Programming the ANY setting makes the radio go off for any county the transmitter is alerting. There are no transmitters that serve that many counties, so if you are set on hearing everything for every county around you, use SET LOCATION and choose the ANY option. The radios accept 25 county codes in slots labeled "01 SAME" to "25 SAME". You have now told the radio to ignore extra counties and just alert you for the first county you programmed. If warnings for your multiple counties become bothersome, go to menu option SET LOCATION, press SELECT, then arrow up to SINGLE and press SELECT. by extending this programming process.īy programming your home county first, you allow yourself the option to turn off the extra counties by changing from MULTIPLE setting to SINGLE setting.
#Midland radio programming how to
This guide is tailored for how to program a Midland WR120 weather radio. How to Program a Weather Radio's S.A.M.E. With just your SINGLE home county selected you should be able to receive warnings in plenty of time. On average, lead time on severe thunderstorm warnings is approximately 22 minutes, and tornado warning lead times are around 13 minutes. When a severe thunderstorm shows sign of exiting a nearby county and entering yours, your weather radio will be automatically activated before that storm even reaches your county line. Remember, the more counties you program into the radio, the more the radio goes off.Ĭurrent state-of-the-art weather radios in the US and Canada allow for precise tracking of storm movement and intensity. We generally suggest you set the radio to alert for your SINGLE home county. All rights reserved.Midland's desktop NOAA weather radios can be programmed to receive alerts for a SINGLE county, or for MULTIPLE counties. And as always, the WALB First Alert Weather Team will be here to walk you through the steps to programming your radio or program it for you.Ĭopyright 2020 WALB. There are other options on your NOAA Weather Radio, but these are the main ones to receive alerts. Then press the “select” key for USA, use the arrow keys to find “GEORGIA,” then use arrow keys to find the counties of your preference. Use the up and down arrow keys to choose either “SINGLE” or “MULTIPLE” location options.