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The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other 

countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities. 

NOAA and your local weather  reporting authority broadcast your  local forecast and 

regional weather information on one or more of these channels. 

To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. Your scanner 

scans through the weather band then stops on the first active weather frequency. Press 

WX repeatedly to find the strongest weather frequency for your location. If necessary, 

use ATT to apply attenuation to weather channels with interference. 

The  National Weather  Service precedes each weather alert with a  digitally encoded 

SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The SAME signal 

includes a FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) area code, and  an event 

code that corresponds with the type of alert being sent. You can configure your scanner 

to operate in SAME Standby mode, where it monitors a selected weather radio station 

for SAME alerts for areas you specify. You can program your scanner with up to 10 FIPS 

codes for the areas you desire. The National Weather Service maintains a current list of 

FIPS codes at 

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/

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To configure your scanner for SAME Standby mode, follow these steps: 

1.  Press WX until you identify the weather station with the strongest signal for your 

location. 

2.  Press FUNC, then PROG to access the FIPS code entry table. 

3.  Use the 

π

 or 

θ

 keys to select the desired FIPS code storage location.