You!can!also!inpu t !freque ncie s!directly!on!your!numeric!keypad!with!kilohertz!accuracy.!However,!
the!radio!will!floo r!to!the!nearest!frequ en cy !that!corresponds!to!your!frequency!step,!in!other!
words,!when!you!in p u t!frequ en cies !with!greater!than!1kHz!resolution!(such!as!145 .68 75!MHz!in!the !
example!below),!always!round!your!input!up.!
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Just%becau se %you %can %pro gra m %in %a%cha n ne l%does%not%mean%you're%automatically%authorized%
to%use%that%frequen cy. %
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Transmitting%on%frequencies%you're%not%authorized%to%operate%on%is%illegal,%and%in%most%
jurisdictio n s %a %se rio u s%o ff en c e.%If %yo u %g e t%ca u g h t%t ra n smitting %w ith o u t%a %lic en s e %yo u %c an %a n d %
will%get%fined,%a n d %in %w o rs t%ca s e %se n t%to %ja il.%
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However,%it%is%legal%in%most%jurisdictions%to%listen.%Contact%your%local%regulatory%body%for%
further%inform a tion %on %w ha t%law s,%rule s%an d%reg u latio ns%a pp ly%to%y ou r%are a.%
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Channel!(MR)!mode!
The!use!of!Channel!(MR)!mode! is !dependent!on!actually!having!programmed!in!some!chann els!to !
use.!To!find!out!more!on!how!to!program!channels!see!Chapter!4,!Programming.!
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