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RADIO SETUP
INT SPEAKE
WATCH MODE
WX ALERT
COM PORT
TONE ALERT
SAME ALERT
SAME CODE
SAME ALERT
ON
OFF
1. Select RADIO SETUP then WX ALERT.
2. Select SAME ALERT.
3. Select ON to receive any local NWR or EAS alerts - the SAME ALERT symbol
SAME
will be displayed on the LCD or, to ignore these weather alerts, select OFF.
4-8-3 Receiving a SAME ALERT
If SAME ALERT alert is ON and an NWR or EAS alert for your geographic area is broadcast by
the NOAA NWR transmitters, the alert is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds.
Press any key to cancel the alarm.
If the alert is being sent by NOAA NWR, the radio automatically tunes to the designated
frequency so that you can listen to the alert.
If the alert is being sent by the EAS, the nature of the alert is shown on the LCD as WARNING,
WATCH, ADVISORY, or TEST.
Press any key to show the nature of the alert. (The list of alerts is shown in Appendix C.)
4-8-4 Receiving SAME TEST messages
In addition to the WARNING, WATCH and ADVISORY alerts, the EAS also send out TEST mes-
sages so that you can check your WX ALERT setup is working correctly. The TEST message is
usually transmitted between 1000 and 1200 (10.00AM and noon) every Wednesday.
Note: If there is a threat of severe weather, the test is postponed until the next good weather
day.
If your WX ALERT setup is working correctly, the alert sounds and TEST is displayed on the
LCD, followed by a broadcast message from the National Weather Service.
4-8-5 Enter a SAME CODE (County ID)
If you want to receive SAME weather alerts, you must enter and then Select a SAME code for
your geographic area into your radio. You can enter a maximum of 4 SAME codes (4 counties)
in your geographic area.
Telephone 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263) or visit www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
to find the SAME codes for your geographic area (you must be within the United States of
America, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and U.S. Pacific Territories).
4-8 Weather alerts (WX ALERT)
US model only.
Use WX ALERT to set your preferences for weather alert information.
The NOAA provides several weather forecast channels on USA and Canadian channel banks.
If severe weather such as storms or hurricanes are forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a weather
alert on 1050 Hz.
The NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio Service (NWR) works in conjunction with the
Emergency Alert System (EAS) to issue weather alerts for specific geographic areas or specific
weather conditions. It uses a digital encoding system known as SAME (Specific Area Message
Encoding) to broadcast these alerts.
Each transmitter in the NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio Service (NWR) network is identified
with a unique 6-digit SAME code. Each transmitter operates on one of 7 frequencies.
Note: To activate a SAME alert, a SAME CODE (county ID) must be selected and turned ON
(see section 4-8-2).
4-8-1 TONE ALERT
If TONE ALERT is ON and an alert tone of 1050 Hz is broadcast from the NOAA weather
station, the weather alert is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds. Press any key to
cancel the alarm and to hear the weather alert message.
RADIO SETUP
INT SPEAKE
WATCH MODE
WX ALERT
COM PORT
TONE ALERT
SAME ALERT
SAME CODE
TONE ALERT
ON
OFF
1. Select RADIO SETUP then WX ALERT.
2. Select TONE ALERT.
3. Select ON to hear any weather alerts on 1050 Hz - the TONE ALERT symbol will be
displayed on the LCD or, to ignore these weather alerts, select OFF.
4-8-2 SAME ALERT
Note: SAME ALERT works only after you have entered and selected a SAME code for your
geographic area (see Section 4-8-5 and 4-8-6).
Note: SCAN mode will operate up to 50% more slowly when SAME ALERT is ON to allow time
to decode the special warning code transmissions.