Special Features; Listening To The Weather Band; Listening To A Weather Channel; Same Standby Mode - Radio Shack PRO-96 Owner's Manual

SPECIAL FEATURES

Listening to the Weather band

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other
countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities.
NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast your local forecast and
regional weather information on one or more of these channels.

Listening to a Weather Channel

To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. Your scanner
scans through the weather band then stops on the first active weather frequency. Press
WX repeatedly to find the strongest weather frequency for your location. If necessary,
use ATT to apply attenuation to weather channels with interference.

SAME Standby Mode

The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally encoded
SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The SAME signal
includes a FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) area code, and an event
code that corresponds with the type of alert being sent. You can configure your scanner
to operate in SAME Standby mode, where it monitors a selected weather radio station
for SAME alerts for areas you specify. You can program your scanner with up to 10 FIPS
codes for the areas you desire. The National Weather Service maintains a current list of
FIPS codes at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/.
To configure your scanner for SAME Standby mode, follow these steps:
1. Press WX until you identify the weather station with the strongest signal for your
location.
2. Press FUNC, then PROG to access the FIPS code entry table.
3. Use the or keys to select the desired FIPS code storage location.
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