Radio Shack 12-259 owner manual Understanding the Fips Code

Programming the Weatheradio‚

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To get all alerts for your county, enter 0 as the first digit of the FIPS code. To be alerted only to county notices and notices for your particular part of the county, enter your code (1–9). Your county or parish may not be divided.

UNDERSTANDING THE FIPS CODE

For the purpose of broadcasting weather information, the NWS has divided the United States into regions by state and county. A 6-digit FIPS code is used to identify each county, parish, or part of a county. For example, the code for Tarrant County, Texas, is 048439. The first digit in a FIPS code identifies a portion of Tarrant County. The next two digits identify the state, and the last three digits identify the county or parish.

Your Weatheradio can receive all SAME alert signals broadcast within about a 50-mile radius of where you program it. To receive SAME alerts and broadcasts about weather occurring only in particular counties within that area, you can program up to 10 FIPS codes into the Weatheradio’s memory. Ô

You can also set the location by directly selecting a state and county. While displaying Location Code under Single or Multiple mode, LOCX ----- (default

with memory blank), press and hold g for a second. A list of states appear. Press e or d to scroll through the list.

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