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4.9 NOAA WEATHER ALERT
In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurri-
canes, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a
“weather alert” consisting of a 1050 Hz tone, followed by weather reports on
the weather channels. The transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the
following is performed:
1. Program your area’s weather channels into the transceiver’s scan
memory. Follow the same procedure as for regular channels under Sec-
tion 4.7.
2. Press the
SCAN
key to start the scan.
3. The memorized weather channels are scanned along with the regular
memorized channels. Scanning will not stop, however, on the (continu-
ous) weather broadcast channels unless the weather alert tone is re-
ceived.
4. When an alert is received on a weather channel, scanning stops and the
transceiver emits a beeping tone that will stay on for 5 minutes or until
the user presses the WX key to listen to the Weather Alert.
4.10 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16
1. To select the emergency channel, press the
16/9
key from any channel.
2. If you cannot contact anyone on channel 16, switch to another channel.
3. See the OWNER’S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT for additional emergency
operating practices.
4. To recall the previously-used channel when you are finished on channel
16, press the
16/9
key again.
4.11 CHANNEL 9
Channel 9 is used as a hailing channel for initial, non-emergency contacts
with other vessels. Hold down the
16/9
key for 1 second to select channel 9.
You should shift to a different channel, by mutual agreement with the other
vessel’s operator, after contact is established (so as to keep the hailing chan-
nel clear for other users).
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