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Scan mode with both Weather
Alert and Triple/Dual Watch
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CALL-MENU
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09 16
Triple Watch:
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks
channels 9 & 16
then goes on to
the next channel.
WX Alert :
Every 7
seconds, the radio
checks the last-used
weather channel,
then scans the next
channel.
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Memory Channel Scan
08
25
24
17
15
14
13
12
11
10
20
09
Hurricane Warning
Weather Band
Alert
Weather
mode is on
Current
channel
number
Type of alert
(If the text is too
long, it scrolls.)
Flashing: An alert
has been issued
Steady: Weather
Alert Watch is on