Using fips codes for weather alerts – Uniden MHS550 User Manual

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Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual

Open the menu and choose Channel Name.The

screen displays the list of channels.
Use

CHANNEL UP

and

CHANNEL DOWN

buttons to

highlight the channel you want to change and press

the

ENTER

button.

Select Rename to enter a new name for this channel

or Default to restore the channel’s original name.
If you select Rename, the radio prompts you to enter

a new name for this channel. Each name can be up

to 16 characters. Use the

CHANNEL UP

and

CHANNEL

DOWN

buttons to change the first character.

When the first character is correct, press the

ENTER

button. The cursor moves to the next character. Enter

the remaining 15 characters of the name. (If the name

is shorter than 16 characters, press the

ENTER

button

repeatedly to complete the name entry.
When you finish entering the name, the radio sounds a

confirmation tone and returns to the channel list.
When you are satisfied with the list of channel names,

select Exit to close the menu screen.

Using FIPS codes for weather alerts

The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal

Information Processing System (FIPS) codes to issue

weather alerts in specific areas. You can choose which areas

you want to hear alerts for by entering these FIPS codes

in your radio. This can prevent you from being bothered by

events that are far from where you are boating. The radio

only sounds the alert tone if an incoming FIPS code matches

one of the areas you selected.

For more information about how the NWS uses FIPS

codes, see the NWS website:

To see an index of FIPS codes by state, see the

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