Scanning at the Races
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WX Alert
Your scanner’s WX alert warns
you of serious weather conditions
by sounding an alarm if a National
Weather Service broadcaster in
your area broadcasts a weather
alert tone.
To set the scanner so it sounds an
alarm when a weather alert tone is
broadcast, press PRI/ALERT
while you are listening to the WX
channel.
ALErt appears. If the
scanner detects the weather alert,
it sounds an alarm. Press any key
to turn off the alarm. To cancel the
weather alert operation, press
PRI/ALERT again.
SCANNING AT
THE RACES
Your scanner is specially designed
to help you listen to
communications at auto races.
Drivers and their pit crews and
corner watchers, pace car drivers,
security officers, emergency
personnel, track officials, and
representatives of governing
organizations such as NASCAR,
SCCA, and NHRA all use radios to
communicate with each other
during a race. You might also hear
transmissions from the news
media and reporters, local police
departments, and paramedics and
doctors at the local hospital. You
canevenlistentotransmissions
by parking lot employees at the
track, so you can find the best
possible parking place when you
arrive.
