Skywarn
Skywarn is an organized group of trained weather observers. Using Skywarn, you can hear trained observers in your area call in official reports to a control station that relays those reports to NOAA and other emergency agencies.
Before using this feature, save local Skywarn frequencies for your area into Channel 999.
To use Skywarn:
Hold the Skywarn button ( ). “SKY” appears.
If the skywarn channel is empty, “Not programmed” appears.
Monitoring
When monitoring, the scanner remains on a single channel.
Your scanner features a power save circuit that allows the scanner to “sleep” briefly while waiting for a call on a monitored channel.
To monitor a channel:
1.Press MAN.
2.Use the number keys to enter the channel number and press MAN.
To find a frequency to monitor:
1.Press TUNE. The
appear.
2.(Optional) Use the number keys to change the frequency and press ENT.
3.Press PSE. The scanner searches for a frequency. To change the
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