Emergency Warning System (EWS)
Introduction
Our networked clock radios create an inexpensive and highly effective Emergency Warning and messaging System for Emergency Management, Colleges and Private Industry. Thousands are already in use in Europe.
How it Works
Our network uses a specially designed clock radio to wake people up and send them messages that they can read on the display. As the system owner, you choose what to send, to which group of radios, and at what level of urgency using a simple web interface. Warning messages are sent using the Radio Data System (RDS) channel over our network of commercial FM stations. The infrastructure is already there and the high power and coverage of FM make it ideal for reliable distribution of such warnings. RDS is used worldwide and is a very robust data channel.
The Receiver
Our RDS Early Warning Receiver looks and acts like a normal FM clock radio - that is until it is triggered.
Then it loudly announces your message and scrolls it across the screen for all to read.
It is equipped with two tuners. One is for the clock radio - the second tuner locks to our network station and listens to the RDS-emergency-channel continuously - even if the radio is "off" or tuned to another station. The clock is kept updated by the network so it is extremely accurate.
This commercial quality receiver is equipped with a rechargeable backup battery so it will still work days after power is lost. The receiver is designed to reach everybody, and is loud enough to alert everyone even if they are not in the same room.
There is also an enhanced "professional" version with even more features for first responders and the disabled.
Additionally, external devices like large-scale displays (billboards), road signs, lamps, flashing lights, etc may be hooked up to the professional version triggered by relay or its serial interface.
Specific needs
Different users have different warning needs - see what we can do for you.
Click the industry that best matches your interest.
| Emergency Management |
Private Industry |
| Local Government | Nuclear Plants |
| Universities and Colleges | Chemical Plants |
| State Government | Refineries |
| Special threats - e.g. Volcano | Railroads |
| Military reservations | Pipelines |