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West Marine VHF155 Radio Owner’s Manual
Using the radio in weather mode
You cannot transmit while in weather mode.
To enter weather mode, press the
WX-Alert
button.
To turn off the radio’s alert tone, press any button.
To cancel weather mode and return to the previous
marine channel, press the
WX-Alert
button again.
Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch
Because weather mode already monitors the weather
channels, you don’t need Weather Alert Watch to check
the weather channel every seven seconds. If you activate
Weather Alert Watch while operating in weather mode,
it operates as a type of “sleep mode”: the radio stays on
the weather channel and mutes the speaker. If an alert
is detected, the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the
speaker back on. This mode is very useful when you
are anchoring for the night but want to keep informed of
hazards.
Weather mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in weather
mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two
seconds; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only
checks channel 16.
09 16
09 16
09 16
Every 2 seconds, the radio checks
channel 9, then channel 16
with Triple Watch on
Monitoring Weather Channel WX08
09 16
09 16
09 16
Every 2 seconds, the radio checks
channel 9, then channel 16
with Triple Watch on
Monitoring Weather Channel WX08
