Radio Shack PRO-528 manual Testing digital weather alert tone

Beyond the Basics

turning on the digital weather alert feature

1.Press WX/ and start weather search. See “weather search.”

2.Press 6/ALERT. ALERT appears. This mutes the audio until the scanner receives a SAME-coded signal. When the scanner receives a SAME-coded signal, ALERT flashes and an associated “L” code (which indicates the severity of the alert) and SAME-coded signal appears alternately. The scanner remains on the weather channel and the audio turns on so you can hear the

weather broadcast.

The scanner displays one of the following codes to indicate the alert level .

L1: Warning

L2: Watch

L3: Advisory

WXA: Weather Alert (1050 Hz)

testing digital weather alert tone

To hear and test the tones for the three alert levels, press WX/ to select the weather service, then hold down ALERT for about 1 second. The tones sound in the order L3,

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