Listening to the Weather Band

Operating Your CB Radio

The FCC has allocated channels for use by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities.

NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast your local forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these channels.

Listening to a Weather Channel

Press CB/WX to select weather	Weather Channel
Press CB/WX to select weather
mode. WX appears. The CB
radio scans through the weather
channels and then stops on the
strongest channel. Press CB/WX
again to return to CB mode.

Note: You cannot adjust the power level or switch to

channel 9 or 19 while listening to a weather channel.

Turning Digital Weather Alert On and Off

•Digital weather alert automatically scans in the background when you select the CB mode, unless you turn it off.

•Press LOCK/ALERT OFF to turn digital weather alert on and off.

In CB mode, WX displays as described below.

WX Appearance	Weather Alert	Weather Signal

WX not present	Not on	Not scanning for
WX not present	Not on	signal
		signal
WX ﬂashes	On	No signal found

WX displays steadily	On	Signal found and
WX displays steadily	On	locked in
		locked in
WX displays steadily for 2		Signal found;
seconds and then ﬂashes	On	Signal found;
seconds and then ﬂashes	On	scanning for signal
twice		scanning for signal
twice