Noaa; About Same And Fips Codes; Radio Reception - Radio Shack 1200993 User Manual

NOAA

is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce
focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere.
that consists of national and regional centers, and local weather
forecast offices. They are charged with issuing weather forecasts,
advisories, watches, and warnings on a daily basis.
network of radio stations that broadcast continuous weather

About SAME and FIPS Codes

Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) allow users to program
their radios for specific geographical areas of interest and
concern, rather than for an entire regional broadcast area. SAME
codes are mostly aligned along county lines using the standard
local RadioShack store.
identification of geographic entities through all federal government agencies.
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Radio Reception

Antenna performance is a
function of local conditions.
Transmission signals can be
stronger in some directions than
others, or the signal also may be
affected by:
geographic features, such as
mountains, trees, or bodies
of water.
conditions, such as icing or
heavy rain.
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