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Weather Alert
In Weather Alert Mode, your scanner functions as a severe weather warning radio. This is
especially useful when your area is expecting severe weather conditions late at night. When
you set the scanner to Weather Alert Mode, it emits a loud siren whenever your local NOAA
weather station broadcasts a severe weather emergency tone.
1. Press
WX/ALERT
to find the active
weather channel in your area.
WX
icon
appears in the display. It is possible that
your area is covered by more than one
weather station.
2. Press
WX/ALERT
again to select the
Weather Alert Mode. The
ALERT
and
HOLD
icons appear in the display. Your
scanner volume is muted until the warning
tone sounds.
Your scanner now functions as a Weather Alert radio, waiting to receive a severe weather
emergency tone. When your scanner receives the emergency tone from your local NOAA
weather station, it responds with a loud siren at
maximum
volume (regardless of the volume
control setting). The siren will continue until the emergency tone stops transmitting.
To cancel the siren, press
WX/ALERT
.
To test the siren, set the radio to Weather Alert mode during your local
NOAA weather stations’ regularly scheduled testing period.
Contact your local NOAA office to find out the exact date and time of
thetesting period.
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