Receiving SAME Weather Alerts
This setting determines which types of signals will trigger an alert. In weather alert mode, your scanner functions as a severe weather warning radio. See
Programming SAME Groups first.
Warning! If you receive an alert it will be at
FULL volume.
To Set Weather Alert Mode, press
Hold to hold on any channel.
Press and holdFunc then
2/(WX).
At '
WX Operation' scroll to '
Weather Alert' and press
E/Yes.
Scroll to 1 of 3 options and press
E/Yes.
'
Alert Only' The scanner alerts when it detects the 1050Hz tone that accompanies all weather alerts.
'
SAME 1-5' The scanner alerts and displays information about the weather alert when it receives a weather alert signal that includes any FIPS code you have programmed into the specified SAME group.
'
All FIPS' The scanner alerts and displays information about the weather alert when it receives
any FIPS code.
The scanner will mute and scan the weather channels. When it
detects a 1050 Hz tone that accompanies all weather alerts it
sounds a tone, displays information about the weather alert, and
turns on the audio so you can hear the weather broadcast. This is especially useful when your area is expecting severe weather conditions late at night.