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MENU MODE
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Weather alert
(Default: OFF)
(Appears only for the USA version transceivers.)
Turn the Weather Alert function ON or OFF.
A NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration) broadcast station transmits a weather alert tone be-
fore any important weather information.
This function detects the weather alert tone on weather chan-
nels.
• OFF: The function is OFF.
• ON: Monitors the selected weather channel every 5 sec
-
onds.
Operating mode
(Default: FM)
The transceiver has a total of four operating modes, FM, FM-
N, AM and AM-N.
Operating modes are determined by the modulation of the
radio signals.
• In the 144 and 430 MHz bands, select FM or FM-N.
• In the AIR band (118.000 MHz to 136.99166 MHz), select
AM or AM-N.
• In the AIR band, the default mode is AM.
• While in the FM-N mode, the TX modulation is automati
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cally set to narrow (approximately 2.5 kHz)
MENU items (Continued)
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Pause Timer
(Default: 10SEC)
Select the Scan Pause time.
•
2SEC to 20SEC: When a signal is received, the scan paus-
es for 2 to 20 seconds (set in 2 second
steps).
•
HOLD:
The scan pauses on a received signal until
the signal disappears.
Resume Timer
(Default: 2SEC)
Select the Scan Resume time.
When a received signal disappears, the scan resumes ac-
cording to this setting.
• 0SEC:
The scan resumes immediately after the
signal disappears.
• 1SEC to 5SEC: The scan resumes 1 to 5 seconds after the
signal disappears.
• HOLD:
The scan remains paused for the “Pause
Timer” setting, even if the signal disap-
pears.
•
Rotate [DIAL]
S
to resume the scan.
•
The Resume Timer must be set shorter
than the Pause Timer, otherwise this timer
does not work properly.