VXA-220 P
RO
VI O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
16
Reception of Weather Channel Broadcasts
The
VXA-220
can receive VHF Weather Channel broad-
casts, which may assist your flight planning. The
VXA-
220
includes a ten-channel auto-search feature, which sim-
plifies access to Weather Channels when you are in an
unfamiliar location.
To receive Weather
Channels, press the
[
ENT
(
)] key (re-
peatedly, if necessary) to
s e l e c t t h e We a t h e r
Channel mode. In the
Weather Channel mode,
“
- WX -
” will appear on
the display.
The
VXA-220
will now
scan quickly through 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.
A
DVANCED
O
PERATION
If there are no Weather Channels in your area, the
scanner will not stop. Press the [
MONITOR
] button
to stop the scanner.
You can also select Weather Channels manually by
rotating the
DIAL
selector knob
.
To confirm the current Weather Channel frequency,
press the [
(
SET
)] key
momentarily. The display
changes to frequency indi-
c a t i o n . P r e s s t h e
[
(
SET
)] key again to return to normal display.
To exit the Weather Channel mode, press the
[
ENT
(
)] key momentarily to return to the VFO
mode.
: If you change a function of
DIAL
and [
]/[
] key
by pressing the [
F
] key followed by the [
5
(
DIAL/
)] key, you may select Weather Channels by press-
ing the [
]/[
] key.
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 subsequent weather
report on one of the NOAA weather channels. You may
setup the Alert function when receiving the Weather Alert
signal via Menu Item “
WXAF
,” if desired. See page 43
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