SDS100/SDS200: SDS200 Future Firmware Suggestion : Adjustable Weather Alert Volume

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Tornado season #2 in Oklahoma...

So after referencing the bound copy of "Easier to Read Uniden SDS100/200 Digital Scanner Manual" (Scanner Master) it didn't explicitly say, but leaves the impression that the Weather Alert tone volume level can not be adjusted. Presuming that's true, could it be made adjustable in a future release? It's just TOOooo loud. I have cats and a kid that sleep during the day (when I'm usually running the SDS200) (the kid and cats work at night!). The Weather Alert is at least as loud as my smoke and CO detectors! I get it - some will argue "...and that's a Good Thing" or maybe even that "The lawyers insisted..." or whatever. Fine. It can leave the factory at Spinaltap volume 11 if it must, but please give me access to adjust it later to a more suitable level at home.

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Tornado season #2 in Oklahoma...

So after referencing the bound copy of "Easier to Read Uniden SDS100/200 Digital Scanner Manual" (Scanner Master) it didn't explicitly say, but leaves the impression that the Weather Alert tone volume level can not be adjusted. Presuming that's true, could it be made adjustable in a future release? It's just TOOooo loud. I have cats and a kid that sleep during the day (when I'm usually running the SDS200) (the kid and cats work at night!). The Weather Alert is at least as loud as my smoke and CO detectors! I get it - some will argue "...and that's a Good Thing" or maybe even that "The lawyers insisted..." or whatever. Fine. It can leave the factory at Spinaltap volume 11 if it must, but please give me access to adjust it later to a more suitable level at home.

Thoughts?
I believe to be "certified" as an All Hazards Radio the alert needs to be fixed and possibly a certain dB level. And I guess Uniden wants all scanners to be certified as such.
 
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