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RECEPTION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

MANY THINGS AFFECT RECEPTION!

Forests, deserts, and hills / mountains tend to greatly reduce reception. 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.

RECOMMENDATION Place the your weather radio near

a window, away from other electronic equipment, and on an upper level of your house.

HOME / TRAVEL MODE

When the unit is set to home mode, the NOAA radio will lock on the channel according to the Channel settings.

When the unit is set to travel mode, the NOAA radio will lock on the channel according to the setting. If the signal strength is weak, the unit will switch to another channel that has a good signal. The location will be set to “C0:All”. Therefore, in travel mode, you will not always receive relevant NOAA alert messages, but it does mean that you can receive warning information when you are traveling outside your home area.

To switch between travel and home mode, press and hold TR / HM.

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.

Additionally, to help you check that your radio is set-up and working properly, your local NOAA will release a Test NOAA message every Wednesday between 10am and noon, local time. 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 programmed in. 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.

To view NOAA alert messages, press .

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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