Uniden BC898T manual Programming a Fips Code, Dssccc

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You might receive more than one weather station in your area. When you press WX, your scanner finds the first active transmission. If a transmission seems weak or distant, press WX again to find a clearer station.

Notes:

Weather scan does not resume automatically. You must press WX again to start the weather scan again. In some parts of the country, you might not be able to monitor weather transmissions, such as in low-lying areas. Normally a higher location will improve the reception.

NOAA broadcasts are continuous broadcasts. You will only lose reception if you move out of a coverage area. If the signal is lost, the scanner resumes searching for a weather transmission.

Programming a FIPS Code

SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) was adopted late in the last century to replace the wide-area alerts previously used. Weather alerts today are preceded by a digital packet that identifies not only the type of alert, but also the geographic location for the alert. Thus, it is possible for a weather broadcast that can be received across many counties to be targeted to a single county. To specify a county, SAME uses a standard established by the US Census bureau, called FIPS.

The format of a FIPS code is:

DSSCCC

Where

D = area subdivision (0=entire area)

SS= State code (00=all states)

CCC= County code (000=all counties)

For example, the FIPS code for Tarrant County, Texas is: 048439 (48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County).

Some counties are further subdivided, in which cases, the first digit will be 0 for all subdivisions in the county and each subdivision will be labeled 1-9.

To program your scanner to alert you when the weather service issues an alert, you must set the scanner to the alert mode, and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service. You cannot scan and monitor for weather alerts at the same time. To limit alerts to a specific area, you must also program in the FIPS code(s) for the area(s) you want to receive alerts for. The scanner can be set to either alert for all areas, or only the areas you have programmed.

You can get FIPS codes for your area by calling the National Weather Service at

1-888-NWR-SAME or visit their web site at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm.

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Contents Page Precautions Earphone WarningBC898T Controls and Display Contents Page FCC Wants You to Know Scanning LegallyFrequency Range Steps Mode Transmission IntroductionFeature Highlights About This Manual What is Scanning? What is Searching?What is CTCSS/DCS? Understanding ScanningConventional Scanning Ctcss Frequencies HzWhat is Trunk Tracking? Simplex OperationRepeater Operation Trunked Scanning Types of Trunking Systems Motorola TrunkingEdacs Trunking LTR Trunking Where To Obtain More Information Using a Computer to Control Your BC898TInformation On The Internet Frequency Guide National Public Safety Included With Your ScannerInstalling Your Scanner For Home Use Desktop InstallationUsing An Optional External Speaker/Earphone/Headphone Using An Optional Tape RecorderAdapter Safety Feature Listening SafelyUsing the Demo Software Installing The SoftwareInstalling The Scanner In a Vehicle Connecting the Antenna PlugConnecting the DC Power Cord Installing a Temporary Power CordInstalling a Permanent Power Cord Setting the Squelch Using the Rotary TunerBasic Operation Turning On the ScannerUsing the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector Using the Lock Key/LEDManually Selecting a Channel Scanning Programmed ChannelsLocking/Unlocking Banks Locking/Unlocking ChannelsRestoring All Locked Out Channels Priority ScanningUsing the Dimmer Trunk Scanning OptionsSetting the Attenuator ID LockoutID Delay Mode ID Hold ModeSearching Tips Restoring a Single IDID Monitor Mode Scan ListsSearching Chain SearchHolding On An Active Frequency Setting Data Skip Skipping FrequenciesStoring Found Frequencies Setting Subaudible Tones for Searching Automatically Storing FrequenciesSetting Delay For All Search Ranges Attenuating All Search RangesSearching a Trunked Bank Searching for CTCSS/DCS Tones Using Weather Alert Same Turning Weather Alert On/OffSearching for a Weather Broadcast Programming a Fips Code DsscccPage Programming Transferring a Programmed FrequencyTransferring a Frequency to a Specific Channel Duplicate Frequency Alert Deleting a Stored FrequencyProgramming a Channel With a CTCSS/DCS Tone Setting the Delay Mode Setting Delay in Scan or Search ModeSetting Delay in Manual Mode Programming TipsRecording Transmissions Data SkipFrequency Skip Setting the Modulation Mode Programming Conventional ChannelsChanging the Frequency Step Setting Priority Channels Setting the Scanner to Trunking Programming Mode Programming Trunked SystemsProgramming Motorola Systems Programming Channels and Entering Trunking FrequenciesProgramming Fleet Maps Selecting a Preset Fleet Map Programming a Hybrid System Programming Edacs SystemsProgramming Talk Group ID’s Programming LTR Systems Care and Maintenance Troubleshooting Edacs Edacs Specifications Page Optional Accessories Preset Fleet Maps Preset MapAppendix Preset Map User Defined Fleet Maps Type I Programming InformationSize Code Restrictions Page One Year Limited Warranty Warrantor Uniden America Corporation UnidenPage Page Page UBZZ01322ZB