[SBE] EAS -- This is getting out of hand

[Edwin Bukont]

In so far as I know, because of the local angle that EAS hopes to serve,,and wait until CAP, you do need a system per site.  
Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT Comm-Struction and Services LLC P.O. Box 629;  Bel Air, MD 21014 USA V- 410.879.5567 F- 240.368.1265 C- 240.417.2475 ebukont at msn.com Member: IEEE, SBE, AES, PMI Digital Media and Power Systems Integrators. A Harris Broadcast Channel Partner > From: billw at betterlifetv.tv> To: sbe at sbe.org> Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 16:42:02 -0700> Subject: [SBE] EAS -- This is getting out of hand> > There has got to be a better way to do EAS at remote locations. I have been> tasked with the install of 4 satellite downlinks . and the EAS system is> exactly . if not real close . TO HALF the cost of the antenna, cable,> decoder, and redundancy equipment. I sourced the Trilithic that is on the> road show. It's cheaper and an awesome system . I don't know if I should say> any pricing, but WOW it's more than I expected. If I take this cost and> multiply it by 4 . I can buy a tricked out Escalade. > > > > There has got to be a way to take different locations EAS, broadcast the EAS> information in those areas, without a complete system per site. I'm thinking> of satellite broadcast companies and the hundreds of downlinks . You know> they ain't spending this money per site. There's got to be a way to get EAS> to meet FCC requirement . without sourcing an entire system per site. > > > > I might be just thick, and I'm just not seeing it yet.> > > > Please HELP!! I can't see all that money going out just for EAS stuff> > > > Bill Whitt> > Bill Whitt> > > > Better Life Broadcasting Network> > Phone: 541-474-3089> > Fax: 541-474-9409> > Website: www.betterlifetv.tv> > > > > > _______________________________________________> SBE mailing list> To unsubscribe, go to http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/options/sbe> _______________________________________________> SBE at sbe.org> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/sbe