Wx alert – Radio Shack PRO-79 User Manual
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Your scanner should stop within a few seconds on your local
weather broadcast. If the broadcast is weak, you can press
WX
again to resume scanning.
WX Alert
Your scanner’s WX alert warns you of serious weather condi-
tions by sounding an alarm if a National Weather Service broad-
caster in your area broadcasts a weather alert tone.
To set the scanner so it sounds an alarm when a weather alert
tone is broadcast, press
PRI/ALERT
while you are listening to
the WX channel.
ALErt
appears. If the scanner detects the
weather alert, it sounds an alarm. Press any key to turn off the
alarm. To cancel the weather alert operation, press
PRI/ALERT
again.
Channel
Frequency
(MHz)
1
162.400
2
162.425
3
162.450
4
162.475
5
162.500
6
162.525
7
162.550
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