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3. Press ENTER.
4. Press ^ or v to move up or down. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops on the frequency.
Listening to the Weather band
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated
channels for use by their weather reporting authorities.
NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast your local forecast and regional weather
information on one or more of these channels.
Listening to a Weather Channel
To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. Your scanner scans through the
weather band then stops within a few seconds on the strongest weather broadcast.
SAME Standby Mode
The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally encoded SAME (Specific Area
Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The SAME signal includes a FIPS (Federal Information
Processing Standard) area code, and an event code that corresponds with the type of alert being sent.
You can configure your scanner to operate in SAME Standby mode, where it monitors a selected weather
radio station for SAME alerts for areas you specify. You can program your scanner with up to 10 FIPS
codes for the areas you desire. The National Weather Service maintains a current list of FIPS codes at
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/.
To configure your scanner for SAME Standby mode, follow these steps:
1. Press WX until you identify the weather station with the strongest signal for your location.
2. Press FUNC, and the PROG to access the FIPS code entry table.
3. Use the ^ or v keys to select the desired FIPS code storage location.
4. Use the numeric keys to enter the desired FIPS code, and then press ENTER to store the code. Press
TEXT to label the code entry with an alphanumeric text table if desired. Repeat this process for all the
FIPS codes that you wish to store.
5. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specific FIPS entries.