NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a vital
ingredient to the successful completion of the National Weather Service mission. By way
of radio broadcasts, we are able to reach citizens to relay the
latest weather information. This information includes weather
observations, forecasts, climate data, and severe weather
statements, watches, and warnings.
For comprehensive information devoted
to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, (NWR)...Go to NOAA/NWS Web Site.
Other links include:Nationwide List
of SAME coding, and
List of nationwide coverage
The National Weather Service Forecast Office (NWSFO) in New
Braunfels, Texas maintains 12 transmitters which service Central,
South Central and Southwest Texas, including the Texas Hill
Country.
Also, our office employs two NWR Specific Area Message
Encoders (SAME). SAME can activate specially equipped radio and
cable television receivers and provide a short text message that
identifies the location and type of emergency. The SAME units can
identify up to 60 separate weather-related or civil emergency
messages and can specify one or up to 31 counties in any
combination that are affected by the event. SAME will be the
primary activator for the new Emergency Alert System planned by
the Federal Communication Commision.
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards Reception
By nature and design, coverage of these transmitters is
limited to within 40 miles of the transmitter. The quality and
coverage of what is heard depends on the distance from the transmitter,
local terrain, atmospheric conditions, the quality of the
receiver, and the quality and height of the antenna that the
radio receiver is using. In general, those on flat terrain or at
sea, using a high quality receiver, can expect reception far
beyond 40 miles. A high quality external antenna as high in the
air as possible will also make for longer range reception. Those
living in cities surrounded by large buildings and those in
mountain valleys with standard receivers may experience little or
no reception at considerably less than 40 miles. Reception
problems anywhere can always be improved with an external
antenna, that is tuned for VHF reception. An antenna tuned for the
frequencies of 162 to 163 Mhz and is directional would work best;
however, any omnidirectional, all directions, outside antenna tuned for
around 145 to 175 Mhz would work good as well. The height of the
antenna above ground is always a factor also, the higher the antenna
can possibly be, the better the reception. NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards receivers
with selective electronic circuits and good connections for outside antennas
work best, because they have the electronic tuning circuits
that are tuned for NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards frequencies and filter out
external radio frequency signals.
The LCRA also rebroadcasts our weather radio information an the
AM Dial 1610, for a radius of 10 to 20 miles. Their transmitters
are located at Lakes Buchanan, Marble Falls, Travis, Bastrop, and
Fayette.
For a list of NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards in South Central Texas...
See Local Listing of NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
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