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but does not play the channel’s audio. If it detects a weather alert, it sounds a tone, displays information about the weather alert, and
turns on the audio so you can hear the weather broadcast.
[MENU]
WX Operation ◙
Weather Alert ◙
This setting determines which types of signals will trigger an alert. Choose your setting, then press
◙.
Alert Only — the scanner alerts when it detects the 1050 Hz tone that accompanies all weather alerts.
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.
All FIPS — the scanner alerts and displays information about the weather alert when it receives any FIPS code.
Programming a SAME Group
You can edit any of the 5 SAME groups in your scanner. 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 allowing them to hear alerts only for the counties in which they have interest such as where they live or
work. 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 territories 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 sub-county designator. For an entire county, use 0.
SS: The state code.
CCC: The county code.
For example, Tarrant County in Texas is assigned to FIPS code 048439.
0 indicates the entire county
48 indicates the state of Texas
439 indicates Tarrant County
To get the FIPS code for your county, visit the National Weather Service web site at http://www.nws.noaa.gov and search for “FIPS
Listing”.
[MENU]
WX Operation ◙
Program SAME ◙
Select the SAME group to edit ◙
Edit Name — enter the name you want to assign to the SAME group you selected.
Edit County — select the position you want to store the FIPS code into, then press
◙, enter the FIPS code, and press ◙ again.
Setting WX Alert Priority
[MENU] WX Operation ◙
WX Alt Priority ◙
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