GX2355S
Owner’s Manual
page 15
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. Turn the
Channel Selector
knob on the radio or 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.
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.
