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6.8 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1.
To receive a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather broadcast,
press the [WX] key. The transceiver changes to the weather channel mode. This mode consists
of a special preset memory bank containing the NOAA weather channels.
2.
The transceiver will be set to the last used NOAA weather channel. Press the [
T
] or [
S
] key to
change to other weather channels.
3.
To exit from the weather channel mode, press the [WX] key. The transceiver will revert to the
channel you were using prior to switching to the weather channel mode.
6.8.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT
In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurricanes, NOAA sends a “weather
alert” consisting of a 1050 Hz tone, followed by weather reports on the weather channels.
When a “weather alert” is received on a weather channel, the transceiver emits a beep tone and the
TX/BUSY indicator blinks white. Press the [WX] key to stop and beep tone and listen to the weather
reports.
NOTE
Four options for the Weather Alert feature are available, refer to Menu Mode Item “13 Alt” on
page 25
for details.
6.8.2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING
In the event of a major storm or other appreciable weather condition requiring vessels at sea (or
other bodies of water) to be notified, the NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration) broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that some VHF radios, including your HX760S, can
detect for “Weather Alarm” purposes (refer to section “6.8.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT” for a
discussion of how to use this feature). The 1050 Hz tone, when detected, will produce a loud beep in
the speaker of the HX760S, to signal that a Weather Alert Broadcast is being received.
In order to test this system, NOAA broadcasts the 1050 Hz tone every Wednesday sometime
between 11 AM and 1 PM local time. You may use this opportunity to test your HX760S periodically
to confirm that the Weather Alert feature is working, or for training crew members on how to
configure the HX760S to receive the NOAA Weather Alerts.
6.9 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INSTANT ACCESS
Ten user assigned channels can be programmed for instant access. Pressing the [PRESET] key
activates the user assigned channel bank. If the [PRESET] key is pressed and no channels have been
assigned, an alert beep will be emitted twice from the speaker.
6.9.1 PROGRAMMING
