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jusforsean
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Weather alert question
I have my hansy dandy weather radio with same technology and when the tornadoe warning was issued back in augusr it didnt go off, i am wondering if its because i am in a different area of broward county? but broward county should be broward county right? Come to think of it, when we had a hurricane watch with ernesto it didnt go off either? Hmmmmmmmmmm.
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TexasSam
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I don't have one of the new radios, but I know that you have to program in a county, and or area code for them to work. Unlike the old radios that go off for anything in the area. On most local NOAA sites they have a link.
I found the link you need!
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/radio.php
I found the link you need!
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/radio.php
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NEWeatherguy
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What manufacture/model is it? I have had trouble with an older (2001-2002) Radio Shack model skipping alerts every once and awhile (with a clear as a bell signal). Oddly enough, in the spefications for the unit FIPS (the coding system used) success rate (able to decode correctly), was 90 percent. My new unit is 100 percent and has not missed one alert.
Check your speficiations and manual. Also listen to the weather broadcast audio for any reception trouble. Sometimes the best equipment can fail because of a weak signal (whether distance or equipment -transmitting or recieving- issue).
Another hin: the NWS has changed some of the coding recently. Find a Tornado warning (header and all) from as late as 2000, and look at one from today. They are different and some radios cannot decode the newer "language" in the header.
Check your speficiations and manual. Also listen to the weather broadcast audio for any reception trouble. Sometimes the best equipment can fail because of a weak signal (whether distance or equipment -transmitting or recieving- issue).
Another hin: the NWS has changed some of the coding recently. Find a Tornado warning (header and all) from as late as 2000, and look at one from today. They are different and some radios cannot decode the newer "language" in the header.
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the_winds_that_sheared_me
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NEWeatherguy
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the_winds_that_sheared_me wrote:I have never had a noaa weather radio sound off for a hurricane warning. I dont think they sound the alarm for hurricane local statements.
You may have to go into your radio's menus (if it has tone defeat options to select the different situations you want toned).
Hurrican Local Statements I would think will not be tone alerted unless information changes for the worse.
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