WEATHER-RADIO SETUP AND TEST RECORD
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Worksheet edition: October 12, 2026

Purpose: document a U.S. NOAA Weather Radio receiver setup. Complete this with the
exact receiver manual, NWS coverage listing and actual test observations. Keep it
with the radio. Leave unknown results marked "not checked" rather than assuming
an alert function works because routine weather speech is audible.

1. RECEIVER AND LOCATION
Make / exact model:
Manual URL or location of printed manual:
General location / room (no full street address needed):
State / county, parish or independent city:
Setup date:

2. STATION AND AREA CODES
NWS county listing: https://www.weather.gov/nwr/Counties
Serving transmitter call sign:
Frequency (MHz):
Coverage notes:
SAME location code(s), all six digits including any leading zero:
Geographic area for each code:
Whole county or partial-county code(s)?
Reason for including any neighboring areas:
Listing checked on (date):

The frequency tunes a station. The SAME code selects geographic alerts.
Confirm that the station carries alerts for every intended area. Use official
local guidance before narrowing to partial-county codes:
https://www.weather.gov/pca/nwr

3. POWER AND ALERT SETTINGS
Normal power source specified by manual:
Backup battery type / installation or charge check:
Battery replacement or maintenance instructions:
Antenna arrangement:
Alert/standby mode enabled and indicator checked:
Any event-blocking settings and reason:
External notification device, if used, and documented compatibility:

4. RECORD THREE SEPARATE CHECKS
Routine broadcast speech: date/time, location and clarity:
Built-in/local alarm test: manual procedure and actual result:
Scheduled broadcast test: local schedule source and expected model response:
Broadcast test date/time and actual displayed/audible result:
If missed, was the broadcast test postponed? Source checked:
Backup-power check following the manual: date and result:
Normal power restored and final standby mode checked:

A built-in alarm test does not prove receipt of a broadcast alert. A routine
weekly test can have different display/sound behavior from an actual warning.
Check your model manual and local NWS schedule. Severe weather can postpone tests.

5. IF SOMETHING FAILS
Symptom:
NWS outage page checked, date and transmitter status:
One setting or placement change:
Result:
Next action / manufacturer or local NWS help needed:
Second official warning source available while resolving the problem:

REFERENCES
SAME setup: https://www.weather.gov/nwr/usingsame
Receiver features: https://www.weather.gov/nwr/nwr_receivers
Reception: https://www.weather.gov/nwr/reception
Outages: https://www.weather.gov/nwr/outages

Recheck after relocation, power/battery or setting changes, and NWS code/coverage
changes. Listen to the full warning and follow official instructions when alerted.