Oregon WR608 user manual Channels About Radio Channels, Setting the Radio Channel

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
A	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.

EN

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.

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