Midland Radio WR120 Locating your S.A.M.E codes, S.A.M.E. Specific Area Message Encoding Codes

For Canada:

WR-120 Owner’s Manual

Locating your S.A.M.E codes.

S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding) Codes:

You can program the WR-120 All Hazards Alert Weather Radio with up to 25 S.A.M.E. codes. The United States and Canada assign unique six digit identifica- tion codes to each forecast region and sub region. These codes are known as Federal Information Processing System (FIPS in the USA) or Canadian Location Coded (CLC in Canada).

Warnings, watches and statements of weather and other area emergencies, about 80 different types, will activate the weather radio for only your programmed specific area. The S.A.M.E. message contains information pertaining to the period for which the alert is valid. The broadcast station can set the active time of the alert from 15 minutes up to 6 hours. When the designated time has passed, the weather radio display message and light will automatically reset to their normal appearance.

Getting the S.A.M.E. Codes:

For USA:

1.The National Weather Service Toll-Free Number 1-888-NWS-SAME (1-888-697-7263)

2.National Weather Service Website www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm

3.Midland Radio Corporation Website

www.midlandradio.com/Products/Be-Weather-Aware

1.Environment Canada’s Meteorological Service Number 1-877-789-7733 (Canada Only)

2.Environment Canada’s Meteorological Service www.ec.gc.ca/weatheradio

3.Midland Radio Corporation website www.midlandradio.com/Products/Be-Weather-Aware

4.E-mail

weather.info.meteo@ec.gc.ca

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