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OTHER FUNCTIONS
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■ Weather channel operation
There are 10 weather channels for moni-
toring weather channels from the NOAA
(National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration) broadcasts.
D Weather channel selection
q Push [CALL] several times to select weather channel
mode.
• “WX” and the weather channel number appear.
w Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired weather channel.
e Push [VFO] or [MR] to return to the previous frequency
or memory channel.
D Weather alert function
NOAA broadcast stations transmit weather alert tones be-
fore important weather announcements. When the weather
alert function is turned ON, the selected weather channel
is monitored every 5 sec. for the announcement. When the
alert signal is detected, the “ALT” and the WX channel are
displayed alternately and sounds a beep tone until the trans-
ceiver is operated. The previously selected (used) weather
channel is checked periodically during standby or while
scanning.
q Select the desired weather channel.
w Enter “WEATHER ALERT” in set mode.
(p. 98)
e Rotate [DIAL]
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to select “ON” or “OFF.”
r Push [
](5) (or [ ](4)) to return to set mode, and push
[MENU/
] to return to the weather channel indication.
t Set the desired stand-by condition.
• Select VFO, memory or call channel.
• Scan or priority watch operation can also be selected.
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