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Information Station Specialists®
www.theRADtOsource.com
October 2003
To Whom It May Concern:
Information Station Specialists, Inc., (ISS) is the sole provider in the United States of the exclusive ALERT
AMA Emergency Advisory Radio System. Other AM advisory radio systems being offered are designed
for the traffic industry and cannot perform any of the following important functions:
A Only ALERT AM can change to new message patterns, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Association (NOAA) Weather Radio System or Emergency Alert System (EAS) send warnings.
ALERT AM uses NOAA (SAME) Specific Area Message Encoding decoding protocols.
B Only ALERT AM allows special broadcast messages to be aired automatically in conjunction with
outdoor warning system activations or Emergency Operations Center control panel switches.
C Only ALERT AM has the ability synchronize with other stations creating larger coverage areas. (This
may be done when the system is designed or at any time In the future.)
D Only ALERT AM offers flexible installation styles to allow antennas to be located on building roofs. If
installed in adjacent building yards, ALERT AM requires only that a support pole be set. Not required
are large buried antenna (copper wire) groundplane installation or chemical -emitting ground pipe
(hollow rods) burial.
E Only ALERT AM works in conjunction with Flashing Advisory Signs via communities' UHFNHF Radio
Systems to control on/off function remotely.
F Only ALERT AM comes with message -recording service by professional announcers.
G ISS system designs are not proprietary. This means that in the future, you may change out
components, as needed, without the requirement to return to ISS; i.e., smple wiring diagrams are
provided, so you can service equipment yourself, if you choose, or have a third party assist — all with
full ISS support.
H Additionally, only Information Station Specialists offers technical assistance for the life of the (ALERT
AM) product. tSS supports today radio stations that first went on the air in the 1980s. ISS' staff of
engineers has more than 60 years of combined experience specifically in the kind of radio technology
under which ALERT AM operates (FCC Rules, Part 90.242).
I Finally, Information Station Specialists is by far the best known provider — now in its 21s1 year. No
competing firm can trace its trade name back farther than eight years. Information Station Specialists
has been at the same contact address and telephone number since 1986.
Please visit www.theradiosource.com/about_us.htm to see ISS references and to learn what is special
about the company. I invite you to contact me personally, if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Bill Baker
President
PO Box 51, 3368 88th Avenue, Zeeland, MI 49464-0051
Phone 616.772.2300, Fax 616.772.2966
Email ISS@theRADIOsource.com