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BASIC OPERATION
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Channel selection (Continued)
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U.S.A., international and Canadian channels
The transceiver is pre-programmed with 57 USA, 57 interna-
tional and 61 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
]) to change the channel
group.
• USA, International and Canadian channel groups can be se-
lected in sequence.
(both
)
and
Push
e
Push
[
Y
] or [
Z
] to select a channel.
• “
DUP” appears for duplex channels.
• “ ” appears when a simplex channel is selected.
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Weather channels
(U.S.A. version transceiver only)
The transceiver has 10 weather channels. These are used
for monitoring broadcasts from NOAA (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.)
The transceiver can detect a weather alert tone on the se-
lected weather channel or while scanning. (p. 11)
q
Push
[CH/WX] once or twice to select a weather chan-
nel.
• “
WX” appears when a weather channel is selected.
• “
WX ALT” appears when the Weather Alert function is in use. (p. 45)
Scrolls
Appears
Scrolls
Appears
When the Weather alert is OFF.
When the Weather alert is ON.
Push
once or twice
w
Push
[
Y
] or [
Z
] to select a channel.