Midland WR400 - Alert Management and System Tests; Selectable Alert Options; Alert Testing and Reviewing; NWS Broadcast Information

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Model WR400
Selectable Alert Option
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messages. Those messages unimportant to you can be programmed to only display a message on
the display.
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button.
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Testing the Alert Siren
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button. The alert siren will sound.
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Reviewing Alerts
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can now review alerts in memory.
Test Signals Broadcast by NWS
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local NWS station broadcasts test signals by logging onto
www.weather.gov/grb/nwrinfo or by
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give a list of counties covered by their transmitter. The NWS test signal allows everyone with weather
radio receivers to verify the operation of their equipment.
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No Reception Warning
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AM/FM Radio
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the weather radio alert.