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BASIC OPERATION
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Channel selection
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Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for
establishing initial contact with another station and for emer-
gency communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both
dualwatch and tri-watch. While standing by, you must monitor
Channel 16.
➥
Push [16•9] momentarily to select Channel 16.
➥
Push [CH/WX•U/I/C] to return to the condition before se-
lecting Channel 16, or rotate [CHANNEL] to select operat-
ing channel.
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Channel 9 (Call channel)
Each regular channel group has a separate leisure-use call
channel. The call channel is monitored during tri-watch. The
call channels can be programmed (p. 11) and are used to
store your most often used channels in each channel group
for quick recall.
➥
Push [16•9] for 1 sec. to select the call channel of the se-
lected channel group.
• “
CALL
” and call channel number appear.
• Each channel group may have an independent call channel after
programming a call channel.
➥
Push [CH/WX•U/I/C] to return to the condition before se-
lecting the call channel
,
or rotate [CHANNEL] to select an
operating channel.
Push for
1 sec.
9
16
BUSY
-
25W
---
INT
---
CALL
LOCAL--DUP
SCRAM--
TAG
NORMAL-SCAN
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34"34.206N
123"23.236W
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UTC
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10:10
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CALLING
Push
9
16
BUSY
-
25W
---
INT
---CALL
LOCAL--DUP
SCRAM--
TAG
NORMAL-SCAN
-
34"34.206N
123"23.236W
--
UTC
-
10:10
--
CALLING