Oregon WR608 - Manual (Page 8)

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NOTE Many counties have been subdivided into as many
as 9 smaller subsections. The numbers 1-9 in the far left
column of the SAME code identifies specific subsections of
a county. If a county has not been subdivided, the first digit
of the SAME code will be 0.
CHANNELS
ABOUT RADIO CHANNELS
The NWR radio channels work in the same way as a regular
radio channel. All of the NWR transmission stations operate
on 1 of 7 frequencies.
CHANNEL CORRESPONDING RADIO FREQUENCY
1
162.400 MHz
2 162.425 MHz
3 162.450 MHz
4 162.475 MHz
5 162.500 MHz
6 162.525 MHz
7 162.550 MHz
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Auto – the unit will tune to the strongest RF
signal available
The unit labels each frequency as a channel (1-7 or Auto).
Once the radio frequency for a region has been selected
the unit will receive voice and code information from that
station.
The channel number in use can be viewed on the top left-
hand corner of the LCD.
SETTING THE RADIO CHANNEL
To change the radio channel:
1. Press and hold MENU to enter setting mode.
2. Press
/ to navigate to “Set Channel”, press
MENU to confirm.
3. Press / to select suitable channel for your area
(1-7 or Auto), e.g., select Channel 1 (162.400 MHz) for
Broadwater, Montana.
4. Press EXIT twice to return to default clock display. Top
left corner of the LCD will display the selected channel.
LOCATIONS
SETTING THE LOCATION
You need to set the location so that you can receive weather
and environmental information for an area that is relevant
to you.
You can choose the location by either the state and county
name, or FIPS code. Up to 9 locations (1-9) can be stored.
NOTE If you do not set a location, the radio will use the
default setting “CO:All” for all counties.