shanehackworth
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How do I turn on SAME weather alert while in active scan mode. Standby works fine(alert sounds) but not getting alerts while scanning. Please help
How do I turn on SAME weather alert while in active scan mode. Standby works fine(alert sounds) but not getting alerts while scanning. Please help
LOL. The weather alert will be broadcast if you have the scanner off. But if you want to hear the alert, you will need to leave the scanner in PRIwx mode.So you are saying the weather alert will not broadcast unless it is in standby?
So you are saying the weather alert will not broadcast unless it is in standby? (I also don't mean the regular weather report but rather the actual alarm) What does the PRIwx (weather prority channel) do that is different than the standby mode? Sorry to be a pain but thanks.
It says your location is Wichita, Ks.. If this is correct, your wx channel would be 162.550. In stand-by mode only the county you have programmed will alert (ie 020173 is Sedgwick Co.). Now if you have PRIwx on, it will alert anytime it "hears" the alert tone. This would mean that you will get all alerts from Butler, Cowley, northeast Harper, Harvey, eastern Kingman, eastern Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner. Those are all covered by that channel... Real pain in the @$$ during bad storms, but also can serve at a early warning. Hope this helps out.
If ya need any help, just pm me.... I'm also here in Wichita.
doesn't sound like they really thought this one threw when they programmed it :-(
the Scanner manufacturer.