[EAS] Ira's comment

[Lowell Kiesow]

That's good.  I'm glad to be wrong about that.  There's still a downside because now you have two sets of filters in two devices, that have to work together.  Didn't we just have a thread on this list about set-up complexity being an issue for some stations?   Frankly, the stations that are more likely to have trouble with configuring the system are more likely to be the ones buying a converter.
 
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Darryl Parker <dparker at tftinc.com> wrote:
>Lowell,
>Lowell,

>You will find that the TFT Model 3320 CAP-to-EAS Converter has both filtering and message storing. It will not "choke" on the number of incoming messages. Because message storage is electronic rather than paper tape, it will not "burn through paper tape by the yard."

>Regards,
>Darryl E. Parker
>TFT, Inc.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Lowell Kiesow

>When emergencies hit a widespread area, it is possible that boxes using CAP converters will choke on the sheer volume of messages, unless the converter does its own message filtering.
>...
>If nothing else, in many places, CAP will cause more simple minded boxes to burn through paper tape by the yard.
>...

>--
>Lowell Kiesow, Chief Engineer
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