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n: A special sub-county designator. For an entire county, use 0.
SS: The state code.
CCC: The county code.
For example, Tarrant County in Texas is assigned to FIPS code 048439.
0 indicates the entire county
48 indicates the state of Texas
439 indicates Tarrant County
To get the FIPS code for your county, visit the National Weather Service web site
at http://www.nws.noaa.gov and search for "FIPS Listing".
[MENU]
WX Operation
Program SAME
Select the SAME group to edit
Edit Name — enter the name you want to assign to the SAME group you
selected.
Edit County — select the position you want to store the FIPS code into, then
F
press
, enter the FIPS code, and press
Setting WX Alert Priority
Enabling this setting, assigns priority to weather scanning no matter what else the
radio might be doing. Checking the weather channel every 5 seconds assures you
of the latest check of a NOAA warning.
[MENU]
WX Operation
WX Alt Priority
Make your choice:
On — the scanner checks the weather channels every 5 seconds for a 1050 Hz
weather alert signal. Press
Off — the scanner does not check the weather channels. This is the default
F
setting. Press
Notes:
• You can also turn this option on and off by pressing the front-panel [WX] key.
• When you turn on this option, you will notice a break in the audio every 5
seconds as the scanner checks for the weather alert signal.
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F
F
F
to select.
to select.
F
F
F
again.
F
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