Uniden BCD996T manual Setting WX Alert Priority, Menu J 4 WX Operation JF Program Same JF

SS: The state code.

CCC: The county code.

For example, Tarrant County in Texas is assigned to FIPS code 048439.

0 indicates the entire county

48 indicates the state of Texas

439 indicates Tarrant County

To get the FIPS code for your county, visit the National Weather Service web site at http://www.nws.noaa.gov and search for “FIPS Listing”.

[MENU] J 4 WX Operation JF

4 Program SAME JF

Select the SAME group to edit JF

Edit Name — enter the name you want to assign to the SAME group you selected.

Edit County — select the position you want to store the FIPS code into, then press F, enter the FIPS code, and press F again.

Setting WX Alert Priority

Enabling this setting, assigns priority to weather scanning no matter what else the radio might be doing. Checking the weather channel every 5 seconds assures you of the latest check of a NOAA warning.

[MENU] J 4 WX Operation JF

4 WX Alt Priority JF

4Make your choice:

On — the scanner checks the weather channels every 5 seconds for a 1050 Hz weather alert signal. Press F to select.

Off — the scanner does not check the weather channels. This is the default setting. Press F to select.

Notes:

•You can also turn this option on and off by pressing the front-panel [WX] key.

•When you turn on this option, you will notice a break in the audio every 5 seconds as the scanner checks for the weather alert signal.

Using Weather Alert (SAME)

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