Beyond the Basics
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If you tune to a Skywarn frequency when the
Skywarn net is not active, you may hear nothing or
you may hear amateur radio operators talking on a
local repeater system.
Most importantly, you get Skywarn reports directly
from trained observers - that means you get them
several minutes before they can be relayed for
broadcast by NOAA and as much as 5 or 10 minutes
sooner than you will hear them on local TV or radio!
Those few minutes can be worth a lot when it
comes to deciding if your family needs to take cover.
WX Alert
turning on the weather alert feature
Turn on the WX alert function by pressing
FUNC
+
ALT
in the WX search or WX search hold mode.
ALT
appears. If the scanner receives a WX alert signal
while the WX alert function is on, it goes into WX
alert hold mode and generates a WX alert tone, and
ALT
flashes. To stop the WX alert tone, press any
key.
ALT
disappears.
