Weather Alert Setting - NorthStar NS100 Reference Manual

2. Move the cursor to RADIO SETUP and press
3. Move the cursor to WATCH MODE and press

Weather alert setting

USA/INT/CAN RADIO SETUP
GPS/DATA CH NAME
DSC SETUP WATCH MODE
>RADIO SETUP >WX ALERT
The NOAA provides several weather forecast
channels on the USA and Canadian channel
banks. If severe weather (such as storms or
hurricanes) is forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a
weather alert on 1050Hz.
If you are operating on the USA or Canadian
channel banks, you can set the radio to pick up
any weather alerts as follows:
1. Scroll through the radio menu until RADIO
2. Move the cursor to RADIO SETUP and press
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>ENT.
>ENT.
WX ALERT
>ON
OFF
SETUP is displayed.
>ENT.
4. To set a dual watch mode that scans CH16 as
the priority channel, press >ENT again
OR
to set a triple watch mode that scans both
the priority channels, move the cursor to
16CH + 9CH and then press >ENT.
3. Move the cursor to WX ALERT and press
>ENT.
4. If you want to select the weather alert facility,
press >ENT again so that when a weather
alert is broadcast, the alert will sound. (Press
any button to hear the weather alert voice
message).
Move the cursor to OFF and then press <ENT
to cancel the weather alert facility. Use
the radio's SCAN operation to monitor for
Weather Alerts.
Northstar NS100