Advanced Operation; Weather Broadcast Reception (Usa Version) - Yaesu FT-2980R Operating Manual

Advanced Operation

Weather Broadcast Reception (USA Version)

The FT-2980R includes a unique feature which allows reception of weather broadcasts in
the 160 MHz frequency range. Ten standard Weather Broadcast channels are pre-loaded
into a special memory bank.
To listen to a Weather Broadcast Channel:
1. Press the Microphone's [ P4 ] button to recall the Weath-
er Broadcast channels.
2. Turn the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather
Broadcast channel.
3. If you wish to check the other channels for activity by scanning, just press the Micro-
phone's PTT switch.
4. To exit to normal operation, press the [ P4 ] button again. Operation will return to the
VFO or Memory channel you were operating on before you began Weather Broad-
cast operation.
The [P4] key, one of the programmable keys, is assigned (default setting) as
the "WX Broadcast" 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.
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 Menu Item "57 WX ALT", if desired. See page 43 for
details.
When scanning the band or the "regular" memories, with the Severe Weather Alert feature
engaged, you will notice that the FT-2980R will break over to the Weather Channel bank
every five seconds, performing a quick scan of those channels in search for the 1050 Hz
alert tone. If the alert tone is received, operation will lock on the weather broadcast station
issuing the alert; otherwise, the radio will revert to the VFO or memory scan session in
progress without interruption.
When the alert tone is received, press the PTT button momentarily to disable the alarm,
and the Severe Weather message will now be audible from the speaker.
16
CH Frequency
01 162.550 MHz
02 162.400 MHz
03 162.475 MHz
04 162.425 MHz
05 162.450 MHz
CH Frequency
06 162.500 MHz
07 162.525 MHz
08 161.650 MHz
09 161.775 MHz
10 163.275 MHz
FT-2980R Operating Manual