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Program
ming t
h
e
W
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heradio‚
U
NDERSTANDING
THE
FIPS
C
ODE
For the purpose of broadcasting
weather information, the NWS has
divided the United States into regions
by state and county. A 6-digit FIPS
code is used to identify each county,
parish, or part of a county. For
example, the code for Tarrant County,
Texas, is 048439. The first digit in a
FIPS code identifies a portion of
Tarrant County. The next two digits
identify the state, and the last three
digits identify the county or parish.
Your Weatheradio
can receive all
SAME alert signals broadcast within
about a 50-mile radius of where you
program it. To receive SAME alerts and
broadcasts about weather occurring
only in particular counties within that
area, you can program up to 10 FIPS
codes into the Weatheradio’s
memory.
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You can also set the location by directly
selecting a state and county. While
displaying Location Code under Single
or Multiple mode, LOCX ----- (default
with memory blank), press and hold
g
for a second. A list of states appear.
Press
e
or
d
to scroll through the list.
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NOTE
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To get all alerts for your
county, enter 0 as the
first digit of the FIPS
code. To be alerted only
to county notices and
notices for your
particular part of the
county, enter your code
(1–9). Your county or
parish may not be
divided.
