[sbe-eas] NWS EAS Question

[Dave Turnmire]

Our original DASDEC IIs worked fine. When we replaced them with the 
DASDEC IIIs, the tuner performance has been a significant 
disappointment.  Bare in mind, most of ours are in rural areas and may 
be receiving from farther away than some of you.  And the software 
indicated regarding proper signal levels used to be relatively 
accurate... now it is largely worthless.  As for NOAA Weather... we were 
initially able to receive them OK, but in recent months, even though it 
"sounds OK" when monitoring the audio, it hasn't been able to 
successfully decode alerts.  We still get them via our LPs (which use 
SAGE and monitor same NWR transmitter), so it hasn't been at the top of 
my Do List to figure out the problem.  I can't definitively say whether 
the problem is with my DASDEC or some subtle problem that has developed 
with the local NWR... all I know is that SAGE users seem to be able to 
decode it OK.

And yes... I have a vertically polarized outside Yagi pointed at the NWR 
transmitter.

Dave

On 4/1/2024 7:20 PM, Christopher Tarr wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> Has anyone received any reports of difficulties receiving NWS alert 
> messages on DASDEC’s? Our local office has gotten a few complaints 
> about missing tests, and the common theme seems to be that the 
> stations are DASDEC users. One station reports software version 5.2-1.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Tarr
>
> SECC Broadcast Chair, WI
>
>
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