[EAS] EAS equipment

[Lotus Engineering]

        I operate 6 stations from a common studio.  Presently we use 5 conventional EAS boxes with our two Anglo sports stations sharing a box.  It works, but one or the other is always complaining.  The new systems were carefully compared and so far only 1 has met my requirement that we be able to send 6 independent, some times simultaneous, sometimes overlapping signals.  If station A starts a 3 minute alert 30 seconds before station B, in most of the boxes, station B would have to join in progress or wait it's turn in line.  With 6 stations that could result in 18 minutes before an alert went out on all stations.  The alternative, that every test, alert RMT etc. be sent simultaneously on all 6 stations is not acceptable.  So far only the digital alert systems box with an add on can do this task properly for us.  We are still keeping our eyes open and limping along on failing older equipment for as long as we can.  I read about the other systems being able to do multiples, but it always seems to turn out that means simultaneous or consecutive and that is not acceptable.  I'm open to anyone who can tell me of another system that would meet my requirement.  Buying 6 separate boxes when there is one on the market that meets our cluster requirements does not seem a wise use of the bosses money.

Bill Croghan CPBE WBØKSW
Chief Engineer,
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN/KWID
Co-Chair, Southern NV/Inyo CA operational area
Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas, NV

> -----Original Message-----
> From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
> Behalf Of Ira Wilner
>
> Or, in my case I've got seven signals on the air from the same studio
> cluster, but only three are manned.  So those three have Sage Endecs
> and control the rest via MSRP's (multi-station relay panels).  No
> requirement for remote control.  When we upgrade to digital Endecs the
> MSRP's will continue to function just fine.  TCP/IP remote control will
> be icing on  the cake.
>
> --Ira Wilner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Lowell Kiesow" <lkiesow at kplu.org>
> Sent 3/28/2011 5:12:35 PM
>
> I have not tried running multiple stations from a new Sage, but I have
> to wonder if the remote panels are even needed.  Everything can be
> controlled from a browser, and I have a hard time imagining a control
> room without a computer already there.  In fact, our hosts prefer the
> browser to the soft keys on the box.  No matter how you do it, I can
> heartily recommend the Sage as the leading EAS product.
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Marlin Jackson <marlinj at kxly.com>
> wrote:
> >Something to consider:
> >I explored the cost of a couple different units.
> >On the Sage I priced the box with a relay panel and two remote
> controls as we have 6 stations that work in pairs. I showed the
> Director the quote. After looking it over he noticed that it would be
> cheaper to buy 6 boxes and use the internal switching than to use
> remote panels.  It will actually work out better to have independent
> programming on each station. The price per box drops a little too with
> that quantity.
> >Marlin Jackson, CSTE
> >Assistant Chief Engineer
> >RF Systems
> >KXLY Broadcast Group
> >500 W Boone
> >Spokane, WA 99201
> >marlinj at kxly.com
> >509-329-4908
> >--
> >Lowell Kiesow, Chief Engineer
> >KPLU 88.5, KVIX 89.3, KPLI 90.1
> >www.kplu.org  www.jazz24.org
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