Radio Shack 21-1576 Owner's Manual

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12LISTENING TO THEWEATHER BANDYour CB comes preprogrammed with seven weatherchannels that are allocated by the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) for use by the National Oceanographicand Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA broadcastsyour local forecast and regional weather information on oneor more of these channels in your area:To listen to a weather station, slide CB/WX/PA to WX andselect one of the above channels.When the CB radio is set to CB, WX or PA (MON), and youenter a NOAA broadcast area, WX/ALERT indicates threepossible situations:OFF — No weather signal detected. Check anotherchannel.RED — Normal weather signal. No emergency broadcast.Flashing RED — Weather alert broadcast on the selectedchannel. Turn to WX to listen, or press PTT or UP/DN to clearthe alert.To verify reception, your radio must receive a test oremergency alert broadcast. The National Weather Servicebroadcasts a test alert every week. To find the specific testschedule in your area, contact your local NOAA or NationalWeather Service office.DIGITAL WEATHER ALERTWhen in CB mode, the radio automatically sounds an alert ifa weather alert signal is detected. This is especially usefulwhen your area is expecting severe weather conditions.Frequency (MHz) Channel162.400 WX1162.425 WX2162.450 WX3162.475 WX4162.500 WX5162.525 WX6162.550 WX721-1576_rsj_012604.fm Page 12 Monday, January 26, 2004 11:39 AM