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BASIC OPERATION
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Selecting a channel
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Regular Channel
You can select a channel by pushing [▲] or [▼].
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Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used to
establish the initial contact with a station, and for emergency
communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both Dualwatch
and Tri-watch. While in the standby, you must monitor Channel 16.
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Push [16/C] to select Channel 16.
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To return to the previously selected channel, push [CH/WX].
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Call channel
Each Channel Group has separate leisure-use Call channels. The
Call channel is scanned during Tri-watch. The Call channels can be
selected and used to store your most often used channels in each
Channel Group, for quick recall.
See page 13 for details on setting the Call channel.
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Hold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call channel.
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The Call channel number and “CALL” are displayed.
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To return to the previously selected channel, push [CH/WX].
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Selecting a Channel Group
Channel Groups are preset into your transceiver. You can select
a Channel Group for USA, International, Canadian, and ATIS,
depending on the transceiver version.
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Hold down [U/I/C] (CH/WX) for 1 second to change the channel
group.
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The selectable channel groups may differ, depending on the
transceiver version.
Version
Preset Channel Group
USA
INT
CAN
ATIS
USA
UK
EUR
FRG
HOL
AUS
EXP (Other)
NOTE:
You cannot transmit on Channel 70.
