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Advanced Operation
Weather Broadcast Reception (USA version only)
The FTM-7250DR includes a unique feature which allows reception of weather broad-
casts in the 160 MHz frequency range. Ten standard Weather Broadcast channels are
preloaded into a special memory bank.
To listen to a Weather Broadcast Channel (Example: When “WX CH” is assigned to [
P4
]):
1. Press the Microphone [
P4
] key to recall the Weather
Broadcast channels.
Note:
In the USA model, the [
P4
] key one of the pro-
grammable keys, is assigned (default setting)
as the “WX Broad-cast” one-touch access key.
Please note that if you change/assign another
function to the [
P4
] key, one-touch access to
the WX channel will be unavailable.
LOCK
P3
P2
P1
7
1
4
8
2
0
5
9
B
A
C
D
3
6
P4
LAMP
DTMF MICROPHONE
MH-48
ABC
JKL
TUV
GHI
PQRS
DEF
MNO
WXYZ
MIC
PTT
P4 key
2. Turn the
DIAL
knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel.
CH
Frequency
CH
Frequency
1
162.550 MHz
6
162.500 MHz
2
162.400 MHz
7
162.525 MHz
3
162.475 MHz
8
161.650 MHz
4
162.425 MHz
9
161.775 MHz
5
162.450 MHz
10
163.275 MHz
3. To scan the other channels for activity, press the Microphone
PTT
switch.
4. To exit to normal operation, press the [
P4
] key again. Operation will return to the VFO
or Memory channel in operation before you began Weather Broadcast operation.
Severe Weather Alert Feature
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, NOAA (the
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 enable this feature via Setup Menu Item “
WX ALERT 53
” (USA version only).