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will disappears on the LCD.
NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING
NOAA tests the alert system ever Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM. To test the QUANTUM
’
s
NOAA Weather feature, on Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM, setup as in description above and
confirm the alert is heard.
EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE)
Channel 16 is known as the Hail and Distress Channel. An emergency may be defined as a threat to life or
property. In such instances, be sure the transceiver is on and set to CHANNEL 16. Then use the following
procedure:
1. Press the microphone push-to-talk switch and say
“
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is , ,
”
(your
vessel
’
s name).
2. Then repeat once:
“
Mayday,
”
(your vessel
’
s name).
3. Now report your position in latitude/longitude, or by giving a true or magnetic bearing (state which) to a
well-known landmark such as a navigation aid or geographic feature such as an island or harbor entry.
4. Explain the nature of your distress (sinking, collision, aground, fire, heart attack, life-threatening injury,
etc.).
5. State the kind of assistance your desire (pumps, medical aid, etc.).
6. Report the number of persons aboard and condition of any injured.
7. Estimate the present seaworthiness and condition of your vessel.
8. Give your vessel
’
s description: length, design (power or sail), color and other distinguishing marks. The
total transmission should not exceed 1 minute.
9. End the message by saying
“
OVER
”
. Release the microphone button and listen.
10. If there is no answer, repeat the above procedure. If there is still no response, try another channel.
Resetting your Radio
You can reset many radio settings back to the factory defaults, all user setting such as favourite channels,
current channel, channel bank .etc. will be cleared. To perform the reset:
1. Turn the radio OFF.
2. Simultaneously press and hold the
SCAN
&
UIC
buttons.
3. While continuing to hold these keys, power the radio ON. Until LCD appears “CC”, release the two
buttons to finish the resetting, the LCD switches to channel 16.
