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FEATURES
In 1994, the National Oceanic and Aerospace Admin-
istration (NOAA) began broadcasting coded emer-
gency weather signals that identify the specific
geographic area (such as a county) affected by an
emergency. Until that time, such specific emergency
weather information was sent in other ways (over
land wire, for example) to other communication out-
lets (such as radio stations), then broadcast to the
public on AM or FM radio frequencies or on TV.
NOAA transmits the coded weather emergency sig-
nals using a technique called Specific Area Message
Encoding, or SAME. Your RadioShack 7-Channel
Weatheradio
with NWR-SAME (National Weather
Radio-SAME) Severe-Weather Alert is specially de-
signed to receive these SAME transmissions.
The Weatheradio’s SAME technology circuitry lets
you program it with up to 15 predefined state/county
codes and receive emergency weather alert broad-
casts that notify you of weather warnings, watches,
statements — about 30 different types — for only
those areas. You can set the Weatheradio to sound
an alert when it receives a SAME emergency signal,
and you can adjust the alert volume.
The Weatheradio also comes preprogrammed with
the seven NOAA broadcast frequencies, so you can
select the channel that is broadcast in your area and
listen to general weather information 24 hours a day.
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