Motorola RMU2080, RMV2080 manual Noaa Weather Alert

The channel position 8 on all RM Series radios with channel selector knob is configured at the factory as a NOAA Weather Radio.

The NOAA Weather Radio feature can be disabled or configured to any of the other available channel positions via the Customer Programming Software (CPS) or in Advanced Configuration Mode. When a channel that has the NOAA Weather Radio is selected, the RM radio generates an audible voice announcement indicating the channel and weather frequency number. (E.g.: “Channel 8: Weather 1”). The weather frequency number announced is one of the 7 NOAA national frequencies that is currently tuned in the weather radio. The weather frequency can be changed while in the Weather Channel Programming mode by pressing the SB2 button to enter Weather menu and then using the SB1 button to toggle up or SB2 button to toggle down. The PTT button acts as the menu

button to advance to channel menu or weather
menu alert menu.	PROGRAMMING
NOAA Weather Alert
The RM series radio is capable of monitoring
the NOAA frequency for any alerts issued by
the National Weather Service. When the
Weather Alert feature is enabled. the radio will
“mute” the daily weather radio. You can then
move the channel position to a standard 2 way
radio frequency and continue with normal	FEATURES
communication.
The Weather Alert allows the radio to “listen”
for a Warning Alarm Tone (WAT) from the
National Weather Service. If a WAT is
detected, the weather radio will “un-mute” and
the message being broadcasted will be heard
on the RM radio.
If the RM radio is tuned to a 2 way channel
(normal operation and weather alert feature
ON), the radio will “un-mute” and the message
being broadcasted will be heard when a WAT is

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