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Weather Scanning
Weather Scanning
Note: The weather alert feature is an extremely sensitive, high
quality receiver of weather frequencies. However, the included
antenna is optimized for general purpose scanning. If you use this
scanner as your only means for receiving weather alerts, please check
to be sure you are receiving a clear signal on the included antenna or
switch to an external antenna that gives you clear reception of a local
NOAA weather broadcast.
Weather Radio Mode
Weather radio mode allows you to receive weather broadcasts from
your local weather service.
To use weather radio mode:
1. Press
WX. The scanner will quickly scan and lock on to the first
active weather radio frequency it receives.
2. Press p or q to look for other weather radio transmitters.
It is generally best to select the weather radio transmitter that
provides you with the strongest signal. You can use the signal
meter to help you chose the best weather radio transmitter for
your area.
While operating in Weather Radio Mode, your scanner will alert
on SAME messages that match the SAME location codes you
have entered, or all SAME messages if you do not enter any
SAME location codes.
Weather Priority Mode
Weather Priority mode samples the specified weather frequency
periodically while scanning to see if the All Hazards 1050 Hz Warning
Alert Tone (WAT) is present. If the WAT is present, the scanner will
sound an alarm and tune to the specified weather frequency to
monitor the nature of the alert.
To activate Weather Priority Mode:
1. Press WX.
2. Press p or q to look for other weather radio transmitters and
find the strongest weather radio transmitter for your location.
3. Press PRI.
SAME Standby Mode
SAME Standby Mode monitors the specified weather frequency
silently, waiting to receive a Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME)
alert that corresponds with a SAME location code that you have
previously entered. If there is a match, the scanner will sound an
alarm, display the alert type, and monitor the nature of the alert.
To activate SAME Standby Mode, first you should provide at least
one SAME location code for your city, county or state. By default,
SAME mode will alert on any SAME message received if no SAME
location codes are entered.
SAME alerts include FIPS codes to identify areas, established by the
US Census bureau. You can set your scanner to alert for all areas or
limit weather alerts to up to 10 specific areas by FIPS code. A list of
SAME location codes can be found online at: www.weather.gov.
FIPS codes are formatted as follows:
Subdivisions State Code County Code
0-9
(0=entire area)
01-50
(00=all states)
XXX
(000=all counties)
Example: 048439
(0=All; 48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County)
In addition to the code for your location, you may wish to enter
additional codes for surrounding areas and any other areas of
interest so that you can receive advance warning of adverse or
dangerous weather that may be headed in your direction.