To enter SAME standby:
1. Press FUNC, and then WX. The scanner will monitor the selected weather radio station for alerts with FIPS codes that match the codes you entered in the FIPS entry table.
2. To exit SAME standby, press FUNC, and then WX.
The scanner searches the weather frequencies while SAME standby mode when squelch is off.
To test the weather alert:
1.Press WX. Your scanner scans through the weather bands.
2.Set the Squelch to the lowest setting so that you hear static.
3.Press FUNC and then WX. “SAME Standby” appears.
4.Hold ENT for about 2 seconds. The display indicates the type of message, and the scanner sounds an alert or series of beeps.
5.Press any key except LIGHT to stop testing.
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.
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