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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 then PROG
to access the FIPS code entry
table.
3. Use the S or T 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.