5.Even when the transceiver stops and listens to the signal of a memorized channel, the transceiver will DUAL WATCH between this channel and the priority channel.
6.To disable priority scanning, turn off the transceiver power. Press and hold the SCAN key and turn the power back on. The “p” will disappear from the display to indicate that priority scan is disabled.
5.8 WEATHER ALERT
In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurricanes, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather reports on the weather channels. The transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the following steps are performed:
1.Program weather channels into the transceiver’s memory for scanning. Follow the same procedure as used for regular channels in Section 5.6.
2.Press the SCAN key to start a scan.
3.The programmed weather channels are scanned along with the regular programmed channels. However, the scan does not stop for normal weather broadcast.
4.When an alert is received on a weather channel, scanning stops and the transceiver enters the WEATHER ALERT MODE.
5.When the transceiver is in the WEATHER ALERT MODE, a loud tone is sounded.
6.Press the WX key to stop the alert tone and receive the voice information on the weather channel.
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