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GX5000S / GX5500S Operating Manual
10.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
NOTE
NOAA Weather channels are available in the waters of USA and Canada only.
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. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob on the radio or [UP(p)] / [DOWN(q)] keys on the
microphone 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.
10.6.1 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.
When the Weather Alert feature is enabled (see section “10.10 WX ALERT”), 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 “9.12 SCANNING.”
2. Press the [SCAN (MEM)] key once to start memory scanning or priority scanning
(determined from the “10.7 SCAN TYPE” section, see page 60 for details).
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.
NOTE
The Weather Alert feature is also engaged while the transceiver is receiving on one of the
NOAA weather channels.
10.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing
NOAA tests the alert system every Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM. To test the
GX5000S/GX5500S’s NOAA Weather alert feature, on Wednesday between 11AM and
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