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Section 4 Operation 25
4.5
Weather Alert
VHF models of the Loudmouth
®
can automatically play emergency weather warnings from the National Weather Service that is
broadcast on one of the seven NOAA weather frequencies. The Loudmouth
®
will listen for emergency weather broadcasts any
time it is not being used. To use this feature the Loudmouth
®
must first be programmed for your local NOAA weather
frequency.
With Weather Alert operation:

The Weather Alert feature is only available on the LM-V150 model.
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Your local NOAA weather frequency must be programmed into the LM-V150 and the Weather Alert feature must be ON
per the instructions in the Programming section of this manual.

If a severe weather notification from NOAA weather service occurs while the LM-V150 is in use the Weather Alert
operation will not be activated.
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When a severe weather notification from NOAA weather service activates Weather Alert operation, the LM-V150 will
broadcast the NOAA weather alert message non-stop until an end-of-message signal is received or 2 minutes elapses.
The Loudmouth
®
cannot be used for regular paging operation as long as the weather alert message is being played.

The maximum Weather Alert Time is set at the factory for 2 minutes, but is PC programmable from 20 seconds to 4
minutes. This time only matters if an end-of-message signal is not received from NOAA weather service.
4.6
Battery Powered Operation
The Loudmouth
®
receiver can be equipped with an optional BP-LM-Li22 emergency backup battery that will temporarily power
the radio if primary power from the RPS-1B is interrupted. The BP-LM-Li22 is a 2200mAH rechargeable battery pack that is
charged by the Loudmouth
®
receiver and is not intended to operate the radio for an extended period of time. For applications
where AC power for the RPS-1B is not available, the Loudmouth
®
receiver must be powered by an ex12 VDC battery.
The Loudmouth
®
can then be configured for battery powered operation to maximize battery life.
Battery Operation Enable
Enabling this feature will put the audio amplifier into a standby mode except when a message is played.

Depending on usage, this may double the battery life.

The caller must wait approximately 1 second before speaking to allow the audio amplifier to turn on.

If the Record and Play feature is used the caller does not need to wait before speaking.
Power Save
Enable this feature whenever the Loudmouth
®
is battery powered to extend battery life. When enabled the Loudmouth
®
receiver is in a low current “sleep” state the majority of the time, waking up periodically to see if there is an incoming
message to be broadcast.

Depending on usage, this may double the battery life.

The length of time the Loudmouth
®
can “sleep” before it checks for a message is PC programmable from .5 to 8
seconds.

With Power Save enabled the caller must wait approximately 2 second before speaking to allow the radio to wake up.
Low Battery Alert Tone
Enable this feature whenever the Loudmouth
®
is battery powered and a short tone will be heard at the end of each broadcast
to indicate that the batteries need replacement or recharging.
Battery Operation with the 9/LM-PA-2 PA amplifier
Loudmouth
®
receivers were updated in late 2012 with the 9/LM-PA-2 audio amplifier. With this PA installed there is no delay
time when operating the radio with Battery Operation enabled or Power Saver enabled. See Section 5.6 - Loudmouth
®
Power Supply Requirements to determine if your radio has the 9/LM-PA-2 installed.
The Loudmouth
®
receiver and PA speaker is not intended for use as a stand-alone
weather receiver.