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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:
- To insure maximum weather band reception, the ANTENNA (#17) should be fully
extended to obtain the best possible station reception.
RECEIVING AN EMERGENCY WEATHER ALERT
In both On and Off modes, the SFA150 will receive emergency broadcast alerts, and
sound an alarm warning if there is a severe weather emergency in your area.
1. The SFA150 will turn on automatically, activate the alarm and turn on the pre-
selected WB channel. The ALERT INDICATOR (#8) flashes. The alarm will stay on
for the duration of the alert broadcast.
2. The ALERT INDICATOR (#8) will not stop flashing until you press SNOOZE/SLEEP
BUTTON (#4) or /MODE BUTTON (#7) to turn it off.
Note:
1. The radio will continue to drain the battery even it's left in Standby Mode, so it is
highly recommended that you connect the SFA150 to AC power 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.
DIMMER OPERATION
