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Receiving SAME alerts (US model only)
The NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio Service (NWR) works in
conjunction with the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to issue
weather alerts for specific geographic areas or weather warnings.
It uses a digital encoding system known as Specific Area Message
Encoding (SAME) to broadcast these alerts.
Each transmitter in the NWR network is identified with a unique
6-digit SAME code.
If SAME is enabled and the 6-digit country IDs you want to monitor
have been entered, the radio will sound the weather alarm when it
detects a weather alert on the selected weather channel.
For SAME alert setup, see “Setting up SAME alert” on page 78.
Receiving a SAME ALERT
If SAME ALERT is ON and an NWR or EAS alert for your geographic
area is broadcast, the RS90 detects the alert signal and sounds the
alarm.
Press any key to cancel the alarm.
• If the alert is being sent by NOAA NWR, the radio automatically
tunes to the designated frequency so that you can listen to the alert.
• If the alert is being sent by the EAS, the nature of the alert is shown
on screen as WARNING, WATCH, ADVISORY, or TEST.
Press any key to show the nature of the alert.
¼ Note: The list of alerts is shown in “Appendix 5 - Beep tones and call
alerts” on page 102.
Receiving SAME TEST messages
In addition to the WARNING, WATCH and ADVISORY alerts, the
EAS also send out TEST messages so that you can check that your
WX ALERT setup is working correctly. The TEST message is usually
transmitted between 1000 and 1200 (10.00AM and noon) every
Wednesday.
If your WX ALERT setup is working correctly, the alert sounds and
TEST is displayed on screen, followed by a broadcast message from
the National Weather Service.
¼ Note: If there is a threat of severe weather, the test will be
postponed until the next fine weather day.
Draft v5.0
27 Feb 2014