[SBE] remotely controlling an Endec

[Bill Whitt]

I went to ask about the Endec system just recently for our new remote site
install coming up ... and Sage has broke ties with Harris. The sales guy
pretty much told me that they are heading into the direction of no longer
supporting the Endec 1820 and 1822 systems for their new Endec HD system.
That turned me off right away since a lot of people are still using these,
and in a year from now are we going to get parts?!

TFT is a good company to use and they are very knowledgeable for application
issues. The problem is they know it and they seem to be very expensive.

The Harris Sage direct support line is 1-800-438-6040. When I used them they
had a good knowledge base and walked me right through it. Granted what your
going through is not what I had to call for, but I think I would call
anyway. I hate VPN's and I like the way Andy is doing it. I have a tendency
to be old fashioned when it comes to VPN's. I had a working buddy here hack
my desktop once and print, "I love wearing women's Clothes" about 150 times
... not a pretty picture. Plus, I suck at IT crap ... anyway.

I personally am looking at a new company for our satellite downlink called
Trilithic. This was a really neat little system at the NAB ... all in one
package. The one quoted to me has 4 radios and a SD overlay system ... which
is a character generator, video and audio interrupts ... $18395.00. I really
like it and is very easy to upgrade and control remotely if you have to.
They also offer antenna systems, IP network radios, 5 year warranty, etc.
Just a FYI. 

As far as the Sage goes I would call that 1-800 number and try to pin it
down.

Check it out ... www.trilithiceas.com


Bill Whitt


-----Original Message-----
From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of Andy
Richardson
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:04 AM
To: sbe at sbe.org
Subject: Re: [SBE] remotely controling an Endec

What we are building out in Georgia for EAS at GPB: 

We are placing receiver units out in the field at each TX site around the
state. Sending the Region alert audio from the receivers back to our Main
facility in Atlanta over IP ( Barix -T1). Pulling the Region alert audio
back out in Atlanta and feeding it to the Sage units here in our Tech Core
with the program audio running as normal through them. That way the audio
leaves our HQ with the EAS signal already in the chain.  Makes for easier
monitoring of EAS logs and maintenance issues.  ( Sage units use LPS wall
wart power supplies).  Also working on a solution to Log all 24 TV-FM EAS
units into one database.

Andy

James A Richardson
Senior Engineer
KG4KUH
*****************************************
Georgia Public Broadcasting
260 14th St. NW
Atlanta, Ga. 30318-5360
Tel: 404-685-2509
Fax: 404-685-2491
Email: arichardson at gpb.org



>>> Vinny Lopez <vinlopez at ix.netcom.com> 5/7/2008 11:22 AM >>>

We are planning on putting a Sage Endec at our translator, since it is 
in a different EAS area than the main station, and was wondering if 
anyone has a similar situation to this. I would like to take the 
handheld pod and run it through a couple of Black Box serial to IP 
converters and run it through a VPN to the remote site, so that the hand 
pod is at the station controlling the endec at the translator site. I am 
having some issues getting the serial ports on the black  box to work 
with the endec and pod. Anyone have this kind of a setup working?  I 
know black box support is great, and would be a good place to start, but 
I don't know if Harris could provide the required info to get them talking.

Vinny

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