Emergency Alert System
EAS Info & FAQ



For Washington State Broadcasters


Listen to NAB EAS presention

2003 NAB SBE-EAS Meeting Webcast Archive



Current Amber Plans



Sage Programming

How to add new events codes and program
the Sage.

TFT Upgrade Info

Information on getting new chips for TFT

Marine FIPS codes for Washington and Oregon

Sage Owners can download Include Files

Washington State Plan

Overview / Explanation

Logging Requirements & General Info.

Things you really need to know

My EAS logging system.

A Simple way to keep track of things and fulfil all FCC requirements

Log to Disk.

Use a computer, instead of the cheezy tape printer for printed a log.

EAS FAQ

Common EAS questions

New Rule Change

New EAS rules now in effect

Washington State Plan Tab-26

SECC Amber Guidlines.

EAS Event Codes

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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