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You may turn the Radio back ON and listen to the weather station. When a Weather
Alert is received, the unit will sound an Alert.
When a weather alert is received while the Radio is in the OFF position, an Alert will
sound and the Radio will turn ON automatically.
To turn OFF the Alert feature, press the BAND/ALERT Pushbutton once more while the
radio is OFF. Press and hold the BAND/ALERT Pushbutton while the radio is ON.
“ALERT” will disappear from the Digital Display.
Notes: You MUST be tuned to the desired weather radio station in order to use the
Alert feature.
In Alert Mode, the default is the last weather station that was tuned in. The unit
default is “CH 01.” It is recommended that you select the weather station with
the best reception before putting the unit in Alert mode.
When the battery level is LOW, the battery icon and back light will blink and
the radio will be turned OFF after 10 minutes automatically.
NOAA WEATHER RADIO (NWR) ALL HAZARDS
NWR is an all-hazards public warning system, broadcasting forecast, warning and
emergency information 24 hours a day directly to the public.
7 NWR Broadcast Frequencies include: 162.400MHz, 162.425 MHz, 162.450
MHz, 162.475 MHz, 162.500 MHz, 162.525 MHz, 162.550MHz
Broadcast range from the weather radio transmitter is approximately 40 miles. The
effective range depends on such things as terrain and quality of the receiver and
indoor/outdoor antenna. Log onto http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwrbro.htm to
see which frequency best serves your area. “All-Hazard” messages are:
• Weather emergencies
• Chemical & biological hazard
• Tornados • Oil spill
• Hurricanes • Nuclear power plant emergencies
• Floods • Maritime accidents
• Blizzards • Train derailment
• Natural emergencies • National emergencies
• Earthquakes • Homeland security warnings
• Forest fires • Terrorists attacks
• Avalanches • Civil emergencies
• Technological emergencies • Amber alerts
Non-weather emergency messages will be broadcast over NWR when:
• (1) public safety is involved
• (2) the message comes from an official government source
• (3) time is critical
The National Response Plan assigns responsibility to NOAA’s National Weather
Service (NWS) to broadcast non-weather emergency messages.
Non-weather emergency messages will be broadcast over NWR at the request of
local and/or state officials who wish to broadcast a message on NWR, the official
provides text information about the hazard and the appropriate response directly to
the local NWS offices. NWS offices have set up pre-arranged agreements to facilitate
and speed the process.
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