Skywarn, About skywarn – Radio Shack Pro 84 User Manual

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Beyond the Basics

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To turn on Signal Stalker and turn off normal
scanning, press FUNC +

twice.

and - - - - - -

flash.

To turn off Signal Stalker and turn on normal
scanning, press FUNC +

three times.

disappears.

Skywarn

The Skywarn function lets you jump directly to the
last channel in memory (Channel 200) from any
mode by pressing FUNC +

. The scanner goes

into scan hold mode and starts receiving
transmissions in the last channel. If no frequency is
programmed in the last channel, No Prg appears
and the scanner sounds an error tone.

about Skywarn

Skywarn is an organized group of trained weather
observers. A Skywarn group exists in virtually every
US county with a significant population. During
inclement weather, reports made by Skywarn
observers include information about:

pea-sized and larger hail

wind and wind gusts 40 MPH and greater

heavy rainfall

lightning (cloud-to-cloud and especially
cloud-to-ground)

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