If the scanner detects the weather alert, it sounds 
the alert for fi ve minutes when it receives the 
weather alert signal. After fi ve minutes the alert 
stops and the scanner beeps every ten seconds. 
 to turn off the alarm. To 
cancel the weather alert operation, press 
WX alert is only for receiving a weather alert.
When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz alert tone, 
WX alert activates and you hear a weather 
scanner cancels the weather alert operation 
and moves to the Skywarn operation.
Many areas of the country have amateur radio 
repeaters that have been designated as “Skywarn” 
repeaters. During times of severe weather, these 
repeaters are used to relay reports of severe 
weather directly to meteorologists at a local 
National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offi ce. 
Using the Skywarn feature in your scanner, you 
can easily jump to Skywarn repeater frequencies 
and monitor these reports, in many cases hearing 
about severe weather in your area instantly as it 
This function lets you quickly move to the 
skywarn channel (channel 300) from any mode 
WX alert is only for receiving a weather alert.
When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz alert tone, 
WX alert activates and you hear a weather