Emergency Alert System
EAS Info & FAQ
For Washington State Broadcasters

2003 NAB SBE-EAS Meeting Webcast Archive
How to add new events codes and program
the Sage.
Information on getting new chips for TFT
Sage Owners can download Include Files
Overview / Explanation
Things you really need to know
A Simple way to keep track of things and fulfil all FCC requirements
Use a computer, instead of the cheezy tape printer for printed a log.
Common EAS questions
New EAS rules now in effect
SECC Amber Guidlines.
Worksheet of all event codes.
EAS Links
http://www.broadcast.net/mailman/listinfo/eas-wa
Subscribe to Washington re-mailer
http://www.wsab.org/eas/html
Washington State Association of Broadcasters - EAS Pages. RMT Schedule & State Plan
http://www.wa.gov/wsem
Washington State Department of Emergency Management
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/seattle
Seattle Office of NOAA, National Weather Service.
You can find all warnings and watches in effect.
http://www.sbe.org
Society of Broadcast Engineers / All kinds of EAS info.
http://www.fcc.gov/eb/eas/
FCC EAS page. EAS Handbook and other stuff.
http://www.dmengineering.com
DM Engineering / Sells Endec add on's
http://www.CircuitWerkes.com
CircuitWerkes sells a remote interface for Sage Endec - EAS-4
http://www.broadcast.harris.com
Sage Endec equipment from Harris
:http:www.tftinc.com
TFT EAS Equipment
(I don't recommend TFT equipment for Radio Stations. It works well for Cable TV.)
http:www.gorman-redlich.com
EAS encoder/decoder, receivers etc.
(I am not familiar with this equipment at all.)
http:www.mts-com.com
Sells EAS stuff including a software encoder.
http:www.comlabs.com
Sells EAS software encoder and link services.
http://www.hamtronics.com
Sells good VHF and UHF receivers. Also has a synthesized weather receiver.
http://www.daytonindustial.com
Sells a 3 receiver package similar to the Sage. (AFC3)
http://www.geophys.washington.edu/SEIS/fingerquake.html
NW Earth Quake Info. U of W.
Not really EAS stuff, but sure interesting.
These pages were written by and are maintained by;

Jim Tharp
Chairperson CPS LAECC
WSECC technical committee
(206) 726-7000
e-mail jtharp@eas-wa.info
A special thanks to David Bondi
of www.broadcast.net for hosting this site.
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