Cobra Electronics MR HH425LI VP - Manual (Page 20)

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Included in this Package
Included in this Package
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You should find all of the following items in the
package with your CobraMarine VHF/GMRS radio:
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Specific Area Message
Encoding (SAME) Alerts
Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) Alerts
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The MR HH425LI radio is capable of receiving Specific Area Message Encoding
(SAME) Alerts. During an NWR weather SAME alert, a code for your specific
location will alert you to deteriorating weather conditions in a preprogrammed
specific area or a specific event such as a Severe Thunderstorm Watch or Tropical
Storm Warning. There are over 900 National Weather Radio (NWR) service stations
using broadcast frequencies that transmit SAME alerts. You must program your
county, parish or independent city or marine area into the radio.
NOTE
DO NOT program your radio for a louder or clearer station not designated as
a SAME channel. You will not receive the local desired alerts.
The NWR service will then alert you only of weather and other emergencies for all
areas programmed on this radio.
• When an NWR office broadcasts a warning, watch or non-weather emergency,
it also broadcasts a digital SAME code that may be heard as a very brief static
burst, depending on the characteristics of the radio. This SAME code contains
the type of message; county(s) affected, and message expiration time.
• If programmed correctly, this radio will turn to the WX channel so you can
listen to the NWR SAME message. You will hear the 1050 Hz warning alarm
tone as an attention signal, followed by the broadcast message.
• At the end of the broadcast message, you will hear a brief digital end-of-
message static burst followed by a resumption of the NWR broadcast cycle.
NOTE
SAME coverage areas are defined within the “NWR Broadcast Service Area”
and are comprised of named counties, boroughs, metropolitan areas or
portions thereof. NWR “Broadcast Service Area” coverage by State can be
found at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr or by telephone at 1-888-NWRSAME
(1-888-697-7263).
The information at the following website,
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm#sametable, will help to program
the SAME alert county codes and respective frequencies into this radio. This
site also lists SAME code Marine zones for bounded and named water areas.
NOAA/SAME Weather Alerts Installation
Radio Wrist Strap Drop-In Battery Charger
Dual Band Antenna 120V Battery Charger Power Cord Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
12V Battery Charger Power Cord Operating Instruction Manual Spring-Loaded Belt Clip
Alkaline Battery Tray
*Alkaline batteries not included