Anyone Have a President With WX Option?

[jrf70065]

I recently bought a President Andy (not Andy II) and have a question or two about the WX option.

If I understand correctly, there is an option to listen to WX and an option to set WX to sound off when an alert tone is sent.

I can set it to alert and then resume regular CB listening, but anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes later the radio will return to WX mode. No alarm. It just starts RX'ing the weather. I can press the F and arrow up and exit to resume CB, but it goes back to WX. This is not a weather warning or test. It's just a normal hot and sunny day in Texas.

The only way I've found to make it stop returning to WX mode is to disable the alert option.

Is any of this normal?

Also, I can pay a little more and exchange the Andy for the Andy II if it's a better radio. Aside from a few extra features, Is the Andy II worth another $35? I want a good talking radio that has weather. AM is fine

 

[buddrousa]

A weather Radio from Walmart is only $20-$30 depending on the Bells and Whistles you want. That is the better option they even come with Backup Batteries for when the Power is out the CB does not do that.

 

[jrf70065]

I have WX with backup in the house. This is for the car. I'd like to check the weather or receive an alert while traveling.

 

[K4EET]

I have WX with backup in the house. This is for the car. I'd like to check the weather or receive an alert while traveling.

The weather alert tone and subsequent weather audio is triggered by the local area SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) code as transmitted by the National Weather Service (NWS) transmitter. Weather Radios are usually limited to a fraction of the possible SAME codes. If traveling out of the local area, you will need to enter the SAME code for your current location.

 

[jrf70065]

I am aware of SAME and the associated codes and channels. The issue with my President Andy is that it will go to WX without the tone. I can be on any channel and it will jump to the weather.

 

[buddrousa]

Weather channel ScanActivate the WX mode (See § F - WX on page 8). Press and hold the s (2a) or t (2b) key until a quick loop of all the 7 weather channels has been done to activate the SCAN function. If the KEY BEEP function is activated (see § KEY BEEP on page 9) A double tone sounds. “SC” appears on the display. Use s key (2a) for in-creasing way and t (2b) for decreasing way. During the scanning you can change the way by pressing the right key. The scanning stops as soon as an alert is detected on a channel. The scanning automatically starts 3 seconds after the end of the transmission and no key is activated during 3 s.Long press the CB/PA key (6) to deactivate the Weather channels SCAN. “SC” desappears on the display.You can let turn the weather channel SCAN in background and return in CB mode by pressing 2 times the EMG (5) or CB/PA (6) key.
5)EMG ~ F (WX/ALERT)EMG (short press)Emergency channel is automatically selected when you press EMG Key (5). “EMG” is displayed.The default emergency channel is channel 9.New short press in EMG key (5) to go back to the current channel. “EMG” disappears.EMG SETTING (long press)Emergency channel can be set to any channel. To set a new emergency channel :-Short press on EMG key (5) to call the current emergency channel. “EMG” appears on the display.-Long press on F key (5). appears on the display and “EMG” blinks.-Using the s/t keys (2), select the new emergency channel.-Short press on F key (5) to validate and store the new emergency channel. A validation beep sounds.Notes: Emergency setting is not allowed if the current emergency channel is not the active channel.F -
WX (WEATHER MODE) (F + s)CB functions are not allowed in WX mode. If user presses a not allowed key and KEY BEEP function is activated, the radio sounds error tone.Choose a non emergency channel. “EMG” must not appears on the display. Long press on F key (5), appears on the display, press the s key (2a) in order to activate the WXmode. “WX” appears on the display. Repeat this process to deactivate the WXmode. “WX” disappears.The WX mode allows to hear weather information. When the mode is activated, use the s/t keys (2) to move through the 7 weather channels to find the active channel in your local area.The display shows the selected weather channel and if the unit receives a signal, “WX” and “ALERT” icons blink