LISTENING TO A WEATHER BAND
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has al- located channels for use by the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities.
Your local weather reporting authority broadcast your lo- cal forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these channels.
To hear your local forecast and regional weather informa- tion, simply press WX. Your scanner scans through the
weather band, and 
and WX appear. Your scanner should stop within a few seconds on your local weather broadcast.
If the broadcast is weak, press 
or 
to resume scan- ning.
To reverse the scanning direction, press 
or 
.
To manually select a specific preprogrammed weather channel, repeatedly press WX until MAN appears, then:
•Repeatedly press 
or 
to move forward or back- ward through the channels.
•Press the
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