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Weather Priority Mode
Weather Priority mode samples the specified
weather frequency periodically while scanning
to see if the All Hazards 1050 Hz Warning Alert
Tone (WAT) is present. If the WAT is present,
the scanner will sound an alarm and tune to
the specified weather frequency to monitor the
nature of the alert.
To activate Weather Priority Mode:
1. Press WX.
2. Press p or q to look for other weather radio
transmitters and find the strongest weather
radio transmitter for your location.
3. Press PRI.
SAME Standby Mode
SAME Standby Mode monitors the specified
weather frequency silently, waiting to receive a
Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) alert
that corresponds with a SAME location code that
you have previously entered. If there is a match,
the scanner will sound an alarm, display the alert
type, and monitor the nature of the alert.
To activate SAME Standby Mode, first you should
provide at least one SAME location code for your
city, county or state. By default, SAME mode will
alert on any SAME message received if no SAME
location codes are entered.
SAME alerts include FIPS codes to identify areas,
established by the US Census bureau. You can set
your scanner to alert for all areas or limit weather
alerts to up to 10 specific areas by FIPS code. A
list of SAME location codes can be found online
at: www.weather.gov.
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