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FT-7800R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
M
EMORY
O
PERATION
W
EATHER
B
ROADCAST
C
HANNEL
O
PERATION
The VHF Weather Broadcast Station Memory Channel Bank has been pre-programmed at
the factory, for quick selection of NOAA weather information stations.
1. Press and hold in the [
LOW
(
ACC
)] key for 1/2 second
to recall the Weather Broadcast Station Memory Chan-
nel Bank.
2. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel.
3. If you wish to scan this bank to search for louder
stations, just press the
PTT
switch. When the scan-
ner pauses on a station, press the
PTT
key once
to halt the can, or press it twice to restart the scan.
4. To exit to normal operation, press and hold in the
[
LOW
(
ACC
)] key for 1/2 second.
Severe Weather Alert
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied by
a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels.
CH
F
REQUENCY
1
162.550 MHz
2
165.400 MHz
3
162.475 MHz
4
162.425 MHz
5
162.450 MHz
CH
F
REQUENCY
6
162.500 MHz
7
162.525 MHz
8
161.650 MHz
9
161.775 MHz
10
163.275 MHz