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Understanding Digital Weather Alert
The weather service precedes each weather alert with a digitally-
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a 1050 Hz tone. When your local weather station broadcasts
a weather alert signal, the CB radio sounds an alert tone and
displays a message showing the alert level.
SAME Event Code
Alert Tone
-ESSAGE
A (Watch)
Watch alert
10 seconds
WCH (Watch)
W (Warning)
TOR (Tornado)
SVR (Severe)
Warning alert
10 seconds
WRN (Warning)
S (Statement)
RWT (Test)
Statement alert
10 seconds
ADV (Advisory)
.OTES
• The CB radio does not display the actual location referenced
by SAME messages. It uses only the message portion of the
SAME signal.
• If severe weather threatens, do not wait for an alert tone;
tune to the weather broadcast and monitor the weather
information.
• If a weather signal ends, the CB radio beeps three times
(when the key tone is turned on) and only when the weather
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WX
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no signal.
Operating Your CB Radio
