RadioShack® 7-Channel Weatheradio® Model 12-249 Event Codes

The following table documents the various EAS event codes supported by the RadioShack® 7-Channel Weatheradio® with WRSAME model 12-249 and how they are displayed on its LCD and LED displays. For information on the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Specific Area Message Encoder (SAME), see the FCC 47 CFR Part 11 (EAS) Rules information on the FCC's EAS website. RadioShack® has released the model 12-250 7-Channel Weatheradio® with WRSAME. For information on the EAS event codes supported by the model 12-250, please click here.

EAS ACTIVATION NAME	EVENT CODE	LCD DISPLAY	LED	ALARM SOUND
Practice/Demo Warning	DMO	TEST	None	None
Required Monthly Test	RMT	TEST	None	BEEPS
Required Weekly Test	RWT	TEST	None	BEEPS
Tornado Watch	TOA	TORNADO WATCH	YELLOW	WARBLE
Tornado Warning	TOR ^1	TORNADO WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Tornado Warning	TOW ^1	TORNADO WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SVA	SEVERE THUNDER WATCH	YELLOW	WARBLE
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SVR ^2	SEVERE THUNDER WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SVW ^2	SEVERE THUNDER WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Severe Weather Statement	SVS	SEVERE WEATHER	GREEN	BEEPS
Special Weather Statement	SPS	SPECIAL WEATHER	GREEN	BEEPS
Flash Flood Watch	FFA	FLASH FLOOD WATCH	YELLOW	WARBLE
Flash Flood Warning	FFW	FLASH FLOOD WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Flash Flood Statement	FFS	FLASH FLOOD	GREEN	BEEPS
Flood Watch	FLA	FLOOD WATCH	YELLOW	WARBLE
Flood Warning	FLW	FLOOD WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Flood Statement	FLS	FLOOD	GREEN	BEEPS
Coastal Flood Warning	CFW	COASTAL FLOOD WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Winter Storm Watch	WSA	WINTER STORM WATCH	YELLOW	WARBLE
Winter Storm Warning	WSW	WINTER STORM WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Blizzard Warning	BZW	BLIZZARD WARNING	RED	WARBLE
High Wind Watch	HWA	HIGHWIND WATCH	YELLOW	WARBLE
High Wind Warning	HWW	HIGHWIND WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Hurricane Watch	HUA	HURRICAN WATCH	YELLOW	WARBLE
Hurricane Warning	HUW	HURRICAN WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Hurricane Statement	HLS	HURRICAN	GREEN	BEEPS
Tsunami Watch	TSA	TSUNAMI WATCH	YELLOW	WARBLE
Tsunami Warning	TSW	TSUNAMI WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Special Marine Warning	SMW	SEVERE MARINE WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Emergency Action Notification	EAN	EMERGENC ACTION WARNING	RED	WARBLE
Civil Emergency Message	CEM	TUNE TV	RED	WARBLE
Evacuation Immediate	EVI	EVACUATE IMMEDIAT	RED	WARBLE
?	?	NUCLEAR ATTACK WARNING ^3	?	WARBLE
None	None	CHECK OP ^4	None	None

¹ For a "Tornado Warning", the radio will respond to either the "TOR" or "TOW" event codes. "TOW" is a National Weather Service proposal to replace the "TOR" event code.

² For a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning", the radio will respond to either the "SVR" or "SVW" event codes. "SVW" is a National Weather Service proposal to replace the "SVR" event code.

³ The event "NUCLEAR ATTACK WARNING" is listed in the manual which accompanies the radio. However, there is no definition for this event in the Emergency Alert System (EAS) standard.

⁴ The event "CHECK OP" is displayed when the radio has not received a SAME transmission in seven days of continuous operation. Turning the radio off and back on again will clear this message. If this message consistently reappears, the radio should be checked out. While it is possible that the National Weather Service in your area has not been transmitting the weekly required test, more than likely there is a reception problem, incorrect FIPS codes for your area have been programmed into the radio or there an internal problem with the radio's SAME decoder.

Compiled by Robert G. Schaffrath, N2JTX

Last modified December 7, 2001