A programmed NWR S.A.M.E. receiver will turn on for that message,
with the listener hearing the 1050 Hz warning alarm tone as an attention
signal, followed by the broadcast message.
At the end of the broadcast message, listeners will hear a brief digital
end-of-message static burst followed by a resumption of the NWR
broadcast cycle.
S.A.M.E. is also used in the Emergency Alert System (EAS). Using S.A.M.E.,
broadcasters may receive NWR warning messages for rebroadcast in
accordance with EAS rules.
To learn more about the S.A.M.E. feature:
Go to: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/same.htm
County Codes for Programming Your Receiver
To program NWR S.A.M.E. receivers with the proper county(s) and marine
area(s) of choice, you need to know the 6-digit SAME code number. Then
follow the directions in your radio's user's manual. You can get your SAME
number two ways:
Online at the website: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
By telephone at 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263) for a voice menu
PROGRAMMING YOUR S.A.M.E. COUNTY CODES
The SFA1180 Weather Alert Radio is preset to receive “ALL” alerts and
transmissions that are broadcast. If you want to receive all the alerts that are
broadcasting by NOAA, leave the “COUNTY” setting on “ALL”. For more
options, follow the menu selections below.
Note:
All programming can only be done when unit is in standby mode.
Customizing the S.A.M.E County Code settings
For “ALL” S.A.M.E. Code (Receive All Counties)
1. Tap the
MENU
button, and “
COUNTY CODE
” is shown on the display.
2. Tap the
SELECT
button to select county code, the default setting is
“ALL”
,
and should be displayed.
3. Tap the or button to select “
ALL
” if “
SINGLE
” or “
MULTIPLE
” is showing.
4. Once “
ALL
” is showing, tap the SELECT button
to save your setting.
5. Tap the
MENU
button
to exit.
6. The SFA1180 will alert anytime when there is a warning/watch/advisory for
all the counties covered by the NOAA broadcast you are monitoring.
IMPORTANT:
1.) You must to have the S.A.M.E. County Codes for the area you want to
monitor prior to setting the “SINGLE” or “MULTIPLE” codes below.
Please read the “County Codes for Programming Your Receiver”
section of this manual for information on how to obtain the codes
before proceeding.
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