Programming A Same Group - Uniden BCD396T Owner's Manual

All FIPS - the scanner alerts and displays
information about the weather alert when it receives
any FIPS code (see "Programming a SAME Group" on
Page 113).
SAME 1-5 - the scanner alerts and displays
information about the weather alert when it receives a
weather alert signal that includes any FIPS code you
have programmed into the specified SAME group.

Programming a SAME Group

You can edit any of the 5 SAME groups in your scan-
ner. Each group can have up to 8 FIPS codes.
SAME (Specific Area Messaging System) is a system
developed by the National Weather Service to reduce
the number of alerts received by consumers by allow-
ing them to hear alerts only for the county(ies) they are
interested in. Each alert contains information about the
type and severity of the alert, as well as the specific
geographic locations affected by the alert.
The geographic locations are designated using FIPS
codes. Each county or parish in the US and its territo-
ries are assigned a FIPS code. In addition, certain
special regions and wildcard settings can be assigned.
FIPS codes are in the format nSSCCC:
n: A special subcounty 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
Using Weather Alert (SAME)
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