Radio Shack PRO-528 manual Programming a Fips code

Models: PRO-528

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Beyond the Basics

L2, then L1, and TEST flashes. Each alert code appears as its tone sounds. Press any key to end the test sequence.

programming a FIPS code

To specify a county, SAME uses a standard established by the US Census bureau, called FIPS.

The format of a FIPS code is:

PSSCCC, where...

P = area subdivision (0=entire area)

SS = State code (00=all states)

CCC = County code (000=all counties)

For example, the FIPS code for Tarrant County, Texas is:

048439 (48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County).

Some counties are further subdivided, in which cases, the first digit will be 0 for all subdivisions in the county and each subdivision will be labeled 1-9.

To program your scanner to alert you when the weather service issues an alert, you must set the scanner to the alert mode, and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service. You cannot scan weahter channels and monitor for weather alerts at the same time.

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Radio Shack PRO-528 manual Programming a Fips code