GX1250SA
Owner’s Manual
page 17
5.6
NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1. To receive a NOAA weather channel, press the WX key from any
channel. The transceiver will go to the last selected weather
channel.
2. Press the UP or DOWN key to select a different NOAA weather
channel.
3. To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press the WX key. The
transceiver returns to the channel it was on prior to a weather
channel.
5.7
NOAA WEATHER ALERT
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and
hurricanes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent
weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels. The transceiver is
capable of receiving this alert if the following is performed:
1. Program NOAA weather channels into the transceiver’s memory for
scanning. Follow the same procedure as for regular channels under
Section 5.8.
2. Press the SCAN key once to start memory scanning or hold down
the SCAN key during memory scanning to start priority scanning.
3. The programmed NOAA weather channels will be scanned along
with the regular-programmed channels. However, scanning will not
stop on a normal weather broadcast unless a NOAA alert is
received.
4. When an alert is received on a NOAA weather channel, scanning
will stop and the transceiver will emit a loud beep to alert the user of
a NOAA broadcast.
5. Press the WX key to stop the alert tone and receive the weather
report.
NOTE
If the WX key is not pressed the alert tone will be emitted for 5 minutes
and then the weather report will be received.
