User's Manual
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8.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1. To receive a NOAA weather channel, press
one of the soft keys, then press the
WX
soft key
from any channel. The transceiver will go to
the last selected weather channel and the “WX”
icon appears on the display.
2. Rotate the CH knob to select a different NOAA weather channel.
3. To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press one of the soft keys,
then press the
CH
soft key. The transceiver returns to the channel it was
on prior to a weather channel and the “WX” icon disappears from the
display.
8.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurri-
canes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends
a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather
report on one of the NOAA weather channels.
The GX1300 can receive weather alerts when on a weather channel and on
the last selected weather channel during scanning modes or while on anoth-
er channel.
When an alert is received on a NOAA weather
channel, scanning will stop and the transceiver
will emit a loud beep to alert the user of a NOAA
broadcast. Press any key to stop the alert and
receive the weather report.
To disable the weather alert function, refer to section “10.2.2 Weather
Alert”.
8.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing
NOAA tests the alert system ever Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM.
To test the GX1300’s NOAA weather feature, on Wednesday between 11AM
and 1PM, setup as in section “8.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert” and conrm the
alert is heard.