Icom IC-M127 - Page 11

© U.S.A., Canadian and international channels
There are 63 U.S.A., 62 Canadian and 59 international chan-
nels. These channel groups may be specified for the operat-
ing area.
@ Push [CH/WX] to select a regular channel.
If a weather channel appears, push [CH/WX] again.
® Rotate the channel selector to select a channel.
*“DUP” appears for duplex channels.
@ To change the channel group, push [CH/WX * U/I/C] for 1
sec,
+U.S.A., Canadian and international channels can be selected in
sequence,
U.S.A. channels
International
channels
Canadian channels
NOTE: When “DUP” appears in the display the se-
lected channel is a duplex channel. Duplex channels
are used for ship-to-coast communications.
When “DUP" does not appear in the display, the se-
lected channel is a simplex channel. Simplex chan-
Z, nels are used for ship-to-ship communications.
YX4489
BASIC OPERATION 3
© Weather channels
There are 10 weather channels. These are used for monitor-
ing NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration) weather broadcasts.
Push
once or twice
wv CONVENIENT
Weather alert function: NOAA broadcast stations transmit a
weather alert tone before important weather announcements.
When the weather alert function is turned ON (in SET mode),
and the IC-M127 receives an alert tone, the “ALT” indicator
flashes until any key is pushed.
This function can only be activated when a weather channel
is selected or during any scan (if the scan includes weather
channels). See “SET mode items” on p. 28.
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