April 25, 2014
- Notice to all stations in the Central Time Zone: Information from FEMA indicates that the RWT scheduled for Monday April 21th was not transmitted. You should make a note of that fact in your station logs.
- Some additional information concerning EAS…..The FCC plans for the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on the Part 11 rewrite is actually going to happen this year. Part 11 of the rules covers rules and regulations related to EAS. Also stations are encouraged to make sure their EAS gear is behind a firewall, to reduce possibilities of hacking.
- Attention stations with DASDEC EAS units. Digital Alert Systems has announced a software upgrade to version 2.5-0 for both the DASDEC-1 and DASDEC-11. To download go to…. www.digitalalertsystems.com/software_updates2_5-0.html. A password is now required to log into this new page and registered DASDEC customers should have received an email with the password. If you did not receive the password contact Jon Rue with Digital Alert Systems at 585-765-1155 ext. 117.
- Quick reminder that the ABA Engineering Academy is hosting a special one day seminar covering HD Radio. Frank Foti, Telos Alliance CEO and Omnia Audio founder along with Jeff Welton, formerly Nautel Customer Service Technician for over 16 years now Nautel Sales Manager for U.S. Central Region will be on hand to explain proper processing and operations of the modern day HD Radio system. The Seminar is offered at no cost and will be held Saturday May 24th at the ABA Training Center in Hoover, AL. Hours are 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. REGISTER ONLINE
Larry Wilkins CPBE®
Alabama Broadcasters Association
334-303-2525
