Weather Radio; Weather Priority; Same Standby; Skywarn - Radio Shack PRO-668 User Manual

Weather Radio
The NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) network
broadcasts official warnings, watches, forecasts, and other
information from the National Weather Service (NWS).*
To monitor the strongest
NWR frequency in your area,
press .

Weather Priority

Weather Priority makes the strongest weather frequency
a priorty object to be scanned more frequently. To receive
severe weather broadcasts while scanning other channels,
set the Weather Priority channel.
To activate Weather Priority:
1. Press . When the transmission starts, make note
of the NWR channel number (1-7).
2. Press MENU.
3. Select Priority and
press  or  to select
the channel.
4. Scroll to Save Changes
and press .

Skywarn

Skywarn™ repeaters relay severe weather reports directly
from amateur radio repeaters to local NWS offices.
NOTE: Some areas may not have available Skywarn
frequencies.
To importing Skywarn Frequencies:
1. Browse for Skywarn frequencies in the iScan library:

Browse Library

(State) Counties/Cities

Categories Amateur Radio
2. Select and press SEL.
Skywarn
3. Press Menu. The Playlists appear.
4. Select the
Skywarn
To activate Skywarn:
1. Press once to enter Weather Mode.
2. Press
again to activate Skywarn.
Note: Skywarn temporarily disables all other playlists.
S F M
N O A A W e a t h e r
W x 7 1 6 2 . 5 5 0 0 0 0
S K I P = S t a n d b y
S F M
N O A A W e a t h e r
W x 7 - P 1 6 2 . 5 5 0 0 0 0
S K I P = S t a n d b y
Priority

United States
 
(County)
.
playlist and press SEL.
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SAME Standby

Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) identifies specific
geographical areas using 6-digit Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) codes, which are mostly
aligned along county lines.
To use SAME Standby, you
must program at least one
FIPS code. You can obtain
FIPS codes at: www.nws.
noaa.gov. You can also call the NWS
toll-free at 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-
697-7263).
TIP: For advance notice, consider
programming FIPS codes for adjacent
counties.
To program FIPS Codes:
1. Look up your local FIPS code(s).
2. Press , then press MENU.
3. Scroll down to SAME 1 FIPS
4. Use the four-direction pad and SEL button to set your
FIPS code.
5. Select SAME 1 Enable
6. To save additional FIPS codes, select
and repeat steps 4-5.
7. Select Save Changes
To activate SAME Standby Mode:
1. Press , and then press
channel.
2. Press SKIP. The speaker is muted and
appears.
3. To return to Normal
Weather Mode, press
SKIP again.
S A M E 1 F I P S
‚ 0 0 0 0 0
m o v e s c u r s o r
S E L = O K , M E N U = B a c k
7
6
7 6 0 0 ‚
4

and press .

and press .
SAME 2 FIPS

and press .
 or 
to select a NOAA
SKIP Normal
=
S F M
N O A A W e a t h e r
W x 7 1 6 2 . 5 5 0 0 0 0
S K I P = N o r m a l
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