World city time zones, Noaa weather channels and al, Noaa weather channels and alert – Cobra Electronics MR F75 User Manual

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NOAA Weather Channels

And Alert

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NOAA Weather Channels And Alert

Monitoring the weather will probably be a frequent use of your radio. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides continuous, around-the-
clock broadcasts of the latest weather information. Taped weather messages run
every four (4) to six (6) minutes and are revised every two (2) or three (3) hours,
or as needed. The Coast Guard also announces weather and other safety warnings
on Channel 16 and DSC Channel 70. Smart boaters keep an eye on safety and an
ear to the radio — and never let the weather catch them unaware.

NOAA Emergency Weather Alert

In the event of a major storm or other weather condition requiring vessels at sea
or on other bodies of water to be notified, NOAA broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that
receivers such as your CobraMarine

VHF radio can detect and warn you of a

weather alert condition. When the Weather Alert mode on your radio is On, this
signal will produce the weather alert alarm tone from the speaker and a “weather
alert” message on the LCD to signal that a weather alert is being broadcast.
The radio will automatically switch to Weather Radio mode.

Test

To test this system, NOAA broadcasts the 1050 Hz signal every Wednesday sometime
between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in each local time zone. Any receiver that can detect the
weather alert tone may use this feature to verify that this feature is functioning properly.

Weather Frequency

Channel

RX Frequency MHz

1

162.550

2

162.400

3

162.475

4

162.425

5

162.450

6

162.500

7

162.525

8

161.650

9

161.775

10

163.275

VHF Marine Radio Protocols

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World City Time Zones

World City Time Zones

Longitudinal Zone

Offset

City

E172.50 to W172.50

-12

IDLW (International Date Line West)

W172.50 to W157.50

-11

Nome

W157.50 to W142.50

-10

Honolulu

W142.50 to W127.50

-9

Yukon STD

W127.50 to W112.50

-8

Los Angeles

W112.50 to W097.50

-7

Denver

W097.50 to W082.50

-6

Chicago

W082.50 to W067.50

-5

New York

W067.50 to W052.50

-4

Caracas

W052.50 to W037.50

-3

Rio de Janeiro

W037.50 to W022.50

-2

Fernando de Noronha

W022.50 to W007.50

-1

Azores Islands

W007.50 to E007.50 GMT

+ 0

London

E007.50 to E022.50

+1

Rome

E022.50 to E037.50

+2

Cairo

E037.50 to E052.50

+3

Moscow

E052.50 to E067.50

+4

Abu Dhabi

E067.50 to E082.50

+5

Maldives

E082.50 to E097.50

+6

Dhuburi

E097.50 to E112.50

+7

Bangkok

E112.50 to E127.50

+8

Hong Kong

E127.50 to E142.50

+9

Tokyo

E142.50 to E157.50

+10

Sydney

E157.50 to E172.50

+11

Solomon Islands

E172.50 to W172.50

+12

Auckland

VHF Marine Radio Protocols

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