Noaa Weather Radio; Finding Local Channels And Same Codes; Setting The Radio Channel - Oregon Scientific WR203 User Manual

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NOAA WEATHER RADIO

With this unit, you can listen to weather broadcasts and
view alert messages issued by the National Weather
Service. First, find your local channel and SAME code
and using this information set the channel and location
on the unit.

FINDING LOCAL CHANNELS AND SAME CODES

National Weather Service uses one of 7 preset radio
frequencies for their NOAA Weather Radio transmitters
across the country. Please refer to the below phone
number and website link to find the right channel and
SAME* code for your local county:
* For more information about SAME code, refer to
appendix 1.
To contact the NWS by telephone:
1. Phone 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263).
2. Follow prompts through a simple voice menu.
To obtain NWS radio channels on the internet:
1. Locate www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
2. Click the State for which information is needed.
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For example, clicking on "Montana" will give a list of
information relevant to the State of Montana including
the names of counties, SAME codes, NWR transmitter
.
locations, the frequency of the transmitter, the strength of
the signal in WATTS, and any remarks as applicable.
Example of the first 10 county radio channels and
SAME codes:
COUNTY
Beaverhead 030001
Beaverhead 030001
Big Horn
Blaine
Blaine
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chouteau

SETTING THE RADIO CHANNEL

After identifying the frequency of your local NOAA
Weather Radio transmitter, refer to below table to find
the corresponding channel (1-7).
1. Press and hold
2. Press
3. Press
4. Press
6
SAME# NWR FREQ CALL
TRANS MHZ
MITTER
Butte,MT 162.550 WXL79
Dillon,MT 162.475 WNG638
030003 Billings,MT 162.550 WXL27
030005 Havre, MT 162.400 WXL53
030005 Billings MT 162.475 WWG85
030007 Helena, MT 162.400 WXK66
030009 Billings MT 162.550 WXL27
030011 Baker, MT 162.550 WXK57
030013 Great Falls, 162.550 WXJ43
MT
030015 Miles Hill, MT 162.500 WWG84
to enter setting mode.
to navigate to Set Channel.
to enter.
to select channel (Auto, 1-7).
CHOOSE
RADIO
CHANNEL
7
4
7
1
4
1
7
7
7
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