KC4GZX Repeater Report

The WX-200 monitors the NOAA Weather Radio Network which broadcasts continuous National Weather Service information, warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day. This network operates over 800 stations in the continental United States, adjacent coastal waters, Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands. Along with the routine weather, hazard, and other information the NOAA Weather Radio Network also includes specialized signals designed to alert residents in specific areas about special warnings. By broadcasting these signals, known as SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), residents can tune in and learn of problems in their own geographical area.

Alert Start Logic Output
The SAME broadcast includes a signal that is decoded by the WX-200 to produce an external alarm, trigger the controller to execute a specialized macro or automatically load a pre-recorded message.

Alert Stop Logic Output
The WX-200 is also able to respond to a length-of-message signal embedded in the SAME alert. Responding to this signal, the WX-200 will automatically reload a NORMAL memory save.

Weather Enable/Disable Input
Receiver alert control signals are available through the rear panel 15 pin connector. The enable input (when grounded) will enable the receiver. By connecting this input to a controller's user function output switch, weather reports on demand are available. The disable input (when grounded) will inhibit all WX-200 weather alerts, a feature to prevent repeater transmissions from interruption.

Voice Synthesizer Alert Message
Embedded in the SAME message is the time period the warning is in effect. During this time period the built-in voice synthesizer will periodically broadcast the nature of the alert. The voice synthesizer is programmed with several warnings, including "Tornado Warning", Winter Storm Warning", "Flash Flood Warning among many other .

FCC Part 97.113.e Prohibited Transmissions.
No Station shall retransmit programs or signals from any type of radio station other than an amateur station, except propagation and weather forecast information intended for use by the general public and originated from United States Government stations.

The WX-200 is a highly sensitive, quality receiver, with good front-end protection designed to function in the high RF environment typical of many radio transmitting sites. A digital decoder responds to Specific Area Message Encoded (SAME) alerts transmitted by the NOAA weather station located in your geographic area. Select your county code and the type of alert. Select warnings and or watches. Programmable timers control the length of the alert announcement. During a weather alert, a relay in the WX-200 can disconnect the transmitter from the controller and connect it to the weather receiver. The internal relay provides isolated control for your transmitters PTT line. Weather audio will be transmitted for a period determined by the alert timer setting.

At the conclusion of a alert message the weather station send a digital termination packet. The WX-200 decodes this packet and turns the transmitter off.

As alerts are received the WX-200 stores the date, time and type of alert in non volatile memory. Storage space is provided for forty alerts.

The most recent alert will appear in group #1 table position #1. The WX-200 memory will store information on the last forty alerts. The display includes the Date, Time, Length of the Event, and Event Code description. Event Code backgroung color will be different depending on the Event severity. Warnings are red, watches are yellow, and all other messages are white.

WX-200 Weather Receiver with SAME
File Save Date: 06/09/2005 


Num   Date	Time	Length	Event

 1:   8-June	11:24	00:30	Required Weekly Test
 2:   8-June	01:42	03:30	Flash Flood Warning
 3:   6-June	20:55	01:30	Severe Thunderstorm Warning
 4:   6-June	20:51	01:00	Severe Thunderstorm Warning
 5:   6-June	20:38	01:00	Severe Thunderstorm Warning
 6:   6-June	20:18	01:00	Severe Thunderstorm Warning
 7:   6-June	19:52	01:00	Severe Thunderstorm Warning
 8:   6-June	19:14	00:45	Severe Thunderstorm Warning
 9:   1-June	11:19	00:30	Required Weekly Test
10:   25-May	11:08	00:30	Required Weekly Test
11:   18-May	11:32	00:30	Required Weekly Test
12:   11-May	11:33	00:30	Required Weekly Test
13:   4-May 	11:35	00:30	Required Weekly Test

RAW Data Dump..Please wait
ZCZC-WXR-SVR-013147-013105+0130-1580055-KFFC/NWS-{@|`

RAW Data Dump..Please wait
ZCZC-WXR-RWT-013011-013013-013059-013105-013119-013133-013139-
013147-013157-013195-013211-013219-013221-013297-013317-0132
65+0030-1451508-KFFC/NWS-!@ss@

Repeater Commands
Function	Command
Time	400
DTMF Keypad Test	375
Signal Report Test	725
Repeater Site Inside Temperature	MSG
Repeater Site Outside Temperature	MSG
Repeater Site Wind Speed	MSG
Repeater Site High & Low Temperature	MSG
Repeater Site Rain Fall	MSG
Repeater Site Complete Weather Report	MSG
NOAA Weather Audio	MSG

Coverage Area
County	FIPS Code
Banks	013011
Barrow	013013
Clarke	013059
Elbert	013105
Franklin	013119
Green	013133
Hall	013139
Hart	013147
Jackson	013157
Madison	013195
Morgan	013211
Oconee	013219
Oglethorpe	013221
Walton	013297
Wilkes	013317
Entire State	013000
Entire State	013999
Entire US	000000

Weather Watches & Warnings
Code	Event
AVA	Avalanche Watch
AVW	Avalanche Warning
CFA	Coastal Flood Watch
CFW	Coastal Flood Warning
FFA	Flash Flood Watch
FFW	Flash Flood Warning
FLA	Flood Watch
FLW	Flood Warning
HWA	High Wind Watch
HWW	High Wind Warning
HUA	Hurricane Watch
HUW	Hurricane Warning
SVA	Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SVR	Severe Thunderstorm Warning
TOA	Tornado Watch
TOR	Tornado Warning
TRA	Tropical Storm Watch
TRW	Tropical Storm Warning
TSA	Tsunami Watch
TSW	Tsunami Warning
WSA	Winter Strom Watch
WSW	Winter Strom Warning

Miscellaneous Warnings
Code	Event
BZW	Blizzard Warning
CDW	Civil Danger Warning
DSW	Dust Storm Warning
EQW	Earthquake Warning
FRW	Fire Warning
HMW	Hazardous Materials Warning
LEW	Law Enforcement Warning
NUW	Nuclear Power Plant Warning
DMO	Practice/Demo Warning
RHW	Radiological Hazard Warning
SPW	Shelter in Place Warning
SMW	Special Marine Warning
VOW	Volcano Warning

Emergency Statements & Messages State and Local Codes
Code	Event
CAE	Child Abduction Emergency (Amber Alert)
CEM	Civil Emergency Message
LAE	Local Area Emergency
NMN	Network Message Notification
TOE	911 Telephone Outage Emergency
EAN	Emergency Action Notification
EAT	Emergency Action Termination

Miscellaneous Events
Code	Event
ADR	Administrative Message
EVI	Evacuate Immediately
NPT	National Periodic Test
RMT	Required Monthly Test
RWT	Required Weekly Test

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