminal i f transmission is going outover the net .Tape automatically stops twice to permitentry of the current authenticator words(contained in the RED EBS AuthenticationEnvelope). Tape stops again and operatorenters date and Washington) D.C., time asprovided by the Systems Control Tapeis again res tar ted and continues to feedunt i l the tape is completed.

CONTINGENCY(See Appendix 8Any signif icant fa i lure on the USAICA 500Net ASR will be immediately reported tothe Systems Control ler with the recommen-dat ion that ADCOM be requested to ef c trelease and obtain acknowledgements,This procedure should normally be attemptedbefore resort ing to telephone backupaler t ing procedures. (Implementingtelephone backup aler t ing procedures

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s 20.

AP/UPI/ 21.DCOM (time)

wil l revert back to the s ta t ion havingorig inal responsibi l i ty,ADCOM Command Director will be asked tore lease the 500 Net transmission. Thenext unused authenticator wil l be usedas a challenge to ADCOM DCOM wil lrespond with the next unused l ine andauthenticator in the DCOM column.Immediately upon not i f ica t ion of there lease of the actual EBS Terminationmessage, the Systems Control ler usesthe 300 Net to confirm i ts . authent ici tywith AP/UPI and ADCOMThis is USAICA. The President hasordered an. actual EBS Termination, Iam I am t ransmitt ingname)the actual termination message over the

EBS Teletypewriter Network. Theauthenticator is~ - a - u ~ t ~ h - e - n ~ t ~ i ~ c - a - t ~ o - r__w__ r ~ d - s

used in termination tape)receiving the message?Are you

I f ei ther AP or UPI i s not receivingor has not received the messageJ i twil l immediately be read over thetelephone by the Systems Controller ,Confirmation (log name of AP/UPI/ADCOMp.ersonnel).AP name)UPI name)

D COM name)25


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U CMC 22.(time)

U CMC 23.(time)

U CMC 24

U CMC 25U CMC 26.(time)u s 27(time)

Termination Order Message transmissioncompleted. Poll for acknowledgements.COMMCEN t ransmits poll ing signal to the500 Net from his Stat ion Selector.Stat ions operate acknowledge key a f te racceptance of termination message.Automatic poll ing activated by o r i g i ~nat ion point sequential ly accepts thesebids.Firs t pol l ing attempt consist ing ofthree cycles completed. NotifySystems Control ler of number ofs ta t ions fa i l ing to acknowledge.Retry poll ing of delinquent s ta t ionsby t ransmitt ing, select ively frommessage addressor, Please Acknowledgemessage included at the end of each tape.Simultaneously begin ins t i tu t ing bytelephone not i f icat ion to those del iquentstat ions in the order of pr ior i ty given onthe telephone l i s t s I f there issuff icient reason in the judgement of theCOMMCEN Section Chief tha t a number ofstat ions did not receive the message,he may re t ransmit . Otherwise, he wil lhave the message read over the telephone.The teletype poll ing will continue as thetelephoning i s being made. s addit ionalacknowledgements are received via teletype the telephoning of these stat ions wil l bediscontinued. The procedure will continueunt i l a l l s ta t ions have acknowledged.Notify Systems Control ler of s ta tus ofacknowledgements on a continuing basis .Notify Systems Control ler of time a l ls ta t ions have been contacted by telephoneand have acknowledged.Notify WHC Trip Officer in the event ofa major delay or i f every attempt has

f i ~ e d to reach one or more of the ninePr ior i ty l s ta t ions26


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WTO 28.time)u sc 29.time)sc 30.sc 31.time)

sc 32.

Disconnect c i rcui t

National I I I Warning Center not i f ied ofActual EBS Termination.I f NIAC Order l or 2 terminated, restore400 Hz tone for the NIAC 1 or 2 ci rcui t ryReport Actual EBS Termination internal lyas required.USAICA Commander/Technical Director a t a l l times.Director, SupportedActivity a t a l l times.WCD Duty Officer a t a l l times.Chief, Comm OpsDiv a t a l l times.Chief, AVB or

EMB a t a l l times.Notify DCOM or WHCA as appropriate, ofthe authenticators in the WHCA-1Authentication List which have beenused in th is action.

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ACTUAL EBS TERMINATION

USAICA SENDSUSAICA CHECK TAPExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTHIS IS N EMERGENCY ACTION TERMINATION. THE AUTHENTICATORWORD IS LL STATIONSFOLLOW THE EBS CHECKLIST FOR TERMINATION PROCEDURES.THE AUTHENTICATOR WORD IS

WASHINGTON DC TIME.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxCKNOWLEDGE

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losed Circuit est ctivation29 Sep 75

Abbre:vations in the l f t column indicate who is to performthe step:WTO - WHC Trip Officer (or Duty Officer)U SC - USAICA Syst,ems ControllerU CMC - USAICA COMMCEN Section ChiefWTO (time)

u s

u s

u s

WTO

(-

1. One origination point contacted USAICA orADCOM).USAICA AUTOVON: 380-0099/380-5500Commercial: 202-737-5721, x5500ttThis, is - - ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - WHC Tripname)Officer, with an EBS Closed Circuit TestActivation Order. Prepare to copy.' '

2. Internal readiness.Please standby.

3. Internal readiness completed.Systems Controller and assis tant establishconference with WHC Trip Officer and p r e ~pare to copy order.

4. Readiness reported.This is the USAICA S ~ s t e m s Controller .Ready to copy your EBS Closed Circuit TestActivation Order.

5. EBS Closed Circuit Test Activation Authent icat ion from t s t l i s t on inside flap ofWHCA-1.' ' I authenticate u

(l ine) (challenge)29 p p e n d i ~ 4 to Annex A

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U;.SC 6.

WTO 7.

u sc 8.

u sc 9.

EBS Closed Circuit Test ActivationAuthentication response.This is - - - - - r - - ~ - - - - ~ ' USAICAname)Systems Controller. I authenticate

( line) (reply) Ready to copy yourEBS Closed Circuit Test ActivationOrder.EBS Closed Circuit Test ActivationOrder transmitted.nRoger, I am call ing from .. .{_a_r_e_a_c-od' e-...-)

I request(complete telephone. number)i m m e d ~ a t e release of the EBS ClosedCircuit Test EAN Message. NIAC Order........---.:--- is Deing requested. The tes tnumber)program will begin. on ,(date) t i m e ) A M / P M ~ .Washington, D.c., time. Date and time ofactivation is ,(date) (t ime) AM/PM)Washington, D.C., time.nEBS Closed Circuit Test Aetivation Orderreceived.I acknowl.edge and will comply with yourrequest for immediate release of the.E;BSClosed Circuit Teat EAN message and willtransmit NIAC Order with tes tnumber)program to begin on ,(date) ( t i m e ~ AM/PM)Was}?.ington, D.C., time. Date and time ofactivation is , ,(date) tirne) AM/PM)Washington, DwC., time. Request youmaintain circuit. connection i f p o s s i b l e ~

I f NIAC Order 1 or 2, remove 400 Hz tonefrom NIAC 1 and 2 circuitry (or a t a timespecified by WHCA).30


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u sc 10.

U CMC 11.

COMMCEN contacted using dial intercom.I f NIAC Order 2 also conference EMand TV/R who l i s ten only.)This i s an EBS Closed Circuit TestActivation. Prepare to copy.

Internal readiness.Please standby.

U CMC 12. Internal readiness completed.

U CMC 13.

u sc 14.(time)

The COMMCEN Section Chief immediatelysummons the operator assigned EBS.-acti:ons.for that shif t while simultaneouslylocating his boGk .o.f. EBS check l i s t s .The COMMCEN Section Chief te l ls . theoperator that an EBS Closed Circuit TestActivation Order is to be issued. .TheCOMMCEN Section Chief and the EBSoperator each unlock with separate .keysthe side of the EBS cabinet containingthe EBS Closed Cir'cuit Test teletypewriter

t a p e s ~ . The COMMCEN Section Chief removesthe EBS Authenticator List RED Envelope)stored in the tape cabinet. He notes .the outside of the envelope and;J.ocatesthe EBS Test aUthenticator for that month.He then returns tocontac t with the SystemsCentroller via the dial intercom (the EBSoperator stands by).Internal readiness reported.This i s the COMMCEN Section Chief. Readyto copy your EBS Closed Circuit TestActivation Order.

Closed Circuit Test EBS Activation Orderissued to COMMCEN.31

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U CMC 15.

This i s an EBS Closed Circuit TestActivation. I am - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ -(name)USAICA Systems C o n t ~ o l l e r Releasethe WHITE EBS Closed Circuit .TestActivation teletype tape with NIACOrder The tes t program(number)wil l begin on ,{date) (time) AM/PM)Washington, D.C., time. Date andtime of act ivat ion is . , (date) ( tim.e): / , , Washington, D.C., time (asAM/PM)received from the WTO).EBS Closed Circuit Test ActivationOrder received. (The EBS Operatorl i s tens to the COMMCEN Section Chief 'sresponse.)This i s - - - - ~ - - ~ - - - - COMMCEN(name)Section Chief. I wil l release the WHITEEBS Closed Circuit Test Activationteletype tape with NIAC Order (nurnber)The tes t program will begin on ,(date)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Washington, D.c., time.(time) AM/PM)Date and time of a c t i v a t i b n ~ i s . . , . ( d ~ a ' t - e .....'~ ~ ~ - - ~ ~ ~ Washington, D.C., time.(time) AM/PM)'w i l l . u s ~ .the followihg ~ a a t h ~ n t i d a t o rfrom outside the RED Envelope * (month)(authenticator)

*In the unlikely event that more than one EBS Closed CircuitTest is conducted in a single month, use the same authenticatorwords for that month.32

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\.... u sc 16.

._ U M 17.

U M 18.

Verif ies authenticator from his REDEnvelope.I verify that the authenticator

i s correct . Notify.,.( ...a ....-=-t-:-h-e.,..n-=-t' :' i_c.,..a.-=-t-o-r 'f )me when the tape has star ted.

OMM EN Section Chief removes. the WHITEtape from the tape cabinet. Both heand the EBS opertor check the colorbefore the, OMM EN .Sectien Chief releasesthe tape. The o.perat0r loads the tapein the 500 Net TD.WHITE tape feeds through TD and stops atUSAICA Check Tape. Both the SectionChief and the EBS operator.verify thatan EBS Closed Circuit Test ActivationTape is being released before res ta r tWHITE tape is res tarted and the SystemsController -is not i f ied t ~ a t the 500 Nettransmission has commenced. Messageshoul d print out onRO Terminal i ftransmission is going out over net.Tape stops again and the. operator entersthe time the tes t program will begin.Tape is res tarted and again stops sothe operator may enter the tes t ac t i -vation authenticator for the month {seeoutslde t RED Envelope). Tape isrestartedand stops again to permitentry.of same authenticators. Tape i sagain res tarted and stops to allow entryof the act ivat ion date and W a s h i n g t o n ~ D.c. ,time as ~ r o v d d e d by the Systems o n t r o l l e r ~Tape i s again res tarted and continues tofeed unt i l the EAN is completed af terwhich several l ine feed functions andthe word STANDBY appear.33 ,


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u sc

u sc 21.

AP/UPI/ 22.ADCOM ~ t i m e .

CONTINGENCY(See Appendix 6)Any significant failure on the USAICA500 Net ASR will be immediately reportedto the Systems Controller with the recommendation that ADCOM be requestedto effect release and obtain acknowledgements.ADCOM Command Director will be asked to

r e l e a S ~ e the 500 Net t r a n s m i s s i o n ~ Adifferent authenticator than tnat usedto respond to WHCA will be used as. achallenge to ADCOM ADCQM will respondwith the next unused l ine and authent ica tor in the ADCOM column.Immediately upon-notification of releaseof the EBS Closed Circuit Test message,the Systems Controller uses. the 300 Nette confirm i t s authenticity with AP/UPIand ADCOMThis is USAICA This is a Closed CircuitTest.Activation of the Emergency BroadcastSystem. I am I am(name) transmitting the tes t activation message

over the EBS Teletypewriter e t w o r k ~ Theauthenticator isActivation Tape)message 2

(authenticator words usedAre you receiving the

I f ei ther AP or UPI is not receiving orhas not receiveS. the message, i t wi l limmediately be read ever the telepheneby the Systems C9ntroller.Confirmation (log name of AP/UPI/ADCOMpersonnel):-APUPIAD COM

4

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U M

;_ i . .

23. If .he i s s t i l l on the c i rcui t , not i fy WTOof confirmation with AP/UPI/ADCOM.NOTE: I f program i s to originate at orpass through USAICA e .g . , NIAC Order 2),refer to Appendix 10 for additional actions.

24. NIAC OrderMessage transmitted.After completion of transmission of theEAN teletype message and the word STANDBY,the WHITE tape continues to feed for aone-minute period of l e t t e r functions, thenthe NIAC Order-Message transmits. Tapestops to permit entry of the t es t authent i cator words (same as used in EAN message).Operator res ta r t s tape which again stops topermit entrybf NIAC Order Number (spelledout) . After operator res ta r t s , tape again

s t o p ~ to allow entry of .the date andWashington; DC, time the tes.t program. wil lbegin. Operator res ta r t s tape which againstops to enter NIAC Order Number for deact ivat ion (same NIAC Order entered inf i r s t par-t of message). Operator res ta r t stape which ~ t o p s to permit entry ofauthenticator words. Tape is res tar tedand stops to enter the date and.Washington,DC, time as used in the EAN b o v e ~ Operatorres tar ts . Tape continues to feed unt i ltransmission is completed.

U M 2 5 ~(time) NIAC Order message c o m p l e t e d ~acknowledgements. Poll for

U M 26. t ~ m e )

OMM EN transmits polling signal to the 500Net from his Stat ion Selector. Stationsoperate acknowledge key.after acceptance ofact ivat ion and NIAC Order m e s s g e s ~ Automatic poll ing activated by originat ionpoint sequentially accepts these bids.Firs t poll ing attempt ccmsisting of threecycles completed. Notify Systems Controllerof number of stat ions fai l ing to c k n o w l e d g e ~

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u sc 27.(time)

U CMC 28.(time)

I f he i s s t i l l on the ci rcu i t , not i fy WHCTrlp Officer of number of stat ions fa i l ingto acknowledge f i r s t poll ing attempt.Retry poll ing of delinquent stat ions byt ransmit t ing, select ively from message

d d r e s s o r ~ Please Acknowledge messageincluded a t the end of each tape. Simul-taneously, begin ins t i tu t ing by telephonenotif icat ion to those delinquent s tat ionsin the order of priori ty given on thetelephone l i s t s . If there i s suff ic ientreason in the judgment of the COMMCENSection Chief that a number of stat ionsdid not receive the message, he may re t rans-mit. Otherwise, he wil l have the messageread over the phone. The te letype poll ingwil l continue as the telephoning is beingmade. As addit ional acknowledgements arereceived via teletype, the telephoning ofthese s tat ions wil l be discontinued. Theprocedure wil l continue unt i l a l l s tat ionshave acknowledged.

U CMC 29. Notify Systems Controller of s tatus ofacknowledgements on a continuing basis .U CMC 30.(time)u sc 31.(time)

Notify Systems Controller of time a l l s ta -t ions have been contacted by telephone andhave acknowledged.Notify WHC Trip Officer of completedactions i f he i s s t i l l on the l ine.This i s the USAICA Systems Controller. Ihave received acknowledgements from the500 Net as of , ,(date) time) AM/PM)Washington, DC t ime.

(Other information on the s tatus of acknowl-edgements and problem areas wil l be furnishedIn the event the WHC Trip Officer has notbeen able to keep th is c i rcui t open, hewill be recal led only in the event of amajor delay or i f every attempt has fa i ledto reach one or more of the nine Prior i ty 1s tat ions . 36


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I I-

I-

WTO

u scu sc

u sc

time)

time)time)

32. Disconnect ci rcui t .

National I I I Warning Center notified of EBSClosed Circuit Test Activation.

4 ~ R e p o r t E B S ~ Closed Circuit Test Activationinternally a s r e q u i r e d ~USAICA Commander/Technical DirectorDirector, SupportedActivity . local)WCDChief, Comm Ops DivChief, AVB, or EMBNIAC 1 or 2 only)

duty hours only.duty hours only.duty hours only.a t al l times.at al l times.

35. Notify WHC or ADCOM, as appropriate, oft h ~ a u t h e n t i c a t o r s in the W H C A ~ l Authenti-cation Listwhich have been used in th isaction.

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EBS CLOSED CIRCUIT TEST ACTIVATIONUSAICA SENDSUSAICA CHECK TAPExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTHIS IS NOTIFICATION Of A CLOSED CIRCUIT TEST Of THE EMERGENCYBROADCAST SYSTEM. THE TEST PROGRAM WILL BEGIN ATWASHINGTON DC TIME RADIO STATIONS DO NOT BROADCAST THISMESSAGE AND DO NOT BROADCAST THE-AUDIO PROGRAM THE TESTAUTHENTICATOR WORD IS ...._ THIS MESSAGE AUTHORIZES A

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSTANDBYxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTHIS S NOTIFICATION OF A CLOSED CIRCUIT TEST OF THE EMERGENCYBROADCAST SYSTEM DO NOT BROADCAST THIS n E S S G E ~ DO NOT BROADCASTTHE AUDIO PROGRAM THE TEST AUTHENTICATOR WORD ISIMMEDI.ATE IMPLEMENTATION Of NIAC ORDER IS REQ.UESTEDTHE TEST PROGRAM WILL BEGIN ATWASHINGTON DC TIMEi

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E Slosed irculi est erlnation29 Sep 75

Abbr'eviations in the l e f t column indicate who i s to perform-the step:WTO - WHCA Trip Officer (or Duty Officer)U SC - USAICA Systems ControllerU CMC - USAICA COMMCEN Section ChiefWTO 1.(time)

s 2.

u s

u s 4.

WTO 5.

One originat ion point contacted USAICAor ADCOM).USAICA AUTOVON: 380-0099/380-5500Commercial: 202-737-5721 x5500

This is - - - - - T - - - - ~ - - - WHCA Tripname)Officers with an EBS Closed CircuitTest Termination Order. Prepare tocopy.Internal Readiness.Please standby.

Internal Readiness completed.Systems Controller and assis tant establ ishconference with WHCA Trip Officer andprepare to copy order.Internal Readiness reported.

This is the USAICA Systems Controller .Ready to copy your EBS Closed Circui tTest Termination Order.EBS Closed Circui t Test TerminationAuthentication from tes t l i s t on insideflap of WHCA-1.I authenticate Tiine) (challenge)

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u s 6.

WTO 7.

u s 8.

u s 9.

EBS Closed Circuit Test TerminationAuthentication response.This is - - - - ~ - - ~ - - - - - USAICAname)

Systems Controller . I authenticate( l ine) (reply) Ready to copy yourEBS Closed Circuit Test TerminationOrder.EBS Closed Circuit Test TerminationOrder t ransmitted.

Roger, I am cal l ing from- a ~ r - e _ a __-:-o 'l'd-:-e 'C' )

(complete telephone number) I requestimmediate release of the EBS ClosedCircui t Test Termination message. Termi-nat ion time is , ,(date) (time) AM/PM)Washington, D.C., time. The time is now, , Washington, D.C.,

~ d ~ a ~ t - e ~ ) (time) AM/PM)t ime.EBS Closed Circuit Test Termination Orderreceived.I acknowledge and will take act ion tocomply with your request for EBS ClosedCircuit Test Termination effect ive )7 'l'd-:-a7t-e 'C' )

..,..( .,....,i:--m-e-.-)-..,..( 'i: :M =' '/=p=M,......) , Washington, D ~ c ~ time The time is now ) J. . , . . d ~ a ~ t - e ~ ) (time) AM/PM)Washington, D.C., t ime.

OMMGEN contacted using dia l intercom.This i s an EBS Closed Circuit Test Ter

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U CMC

U CMC

U CMC

10. Internal readiness.Please standby.

11. Internal readiness completed.The COMMCEN Section Chief immediately sum-mons the operator assigned EBS actions forthat shi f t while simultaneously locatinghis book of EBS check l is ts . The COMMCENSection Chief t e l l s the operator that anEBS Closed Circuit Test Termination Orderis to be issued. The COMMCEN Section Chiefand the EBS operator each unlock withseparate keys the side of the EBS cabinetcontaining the EBS Closed Circuit Testte letypewri ter tapes. The COMMCEN SectionChief removes the EBS Authenticator List(RED Envelope] stored in the tape cabinet .He notes the outside of the ~ n v l o p andlocates the EBS Test authenticator for thatmonth. He then returns to contact with theSystems Control ler via the di l intercom(the EBS operator stands by).

12. Internal readiness reported.This is the COMMCEN Section Chief. Readyto copy your EBS Closed Circuit Test Ter

mination Order.U SC 13. EBS Closed Circuit Test Termination Order(time) issued to COMMCEN.

This is an EBS Closed Circuit Test Termi-nation. I am , USAICA(name)Systems Controller . Release the BLACK EBSClosed Circuit Test Termination teletypetape. Termination time is ,(date) (time), Washington, DC, time. The termi-r( : ; M : 7 : ' / = p = M ~ )nation order time is

-r - : - ; M ~ ; = p = M ~ )( ' ' d - a - : - t - e ~ ) (WTO Now time)Washington, DC, t ime.


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U M

u sc

U M

U M

14. EBS Closed Circuit Test Termination Orderreceived. ~ T h e EBS Operator l i s tens tothe OMM EN Section Chief 's response.)This is - - ~ - - - - T - - - - - - - COMMCEN Section

(name)Chief. I wil l re lease the BLACK EBS ClosedCircuit Test Termination teletype tape.Termination time is ,~ d ~ a ~ t - e ~ ) (time)(AM/PM)Washington, DC time. The terminationorder time i s r ::: : .. ,(date) (time)(AM/PM)Washington, DC time. I wil l use thelowing authenticator from outside theEnvelope for *(month) (authenticator)fo l -RED

15. Verifies authent icator from his RED Envelope.11 I verify that the authenticator..---:-:----:--:-.,.-...,-.--..(authenticator)is correct . Notify me when the tape hass tar ted.n

16. OMM EN Section Chief removes the BLACK tapefrom the tape cabinet. Both he and the EBSoperator check the color before the COMMCENSection Chief releases the tape. Theoperator loads the tape in the 500 Net TD.17. BLACK tape feeds through TD and stops atnusAICA Check Tape. Both the SectionChief and the EBS operator verify that anEBS Closed Circuit Test Termination Tapeis being released before re s t a r t

U M 18. BLACK tape restar ted and Systems Controllernot i f ied that 500 Net transmission hascommenced. Message should print out on ROterminal i f transmission is going out overnet.(time)

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U CMC

U CMC

u s

usc

19. Tape stops and operator enters the tes ttermination authentication words (from out-side the RED Envelope). Operator res tar tstape. Tape stops twice and operator entersdate and Washington, DC time as providedby the Systems Control ler. Tape i s againres tar ted and continues to feed unt i l thetape is completed.

CONTINGENCY(See Appendix 6)Any .s ignif icant fai lure on the USAICA 500Net ASR wil l be immediately reported tothe Systems Control ler with the recommenda-t ion that DCOM be requested to effectre lease and obtain acknowledgements.DCOM Command Director wil l be asked torelease the 500 Net transmission. The nextunused authenticator wil l be used as achallenge to ADCOM. DCOM wil l respondwith the next unused l ine and authenticatorin the ADCOM column.Immediately upon not i f icat ion of release ofthe EBS Closed Circuit Test Terminationmessage, the Systems Control ler uses the300 Net to confirm i t s authent ici ty withAP/UPI and ADCOM.This i s USAICA. This is a Closed CircuitTest Termination of the Emergency BroadcastSystem. I am I amname)t ransmitt ing the termination message overthe EBS Teletypewriter Networke Theauthenticator is (authenticator words usedAre you receiving thein termination tapemessage?f ei ther AP or UPI is not receiving or hasnot received the message, i t wil l immedi-ate ly be read over the telephone by theSystems Control ler.

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AP/UPI/ 21.ADCOM (time)

U CMC 22.(time)U CMC 23.

Confirmation ( log name of AP UPI ADCOMpersonnel) .AP name)UPI name)

D COM (name)Closed Circuit Test Termination OrderMessage transmission completed.500 Net Poll for acknowledgements accom-plished.COMMCEN transmits pol l ing s ignal to the500 Net from his Stat ion Selector .

U CMC 24. Acknowledgements received.(time)

U CMC 25.(time)

U CMC 26.(time)

Stat ions operate acknowledge key a f te racceptance of termination message. Auto-matic poll ing act ivated by originat ionpoint sequential ly accepts these bids.Notify Systems Controller of number ofs ta t ions fa i l ing to answer f i r s t pol l ingattempt which wil l consist of three com-ple te cycles.Retry pol l ing of delinquent s ta t ions byt ransmit t ing, select ively from messageaddressor, Please Acknowledge messageincluded on the end of each tape. Simul-taneously, begin ins t i tu t ing by telephonenot i f ica t ion to those delinquent s ta t ionsin the order of pr ior i ty given on thetelephone l i s t s I f there is suf f ic ientreason in the judgment of the COMMCENSection Chief that a number of s ta t ionsdid not receive the message, he may re -transmit. Otherwise, he wil l have themessage read over the phone. The te le typepoll ing wil l continue as the telephoningis being made. As addit ional acknowledge-ments are received via te le type, the

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U CMC

telephoning of these s ta t ions wil l be dis-continued. The procedure wil l continueunt i l a l l s ta t ions have acknowledged.27. Notify Systems Control ler of s ta tus ofacknowledgements on a continuing basis .

U CMC 28. Notify Systems Control ler of time a l l s ta -t ions have been contacted by telephone andhave acknowledged.time)u sc 29. Notify WHC Trip Officer only of any majordelay encountered or i f every attempt hasfai led to reach one or more of the ninePrior i ty 1 stat ions

time)

sc 30. National I I I Warning Center not i f ied of EBSClosed Circuit Test Termination.time)

sc 31. I f NIAC 1 or 2, restore 400 Hz tone for theNIAC 1 or 2 ci rcui t ryU SC 32. Report EBS Closed Circuit Test Termination

u sc

time) internal ly as required.USAICA Commander/Technical DirectorDirector, SupportedActivi ty local)WCDChief, Comm Ops DivChief, AVB, or EMBNIAC 1 or 2 only)

Duty hours only.Duty hours only.Duty hours only.At a l l t imes.At a l l t imes.

33. Notify DCOM or WHCA, as appropriate, ofthe authenticators in the WHCA-1 Authenti-cation List which have been used in thisaction.

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EBS CLOSED CIRCUIT TEST TERMINATION

USAICA SENDSUSAICA CHECK TAPExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTHIS IS N EBS CLOSED CIRCUIT TEST TERMINATION.THE AUTHENTICATOR WORD FOR THIS TERMINATION IS

THE CLOSED CIRCUIT TEST W S TERMINATEDT WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME.

THE AUTHENTICATOR WORD ISWASHINGTON, D.C. TIME.

xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

CKNOWLEDGE

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Transfer of ction16 Sep 75I

From USAICA to ADCOMGeneral: This check l i s t will be used in any EBS action,whether tes t or actual , when USAICA has been tasked asorigination point and the USAICA 500 Net ASR fa i lsAbbreviations in the l e f t column indicate who is toperform the step:

U CMC

u sc

u sc

u scU CMCC CDc sc- USAICA Systems Controller- USAICA COMMCEN Section Chief- ADCOM Command Director- ADCOM Systems Controller

1

2 .

500 Net ASR fa i lure passed to SystemsController (using dia l intercom).This is COMMCEN- - ~ - n _ a m _ e _ ) r - - -

Section Chief. We arerelease 7 : ty_p_e_a_c-:-t Ti_o_n-r-)Net. Request you askrelease.

unable toover the 500ADCOM to attempt

500 Net ASR fa i lure received.(time)

3.

This is , Systems... ' n ~ a m ~ e ~ -Controller.release I will request ADCOM to In the7 ~ E B ~ S ~ a - c - : ' t ' ' ~ ' 1 _ o _ n ~ )meantimej do not attempt to operateyour 500 Net ASR Prepare to implementback-up telephone procedures as necessary.ADCOM Command Director requested torelease EBS Message (using AUTOVON834-3940 .

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C CD 4.

C CD 5.

u sc 6.(time)

C CD 7.

u sc 8.

Internal ReadinessPlease notify.

ADCOM Command Director and ADCOM SystemsController establish conference withUSAICA Systems Controller and prepareto copy.This is the ADCOM Command Director.Ready to copy your EBS ContingencyAction.

EBS Contingency Action AuthenticationUSAICA Systems Controller uses nextunused authenticator (WHCA-1 Authenticat ion List .This i s I authenti-name)cate n( l ine) (challenge)

EBS Contingency Action Authenticationresponse.This i s

Director.- - - - - T ~ ~ ~ - - - - - ADCOM Commandname)

I authenticate -r : ; l i ; - n ~ e f ) _ _ , . ( ~ e . . . . . , p ~ l ~ y ' ' ( ' )Ready to copy your EBS Contingency Action.EBS Contingency Action transmitted.USAICA is unable to release

over our 500 Net ASR.responsibi l i ty .(EBS Action)Request you assume

The USAICA Systems Controller will thenrepeat the EBS Order exactly as receivedfrom WT.O. ADCOM will assume responsibil i t y for notif icat ion of those sta t ionsnot responding by teletype. The f inalreport of acknowledgement wil l be madeby ADCOM to USAICA who will attempt torelay th is information to the WTO.50


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NOTE: In the event that DCOM is unableto successfully release the EBS message,control will revert back to USAICA forimplementation of the b c k ~ u p telephoneprocedures. The USAICA Systems Controllerwill disconnect and ins truct the USAICACOMMCEN to take one of the followingactions:a . For actual (l ive) EBS act ions,implement telephone back-up (Appendix9 cascade procedures.b. Tests will be cancelled and theWTO notified.Notify WHC of the authenticators in theWHCA 1 Authentication List which havebeen used in this action.

I IFrom DCOM to USAICA

General: This check l i s t will be used in any EBS action,when DCOM has been tasked as origination point and theDCOM 500 Net ASR fa i l s

Abbreviations in the l e f t column indicate who i s to performthe step:

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C SC - DCOM Systems ControllerU SC - USAICA Systems ControllerU CSC - USAICA Communications Center Section Chief(time) 1 . USAICA Systems Controller requested torelease EBS message (use 300 Net or

AUTOVON 380-0099/5500).This is the DCOM Systems Controllerwith an EBS Contingency Action. Prepareto copy.

2. Internal Readiness.P+ease standby.

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u sc 3.

c sc 4.(time)

u sc 5.

c sc 6.

USAICA Systems Controller and ass is tantestablish conference with ADCOM SystemsController and prepare to copy.This is the USAICA Systems Controller.Ready to copy your EBS Contingency Action.

EBS Contingency Action Authentication(ADCOM Systems Controller uses next unusedauthenticator in WHCA-1 AuthenticationList .This is I authenti-name).cate (l ine) (challenge)

EBS Contingency Action Authenticationresponse (USAICA Systems Controlleruses next unused authenticator underUSAICA column in WHCA-1 AuthenticationList .This is ~ ~ USAICA Systemsname)Controller. I authenticate {line) (reply)Ready to copy your EBS Contingency Action.

EBS Contingency Action transmitted.ADCOM is unable to effect release of~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o v r our 500 Net. RequestEBS Action)you assume responsibil i ty.

The ADCOM Systems Controller will thenrepeat the EBS Order exactly as receivedfrom the WHCA Trip Officer. USAICA willassume a l l responsibi l i t ies for not i f i -cation by telephone from those stationsnot responding to te letype. The f inalreport of acknowledgements should bemade by USAICA to ADCOM who will attemptto relay this information to the WHOATrip Officer.52


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NOTE: I f USAICA is also unable to passthe message over the 500 Net, the actionwill be referred back to DCOM who will:a. Implement telephone back-up cascadeprocedures Appendix 9 in the case ofa l ive EBS action orb. Cancel the action and notify theWTO in the case of a t es tNotify WHC of the authenticators inthe WHCA 1 Authentication List whichbeen used in this action.

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heck ist orMocliflecl E S ests

15 Feb 74Abbreviations in the l e f t column indicate who is to performthe step:

sU EMBU TVROP- USAICA Systems Controller- USAICA Electronics Maintenance Branch Foreman- USAICA Chiefj TV & Radio Section- DCPA Regional Operator

s 10:45time)

U EMB 11:00time)

U EMB 12:00time)

U TV 12:30time)

U TV 12:35time)ROP 12:40

(time )

1. Advise EMB of scheduled t es t .Systems Controller contacts EMB Foremanand confirms which DCPA Regional Stat ionwil l originate the t e s t and time of t es t .

2. Contact DCPA Regional Sta t ion .EMB, using HF radio frequencies determinedto be sa t i s fac tory contacts RegionalStat ion to adjust levels and confirmci rcui t qual i ty .

3. Patch audio to TV.HF radio receivers outputs are fed to theTV studio. Informs TV operator via in ter-com phone ci rcui t of ci rcui t readiness.

4. Establish AUTOVON ci rcui t .TV o p e r t o r ~ using pr ior i ty precedentthrough C P switchboard, establishesAUTOVON ci rcui t with DCPA operator forback-up purposes.

5. Synchronize clocks with ROP.6. Transmit t e s t tone.

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ROP 12:40time) 7 Transmit ta lk-up.Distant end transmits talk-up during 5-minute period pr ior to t e s t time toassure timing and ci rcui t quali ty.U TV 12:44:55 8. Star t audio tape recorder.time)

ROP 12:45time)

TV Operator audio records the 1/2 minutet es t for evaluation purposes.9. Transmit t e s t scr ip t .

DCPA Regional Office, using prearrangedscr ip t or local ly approved scr ip tcommences 4 1/2 minute t es t transmission.ROP 12:47:30 10. Switch t es t transmission to AUTOVONt ~ m e ) Circuit .

ROP using switching fac i l i t i es of theCollins remote console, switches t es tscr ip t transmission to AUTOVON ci rcui tfor 1 minute of the 4 1/2 minute t es t tocheck operational procedures and backup fac i l i t i es .ROP 12:48:30 11. Switch t es t transmission from AUTOVON backtime) to HF Radio.

AUTOVON ci rcui t ut i l ized as cueing ci rcui tbetween U TV Operator and ROP.ROP 12:49:30 12. End of t e s t scr ip t transmission.time)U TV 12:49:35 13. Stop audio record.time)U TV 12:50time) 14. Evaluate tes t .TV Operator, using AUTOVON c i rcui t in

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U TV 12:55time)

TV 12:57time)

TV 1:00time)

15. Discontinue t es tCall EM operator on i n t e r o m ~ ci rcui tand inform that t e s t i s completed andresul ts

16. Release AUTOVON c i rcui tCall C P operator and release pr ior i typrecedence AUTOVON c i rcui t

17. Report t es t resul tsCall U SC and report t es t completion andqual i ty .

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I IICI OUII Tests

29 Sep 75Abbreviations in the l e f t column indicate who is to performthe step:WTO . .. WHCATrip Officer (or Duty Officer)U SC - USAICA Systems ControllerU CMC - USAICA Communications Center Section ChiefWTO (time)

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u.sc

WTO

1. One origination point i s contacted (USAICAor ADCOM).USAICA AUTOVON 380-0099/380-5500Commercial: 202 737-5721 ext 5500

This is WHCA Trip- - - - - . ~ - n _ a _ m _ e ~ - - ~ -Officer, with an EBS ICS HOUSE Test.Prepare to copy.Internal ReadinessPlease standby.

3. Internal Readiness completed.

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Systems Controller and assis tant establishconference.with WHCA Trip Officer a n ~prepare to copy order.4. Internal Readiness reported.

This i s the USAICA Systems Centroller .Ready to copy your EBS ICE HOUSE es t . "5. EBS ICE HOUSE Test Autheritication from

tes t l i s t on inside flap of WHCA-lA.I authenticate (l ine) (challenge)



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WTO

u s

u s

u CMC

u CMC

6; EBS IOEHOUSE Test Atithentipation response.' 'This is - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - USAICA Systemsname)Controller. I authenticate (l ine) (reply)Ready to copy your EBS ICE HOUSE Test.

7. EBS ICE HOUSE Test Order transmitted.Roger, I am call ing from .., _a_r_e_a___o..,.d-e-r-)

(complete tel-ephone number) I requestimmediate release of the EBS ICE HOUSET:E st message. Date and time of t e s t is, , Washington, D.C.,..,.. -=-a ~ t - e ) (time) (AM/PM)time.n

8, EBS ICE HOUSE Test Order received.

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10.

11.

I acknowledge and will comply with yourrequest for immediate re leaseof the EBSICE HOUSE. Test Message. Date and timeof t e s t is , , (date} . (time}. (AM/PM)Washington, D.C., time. Request youmaintain circuit connection i f p o s s i b l e ~C0MMCEN contacted using dial intercom.

. This is an EBS ICE HOUSE Test. Prepareto copy.Internal readiness.Please standby.

Internal readiness completed.The COMMCEN Section Chief.immediatelysummons the operator assigned EBS actionsfor that shif t wflile simultaneously locatinghis book of EBS check l i s t s The COMMC.ENSection Chief te l l s the operator that anEBS ICE HOUSE ~ s t is to be c o n d u ~ t e d .

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U CMC

u s (time)

U CMC

UCMC

U CMC (time}U CMCU CMC

12. Internal readiness reported.

ThiS is the COMMCEN,Section Chief. Readyto copy your EBS ICE HOUSE Test Order.13. Actual EBS ICE HOUSE. Test Order if3suedto COMMCEN.

ttThis is an EBS ICE HOUSE Test. I am--r----r---- USAICA Systems Controller.(name)Release the YELLOW EBS ICE HOUSE Test

t ~ t y p tape. Date and time of t s t is , , Washington, D.C.,{date) (time) AM/PM)time (asreceived fromthe WTO).1-4. EBS ICE HOUSE Test Order received. (TheEBS Operator l i s t n s ~ t o the.COMMCENSection Chief 's response.)

This is - - - - r - - - ~ - - - - COMMCEN Section(name)Chief I will release the YELLOW EBS ICEHOUSE Test teletype tape. Date and timeof test is , . , Washing-(date) (time) (AM/PM)ton, D.C., time. Please standby.15. COMMCEN Secti.on Chief obtains the YELLOWtape (located outside the EBS cabinet).Both he and the EBS operator check the. celor before the COMMCENSection Chiefreleases the tape. The operater loadsthe tape in the 500 Net TD.16 . YELLOW tape feeds thr()ugh TD. Messageshould' print out. en RO: terminal i f t ransmission is going out over net.17. Systems Centreller notified tha:t 500 Net

transmissien has' commeneed.18. Tape automatically stops to permit entryof date and time. irr p-art 2' of message.Tape is again restarted, and continues tofeed until. tape is completed.61


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U CMC

u s

SC

AP/UPIAD COM (time)

u su CMC (time)

CONTINGENCY(SeeAppendix 6)Any significant failure on thePSAICA 500Net ASR.will be immediately reported tothe SystemsOontrollerwith therecommen-

. datio:p thatADCOM be requested tG effectrelease and obtain: acknowledgements.ADCOM Command Director will be asked torelease 500 e t t r a n s m i s s i o n ~ The nextunused authenticator will be used as achallenge to ADCOM ADCOM will respondwith the next.unused authenticator inthe ADCOM column.

19. Immediately upon notif icat ion of releaseof the EBS 500 Net Test message, the Systems Controller uses the 900Net to confirm i t s authenticity with AP/UPI andADCOM

' 'This is USAICA I am _ _ _-. . . . - ,----.----(name)I am-transmitting the Weekly 500 NetTest message over the ~ S Teletypewritere t w o r k ~ Are you receiving the:message?

{If ei ther AP:or UPI is not receiving rhas. not received t h e m e s s a g e ~ the SystemsController will report t h ~ stat ion(s) outte troubleo He need not read the messageover the telephone.)

20 . Confirmation (log name of AP/UPI/ADCOMpersonnel).AP (name)UPI (name).AD COM (name)

21. If-he is s t i l l on the. e.ircuit , notifyWTOof confirmation withAP/UPI/ADCOM.22. ICEHOUSE Weekly 500 Net Test tape trans.:..mission completed. Poll for a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s ~

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U CMC (time)

u sc (time)

U CMC

U CMCU CMC (time)u sc (time)

COMMCEN transmits polling signal to the560 Net from his Station Selector.Stations: operate acknowledge key af tera c c e p t a n c e ~ of Weekly 500 Net Test message.

Autemat1c polling activated by originationpoint sequentially accepts-these bids.23. Firat polling attempt consisting of threecycles comple' ;ed. Notify Systems Contrellerof number of stations fai l ing to acknow-ledge.

4 ~ I f he is s t i l l on the circui t notify.WHC Trip Officer of the: numb.er of stationsfai l ing to acknowledge the f i rs t pollingattempt.

25. Retry polling of.delinquent stations byt r n s m i t t i n g ~ selectively frem message.addressor, "Please Acknowledge" message.Simultaneously-, begin ins t i tu t ing bytelephone .notifieat l.en' to those del in-. quent stations: in the order of priority.given on the telephone i i s t s ~ I f there is sufficient reason in the judgment ofthe COMMCEN Secti.on Chief that a numberof stations didnot 'I 'eoeive the message,he may retransmit. i therwiae, he willhave the message read over the phone.The teletype polling will continue as thetelephoning ismeingmade. As addit ionalacknowledgements areJ:teceived via te letype, the telephaning of these stationswil l be discontinued. The procedure wi l l continue until al l stations haveacknowledged.

26.' Notify Systems Controller of status ofacknowledgements on a continuing basis.27.

28.

Not fy Systems Controller of time a l l stations have been contacted by telephone and have acknowledged.Notify WHCATripOfficez-of completedactions i f he is s t i l l on the l ine.

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WT0 (time)u sc (time)u s (time)u s

29.30.31.

This is the USA CA Systems Controller.I have received acknowledgements from the500 Net as of . ,(date) (time) (AM/PM)Washington, D. c i time.(Other information- -on the status ofacknowledgements and problem areas wil l be furnished.. rn the event the WTO hasnot been able to keep his circuit openhe will be r..ecalledonly in the event ofa major delay or i f every attempt hasfailed to reach one or more of the ninePr ior i ty I stat ions.)Disconnect circui t .National i i i Warning Center notified ofEBSWeekly 300/500 Net Test.Report EBB Weekly 300/500 Net Test internally as required.Chief, Comm Ops Div Duty hours only.

32. Notify DCOM or WHCA, as appropriate, ofthe authenticators in the WHCA-1Authentication List which have been usedin this action.

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II1

EBS ICE HOUSE TESTUSAICA SENDSxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTHIS IS A ROUTINE TEST OF THE SOD NET TELETYPEWRITER EQUIPMENT AND

C I R C U I T R Y ~ IF REPETITIVE TROUBLE IS BEING EXPERIENCED PLEASEDO NOT ACKN9WLEJlGE AND OUR TECHNICAL STAFF WILL C ~ N T C T VOUBY TELEPHONE WITHIN FIVE MINUTESTESTING EMERGENCY ACTION NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES--REPEAT--TESTINGEMERGENCY: ACTION NOTIFICATIQN PROCEDURES. IF THIS WERE NOT A TESTYOU W O U ~ D R ~ C E I Y t THE EMERGENCY ACTION N9TIFICATION MESSAGE.CONTAINING U T H E N T ~ C T O R WORDSa ANOTHER MESSAGE WOULDIMMEDIATELY-FOLLOW REQUESTING SPECIFIC NIAC ORDER A R R A N G E M ~ N T SAND THE SAME PES:SAGt AUTHENTICATOR WORDS T R A N S M I T T E ~ AGAINTESTING E M t R G E ~ C Y ACTION NOTIFICATION P R O C E D U R E S ~ R E P E A T ~ T E S T I N GMERGENCV A C T ~ O N NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES END Of M E S S A G t ~_.;.._...; .._ __ _..;.. ..; ._. WAsHING T0N D . c TIME

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ~ x ~ x x x ~ x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

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E S ackupTelephone ProceduresGeneral: The Federal Communications Commission has issuedto industry an SOP-3, ent i t led Backup Telephone Procedures. This annex provides amplif icat ion tothe instruct ions contained in the SOP-3 with respect to USAICA actions. Backuptelephone procedures, as described herein, wil l not be tes tedwithout the express permission of the FCC nor wil l operationalimplementation be effected by USAICA without the approvalof the USAICA Systems Controller . Since the proceduresprovide for cascade telephone not i f icat ion, i t imperativethat USAICA personnel not break the chain.

U M~ t i m e

U CMC

U SC/M

CHECK LIST1. U M insures that no other pract icalmeans are available for passing E S

instruct ions to the 500 Net stat ions.He obtains authority from the U SC toimplement Backup Telephone Procedures.2. He wil l direct that the following controlpoints be cal led in the order given:

Call Tele2hone Number Control Points1 (212) 262-8120 AP, New York*2 (312) 467-5066 UPI, Chicago*3 (202) 686-6125 WTOP, Washington4 (202) 628-9057 AT T Test Room,

Washington5 (212) 226-3130 AT T Test Room,New York6 (717) 255-5866 AT T PGOC,Harrisburg3. Calls are in i t ia ted using the followingdialogue:

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ControlPoint

U S IM

U M

implementing EBS Backup Telephone Procedures. I am cal l ing from Area Code 202,737-5721, ext. 5264. (In the case of theUSC, Stat ion 300.') I authenticatefrom the EBS authenticator l i s t 'WhiteEnvelope' , l ine (number) (authenticatorchallenge)NOTE: The same authenticator l ine (challenge and response) wil l be used for a l lcal l s made during a single implementationof these procedures.

4. The called party wil l respond as follows:This i s at(name) (ControlI authenticatePoint) ( _ a _ u t ~ h - e - n t ~ i - c - a t _ o _ r

response)5. USAICA continues by reading the samemessage text (EAN, NIAC Order Request,NIAC Order Change Request, or EAN termination) including authenticators used i fthe 500 Net has been operat ional .6. I f i t is not possible to reach WTOP,addi t ional cal ls must be made as follows:

Call Tele2hone Number Control Point*1 (202) 628-9057 AT T Test Room,Washington2 (202) 223-2875 ABC, Washington3 (202) 362-3077 NBC, Washington4 (202) 296-8750 CBS, Washington5 (202) 785-6340 MBS, Washington6 (202) 785-5520 NPR Studi'os,

Washington7 (202) 488-5141 PBS Control Rooms,Washington*It i s recognized that this i s a duplicat ion.

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U M -r .,.....i,_m_e..,...s

7 Report to U SC time of completion: andany control point not reached8 e f ~ r to other appropriate check l s t forcontinuat ion of actions

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Estab lshin US ICProgra eecl6 Nov 75

Section I - VIA TELCO CIRCUITRY (page 71)Section I I - VIA GOVERNMENT RADIO (page 76)Section I I I - NIAC ORDER 2 ACTIONS (page 81)Abbreviations in the l e f t column indicate w.ho is to performthe step:WTOu scU EMBPGOC

- WHC Trip Officer- USAICA Systems Controller- USAICA Electronics Maintenance Branch- Program Operations Center (AT T Harrisburg , PA)SECTION I

Situation: The WHC Trip Officer has contacted the USAICAController by AUTOVON and has issued EBS Activation instruct ions. (See Appendix 1 to Annex A.) The activat ion actionshave been completed prior to the s tar t of this check l i s t .

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TELCO CIRCUITRY*1. Insures tone is removed from NIAC 1/2circuits .

Systems Controller insures switch is inoff posit ion removing tone from circui ts .2. Issues program feed order to EMB usingthe dial intercom system. If duringnormal duty hours, the following actionsare performed by the Chief, TV RadioSec; however , he will identify himself asthe EMB Foreman.)

This is ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ . . . . ~ ~ USAICA Systems(name)Controller. The EBS is being activatedwith program feed through USAICA via TelCocircuitry. Proceed to the TV Studio andactivate NIAC 1/2 'program feed circuitry.'This check' l i s t is predicated on WTO contacting USAICA onAUTOVON 380-0099. I f other telephone entry is issued, thischeck l i s t must be amended accordingly.

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U EM

U EM

3. Ini t ia te activation actions.U EM takes keys* EBS tape cabinet andRoom 1131) and proceeds to the TV Studio,Bldg 11.

4. Activates program control equipment.From thelocked side of the EBS cabinet,the EM Foreman removes the check l i s tand the f i l l and recording tapes-Loads f i l l tape on Tape Unit 1.Loads Tape Unit 2 to record output of EBSconsole.Activates EBS console.

U EM 5. Notifies USAICASystems Controller ofcompleted actions.time)

U EM

u s

WTO

Using the dia l intercom system, reportscompleted act ions. USAICA Systems Con-t ro l le r ins tructs Electronic MaintenanceBranch Foreman to jack in to circui twith WHCATrip Officer.

6. Jacks in to WTO ci rcui tUsing telephone headset, jacks in to 380-0099 ci rcui tThis is ~ ~ EM Foreman.. name)The EBS Program Equipment has been act ivated.

1 Operates the t ransfer button and disconnectshimself from AUTOVON 380 0099.8. Issues program originat ion instructions.

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U EMB

U EMB

WTOU EMB

WTOt i m ~ >

This is the WHC Trip Officer. The pro-gram f i l l tape be played.(w111)(will not)Please cal l me back on another telephonel ine to use for a cueing circui t Thattelephone number is (area code)(number)

9. Establishes cueing circui t by telephoningWTO on other ci rcui t

This is - - ~ - - - - ~ - - - - EMB F o r e m a n ~ name)establishing cueing circui t you requested.

10. Establishes program feed for WHCAThe EMB Foremanpatches/switches programcircui t into EBS console and notif ies theWTO over cue circui t of completed action.

The circui t patching has been completed.11. Checks program feed.

12.

The EMB Foreman instructs the WTO toin i t ia te tes t count to assure circui treadiness and continuity.Give a tes t count from the audio program-ming equipment. I receiving(am) (am not)the tes t count. You audio is (conO.:+tion)

I f problems are encountered in the tes t ing,a mutual effort must be in i t ia ted to attemptto resolve the problem or determine analternate routing.I f NIAC 2 is requested, see Section I I IDirects E programming.The WTO instructs the EMB Foreman to playthe f i l l tape or that program is about tocommence from the origination point.

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U EM

U EMB

U EM

The time i s , Washington, DC, time.(time)The f i l l tape be played(wil l )(wil l not)a t Programming will commence at{time)(time)NOTE: I f there wil l be a measurable delay,the WTO ins t ructs the EMB Foreman to t ransmit a 1 Khz tone a t 0 Vu over NIAC 1/2circui t ry .)

13. Inserts red patch in NIAC l /2 ci rcu i t a f t e rsynchronizing ~ i m to agree with WTO.14. F i l l tape play commences i f ordered).

Starts Tape Unit #1.15. Records program.

Activates Tape Unit 2 to record program.WTO 16. Programming commences.(time}UEMB

WTO (time)

17. Operates console.Using the cue c i rcu i t , EM Foreman and theWTO coordinate programming and adjustlevels .

18. Notifies of program completion.Using the cue c i rcu i t , WTO notif ies theEM Foreman that the EBS programming i scompleted.

That completes the EBS programming a t{time)cui t ry.

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U EMB ~ : - - - T(time)U EMB

U EMB

19. Deactivates program feed.Removffired patch from NIAC 1/2 ci rcu i t .

20. Notifies WT of completed actions.Using the cue ci rcu i t , the U EMB not i f iesWT of program ci rcu i t deactivation.

The program cicuit has been deactivated.I wil l contact the U SC to re-enter the380-0099 circui t for your terminationins t ruct ions .21. Notifies USAICA Systems Controller of pro

gram completion.Using the dial intercom, the EMB Foremannot i f ies the USAICA Systems Controller toenter the 380-0099 ci rcu i t .

This is EMB Foreman.r { n ~ a m ~ e ~ rThe WT has not i f iedof EBS programming.380-0099 circui t fort ions .

me of the completionMeet the WT on thetermination ins t ruc- EMB 22. I f NIAC 2 was ut i l i zed , not i f ies Harrisburg

PGOC of program completion. U EMB usingthe Harrisburg cueing ci rcu i t not i f ies thePGOC of program completion.

{time)

U EMB 23. Deactivates programming equipment.Removes f i l l tape from Tape Unit #l andplaces in EBS cabinet.Deactivates Tape Record Unit #2.Deactivates EBS console.

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SECTION I ISituation: The WHC Trip Officer has contacted USAICA byradio (see Annex G) and has been patched by EMB to the USAICAControl Center. WHC Trip Officer has issued activation in -structions. All activat ion actions have been accomplishedprior to the s ta r t of this check l i s t . The WHC Trip Officeri s s t i l l patched to the Systems Controller.

u sc

u sc (time)

U EMB

U EMB

GOVERNMENT RADIO1. Insures tone is removed from NIAC 1/2 cir -cuits.

Systems Controller places switch in offposition removing tone from circui ts .2. Using the dial intercom system, issuesprogram feed order to EMB. I f duringnormal duty hours, the following actionsare performed by the Chief, V RadioSec; however, he ident i f ies himself as

EMB Foreman.This i s - - - - - ~ - - ~ - - - - - - - USAICA Systems(name)Controller. The EBS i s being activatedwith program feed through USAICA by

government radio. Proceed to the TVStudio and activate NIAC 1/2 program feedcircui try.3. Ini t ia te activat ion actions.

U EMB takes keys* EBS tape cabinet andRoom 1131) and proceeds to the TV Studio,Bldg 11.4. Activates program control equipment.

From the locked side of the EBS cabinet,the EMB Foreman removes the check l i s tand the f i l l and recording tapes.*Spare keys to the EBS cabinet and Room 1131

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