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NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Feature
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As an added benet, your J Series radio is capable of receiving
broadcasts from the National Weather Service. Use this extremely useful
feature during times of hazardous weather or simply to better schedule
activities that are weather dependent.
The National Weather Service (NWR) broadcasts are transmitted 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. Your area has a specic NOAA weather
frequency. To nd the frequency for your area go to:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwrbro.htm
Click on your state. Then click on the county closest to you. You will
see a frequency listed. Match the frequency for your area with 1 of the
7 listed in the table on this page.
Refer to page 17 [NOAA WX] How To Program Radio-Wide Features
for details on how to program your J Series radio to a National Weather
Service frequency. When you’ve programmed the NOAA WX feature
into your radio, [NOAA WX] will appear as the last channel programmed
in your radio.
You may select from the National Weather Service frequencies listed
below:
NOAA WEATHER BROADCAST FREQUENCY TABLE
Code Frequency
W1 162.400
W2 162.425
W3 162.450
W4 162.475
W5 162.500
W6 162.525
W7 162.550