Setting wx alert priority – Uniden UBC396T User Manual

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Using Weather Alert (SAME)

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”.

WX Operation

Program SAME

Select the SAME group to edit

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 the scroll control, enter
the FIPS code, and press the scroll control again.

Setting WX Alert Priority

WX Operation

WX Alt Priority

On

- the scanner checks the weather channels every 5

seconds for a 1050 Hz weather alert signal. Press the
scroll control to select.

Off

- the scanner does not check the weather

channels. Press the scroll control to select.

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