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BASIC OPERATION
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U.S.A.,Canadian and international channels
The IC-M304 is pre-programmed with 59 U.S.A., 59 interna-
tional and 63 Canadian channels. These channel groups may
be specified for the operating area.
q
Push
[CH/WX]
to select a regular channel.
• If a weather channel appears, push
[CH/WX]
again.
w
Push
[U/I/C]
(both [
Y
] and [
Z
]) on the transceiver to
change the channel group, if necessary.
• U.S.A., International and Canadian channel groups can be se-
lected in sequence.
e
Push
[
Y
]
or
[
Z
]
to select a channel.
• “
” appears for duplex channels.
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Weather channels
The IC-M304 has 10 pre-programmed weather channels.
These are used for monitoring broadcasts from NOAA (Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.)
The transceiver can automatically detect a weather alert tone
on the selected weather channel while receiving the channel
or during scanning. (p. 29)
q
Push
[CH/WX]
once or twice to select a weather channel.
• “
WX
” appears when a weather channel is selected.
• “
WX ALT
” appears when the Weather alert function is in use.
(p. 29)
w
Push
[
Y
]
or
[
Z
]
to select a channel.
Push
once or twice
When Weather alert is OFF.
When Weather alert is ON.
and
)
Push
[U/I/C]
(both