Standard Horizon HX-471S - Manual (Page 27)

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6.4 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1. To receive a NOAA weather broadcast, press the [WX] key. The trans-
ceiver changes to the weather channel mode.
This mode consists of a special preset memory
bank containing the NOAA weather channels.
2. The transceiver will be set to the last used NOAA
weather channel. Press the [
p] or [q] key to change to other weather
channels.
3. To exit from the weather channel mode, press the [WX] key. The trans-
ceiver will revert to the channel you were using prior to switching to the
weather channel mode.
6.4.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT
In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurri-
canes, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a
“weather alert” consisting of a 1050 Hz tone, followed by weather reports on
the weather channels. The transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the
following is performed:
1. Program your area’s weather channels into the transceiver’s scan
memory. Follow the same procedure as for regular channels.
2. Press the [SCAN] key to start the scan.
3. The memorized weather channels are scanned along with the regular
memorized channels. Scanning will not stop on the (continuous) weather
broadcast channels unless the weather alert tone is received.
4. When an alert is received on a weather channel, scanning stops and the
transceiver emits a beeping tone that will stay on for 5 minutes.
5. Press the [WX] key to listen to the Weather Alert.