EN | alert every week on Wednesday between 10AM and 12PM | |||
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| (noon). To receive the test message make sure that your | |||
| radio is set to NOAA ON, NOAA Standby or NOAA Mute | |||
| mode, that a Channel has been selected and a SAME code | |||
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| To find out the specific test schedule in your area, contact | |||
| your local National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |||
| (NOAA) or National Weather Service (NWR) office. These | |||
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| If you have any questions regarding alarm tests or to verify | |||
| if a test was conducted, contact the programming office of | |||
| your local NOAA Weather Radio station. | |||
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| REMEMBER | For your system to be effective, you must | ||
| place the emergency radio in a location where it can receive | |||
| an emergency alert signal, you can hear its siren, and see | |||
| its flashing indicator lights. |
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| RECEPTION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | |||
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| MANY THINGS AFFECT RECEPTION! |
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| Forests, deserts, and hills / mountains tend to greatly reduce | |||
| reception. Metal roofs on homes or | buildings may limit | ||
| reception indoors for transmissions | and alerts. Reception | ||
| in cities may be reduced due to steel and concrete, while | |||
| higher elevations will enhance the signal. Reception can | |||
| vary from room to room. Moving even a few feet can | |||
| enhance signal reception. |
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RECOMMENDATION Place the your weather radio near a window, away from other electronic equipment, and on an upper level of your house.
INTERPRETING NOAA ALERT MESSAGES
This product is equipped to receive all required NOAA and Emergency Alert System (EAS) events. When an EAS event is sent by the NWS, any 1 of the following NOAA alert messages will be displayed on your radio: “WARNING”, “WATCH”, or “ADVISORY”. The unit can store up to 8 NOAA alert messages.
To view NOAA alert messages, press MSG.
For more information on how to interpret the NOAA alert messages, please refer to the list of National Events and Messages below:
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