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Testing the Weather Alert and Beep Tone
1.
To test the weather alert, press and hold
ENT
for more than 2 seconds while
F [1-7]
CH
StAndby
appears on the display.
The display indicates the type of message, and
the scanner sounds an alert or series of beeps.
The beeps automatically change every 3 seconds.
2.
Press any key to stop testing.
Skywarn
™
Many areas of the country have amateur radio
repeaters that have been designated as “Skywarn”
repeaters. During times of severe weather, these
repeaters relay reports of severe weather directly to
the local National Weather Service forecast office.
Your scanner can easily jump to your local Skywarn
frequency and monitor these reports.
Before using this feature, you must program the
Skywarn frequency into channel 200. Refer to
www.radioreference.com to find Skywarn frequencies
in your area.
To activate Skywarn, press and hold
for about
two seconds. The scanner jumps to channel
200 to monitor the Skywarn frequency. If no
frequency is programmed in the Skywarn channel,
No ProG
appears.
SKYWARN
