Weather Alerts - Radio Shack 20-164 User Manual

To make an existing channel a Priority channel:
1.. Press.MAN.
2.. Use.the.number.keys.to.enter.the.bank.and.
.
3.. Press.MAN.
4.. Press.FUNC,.then.hold.PRI.until.the.display.
To modify the Priority channel:
1.. Press.PGM.
2.. Press.PRI.
3.. Use.the.number.keys.to.enter.the.frequency.
4.. Press.ENT.
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.
..

Weather Alerts

The.Federal.Communications.Commission.(FCC).
.
has.allocated.channels.for.use.by.the.National.
Oceanic.and.Atmospheric.Administration.
(NOAA). NOAA broadcasts Specific Area
Message.Encoding.(SAME).alerts.that.include.
.
digitally.encoded.data.about.the.severity.of.the.
k
alert.
If.you.program.a.weather.channel.as.the.Priority.
channel,.your.scanner.can.detect.the.1050.Hz.
weather.alert.tone..All.alerts.are.received.(FIPS.
settings.are.ignored),.and.the.scanner.stays.on.
channel.number..
The Priority channel cannot be a trunking
channel (MOT, ED, or LTR).
blinks.
If.the.frequency.is.incorrect,."Invalid.Freq".
appears briefly.
Regulatory agencies in other countries
have also allocated channels for use by
their weather reporting authorities.