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Weather Band Channel Frequency Table
CHANNEL
FREQUENCY(MHz)
CH1
162.400
CH2
162.425
CH3
162.450
CH4
162.475
CH5
162.500
CH6
162.525
CH7
162.550
Note:
With regard to the NOAA Weather Band: You need to identify which channel receives
your local weather report. When you change locations either to another city or state,
you may need to choose a different band to get the local report in that location.
HINTS FOR BEST RECEPTION:
- The Weather band antenna is located inside the cabinet of the unit. If weather band
reception is weak, change the position of unit until the internal antenna picks up the
strongest signal.
Note:
1.) The radio will continue to drain the battery if it's left in Weather Standby Mode,
so it is highly recommended that you use AC adaptor(not included) to prevent
the battery from completely draining and turning the radio off while in use.
2.) NOAA Weather band is a service broadcast of the U.S. Government and
available in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
3.) The NOAA Weather Service broadcasts a test alert every Wednesday
between 11 am and Noon. To receive the broadcasts, the radio must be within
the range of the local broadcast site, 10 - 40 miles, depending on terrain and
obstructions.
To learn more:
Or find the weather band channel for your area, go to: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
for NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) and http://www.ec.gc.ca/
for Environment Canada.
USING THE NWR S.A.M.E. Function
The S.A.M.E (Specific Area Message Encoder) function allows you to receive alerts
for specific counties, or for certain types of watches, advisories or warnings, and
screen out alerts that are not specific to your area.
To use the S.A.M.E. function, you must program your county, parish, independent city or
marine area into the radio. Do NOT program your radio for a louder or clearer station not
designated as a S.A.M.E. channel. You will not receive alerts. Once programmed, your
NWR will then alert you
only
of weather and other emergencies for the county(s)/ area(s)
you chose. NWR receivers with SAME, alert for emergencies anywhere within the coverage
area of the NWR transmitter, typically several counties, even though the emergency could
be well away from the listener.
