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D
UAL
W
ATCH
O
PERATION
The Dual Watch feature automatically checks for
activity on a “priority” channel
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while you are oper-
ating on another channel. During Dual Watch opera-
tion, the current channel and the Priority channel will
each be polled for a 500 ms interval, as the
VXA-
150
looks for activity on each channel.
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To start Dual Watch, press [
F
]
à
[
SCAN
(
DW
)].
The “
DW
” icon will appear on the display.
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While receiving on the “current” channel (not
the Priority channel), you may push the
PTT
switch at any time to transmit on that channel.
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When a signal is received on the Priority chan-
nel, operation immediately shifts to the Priority
channel, the “
DW
” icon will blink, and the dis-
play and keypad will become illuminated.
While receiving on the priority channel, if you
momentarily press the
PTT
switch, Dual Watch
will be disabled. You may then transmit on the
Priority Channel.
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To stop Dual Watch, press [
F
]
à
[
SCAN
(
DW
)].
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If you wish, you may use both the Dual Watch
and Scan features simultaneously. To do this, start
the Dual Watch first, then start the Scanner.
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The “Priority” Channel is defined as the
last-used
Memory Channel
(when using the VFO mode) or
Memory Channel 1
(when using the Main Memory
or Book Memory modes).
