Noaa Weather Channels; Included In This Package - Cobra Marine MR HH400 Owner's Manual

NOAA Weather Channels

VHF Marine Radio Protocols
NOAA Weather Channels
Monitoring the weather will probably be a frequent use of your radio. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides continuous, around-the-clock
broadcasts of the latest weather information. Taped weather messages run every four (4)
to six (6) minutes and are revised every two (2) or three (3) hours, or as needed. The Coast
Guard also announces weather and other safety warnings on Channel 16, and then
broadcasts the warning on Channel 22A. Smart boaters keep an eye on safety and
an ear to the radio — and never let the weather catch them unaware.
NOAA Emergency Weather Alert
In the event of a major storm or other weather condition requiring vessels at sea or on
other bodies of water to be notified, NOAA broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that receivers
such as your CobraMarine ™ VHF radio can detect and warn you of a Weather Alert
Condition. When the Weather Alert mode on your radio is On, this signal will produce
a loud tone from the speaker in the radio and a flashing "
signal that a weather alert is being broadcast. To hear the warning itself, you will need
to switch to the Weather Channel you selected.
Test
To test this system, NOAA broadcasts the 1050 Hz signal every Wednesday sometime
between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in each local time zone. Any receiver that can detect the
weather alert tone may use this feature to verify that this feature is functioning properly.
Weather Frequency
Channel RX Frequency MHz
1 162.550
2 162.400
3 162.475
4 162.425
5 162.450
6 162.500
7 162.525
8 161.650
9 161.775
10 163.275
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Included in This Package

Installation
Included in This Package
You should find all of the following items in the
package with your CobraMarine
Radio With Wrist Strap Drop-In Battery Charger
Battery Charger Power Cord Battery Tray
For connection to 120 volt With 6 AA NiMH batteries.
wall outlet.
Operating Instruction Manual Belt Clip
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™ VHF radio:
Flexible Antenna
Battery Charger Power Cord
For connection to 12 volt
source through cigarette
lighter.
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