Standard Horizon Hx500s - Manual (Page 19)

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6.4 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1. To receive a NOAA weather broadcast, press the
[WX] key. The transceiver changes to the weather
channel mode. This mode consists of a special
preset memory bank containing the NOAA
weather channels.
2. The transceiver will be set to the last used NOAA weather channel. Press
the [S] or [T] key to change to other weather channels.
3. To exit from the weather channel mode press the [WX] key. The trans-
ceiver will revert to the channel you were using prior to switching to the
weather channel mode.
6.4.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT
In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurricanes,
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a “weather
alert” consisting of a 1050 Hz tone, followed by weather reports on the weather
channels. The transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the following is
performed:
1. Program your area’s weather channels into the transceiver’s scan memory.
Follow the same procedure as for regular channels under section 7.2.
2. Press the [SCAN] key to start the scan.
3. The memorized weather channels are scanned along with the regular
memorized channels. Scanning will not stop on the (continuous) weather
broadcast channels unless the weather alert tone is received.
4. When an alert is received on a weather channel, scanning stops and the
transceiver emits a beeping tone that will stay on for 5 minutes or until the
user presses the [WX] key to listen to the Weather Alert.