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about the weather alert, and turns on the audio so you
can hear the weather broadcast.
WX Operation
Weather Alert
This setting determines which types of signals will
trigger an alert. Select your setting, then press the
scroll control.
Alert Only - the scanner alerts when it detects the
1050 Hz tone that accompanies all weather alerts.
All FIPS - the scanner alerts and displays
information about the weather alert when it receives
any FIPS code (see “Programming a SAME Group” on
Page 118).
SAME 1-5 - the scanner alerts and displays
information about the weather alert when it receives a
weather alert signal that includes any FIPS code you
have programmed into the specified SAME group.
Programming a SAME Group
You can edit any of the 5 SAME groups in your scan-
ner. Each group can have up to 8 FIPS codes.
SAME (Specific Area Messaging System) is a system
developed by the National Weather Service to reduce
the number of alerts received by consumers by allow-
ing them to hear alerts only for the county(ies) they are
interested in. Each alert contains information about the
type and severity of the alert, as well as the specific
geographic locations affected by the alert.
The geographic locations are designated using FIPS
codes. Each county or parish in the US and its territo-
ries are assigned a FIPS code. In addition, certain
special regions and wildcard settings can be assigned.
FIPS codes are in the format nSSCCC:
n: A special subcounty designator. For an entire
county, use 0.
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