FTA-720 O
perATing
M
AnuAl
16
Reception of Weather Channel Broadcasts
(
USA version only
)
The
FTA-720
can receive VHF Weather Channel broad-
casts, which may assist your flight planning. The
FTA-
720
includes a ten-channel auto-search feature, which
simplifies access to Weather Channels when you are in
an unfamiliar location.
To receive Weather
Channels, press the
key (repeatedly,
if necessary) to select
the Weather Channel
mode. In the Weather
Channel mode, “
WX
”
will appear upper left
corner of the display.
The
FTA-720
will now
scan quickly though the
ten standard Weather Channels, and will stop on the
first active station found.
If there are two or more weather channels audible in
your area, you may select the alternate channel(s) by
pressing the
PTT
switch. Pressing the
PTT
switch
re-initiates the scanning process.
B
asIc
o
peratIon
If there are no Weather
Channels in your area,
the scanner will not stop.
Press the
MONITOR
button to stop the scan-
ner.
Yo u c a n a l s o s e l e c t
Weather Channels manu-
ally by rotating the
DIAL
selector knob.
To exit the Weather Channel mode, press the
key momentarily to return to the VFO mode.
Note 1
: 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 sub-
sequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather
channels. You may setup the Alert function when receiv-
ing the Weather Alert signal via Menu Item (
6. Misc
Setup
,
3. WX Alert
), if desired.
Note 2
: The Weather Channel mode memorizes the last
Weather Channel you have used, and will retain this in-
formation until the radio is turned off.
Channel
WX 1
WX 2
WX 3
WX 4
WX 5
WX 6
WX 7
WX 8
WX 9
WX 10
Frequency
162.5500 MHz
162.4000 MHz
162.4750 MHz
162.4250 MHz
162.4500 MHz
162.5000 MHz
162.5250 MHz
161.6500 MHz
161.7750 MHz
163.2750 MHz
