[grc] [Stubblefield] EAS Receiver options

[pete tridish]

I always just get the dasecs, without receivers.  saves $400.  Then I 
buy two old stereos from thrift stores, and hook them to the inputs. 
Usually cost maybe $25 each.   Make sure to plug everything into a UPS, 
so that if the power goes down, the receivers will stay tuned to their 
frequencies. Sometimes I need to run an external antenna, but you'd have 
to do that with an internal receiver, too.   Never had a problem with 
that set up.

I can't bear the idea of spending an extra $400 for what amounts to an 
AM and an FM tuner--- I have literally 40 FM tuners lying around my 
house, as i discovered when we did the "Million Radio March" on 
Washington DC.

http://imarad.io/million-radio-march/





Will Floyd wrote:
> I've used both the SAGE and the DASDEC, and would recommend both. As 
> you say, the SAGE doesn't come with integrated receivers. External 
> receivers can run you a lot if you get the nice ones, but you can use 
> the cheaper ones like the Rolls HR78 or HS81. If you use cheaper 
> receivers you can run into problems with reception, and with 
> restarting on the wrong channel after power outages, and you won't be 
> able to receive NOAA channels.
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> Best practice is to receive at least 3 channels for EAS, Local Primary 
> 1, Local Primary 2, and the NOAA weather channel. You should check 
> your state (and county if applicable) EAS plans to see if they require 
> 2 or 3 receivers. Just google "EAS plan" + your state.
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> I would recommend getting the DASDEC-II DASLC+R (3 receivers) if you 
> can swing it. If you need to save some money you could get the 
> DASDEC-II DASLCR (2 receivers) and then add an external Rolls HR78 
> receiver for your Local Primary 2 station. That way you have a solid 
> receiver following your LP1 station, a receiver following NOAA, and 
> you can upgrade to a better external receiver for your LP2 at a later 
> time.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
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> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Susan Raybuck 
> <wimberleyvalleyradio at gmail.com 
> <mailto:wimberleyvalleyradio at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Based on the list of LPFM equipment listed on several resources,
>     KWVH-LP has been looking at using a Sage Digital ENDEC for our
>     EAS. However in a discussion over a quote we received, I was asked
>     about the number of tuners we'd need. They recommend 2 receivers
>     to monitor to be fully compliant with the FCC. They said we may be
>     better served getting the DASLCR which comes with 2 integrated
>     receivers.
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>     If we bought two receivers on top of the Sage, it's likely to be
>     more costly than the DASLCR - but I don't know about qualities of
>     either such as reliability and ease of use. I'd appreciate your
>     help evaluating our options.
>
>     We haven't yet located the retired broadcast engineer here who
>     might want to donate his / her services so all the costs need to
>     be weighed.
>
>     Thank you!
>
>     Susan
>
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>     Susan Raybuck
>     Wimberley Valley Radio • KWVH 94.1 FM
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