I am looking into purchasing a used Federal Signal Informer and I've found a programming cable pinout so I plan to build my own. The only problem I am having is finding a place that sells the programming software. Is this something that is no longer available or am I looking in the wrong places? I am also looking to add EAS decoding to the unit as well but I've also come up dry on that. Is EAS a software option or a hardware option that has to be installed?
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Fed Sig. Informer data sheet.
I remember when we had these pushed on us that EAS was an option, but I only saw the I-HIOW/HIO options (wall mount & desktop in VHF Hi band). According to that data sheet there is a module that will do EAS, but I have never seen one in the wild. The software I assume is still available for purchase, as the model is still available for sale and has not been deprecated.
I remember when we had these pushed on us that EAS was an option, but I only saw the I-HIOW/HIO options (wall mount & desktop in VHF Hi band). According to that data sheet there is a module that will do EAS, but I have never seen one in the wild. The software I assume is still available for purchase, as the model is still available for sale and has not been deprecated.
In order to decode EAS the Informer requires an optional digital decoder module to be installed in the Informer. Any F/S dealer can sell you the EAS module / software / programming kit.
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