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 | SPECIAL 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 4None | 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 July 26, 2020 |