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West Marine VHF155 Radio Owner’s Manual
The display shows the new transmission power in the
lower left hand corner. The transmit power remains at
the new setting until you change it again.
Don’t forget to change the transmission setting back to 1
Watt when you move close to other stations.
Some channels (for example, channels 13 and
67) limit the transmission power to 1 Watt. When
you tune to a limited-power channel, the radio
automatically switches to 1 Watt. See the channel
lists starting on page E-27 for a list of power-
restricted channels.
In an emergency, if you press and hold
Push to
talk
while briefly pressing
1/2.5/5W
, the power level
changes from 1W to 5W for a Li-Ion battery or from
1W to 2.5W for alkaline batteries.
Setting the UIC Channel Mode
The radio comes preset to use the channels assigned for
the US. If the current area uses Canadian or international
channel assignments, press the
UIC-Lock
key to rotate
through US, Canadian, and international channels.
Using the Strobe SOS Light
You can use this radio in an emergency. If you turn on the
strobe SOS high-intensity LED light on your radio, your
radio will blink “S O S” in international Morse Code. This
will make it easier for rescuers to find you faster.
Your radio operates normally when the SOS LED strobe is
activated.
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