Weather Alerts
Receiving All Weather Alerts
To program the scanner to search for weather alerts every two seconds, set a
weather channel as the priority channel.
1. Press .
2. Select the weather channel you want to set as the priority channel.
3. Press and hold ENT then PRI/ALERT. P ChAnnEL displays momentarily.
Then PCH flashes and 000.0000 (or the previously-stored frequency) appears.
4. Press ENT to store the priority channel. The display flashes twice. Press
TUNE/CLEAR to cancel.
5. Press PRI/ALERT during scanning or searching to turn on the priority
feature. PRI appears.
If the scanner detects a 1050 Hz weather alert tone on the programmed
channel, the scanner sounds the alert tone and ALErt flashes. Press any key to
turn off the alarm.
Receiving Alerts for Specific Areas
About SAME Signals
The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally
encoded SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone.
The SAME signal includes a FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard)
code and an event code that corresponds with the type of alert being sent.
The FIPS code format is:
Subdivisions State County
0-9
(0=entire area)
01-50
(00=all states)
XXX
(000=all counties)
Example: 048439
(0=All; 48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County)
A current list of FIPS codes is located at www.NWS.NOAA.gov/NWR.
SAME Standby Mode
In SAME Standby mode, your scanner monitors weather channels for SAME
alerts for up to seven areas you specify by entering the FIPS codes.
To program your scanner for SAME Standby mode:
1. Press .
2. Press PGM to access the FIPS code entry mode.
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